𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 [𝙆𝙖𝙯𝙪𝙝𝙖 𝙭 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧]

𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙞𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣

it had been a week since the alcor had to return to liyue. as soon as beidou had boarded the ship after leaving the traveler in inazuma, kazuha begged her to let him go out and search for y/n, but she couldn't allow that.

beidou had sent a letter over to the traveler, explaining the situation and telling them to keep an eye out.

kazuha was on strict rest with the wound on his hip, but he was determined to find them as soon as possible.

he'd even turn to the adeptus if he had to.

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i slowly awoke, smelling a burning smell from nearby. when i had fully opened my eyes, i saw iron bars surrounding me. in a panic, i tried grabbing the metal bars, but my hands were bounded behind my back. i sat up and leaned my back against by the bars, rubbing the robes around my hands rapidly against them in hopes to break them. but halfway through. there was a large stinging pain on my hand. i yelped as my hands were shoved forcefully back into the cage that i sat in. when i glanced up, there was a samurai.

"stupid fugitive." he muttered as he slowly sat down on a log near a campfire. a pot was boiling over the top of it. i leaned my forehead against the iron bars, a shooting pain suddenly appearing in the back of my head. suddenly, there were more footsteps approaching the camp.

"is the fugitive awake?" a voice boomed across the campsite. thinking quickly, i lay back down and shut my eyes, pretending to be passed out once more. "yeah, they were trying to cut their bindings." another voice laughed as i heard footsteps drawing closer to the cage. someone placed a rough hand ontop of the cage and sighed impatiently. "they aren't awake. we cant bring them to kujou sara if they're still passed out. how hard did you hit them?!" the first voice yelled angrily. i could hear a sword being drawn. shudders went down my spine as i heard a clash and a cry of pain. something fell to the ground. i tried containing my gasp as i had a rough idea as to who it was. footsteps slowly faded from my sense of hearing as the samurai drew further away towards the campsite. i opened one of my eyes, seeing that the samurai was far enough away for me to sit back up and carry on ripping at the ropes using the iron bars as support. i sat up, almost knocking over the cage in the process. i began cutting at the ropes once more. eventually, the ropes came free and i grabbed the roof of the cage, rattling it.

i sighed as i crossed my legs and hunched over in the tight cage. i couldn't fake being passed out much longer. the camp was situated near a small shore, one i easily recognised. a while back, kazuha, tomo and i would camp around the very shore. i smiled to myself as i leaned my head against the iron bars. i brought my knees up to my chest and wrapped my arms around my legs.

"here would be suitable to set up camp for a day or so, what dyou think tomo?"

"yes, it's suitable. i'll call y/n over." tomo said as he turned around, his red cape swaying in the wind as he gripped the white cat that sat in his cape tightly. as the two males searched for a place to set up camp, y/n had taken it upon themself to fetch the dinner.

they settled on catching three fish for tonight. y/n quietly kneeled in the shallows of the water, waiting for fish to approach their trap.

the trap being a few scattered pieces of bread crumbs.

tomo stood a good few metres behind, undetected by y/n. he decided to watch the idea play out.

a fish approached a crumb that had sank to the depths of the shallows. y/n raised their arms and clawed their hands. suddenly, they pounced into the water, grabbing the slimy fish. y/n turned around, holding the fish with both of their hands. when they caught sight of tomo, their cheeks flushed slightly as they struggled to hold the fish. tomo laughed and gently swayed over to the struggling person. tomo grabbed the fish without struggling and smacked its head off of a nearby rock, instantly killing it. tomo held out the fish for y/n, who hesitantly held it.