"You know that I will not let anything happen to him."
No matter what happened to anyone else the little one, Yuan, would stay safe. Children were not exactly a weak point for Lan Wangji, but this one was. Something that Wei Wuxian knew. Even if the others did manage to get away, he would keep Yuan safe and raise him.
He does not want to. Does not want to send them to the brig, but there are things that needed to be done. Even Captain Wei knew that. Yuan, however, would stay with him in his cabin. Safe and sound. This was going to be harder than he imagined.
"I know." Wuxian says simply - that's entirely why he's letting this happen.
"A-Yuan, you be good for Lan Zhan, you hear?" he tells the little boy firmly. Yuan lifts his head from Lan Zhan's shoulder with a frown.
"Baba...?" he finally speaks "Are you going away?"
"I won't be very far, A-Yuan, I'll still be on the ship, but you have to stay in the captain's quarters with Lan Zhan while we travel. Be good and do as you're told and I'll see you soon, okay?"
As long as no one got too close to them, they would be fine. He knows, for a fact, that some of his men were not happy. If he were in their postion he might not be either. Finding out that their Navy Captain knew the Pirate Captain.
"Lets get you fed, Yuan. I'm sure you're hungry."
If anyone was going to do anything, he needed to get the little one in his quarters before it did happen.
Wei Wuxian's expression shuts down, watching as Yuan nods eagerly - honestly this kid, offer him some food and he'll switch allegiance in a second. He trusts Lan Zhan, he knows Yuan is safe with him, but he has to keep his expression blank so none of Lan Zhan's men see how much it breaks his heart to see his son being separated from him - he has a reputation to uphold after all, he's already shown them enough weakness.
He lets himself be led down to the brig with the others, already trying to plan their escape.
Lan Wangji had a bad feeling about all of this. However, he didn't have time to analyze those feelings at the moment. Not when he had to get Yuan into the captain's quarters, which he does. The little boy being sat down and food offered. He isn't sure the last time that they'd actively eaten. However, he also wasn't going to let Yuan over eat either.
Once everything was set, he gets them back out at sea. Even making sure that the pirate ship was tethered. Especially seeing as he had plans to take it back with them.
He would, unfortunately, have to keep an eye on his crew as well. Especially when he had a feeling things were going to go sideways. Maybe not right away, but they were going to.
Yuan was mildly distressed at being separated from Wei Wuxian and clung to Lan Wangji for reassurance, though he was soon calmed with food and settled well enough in Lan Wangji's quarters to eat.
He liked to eat.
Wei Wuxian caught a few of those looks from Lan Zhan's crew as well, he thinks perhaps it's best if they get out of there sooner rather than later, and with their own ship being towed behind the navy one, he just needs to get them out of the brig, grab Yuan, get back over and separate the ships without anybody stopping him... easy, right?
He can't do anything until nightfall, anyway, when most of the crew have gone to sleep and they only have to deal with the watch.
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2021-09-17 00:00 (UTC)No matter what happened to anyone else the little one, Yuan, would stay safe. Children were not exactly a weak point for Lan Wangji, but this one was. Something that Wei Wuxian knew. Even if the others did manage to get away, he would keep Yuan safe and raise him.
He does not want to. Does not want to send them to the brig, but there are things that needed to be done. Even Captain Wei knew that. Yuan, however, would stay with him in his cabin. Safe and sound. This was going to be harder than he imagined.
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2021-09-17 01:22 (UTC)"I know." Wuxian says simply - that's entirely why he's letting this happen.
"A-Yuan, you be good for Lan Zhan, you hear?" he tells the little boy firmly. Yuan lifts his head from Lan Zhan's shoulder with a frown.
"Baba...?" he finally speaks "Are you going away?"
"I won't be very far, A-Yuan, I'll still be on the ship, but you have to stay in the captain's quarters with Lan Zhan while we travel. Be good and do as you're told and I'll see you soon, okay?"
Yuan nods.
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2021-09-17 01:48 (UTC)As long as no one got too close to them, they would be fine. He knows, for a fact, that some of his men were not happy. If he were in their postion he might not be either. Finding out that their Navy Captain knew the Pirate Captain.
"Lets get you fed, Yuan. I'm sure you're hungry."
If anyone was going to do anything, he needed to get the little one in his quarters before it did happen.
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2021-09-17 12:44 (UTC)Wei Wuxian's expression shuts down, watching as Yuan nods eagerly - honestly this kid, offer him some food and he'll switch allegiance in a second. He trusts Lan Zhan, he knows Yuan is safe with him, but he has to keep his expression blank so none of Lan Zhan's men see how much it breaks his heart to see his son being separated from him - he has a reputation to uphold after all, he's already shown them enough weakness.
He lets himself be led down to the brig with the others, already trying to plan their escape.
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2021-09-17 21:36 (UTC)Once everything was set, he gets them back out at sea. Even making sure that the pirate ship was tethered. Especially seeing as he had plans to take it back with them.
He would, unfortunately, have to keep an eye on his crew as well. Especially when he had a feeling things were going to go sideways. Maybe not right away, but they were going to.
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2021-09-19 22:59 (UTC)Yuan was mildly distressed at being separated from Wei Wuxian and clung to Lan Wangji for reassurance, though he was soon calmed with food and settled well enough in Lan Wangji's quarters to eat.
He liked to eat.
Wei Wuxian caught a few of those looks from Lan Zhan's crew as well, he thinks perhaps it's best if they get out of there sooner rather than later, and with their own ship being towed behind the navy one, he just needs to get them out of the brig, grab Yuan, get back over and separate the ships without anybody stopping him... easy, right?
He can't do anything until nightfall, anyway, when most of the crew have gone to sleep and they only have to deal with the watch.