"Don't call yourself an idiot," Mingjue orders him firmly, despite his focus on the door Xichen just exited. "You two did warn me that this place was overwhelming. As long as you don't think we need to go after him, then let him breathe and get his head cleared."

He chews over that as he shifts back to prod at his food. "Yeah. Pass them here." He gestures with a hand to load up his plate once more. Fuel for the kind of physical activity he kept up was all-important. After shoving a bit of egg in his mouth, he then offers, "I feel like a pebble dropped in a pond. You think having to run off or shut down is going to happen a lot?"