[ even meeting with Barbatos could be trying – he's wondering if he's wasted his time coming to see him, if talks of ways to further progress would just fall flat. there had to be something that put Barbatos in his current position – Celestia must have seen some potential, right?
simply existing without a purpose is a discomfort he didn't think he'd ever have to face. there was always somewhere to go, some battle to fight and some bridge to build to further safety and prosperity. ]
You're saying you wish for me to come to Mondstadt, yet still providing it as a choice.
[ though he wonders what it would mean for another Archon to be announced in nations still forming, though Barbatos exist that they do this incognito. ]
My absence will be noted, and until the corruption subsides, I am needed. My duty is tied to Liyue, and I can not abandon them, even if for a fleeting moment. Guidance is now needed, and there are terrors that crawl from where places where pieces of the sky have fallen. They need protection.
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simply existing without a purpose is a discomfort he didn't think he'd ever have to face. there was always somewhere to go, some battle to fight and some bridge to build to further safety and prosperity. ]
You're saying you wish for me to come to Mondstadt, yet still providing it as a choice.
[ though he wonders what it would mean for another Archon to be announced in nations still forming, though Barbatos exist that they do this incognito. ]
My absence will be noted, and until the corruption subsides, I am needed. My duty is tied to Liyue, and I can not abandon them, even if for a fleeting moment. Guidance is now needed, and there are terrors that crawl from where places where pieces of the sky have fallen. They need protection.
[ there's a long pause, and he sighs. ]
...
But I know the value in your companionship.