A poison (Part 2)- Lohen and Illuga
Gender neutral reader, first part here. Lohen takes reader to Barbara, and once she takes you into a room, he sits alone for a good while, processing his anger from you not asking him about why he uses the potion, and if he wanted a poison.
Meanwhile, Illuga has a few days of well-earned rest, and he wants to visit his close friend. He visits Mondstadt, and he isn't happy when he discovers reader is unwell as a result of a fight.
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Carrying you through Mondstadt was really jarring. Lohen was aware of all the concerned looks and whispers from people, some of which implying that Lohen had actually attempted to kill you as a result of your error in judgement.
Before he knew it, he got to the Cathederal, and Barbara asks for Lohen to carry you through into a private room with a bed, a table and a seat for one other person to comfortably sit in. Barbara goes to ask him if he wants some water, but before she can even say anything he's walking out the door, seemingly distracted by his own thoughts. Varka happened to walk past, noticing Lohen's off mood but thinking nothing of it, assuming his plan maybe backfired a little bit.
Nothing a chat with you couldn't resolve, right?
Right?!?
Varka walks to Barbara, who's rushing to get some supplies. Walking into the room she runs from, he realises a grim reality. You were not doing well, in fact it was surprising you hadn't died from whatever decided to maul you in the wilderness. In hindsight, he should have listened to Albedo when he was warning Varka about the awkward dynamic between you and Lohen, and it wasn't going to be such an easy fix.
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Meanwhile, Illuga and Flins were both in Mondstadt, hoping to catch up with their close friend. When they hear news of you being at the Cathederal, they make their way over, hoping to have a good time when they're in Mondstadt. Flins got a bad feeling when walking into the Cathedral, and unfortunately he's proven correct when they get to your room.
Illuga's friendly demeanour dropped the instant he spotted you, the sad state your body was in and the fact it looked like the only person who was there was Varka, who had to be there due to being a senior person. They make eye contact, and Flins takes the chance to sit down next to you as Illuga nods to the door, Varka following his instruction.
"What happened?" Illuga asks, no hint of curiousity in his voice as he dreads the prognosis.
"Abyss mages. They got ambushed, and they weren't combat ready." Varka explains.
"So why the hell were they by themselves? Surely one of your knights would be able to escort them." Illuga growls, Varka looking away like a kicked puppy. "You best hope they recover - for your sake."
"Please, be assured this won't happen again." Varka throws in, fearing the idea of dealing with Allbedo's wrath from you not being around to absorb information.
"You bet this won't happen again - I'm taking them back once they recover." Illuga states, walking back into your room to sit on your bed, watching over you as well as Flins.
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Albedo happens to catch wind of what happened in the form of a letter from Sucrose, who realised something really bad had happened once she witnessed Lohen carrying your unconscious body through the streets of Mondstadt. He shakes his head, making his way to the headquarters to hopefully smooth things out, and to establish a new rule that you were to be protected by him, instead of Lohen.
He should have put his foot down and told Varka how awful the idea was, but he decided not to speak up.
Albedo walks into the main office, noticing Varka and Lohen. You weren't there, likely recovering still form your attacks.
"I don't trust you to look after them." Illuga continues to deny the idea of giving Mondstadt another chance of putting you in danger. "I will be taking them back to Nod Krai, and I want to ensure a restraining order is put in place permanently with this Lohen you speak of."
"Sorry for intruding... is this about _?" Albedo asks, Varka perking up.
"Ah, here you are! Please, convince this man that we won't allow this to happen again!" Varka puts on his pleading look, only to shrink when he's met by a blank stare from Albedo.
"I'm afraid I can't advocate that. I've heard from Sucrose of _'s state, and I warned you repeatedly of how stupid your idea to get them and Lohen to be a 'couple', as you state. I'm devastated by losing an apprentice, but I think this will be for the best." Albedo explains. "If I may ask, would I be permitted to visit _? I still wish to learn from them, and for them to learn from me."
"I am open to that, but don't take this as a chance to steal them back from us." Illuga replies. "We have to take their health and feelings into consideration. We'll wait until she's conscious to make a decision."
"I understand, thank you for humouring me." Albedo nods. "May I see them?"
Varka and Illuga nod, to which Albedo goes to join you and Flins.
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You regain consciousness when Albedo walks in the room, and you can tell he isn't happy.
"You're going back to Nod Krai. In light of what's happened, it's much safer for you." Albedo explains, running a hand through his hair. "I'll visit you when I can, but with Lohen's actions, we can't keep you safe in Mondstadt."
