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The drawing of Miss Lumine's brother was of a young looking man, with exotic clothing and feathers in long braided hair. He was beautiful, and Lutsen didn't mind saying it. It was a rather good thing for them too, someone as noticeable as Aether would be sure to stand out in a crowd. The knights of Mondstadt would all be given copies of the drawing, and told to take a lookout for anyone strange. Whether they looked like this guy or not. Lumine and Kaeya had also told him that Aether didn't talk much, so they could also listen for rumors about an oddly silent man.

Venti, who had accompanied them all this way, had seemed sad at that last piece of information. It was interesting. Something that, had it still been a few years ago, he would have dug into tirelessly. Now he knew how foolish that was, and he couldn't help but be embarrassed by how he had obsessed over the bard. He had been quite rude in his disregard for the man's personal life. He had stopped his addicted investigation and led his own life. He heard all the strange rumors still, but decided they didn't matter. Venti was a beloved citizen of Mondstadt.

He and Amber ran all around Mondstadt putting up posters the next day. His Outrider training had often come in handy. Jean had eventually lost a Captain to the Stormterror debacle, he had been chosen to fill her place. Amber had been sad to lose him, but she had also gained some interested trainees from Springvale who had heard how wonderful she was from Lutsen. His monthly visits to his home had turned into village-wide parties. Never had he been so popular.

But anyways, once he had finished putting up posters with Amber he went to report to Jean. She had a job for him, revolving around young Lumine. She had decided to send him with Lumine on her travels looking for her brother. She would be traveling the continents and he was the knight most able to be spared. They had decided to send Lumine with an escort so that she would seem to be a young woman of importance, instead of just a girl wandering around. It would provide an outward appearance of danger to people like the Treasure Hoarders, and they would hopefully get less trouble from them. The key word there was hopefully. Treasure Hoarders never stopped causing trouble.

Jean informed him that they had already told Lumine that he may be traveling with her. She had warned the Knights that she was a Kaeya levels of weird person. Which made sense, they were from the same city. The same mythological city. He still couldn't really wrap his mind around that. And no matter how hard he wanted to ask questions, he knew it was rude to pry. Not that he would likely get any answers. She was probably just as stubborn as Kaeya. Honestly, what he expected of her right now was just a female Kaeya. Though he would undoubtedly learn more about her and her culture as they traveled together.

They would be leaving next week to search in Liyue. Then they would go on to Sternenlicht. There had also been a vague mention of Inazuma. Though that would be a bit dangerous for Lutsen. Not like Lumine seemed to care. It felt to Lutsen that Lumine breezed through life without a care in the world. She was always cheery and seemed to always have a plan.

She had even spoken to his parents to get their permission to take him away from the country. She was by far the kindest person he had ever met. She was so connected to everyone around her. Lutsen would never have thought to tell them he was leaving.

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The grass in Liyue was yellow. He brushed his hands along the tall stalks as he walked besides Lumine. She was smiling, and the air around her seemed almost as if she was absorbing the sun. The golden tones of Liyue seemed to enhance her aura. She turned her head to look at him.

"You don't have to be formal around me, you know. I can tell you're curious. Have you ever been out of Mondstadt? No? I'll explain a bit of the culture here."

She explained to him all about Liyue, it was a far more intricate culture than he was used to. She told him some of the traditional stories about Morax, even noting when something was not as accurate as she thought it should be. Lutsen began to wonder whether she was a philosopher or a historian. She certainly knew enough. Even in Mondstadt she had amazed Lutsen with her incredible knowledge of history. She could tell him everything she asked about. She knew the hidden gems of Liyue, the places only a native could ever know.

Days passed, and she asked every traveler she could find if they had seen a relatively short blonde man anywhere. Nobody had. Not one clue led to her brother. She paused to help anyone in need, even if it took her to where they had already been. She was truly the nicest person Lutsen had ever met. And he had met Barbara, who was kindness incarnate.

Short chapter sorry ;-; I don't know how to lengthen it. I'm not giving up on the story, but expect large gaps between chapters.