Against The Cold ~ Alberose

Prologue

Lumine.

She was the only name on the tips of Mondstadtian's tongues for months after her arrival.

A traveler from a distant land in search of her brother made for very interesting gossip.

Word spread quickly of her deeds in Mondstadt, Land of the Wind, after she helped quell the Stormterror threat that loomed over the city.

She saved Barbatos, Mondstadt's Archon, from getting his gnosis, the source of his godly power, stolen, and, even after all that, she'd gone on to save Liyue from Osial, an evil and corrupt overlord of the seas.

Sucrose wished she could be like Lumine. She had the good fortune of meeting and helping the traveler, assisting her with creating potions and exploring the treacherous landscape of Dragonspine, and through it all, she and Lumine had become very good friends.

Sucrose tore open Lumine's letter and slid into a nearby chair. In neat, fine print was written:

     Sweetest Sucrose,
I'm sorry for not writing before! There was a lot happening in Liyue after the Lantern Rite, and a certain Fatui Harbinger was skulking around, watching my every move. He tells me the Fatui have something big planned, but he's very arrogant, so I'm sure he's just flaunting.
In any case, I'll be coming back to Mondstadt in a few weeks with someone special that I'm sure you'd love to meet! Please let me know if you and Albedo can see us! Timaeus too, of course!

Much love,
       Lumine

Grinning to herself, Sucrose took out a pen and scrawled a hasty reply. She was just sliding her letter into the postal box outside when she heard Albedo calling her over.

Surrounded by bags and packages, he and Timaeus were taking inventory of everything they needed to go to their lab in Dragonspine.

Quickly Sucrose slipped the letter into the box and jogged over to Timaeus and Albedo, ready to head up the mountain.