If something like that place happened again, there would be no guarantee that either of them wouldn't be merged with some pre-existing version of themselves the way it had happened with most the last time around. In that case, no amount of training here will be able to prepare them for it.

But he can appreciate his friend's desire to try anyway. It must have been frustrating, learning of what occurred and having no ability to impact things. In that way, Wen Ning had been fortunate. He hadn't taken over anyone else's role.

Though it also makes him wonder if he hadn't been meant to stay there, with those other versions of his friends, and had instead been stolen away to here. He'll never really know, so it's not worth dwelling on it when he has people here who need him. Or that at least want to spend time with him.

"You can work with my energy if... if you think it will help."