For all of Miu's effort, she manages to get the same slight frown from Lan Wangji that the children were already getting from him, watching her bound over to him.
He stiffens as her arm slides around his, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly. For a second, he's not sure of the intention of the deception - he is fairly certain no one here would mistake him for their sibling - but once the children start reacting, he sees what she is trying to do.
He doesn't pull his arm from hers, though his muscles are taught, tendons tight, as if he's waiting to launch into a fight at any moment.
Whatever she's here for, it is best to get rid of the children, if he can. He won't lie - he won't back up her deception. But he does train his gaze on the tallest of them and says in a firm, low voice:
no subject
He stiffens as her arm slides around his, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly. For a second, he's not sure of the intention of the deception - he is fairly certain no one here would mistake him for their sibling - but once the children start reacting, he sees what she is trying to do.
He doesn't pull his arm from hers, though his muscles are taught, tendons tight, as if he's waiting to launch into a fight at any moment.
Whatever she's here for, it is best to get rid of the children, if he can. He won't lie - he won't back up her deception. But he does train his gaze on the tallest of them and says in a firm, low voice:
"Go. Now."