[ oh, but ye xiu isn't joking. ]

You want to switch right now? [ asking in all seriousness. ] Our chances of survival will drop by a lot though. If you're alright with that...

[ by all means.

if ye xiu looks like he's enjoying himself, it's probably because of the fact that he isn't the one putting any effort in the escape. all he has to do is sit pretty in yan qing's arms so here's hoping he's putting his faith in the right guy! who won't let him down. fingers crossed.

thankfully, his suggestion to duck into the crystalline maze appears to buy them some time. sure, it does put obstacles in their direct path, the way it weaves the tall crystal structures together like a tangled poor excuse for a forest, but it makes it a lot harder for the pegasus to reach them too. so he keeps himself busy, eyes darting all over the area in an attempt to map their way out. he doesn't actually know if this place has a way out.

but knowing his luck, they'll be looking at a dead end. ]

Can you still scale these things with the extra weight?

[ but maybe he doesn't need to know! because just like a cliche, there is a light at the end of the tunnel — there's a gap where it looks like the two of them can jump right out, so at least that's one worry down. he turns his head up to catch a glimpse of their pursuer, but he finds no signs of it anywhere. ]

I think we managed to get your friend off our tail too.

[ time for the final stretch...! ]