"That would be a terrible turn of events. Wei-gongzi should endeavour to keep his skin on," he teases.

His playful smile settles into something gentler.

"This place likes to play with our emotions," he states the obvious as kindly as possible. He decides not to mention that Wei Wuxian's were... volatile much of the time.

"Was there anything specific that it was trying to get at, or was it more of a..." he gestures vaguely, "...sort of general malaise that overcame Wei-gongzi?"