Kaeya POV -
I saw that the white haired one was hurt and decided to greet them. As I got closer I noticed that he had wings. Well that was new. I clapped to get their attention.
"Not bad, you actually have the power to go against a dragon, but are you a new ally... or a new storm" I said in a dramatic tone to seem intimidating but I was pretty scared to be honest.
"Stormterror is attacking Mondstadt itself... Kaeya, Aether, we must meet Jean. Asm-" I cut Amber off.
"Hold on, Amber. Are you perhaps forgetting to introduce us?"
"Oh... right. This is Kaeya, our Cavalry Captain. These two are travelers from afar, Aether and Asmoday. The floating one is Paimon, their guide and the slime is Squishy" she quickly said.
"From afar? Is that all we know of them? And how does one get a fairy as a guide anyways? The slime seems like the most normal of the group and that's probably the weirdest thing I thought I would ever see"
"Long story short..." Amber informed me of their situation. The blond one seems to have been separated from his twin sister while the white one lost his memories. Not the weirdest thing I've heard today. What concerns me is what the hell managed to destroy his arm to such a degree if he survived Stormterror's attack at point-blank and has almost healed now.
"I don't know why you're looking for the anemo god, but I suppose everyone has their secrets. Like your friend's wings. Don't worry, I won't pry further. The acting-grandmaster Jean wants to formally thank you. Please follow me to the Knight's HQ"
I noticed that Asmoday reacted to Jean's name but didn't say anything. Now that I think about it, he didn't say anything the whole time. Seems like the pain from his wounds is still there. Might be useful information in case they turn against Mond.
"Sure, lets go. Asmoday you want to join?" Amber asked.
He nodded.
While going there I noticed that the fairy was checking his wings which, unlike rest of his wounds still hadn't fully healed. They seem really similar, are they related? More question for later I suppose.
We soon reached the building and I took them to Jean's office.
(Y/N) POV -
Shit, that stupid dragon managed to get quite some damage. My wings hurt like hell. Seems like they're more sensitive than rest of my body. I couldn't fly anymore and went to Aether for support. By the time we reached ground most of my injuries had started healing. Amber was so concerned about us that she forgot I didn't have my arm before the fight... Ok turns out she never noticed my missing arm when we first met. I could see her getting embarrassed when we heard slow claps coming from behind her.
"Not bad, you actually have the power to go against a dragon, but are you a new ally... or a new storm" a blue haired guy said dramatically.
He and Amber had a little discussion and she introduced us. Turns out there is a person named Jean here. I swear if she actually wears jeans all the time, I would leave all this travelling and start a fortune telling business.
"Sure, lets go. Asmoday you want to join?" Amber asked.
I nodded.
While going there Aether checked me if any of my injuries remained. Paimon said that my wings were still damaged. Thanks Paimon, as if I couldn't tell myself. I could feel them starting to heal but it was slower than rest of my body.
We soon reached the building and Kaeya took us to an office. And guess what? Jean wears jeans.
Jean(s) Pov -
Stormterror has been causing problem to the kinghts for almost a week. Today it was spotted in the Whispering woods. I was scared because I had sent Amber there to clear out a hilichurl camp. Lisa managed to calm me down and said that the part Amber was supposed to go was quite far from the place it was spotted.
Soon I received news that Amber had entered the city with three strangers. I was curious about them when the winds started picking up speed. Stormterror was attacking Mond. The knights began evacuation of the city and I was about to attempt to fight it myself to get us some time when I saw a blond haired boy defeat it with a massive blast of electro swirl. The dragon attacked his friend before flying away. I thought that one of the saviors of Mond had been killed in front of me but he managed to survive. I asked one of the knights to contact Kaeya and bring the travelers to my office after they were healed.
I was surprised when Kaeya walked into my office stating that the travelers were outside my office. This idiot, I asked him to get them healed first not bring them to my office while they were hurt. What kind of first impression were we giving!
I asked them to enter and Amber introduced us. I was surprised to see that the white haired one had wings and almost mistook him for Barbatos when I remembered that Barbatos is supposed to have white wings, not black and gold ones. His wings seemed to be the only fresh injury. He was missing an arm but the wound looked old. This scared me. Someone managed t Stormterror's attack at full force and managed to only get slight wing damage which was starting to heal. What scared me even more was what managed to hurt his arm. I couldn't see his face because of his mask but I was sure it probably had some scars too.
