This story features a Gender-Neutral Y/N
Leaving behind the friends and life that they had finally found, Y/N then found themselves in the wild, alone and afraid. Scared to even interact with other humans as all experiences since Y/N's exile had bee...
Collei: "Hmm, I've definitely heard the other Forest Rangers mention somebody dressed like that before..."
Eula: "I see. Then it looks like my suspicions are correct... Hmm? Who do we have here?"
An interruption, it would seem, had arrived from further in from the village. As a small crowd of familiar faces were now making their way over towards our own group. And, judging from the people in this now arriving crowd of people, it was quite likely that our own discussion was quickly to be derailed in favour of whatever it was they were here for.
Eula and Collei were probably quite aware of this fact as well, as they had abandoned our spot in front of Tighnari's home, and started walking towards the heavily Mondstadtian group of people. To which I swiftly followed behind my Captain and the Forest Ranger who was our current point of inquiry, as a dutiful soldier might.
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Collei: "Traveller and Paimon! Huh? Oh, Kaeya and Klee are here, too!"
Klee: "Hi Collei, it's been aaages!"
Paimon: "Collei, Eula! Even Hu Tao's—"
Aether: *ahem*
Paimon: "Hm? Oh, right. And Y/N too! What are you three doing here? Well, that question's really more for Eula and Y/N."
Kaeya: "What a coincidence. I didn't expect to run into a fellow Favonian captain this far from Mondstadt. How's the vacation going? You two took some time off from duty recently, did you not?"
Eula: "...Seriously? Bring the whole crew, why don't you? Tsk..."
Paimon: "Is it just Paimon, or does Eula not look particularly thrilled right now..."
Aether: "Well since we're all here... Who's up for some afternoon tea?"
Collei: "Oh, cool! Great idea! Let's go."
Eula: "If you're trying to accommodate me, there must be some misunderstanding. I'm fine. There's nothing embarrassing about running into colleagues in the wild."
Collei: "Uh, but earlier you were..."
Kaeya: "Great! Well, I'm sure there's a fascinating reason behind why you're all the way out here in Sumeru. Do share it with us. Ah, unless it was intended to be a secret rendezvous between the two of you, of course~"
Eula: "Hmph! It was not! i–If you must know, it's a little complicated... But simply put, I'm searching for a cousin of mine from the Lawrence Clan. He went missing recently, and after searching his home, we found evidence that led us here. He appears to believe that somewhere in Sumeru lies the key to restoring our clan to its former glory."
Paimon: "He came all the way to Sumeru for that? What was he going to do, enrol at the Akademiya?"
Aether: "That would be quite a roundabout way to achieve his goals."
