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" Hm? "

Vera looked over her shoulder when she felt someone watching her, raising an eyebrow as she caught a glimpse of a baby pink cape leaving a trail of constellations. If she remembered correctly...

She walked over and stood over the bush, leaning in to see what is supposedly a small child hiding within the leaves.

" I can see you, little one... May I ask why you've been following me? I've been able to sense your gaze for a bit now. "

@burrat1n0

There's a much bigger fatui activity in Nod-Krai than it were anywhere else at the moment ! It was obvious that it didn't mean any good . . . They always have to stick their noses into the lives of people residing in those islands .

Plus— . . . Wait a minute . Isn't this person that one woman she met back in Natlan ? Miss Vera ? The last time they had a conversation it was quite awkward , but . . . She seemed nice back then . Also , she didn't get to know her more since , well — firstly , she had her guard up and was outnumbered , and secondly — she didn't feel safe without Traveler around . . .

The small fairy decided to follow her a little though . Might as well get to know her deal on [Hiisi/Paha/Lempo] Isle .

She didn't seem hostile towards Paimon , so it's . . . Okay to drop her guard a little ? Also , Traveler can't be too far from her position . Especially because they aren't leaving this island without her !

Paimon flinched , the woman's sudden voice startled her — DEAR ARCHONS ABOVE— wait , she should've expected that , right ? She flew out of the bushes , surrendering immediately .

❝ A ha ha . . . Paimon's sorry , she didn't mean to be suspicious . . . ! Paimon is just . . . Wary ? ❞ Traveler's companion fiddled with her hands , sweating a little . She looked around to see if Miss Vera was alone . She laughed awkwardly as the woman pointed out her impractical approach . She isn't really the sneaky one . . .

❝ Yes , uh ! But Paimon really didn't mean it ! Paimon is so so sorry . . . ❞ She bowed her head a little .

[timewxven]

Vera had been back in Mondstadt for a while now. Honestly, she was surprised she had gone unbothered for so long.

To be back in the City of Freedom, the Nation of Wind, it was... conflicting. On one hand, it was her childhood home to where she swore her first oath to protect. The dandelions and windwheel asters a welcome sight to see once more. But the other...

She won't get into that.

But as of late, she had noticed the wind to be following her where she went. Whether by faintly guiding her to the abyssal camps she was purging, or giving her a gentle breeze when her mind started to remember past events.

Vera wasn't oblivious, she knew that some of these occurrences weren't coincidence. This was the land of the Anemo Archon, after all.

" ... I don't bite, you know, " she called out into the air, " My heart hasn't been fully frozen over by the Snezhnayan winters, carefree bard. "

~ @burrat1n0

He's worried about her. And what about it? Maybe curious, concerned, is better wording, but that doesn't matter right now. The wind is restless today, whistling through the treetops in a soft melody that speaks of old memories.

“ You caught me. ”

Venti appears behind her in a small burst of Anemo energy, head tilted. “ Aww, miss me? ” he jokes, that light-hearted smile on his face. “ I think it's been ever so long. Too long, in fact. ”

He's somehow an inch or so above the ground when he speaks, hovering there lightly. “ You haven't been here in a while, have you? ”