[ it's been so long, and yet childe continues to hold that against ningguang and the others. an instinctive response to the attempted destruction and undermining of their city, but of course, they're the ones at fault in the eyes of the fatui who were only following the noble orders of their tsaritsa.

still, lumine says nothing to defend the tianquan. ningguang may have been her friend, but she's turned away from the path offered by the woman, essentially betraying her. it isn't that she didn't value their friendship; it just didn't produce anything fruitful to her journey. ]

The Jester assigned me the task that ... [ once belonged to the balladeer. she can't say that, not when that seat has been empty for so long. ] Has something to do with the Abyss.

[ she's more than aware that pierro has a plan and that recognition in his eyes when he saw her on the steps of the zapolyarny palace is very telling. the abyss is the one place he's certain she will want to be in even without disclosing any further information about her twin.

how sly, she thinks to herself. truly one of the mages of the fallen kingdom of khaenri'ah. ]

You've found yourself in the Abyss once a long time ago, haven't you?

[ is this an invitation for him to join her? who knows.

she'd ask the wanderer regarding his experiences of the abyss, and nahida would certainly advise her of such if she were to ask her. but archons knows that he won't entertain her now that she wears the mantle of the organization he wants to take down the most. ]