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“Cecilias won’t ever lie to you, You know that?”
“Never?”
“Never.”
“Dandelions are fickle things.”
“Really?”
“It’s true! Dandelions are the biggest gossips in Mondstat!”
“Are they even bigger gossips than Miss Lisa?”
“Even bigger gossips than Miss Lisa. But don’t tell her I said that!”
“Hehehe”
“Dandelions will tell your wish to every other flower they see! And you know what happens when other people know your wish, right?”
“It doesn’t come true…”
“Yeah. Ceclias, on the other hand, will always keep your secret!”
“So next time, wish on Cecilias, okay?”
“Okay!”
“Hey miss lyra…”
“Yes little spark knight?”
“How do you know Cecilias never lie?”
“My very best friend told me so, long long ago…”
“Is it Mister Bard?”
“No, someone who knew me long before he did…”
“Can you tell me about him?”
“Ah, that story’s too scary for you, spark knight. Maybe when you’re older.”
“Aww…”
“Run along, now. It’s getting dark.”
“Can you tell me more stories tomorrow?”
“Of course, but only if you promise to run straight home, okay?”
“Okay! See you tomorrow, Miss Lyra!”
“See you tomorrow, little spark knight.”
“...”
“...”
“Are you finally going to come down from that tree?”
“Ehe~”
“Venti…”
“Say, when did Himmel tell you about Cecilias? I don’t remember him saying anything about them.”
“It was before we met you, Venti.”
“Will you tell me about it, then?”
“Alright, fine. Give me your lyre.”
“Ooh, Am I finally going to hear you sing again?”
“One more word and you won’t.”
“My lips are zipped.”
Cecilias won’t ever lie to you.
Dandelions whisper your secrets to the wind,
And windwheel asters gossip to the clouds
but Cecilias won’t ever lie to you...
"Hey Lyra."
"Yeah?"
"Do you miss him?"
"Every day."
"And the others?"
"Amos and Amadeus and Gunnhildr? yeah, i do."
"does it ever hurt to see their descendants?"
"You mean Jean, and Diluc?"
"Yeah, them. I nearly started crying on the spot today when Jean came up to me because i
thought she was Gunnhildr."
"It's hard, isn't it?"
"Very."
"Cheer up, Barbatos. Himmel wouldn't want to see you like this"
"..."
"..."
"Hey Lyra?"
"Hmm?"
"D'you think I made the wrong choice leaving Mondstat to fend for itself?"
"why do you think that?"
"I was talking with Morax the other day, and we went around Liyue harbour, and I saw how big and how many people was there and i can't help but thinking what Mondstat would be like if I'd stayed with them..."
"Zephyr..."
"Well, that's a name i haven't heard you use in a while."
"I just... felt like you needed it."
"Lyra?"
"Yeah?"
"Will you tell me our story again?"
"Alright."
"The Anemo Archon cannot take credit for everything in Mondstadt."