[Normally, Lan Xichen would have made more effort to reason with these people. Or at least to defend himself, because as a witch and a healer he does make an attempt in the waking world to cleanse places and people of infection whenever he can. But this dream is strange and his powers are unreliable lately. Or perhaps too reliable. He hasn't decided what to think of them.
In the end, his hesitation gets him in trouble. He would be dragged off or lynched if it weren't for Fjord, whose quick thinking gets the white-robed cultivator out of danger without having to resort to a fight. There's a little hesitation on Lan Xichen's part, but in the end he nods, following Fjord away from the angry locals. Once he thinks they are at least out of immediate danger, he speaks up.]
That poor Shade... I would have liked to have helped them.
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In the end, his hesitation gets him in trouble. He would be dragged off or lynched if it weren't for Fjord, whose quick thinking gets the white-robed cultivator out of danger without having to resort to a fight. There's a little hesitation on Lan Xichen's part, but in the end he nods, following Fjord away from the angry locals. Once he thinks they are at least out of immediate danger, he speaks up.]
That poor Shade... I would have liked to have helped them.
[Yeah, that was a convincing trick.]