And just like that, the moment has ended. Wei Wuxian is left laying on his back, looking up after Lan Wangji, and he stretches a little before doing the same, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"Mm, the same for me," he nods. He wasn't keen on it happening again anytime soon, but even if it'd been terrible at the time, knowing it was only temporary, a punishment... Wei Wuxian was adept at both tolerating and avoiding those.

"They only tried to subdue us. And then returned us as if nothing happened. They don't want us dead, they want to use us, don't you think?"

They had value, at least. Enough to push back. Why else would they keep them here like livestock; fed, content, and docile.