His hands reach the tears first, rubbing his eyes with the heels of his palms and wishing them away. He was far enough from Lotus Pier that no one could even tell him which way it was. It did make him feel better, to know that this white-robed gege was lost too. If even older kids could get lost, maybe they just needed to find their way back?

"Zhui-gege?" he tries the name out, and nods, "I'm Wei Ying. And... hungry."