Half as breathless, her own tongue stayed for apology. Fingers reddened by her hastened work with rope, and her urgency. She gives a slow shake of her head, gaze drawn to the diversion they've created. Attempts to focus on the flame itself, to help contain it even from this distance. )
He's on his way.
( Emilia could spare details, the steps of her haphazard plan, plan formed in the moment to send the man back where he belongs. But that is not the language Lan Wangji speaks. She cuts through the superfluous, and delivers him the heart of the matter: he is no longer on-board. Alive.
She moves to stand beside Lan Wangji, culprits of a different kind. )
Did they suspect? ( Already, she thinks of tracks they might need to cover. )
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Half as breathless, her own tongue stayed for apology. Fingers reddened by her hastened work with rope, and her urgency. She gives a slow shake of her head, gaze drawn to the diversion they've created. Attempts to focus on the flame itself, to help contain it even from this distance. )
He's on his way.
( Emilia could spare details, the steps of her haphazard plan, plan formed in the moment to send the man back where he belongs. But that is not the language Lan Wangji speaks. She cuts through the superfluous, and delivers him the heart of the matter: he is no longer on-board. Alive.
She moves to stand beside Lan Wangji, culprits of a different kind. )
Did they suspect? ( Already, she thinks of tracks they might need to cover. )