A prequel to the main events of Genshin Impact. The Fourth Fatui Harbinger, "The Knave" Arlecchino, is tasked with the abduction of Teyvat orphans into the House of the Hearth, where they will be indoctrinated and implemented into the Fatui military as spies, deployed across the world as sleeper agents for their immediate use at the request of the Tsaritsa. But an unexpected confrontation of ideals and reality with none other than one of her beloved children will force the Knave to sacrifice her perfect truth, and what little she has left. (13,707 Words)