When the thunder meets the mountain

Chapter 4: Well... What a gaffe

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She indeed had the sweetest dreams in a while... Pretty strange though, because she usually never dreams.

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Another day waiting for Makoto, utterly alone as usual. Today the day was all sunny and she woke up feeling amazing, her eyes were even more open to witness the beautiful tone of light blue painting the sky, her nostrils are now realizing the marvelous smell of the glaze lilies, her cheeks were up due to the girl's smilie face...

Everything seemed so colorful.

And then comes the wish to wander around Liyue and explore it all, she would open every single chest, she would visit every single abandoned place and she was more than decided to know more about her secretly beloved Morax. Of course the purple haired girl couldn't wake up without thinking about that reassuring voice, however all she could do was to avoid it, she would probably never hear it again.

Anyway... New day, new beginning.

The kagemusha prepared herself for a long adventure that would still come, she intended to only return after discovering some interesting things. She grabbed all her stuff and set off towards Guili plains, where once was Liyue's village located.

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It was indeed a stunning place, it smelled history and unfortunately it was abandoned during war times... Some of the old village's buildings were still there, even if all they are now are mere ruins of a painful past. Ei wandered untill a tree near there to rest a little, all this walking got her pretty tired after all, she drank water from a lake close by, tied her hair in a low and messy ponytail (it would work for her anyway) and closed her eyes for a brif moment, only listening to the wind's noise, still with the smilie face.

"Oh, I guess we meet each other once again, this is indeed a lucky day for a lizard like me." A strong and a little hoarse voice was heard behind her right ear. It made her shiver.

The girl, scared, quickly turned herself backwards only to meet a familiar shape. A huge brown lizard with four legs and a pair of golden horns was facing her. His tail going up and down frenetically, he looked happy to be near her presence.

"I must say you scared me, Mr. Dragon!" said a cheerful Ei, getting happier near the dragon's presence. "It's not only a lucky day for you, but for me too. It's pretty nice to really see a familiar face. How have you been lately? Did you take care of those bussiness?"

"I apologize. I had no intentions to scare you, young lady, and I am more than delighted to be able to see your face too." The dragon said while approaching the girl. "I have been well and I already took care of everything, thank you for your concernment, how about you?"

"I'm glad to hear that! I have been well to, I mean, anything changed since the last time we met." Ei's gaze finally encountered his. Those amber eyes... "Actually... Something happened and since you're living here for centuries, I would like to ask you about that festival which happenened some days ago."

"Hmm? Now I am very curious about your story, please go ahead and ask what is intriguing your mind, I am sure I will be happy to answer."

Then she told the dragon everything about the white fabric she stole, the festival, the festival itself and... About the man.