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𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣

chapter twenty-seven: "greetings, my forgotten lover."

(n/a: human cloud retainer reminds me a lot of fu hua from honkai.)

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     "THIS IS WHERE REX LAPIS'S BODY HAS FALLEN?"

CLOUD RETAINER questioned (Name). She was using her human form to blend in the crowd with the Queen. They were watching the Millelith guard the entrance of Yujing Terrace, forbidding anyone from entering it...

     "But one doesn't see the corpse," the adeptus uttered in pure disbelief. "(Name), where is it?" She asked again, hoping to find their Archon's dead body.

     "Forgive me, but I was forced to leave when one of Liyue Qixing's was telling the Millelith I'm the one responsible for killing him..." She replied while scratching her cheek. "Why don't we try bewitching one of the guards? He might tell us where they hid the corpse," she suggested.

     "One is leaving this to your hands, (Name)," the adeptus agreed.

in delicias majestatis...

In delicias majestatis is a bewitching spell, similar to the one used to Pierro, but this focuses on manipulating someone's mind. The one used by the King of Khaenri'ah is a deceiving spell, forcing him to fall in love with whoever cast it. The one (Name) used is responsible to charm anyone to tell whatever truth she oh-so desires...

     "Cloud Retainer, who should I choose?" (Name) asked, chuckling wryly to ask for any wisdom from the illuminated adeptus. "I'm not sure if I'll be correct in choosing who's responsible for transporting his corpse."

     The adeptus peeked from the plants, observing each Millelith soldier present around. "One is not sure who should one choose among these mortals. If we chose the wrong one, then our identities will be laid suspicious, and it possible for Liyue Qixing to blame us for asking a Millelith about the location for Rex Lapis's death."

     (Name) sighed, "I'm not familiar with these grounds..." She complained. Then she remembered someone, "Oh! I kidnapped a citizen from Liyue—"

     "YOU WHAT?!"

     The Queen flinched when an overwhelming aura surrounded her adeptus friend, glaring holes at her, "Cloud Retainer! I can explain!" She waved her hands in the air, trying to calm the adeptus. A loud speak echoed between them, provoking her to explain why she kidnapped Yelan, "Well... You see, she told me I'm the one responsible for killing him. I don't know the reason why she thought that and brought her inside my retainer's home for a while—"