I had to do something quick. Kaeya had managed to ruin our image already and if I do something wrong they could probably destroy Mond.
"Mondstadt welcomes you, windborne travelers. I'm Jean, the acting-grandmaster of the Knights of Favonius. This is Lisa, our resident Librarian." I introduced us.
"Oh! Are you sweeties here to help us out? You're all so adorable! Especially the little slime ;)" Lisa said in her normal flirty tone.
"Lisa! We're literally married! Could you not flirt with the saviors of Mond" I begged her.
"Oh Barbatos, she's going to get us killed".
"Sorry Jean darling, no need to be jealous. I'm not going to cheat on you. If you want we can adopt the cuties (;"
"L-LISA!"
"I'm joking, I'm joking. No need to get serious"
"Lord Barbatos, I can see the pathway to Celestia. Everyone else from Mond is with me too. I'm sorry, I couldn't save them :'("
Luckily the travelers weren't offended.
"Travelers, I'm sorry for the inconvenience but the knights can't help you right now. Not until the Stormterror incident is resolved. If you could aid us in these trying times, I swear on my honor as the acting-grandmaster that the knights will help you the best way possible"
I saw as they discussed something amongst themselves. Aether suggested something and Asomoday nodded in response. The whole time I was sweating bullets and when they told me they agreed I'm pretty sure half my soul ascended to Celestia from sheer joy.
Then Huffman quickly opened the door and managed to hit Asmoday's almost healed wings with it. Seeing him silently hiss in pain send the other half of my soul to Celestia too. I quickly apologized and told them about the plan to destroy Stormterror's power source in temples of the four winds. I requested Amber to show them a room in the HQ and asked them to rest till tomorrow.
The moment they left, I almost stabbed everyone in the room.
"KAEYA, LISA, HUFFMAN! WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US ALL KILLED!"
"What?" all three of them responded in confusion.
I told them about all the times they almost got us killed and lectured them for 3 hours straight.
"Hey Jean, no need for all this. I found out that Asmoday's wings heal slower than rest of his body and seem to be a lot more sensitive to pain. Worst case I would have attacked them and it would have incapacitated him long enough to allow us to capture him" Kaeya said with a smug grin to which I responded by throwing my shoe at him and lecturing them for 1 more hour.
In the end all of them looked almost dead and left me alone.
I was about to go back to finishing my paperwork when I heard a knock on the door. I asked them to enter and saw Aether. Oh, no. Did he hear Kaeya's stupid plan about attacking his friend? No, that can't be it. He would've entered my office lot sooner if he heard it.
"Anything you need Aether?" I asked, trying my best to act cool.
"Um, acting gran-" he started as I quick cut him off.
"Just Jean is fine" I assured him.
"OK, Jean. So I was wondering if we could get some books about the local language and some new weapons" he asked sheepishly.
Ok this was confusing. I could understand the language part but where did the weapon part come from.
"You can take the books from the library. As for the weapon, I don't think we might have weapons suitable for both of you. I mean you guys manages to scare Stormterror with your weapons." I stated the fact. Perhaps he thought the knights had some ultra powerful weapons but in truth the only such sword had been takin by grandmaster Varka.
He chuckled in response and showed me his weapon. I was expecting an all powerful sword but it was...
"A dull blade? Aether you mean to tell me that you fought Stormterror with a dull blade!? Please tell me Asmoday was using something like a Sacrificial fragment and managed to give you a power boost."
"He doesn't have a weapon" he responded calmly.
"I-I'm sorry. I think I misheard you. Did you just say that both of you fought Stormterror with a dull blade and without a catalyst for channeling elemental energy" I asked hoping he was just joking.
"Yes" he responded firmly.
"Ok, I need some time to collect my thoughts. Could you leave me alone for sometime? I will meet you tomorrow to discuss about the weapons" I requested.
"Understandable, have a great day" he responded.
As he was about to leave the door he called me, voice completely void of emotions and cold
"And Jean?"
"Y-yes?" I managed to response.
"Try to not attack my friend, alright? Otherwise Mond might have to pay the price" he said without looking back.
"Y-YES SIR!" I instinctively responded as he left.
As I was left alone in my office trying to process what just happened, I finally realized. We were so fucked. These two fought Stormterror and forced it to flee almost barehanded and he just gave me a warning to not hurt his friend. He heard Kaeya's plan. We were all going to die if something happened to him.
