[such a thing happen, he wants to say, but he doesn't get to finish his sentence before Douman gets a memory of Childe's in return. (slaps this down too and coughs)
[Ughhhh, this is one of the few things he didn't particularly want getting out.
Oh well.
He sighs, waving a hand. He mostly just looks annoyed, honestly.]
They were never in any real danger, if you must know. Liyue's Archon is not the sort of man who'd sit by and watch his city crumble. The whole thing was his plan in the first place.
[He smiles, though it doesn't reach his eyes. (Not that there's ever any light in them anyway.) Is it in response to the first question, or the second? Yes.]
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And how often does--
[such a thing happen, he wants to say, but he doesn't get to finish his sentence before Douman gets a memory of Childe's in return. (slaps this down too and coughs)
Hm. Awkward!]
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[Well, now.]
[Douman's smile curves up their face, opening into a toothy grin.]
Ah, I didn't realize you had such a soft heart, Childe. Thinking about the lesser people even as you move ahead to destroy them? Mmm, what hypocrisy.
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Oh well.
He sighs, waving a hand. He mostly just looks annoyed, honestly.]
They were never in any real danger, if you must know. Liyue's Archon is not the sort of man who'd sit by and watch his city crumble. The whole thing was his plan in the first place.
[GODS. Exhausting.]
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[He mentioned something, didn't he? A Gnosis...whatever that was.]
Did you know that it was his plan?
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The gods of our nations.