Aether wakes to pandemonium.
"Reinforce the gates!" Jean yells as Mondstadt's scant knights run back and forth, while people pour through the gate – from Springvale village, Aether realises when he sees Diona and her dad coordinate to lead people safely inside. Further back, Amber is guiding people towards the cathedral, aided by other knights, Sucrose and Noelle among them, as well as nuns and the Adventurer's Guild.
"The Abyss Order?" Aether asks after he wades through the sea of people to reach Jean.
Jean stops her quick conversation with Kaeya to look back at Aether. She's pale-faced, clutching a crumpled up paper with familiar handwriting. Kaeya is no better, his hands crossed, nails digging into his forearms.
"Jean!" comes a voice from the gate, as Diluc marches past a frowning Eula towards them.
They look back at the gate where Diluc and Eula strides towards them. "It's him."
And Aether finally realises there's one knight missing among the sea of people. "Where's Albedo?"
