"a new adventure? count me in."
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Aether and Paimon found themselves with Jean, the acting grandmaster of Mondstadt waiting in complete silence in her office.
Jean was facing the window, admiring the sun rays that shone through the light blue curtains while Aether akwardly stood in the middle of the room not knowing what to do.
he and Paimon were called here to discuss an important matter but since their arrival no word was spoken.
his eyes wandered around, taking in the small decorations on the old, brown shelves or the countless documents, scattered on the desk.
he felt sorry for the young acting grandmaster. there were piles of papers stacked on the table, most of them not signed yet and it was already afternoon.
he wondered how long Jean would have to sit here in order to finish them all.
not standing the silence, Paimon started to open her mouth and asked
"what exactly are we waiting for?"
putting her tiny hands on her waist with an expecting look on her face.
they were eating their lunch at Good Hunter's where Amber just treated both of them a sticky honey roast until Kaeya appeared and called them to come to the Knights of Favonious for an urgent matter.
they immediately made their way to Jean to ask about it but were confronted with pure silence. it way as if the woman was in her own world, having a little smile on her face and looking into the distance.
now they were here in this situation, standing in the rather dusty office since it was only the desk that was being used all the time.
Jean finally snapped out of her daydream and turned to the traveler, opening her mouth to reply but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
"that's what we were waiting for. come in"
the door opened and revealed a serious looking (y/height) girl. her hair was
(h/c) while a geo vision was dangling at her waist.
she didn't look familiar to Aether nor Paimon so they had questioning looks on their faces as their eyes landed on the new person.
"woah, Paimon wonders who this is! maybe she brings us some food?"
said the floating child while eyeing the girl in a thinking pose, which looked quite ridiciculous.
"please excuse me for being late" the person bowed down, showing her respect to Jean
"i had some things to attend to on the way here that couldn't be ignored."
her voice was steady and serious but she didn't seem like a threat. the girl folded her hands behind her back and made her way over to Jean.
the blonde female smiled softly as her eyes landed on the girl. she was proud of her, seeing that she has grown so much and was very responsible.
this girl was (y/n).
the captain of the adventurous guild returned to Mondstadt after a long journey around the different nations.
"a few citizens reported a hilichurl camp near Mondstadt, I checked it out and made sure to erase it."
to say that Paimon was frightend was an understatement. this girl alone erased a whole hilichurl camp?
Aether was strong but had a few difficulties to do that but this person in front of them seemed to not be affected nor injured in any way.
both of them continued to stare at the stranger until she decided to turn around and look directly into Aethers eyes. her (e/c) colored eyes inspected the two in front of her carefully making sure they weren't a threat.
Paimon didn't feel very comfortable under her gaze and shifted around, nervously hiding behind her traveler friend.
"you must be the famous traveler everyone talks about."
her voice held a hint of admiration in it which only Jean noticed as she knew the girl since both of them were small.
despite the rather cold outside of the girl, Jean could see that (y/n) was in a good mood.
"i wanted to show you my greatest thanks for saving and protecting the city that is very important to me. i deeply regret that i wasn't part of this event to help but i want to repay for your help."
(y/n) bowed and kept her hands behind her back.
Aether scratched his neck in nervousness since he didn't expect a 'thank you' from the girl in front of him.
"it was nothing! Aether here gladly helps" resonded Paimon sending a wink at her.
"well but if you want to repay us...what about you treat us for dinner? Paimon's hungry again!"
Aether rolled his eyes, the little pixie never had anything else in mind besides food.
"very well, if that is your wish. is there anything else i can do for the both of you?"
the girl probably didn't know about Paimon's never filled stomach. Aether felt sorry for her and her wallet but who is he to decline free food?
"hmMm...no! Paimon doesn't come anything to mind right now"
she replied, without even letting Aether speak. he just sighed and went along, ignoring his annoying companion.
the female turned to the acting grandmaster again, who was just watching the exchange between them silently.
"i wanted to announce that i will depart in around two weeks again. i have some business in Liyue i have to attend. i do hope you approve and don't mind. i will return as soon as possible to lead the guild but these matters are very important and can not be postponed any further."
liyue? that was their next destination aswell. who would think that the guilds captain would be absend that much.
before Aether could finish his thoughts, Paimon started to talk again.
"hey we are going to Liyue too! why don't you join us?"
(y/n) turned around again and faced the little pixie. a little shimmer and excitement was in her eyes and you could tell that she loved adventures.
"i would love that."
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a/n
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