As ever, Lan Wangji listens attentively, and does his utmost to understand. It goes much better than it typically might, both due to his own reading and due to the fact that Magnus is making a slightly more consistent effort to explain his terminology than he typically does.

A small frown tugs at his face in answer to the last question. It is tempting, to some degree, to imagine that Magnus may simply never return to his world, never face any of what is supposedly in store for him. "Would you stay?"