Generally speaking, Lan Xichen was more than capable of looking after himself. But there were some times... Even if the cause of it had been himself, through the power of the Bond, Jin Guangyao can can easily recall the panic he'd felt at being unable to find or contact Xichen easily, and the state Xichen had been in when he was found at last.
So perhaps it's not the romantic image Lan Xichen has in mind, but it's not the worst spur of the moment suggestion either.
Practical thoughts are a little harder to maintain when it comes to the sweet tone of Lan Xichen's voice, and if he had some improper thoughts about his sworn brother in the past, they were really going a little too far in that moment of consideration.
"My witch is not such a cheap trinket, if others would risk the wrath of Lianfang-zun to try to steal him away," he returns, a little more over-the-top this time, as if to somehow make up for his own mild embarrassment at the thought of defiling Lan Xichen like that. "I should think he knows that this lord would come to his aid, whenever needed. Now come along. I think there are a few more stops to be had before we return to our quarters for the evening."
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So perhaps it's not the romantic image Lan Xichen has in mind, but it's not the worst spur of the moment suggestion either.
Practical thoughts are a little harder to maintain when it comes to the sweet tone of Lan Xichen's voice, and if he had some improper thoughts about his sworn brother in the past, they were really going a little too far in that moment of consideration.
"My witch is not such a cheap trinket, if others would risk the wrath of Lianfang-zun to try to steal him away," he returns, a little more over-the-top this time, as if to somehow make up for his own mild embarrassment at the thought of defiling Lan Xichen like that. "I should think he knows that this lord would come to his aid, whenever needed. Now come along. I think there are a few more stops to be had before we return to our quarters for the evening."