[a few hours makes sense for it all, for that shock and the ease with which wei wuxian falls in step. lan xichen hasn't known him to follow so numbly, then again he was not intimately familiar with who wei wuxian had become after leaving lanling with the wen remnants.

wangji had made his trip but his report was redacted at best.

xichen sits in front of him patiently, waiting for the man to speak and for the tea to brew. he takes a moment to consider that, nodding slightly.] As far as we all understand, yes, in exchange for gathering Orbs back to the ship. [he takes a deep breath.] Viveca, the voice you heard explaining where you are, has explained that we can go back to an altered version of reality. [different timelines, changed realities. even the slim possibility of that is enough for him to try.]