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The six of them just stared at each other waiting for someone to break the awkwardness. Paimon finally said, "W-well w-what do you k-know?! You have some guests, Kav!"

"Mhm.. I-I can see that Paimon.. Wh-what brings you th-three here?.. And what was that thing you said, Alhaitham..?" Kaveh asked, clearly shivering.

Cyno opened his mouth to try and speak on Alhaitham's behalf, but stopped as Tighnari held him back. Alhaitham paused for a moment before finally answering, "The sudden change of your actions, and the sudden change of your healthy condition is because of Hanahaki, isn't it?" 

Kaveh stared at the three for a brief moment before changing the direction of his gaze to the floor. He's wondering how word of his disease got to these three. It hasn't even been a day since he was diagnosed with Hanahaki and now has to explain shit to them? 

Oh for Celestia's sake... Now what?! Kaveh thought.

Kaveh opened his mouth to say something, but it seems that those words disappeared from his mind before he could even say it. Struggling, what only came out was a, "How d-did you find out..?"

"Easy. You're bad at acting" Cyno said, who's ego was immediately robbed when Tighnari angrily nudged his arm. "Erm...What Cyno was trying to convey here is that you didn't do a good job at hiding your symptoms.. And your conversation with the traveler and Paimon when you were at my place also gave you away.." Tighnari corrected, trying to make Kaveh less pressured than he already is. 

Kaveh paused for a moment before saying with a hint of annoyance in his voice, "And what if I do? I'm not about to have you three telling me what to do every time just because I'm sick."

"That's not what we meant, Kav. We're here to let you know that you can rely on us. So just relax and let us help you.." Tighnari softly said. Kaveh stomped his foot with rage, folded his arms,  and said "You think I can relax in a time like this?! I'm losing half my life for Celestia's sake! I'm not about to rely on people that can possibly make it worse by pressuring me." 

The room went silent.

Everybody tried to process what Kaveh just said. Alhaitham opened his mouth to say something before Kaveh started coughing. Really bad. Everyone started to panic and went to his aid. Kaveh tried his best to open his eyes. He opened his eyes, closed them, adjusted them, and opened them again. He saw the blood-covered Padisarah flowers on his palm. Only it was different. Instead of flower petal, what came out was a flower bud.

Commotion filled the room as Kaveh is slowly starting to lose consciousness. Soon Kaveh lost it. He fell to the floor with a thud, causing the room to go silent.

Kaveh opened his eyes and scanned the room. It was unrecognizable. He got up and adjusted his eyes to adapt to his surroundings. It seems to be a camp. He got up and went outside to check where he is. When he got out, he saw ice and snow...? Now Kaveh's really confused. He knows for a fact that snow is rare in Sumeru. Where on Teyvat-? As Kaveh looked around, he saw a familiar face.  "Paimon..? Is that y-you..?" Kaveh weakly mumbled. Paimon quickly turned to face the curious blonde. Gasping, she flew towards him, helping him up. "For Celestia's sake Kaveh, you had us worried!" Paimon carefully carried the limping blonde to where the other were staying. When they arrived he saw two unfamiliar faces talking with Collei and Tighnari. The four turned to look at his direction. They were shocked to see Kaveh limping and went to help him out. "Kaveh I swear to-... forget it.. Are you alright??" Tighnari concernedly asked. "Yea I'm fine... But.. where on Teyvat are we?" Kaveh weakly replied. Tighnari looked at Albedo for a moment before saying, "Listen, I gotta talk to Albedo about something. Collei  can explain everything to you for the time being" Tighnari and Albedo left to talk. Collei to to him, "You were out cold for a week now. The day you collapsed....."