He's still in the marketplace too, talking to one of the people from grandma's work about the artifact she's displaying. I'm not supposed to be here, so I don't creep closer to watch. The thing I really want to see is his tail. When we were traveling from our research house to our city house, I heard some big brothers whispering about our archon being conspicuous. That big word means he's doing a extra bad job of hiding, more than usual. He's already pretty bad at playing dead and being a human. He’s so bad at it that there’s even a rule for the citizens to uphold, though the Millelith won’t arrest you if you break it. Children first learning to speak are taught to not point out Rex Lapis when they see him. They can write a book about it or tell stories, but saying it right in front of him might make him sad or, even worse, disappear. He tries very, very, very hard to not have everyone's attention on him when he's in disguise.
I think whatever he tells grandma's work-friend helps her because she bows more than usual when she thanks him. I think he's a bit embarrassed from how he gestures back, but he forgets to make his face change colors again. I hope she doesn't get loud. That breaks the rule a little bit. Too much attention is a no-no unless he tries to obtain it himself (and he doesn’t). I cannot hear what they say over the crowd, but I do recognize the way the syllable for “food” forms on Mr. Zhongli’s lips.
Genshin Most of the seller people at the marketplace know my family name, so I don't attract too much attention if I try not to look like I'm following Mr. Zhongli. I did bring my allowance to buy flowers for the aunties in my city house. Sneaking out is not good when you're grounded for a week, but bringing back gifts for relatives makes the loud family members think my mama did the crime instead of me. They use a certain phrase to talk about my repentance. I think the word is earnesty. I’m not sure what it means, but it makes me get forgiven for my mischief faster.
Following Rex Lapis around the harbor is my third favoritest hobby and second biggest secret. My first favoritest thing to do is listening to stories, and my second favoritest and biggest secret is not being a young lady. I’m very good at following Mr. Zhongli now that I’ve had so much practice. When I was very little, only four years old, I tried to follow him and would get lost because his legs are so long, even longer than most of the Millelith. My uncles used to be cross with me because it made it seem like they weren’t watching me during business, so I told Mama I was very good at sneaking away and it wasn’t my uncles’ faults. I got grounded from following Mr. Zhongli, well, grounded from sneaking away. I still don’t listen. Baba is fine with me wandering as long as I can see a Millelith at all times. He says he knows little boys like to wander and explore. I don’t know how he figured that out though; I never told anyone the secret I’m keeping better than Mr. Zhongli.
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