Not a dream. If he can take that confirmation as fact, it shouldn't be such a relief. Dreams aren't supposed to make sense, they're supposed to be easy to dismiss, but by now his have been invaded enough times that he can't call them harmless. Now that he's sleepwalking, they've obviously found when he's most vulnerable.

He watches Wei Wuxian mark the wall, in another way he can't decipher, then glances back to the lake. It's deceptively quiet with just the two of them down here. With no discernible explanation why, all he knows is that it's a trap and he can't trust anything. At the question, he turns and narrows his eyes.

"The necklace isn't enough?"