[Speech in itself is grounding, and Shijie's voice even moreso. It's hard to get a full grasp on what's going on, why his body feels so out of sorts, why this wild energy is thrumming under his skin.

Shijie is fine, but-

Worried? Why would-]

I- I don't know, I'm not sure, Lan Zhan isn't-

[He takes a beat to push down the rising panic.]

In the woods somewhere? I don't recognize it. Something came over me and I just started running, I'm...

I'll find my way back, don't worry, okay?