On The Land of Knowledge and Conflict[ENG]

Candied Ajilenakh Nut

It's...warm. And...soft. He's somwhere else, but doesn't know where. But he just...doesn't have the strenght to open his eyes and look around.

Strange beeping sounds coming both from next to him, and from around him. It has a constant rythm to it. And he hears...people talking. From thier tone of voice, it must be something serious. Something about...injuries. Waking up. Strange words he's not even sure if they're even in Teyvat's language. But he just...doesn't have the strenght to say anything.

His whole body aches, even from the slightest of movements. Like he was used as a chew toy for a hoard of Spinocrocodiles. The pain of it all is so unbearable, he wants to scream. But he just...doesn't have the strenght to make a sound.

Altho...this is what he deserves. For what he had done. He's Sumeru's General Mhamatra, who's duty is to keep the nation safe. And yet...HE was the one, who caused this. A lot of Matra died, and serely injured. His best friend got severly injured. All becouse of him. All becouse of his recklessness. He doesn't really blame Rashmu for what he did. Since...he himself wasn't better either. He's only angry at the boy, becouse he tartgets his family.

He just feels strangely...so tired. Not like he's sleepy...it's so...he can't even understand it. Also...he's got a feeling that...he had missed something. Or more like...he forgot something... Let's see...he and Tighnari went into the buiding... There were bionic dogs... He killed them... There was Rashmu... They went after him... Tighnari were...attacked by them... And then... Then what? What happened, he can't recall anything after that. Only that...they were falling... Then... Nilou, <Y/N>, Karuga and Alhaytham's worried faces... Tho it was...blury.

And now he sees...strange, moving lights...

Muffled conserned voices...

Then...everything goes dark.

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It's been at least a week, since Rashmu had been showed into his temporary prison cell. He's been screaming, shouting, banging on it's concrete walls, until his fists got bloodily injured, the whole time in here. One of the Matra earlier lazily bandaged him up, but it was clear for the boy, he purely did it becouse of his protocol. But he doesn't care about these Matra-dogs. After all, his dad's blood is on thier leader's hands! And just as he thinks about it...

<Matra> ,,Get up. The General wants to speak with you. I command you to behave while in there!" Shouts out one of the two Matra, completly emotionless.

He doesn't get it. Why is that dog want to see him? To rub the salt further into his wounds?! Most likely! But he doesn't protest anymore against the two Matra who escorts him towards the hospital room. He just...doesn't have the strenght for it right now. After all the all-nighters. Screams from his internal pain. From his confusion. From his hatred. If he just killed that dog sucessfully, this wouldn't be nessessary.

And then, as they arrive at the door, and one of the man opens it, both of thier eyes on the ground (Alhaytham ordered them to do so), he's suddenly gets hit by a sudden...strange feeling of guilt. Seeing the General, now from up-close, barely clinging to life, wrapped in bandages, practicaly from head to toe, connected to various of strange medical machines he can't really figure out the purpose of. Next to that bed, is another bed, on which the Acting Grand Sage is present. Maybe they had a conversation before, he figures. Then, he finaly speaks in the most pityful voice the boy could imagine to come from a man like him. Speaking only a few words at a time, with long, painful pauses between them. The boy can feel that...it's probably becouse he doesn't have much strength. He's likely dying and...to be honest, he couldn't care less. Tho...at the same time...somwhere deep...he feels that...maybe he cares somewhat.