His Fake Marriage

•The Realization of Feelings•

~(Y/N)~

After a few days of resting and thinking in the cabin with the Traveler and Paimon, (Y/N) suddenly wakes up to sudden noises of Aether and Paimon chatting about catching up with Lesser Lord Kusanali. After the Samsara cycles ended, the archon needed to rest up and recharge her powers before continuing on with her mission. (Y/N) wasn't actually present for that conversation, but was told from Paimon that the group will be meeting with Nahida very soon. 

Her suspicions about the girl's identity were spot on, because how can a child so small and vulnerable rescue the general from the clutches of The Doctor? Being the Dendro Archon just made the whole situation click together like the very last piece of a puzzle. 

(Y/N) had heard about the great deeds of Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, so being acquainted with Lesser Lord Kusanali was a huge honor. Nowadays, meeting any archon of any region is rare as they tend to have their schedules pretty tight. She heard that the people of Mondstadt don't even get to see their god every month, he likes to disappear every now and then without warning his people. 

However, that's not how it runs in Natlan. Being one of the generals of the Pyro Archon's army means that she sees or talks to the god at least once a day. But ever since she got sent forcefully on a vacation, the young girl hasn't seen her archon in months. But with General Hudson, and the Ancient Name bearers, there shouldn't even be a shred of doubt in their abilities to protect Mavuika and Natlan against the Abyss. 

The girl shakes her head, setting those thoughts aside to focus on the things in front of her. Today's mission is to meet up with Lesser Lord Kusanali and discuss the next phase of their plan. And hopefully ask Nahida for advice on her growing feelings. "You guys getting ready to head out?'"

Aether had just noticed the awaken (Y/N) and he had slightly nodded before heading towards her side of the cabin. "We were just about to wake you."

(Y/N) slowly rose from her bed and stretched her body as to not accumulate any sore shoulders or back pain. She had noticed that the Traveler was a bit close to her and she decided to step back a bit, this is out of respect for Scaramouche, her fiancé . 

Mind you, she has not heard nor seen him ever since that specific incident. Although the two aren't together officially, but on paper they are to be wedded. Whether that is willingly or by force, this is all she can do for The Balladeer at this time. The officer is aware that he is quite upset with her lies, yet she is choosing not to immediately go find him and apologize for her actions. This is because she knows that The Doctor has tons of eyes on him, it's basically a death wish if she wants to rescue her soon-to-be-husband.

"You guys were speaking so loud that I was awaken by your voices, haha" she chuckled a bit and the Traveler had looked over at Paimon, stating that the fairy was the one that was being loud with his eyes.

Paimon was taken back a bit and she audibly gasped, "How dare you! Paimon was nice enough to wake you up from your sleep, and she doesn't even get a thank you! Instead, she gets a mean glance! Next time, Paimon won't even bother waking you up! You can be LAT-" 

"I actually woke up on my own-" Aether tried to cut in but was actually cut off by (Y/N) instead.

"I'm sure Aether didn't mean it like that, he's probably joking around." (Y/N) tried to cut down the bicker that was about to start, knowing those two. 

She got a "hmph" from the flying pixie and a small laugh from the blonde boy. Sighing as she handled that small situation fairly well, the group finally set foot outside of the cabin and headed towards Katheryne's hut.

At Katheryne's counter, the officer let the Traveler and Paimon talk to the disguised Nahida while she stands "guard". And by standing "guard", this actually just means that she gets to doze off and let the other two handle the big talk.