[Regardless of going about this side of town with a very impish, curious air, there's nothing but mimicked relief on Haku's face when Lan Wangji kneels. He hikes his chin up some, trying to stand tall and not be a baby. He has maybe never been much of a baby, though. Very different from A-yuan, he was always quiet and to himself, like a river.

His eyes shift back and forth between Lan Wangji's, searching a moment.]

Someone wanted me to spend time with Mizuki. [He's vague on purpose! He's sure Okuni will be in a lot of trouble already, so... he's trying... to keep her in Dad's good graces for as long as possible.] I had already planned to meet her at the auction. [Better out with the truth now, even if this puts them meeting secretly, how scandalous.] By the fountain.

But I didn't want to tell them as much. For her safety.

[And, like, her honor.]