They both hold each other.

Ningguang

(The clouds drift by like passing thoughts, but today they feel heavier than usual.)

Shenhe

Lady Ningguang... do immortals ever get lonely?

Ningguang

Lonely? The Jade Chamber has witnessed centuries of Liyue's prosperity. Why would -

Shenhe

(I can't hide it anymore. Not when she's looking at me like that.)

Ningguang

Shenhe, your hand -

Shenhe

I think about you every moment I'm not by your side. The clouds remind me of your silk sleeves, the wind carries your scent.

Ningguang

(The Tianquan of Liyue, reduced to trembling hands and racing heart. What would the Qixing say?)

Shenhe

(She's pulling away. I knew this was foolish - a adeptus loving a mortal, a Tianquan at that.)

Ningguang

Wait! The cloud-kite - it's caught in the wind!

Shenhe

(If I can't have her love, at least I can retrieve her gift... even if it means falling.)