So, i forgot to post a chapter. oops. this is chapter 25, make sure you also find 24.

soooooo sorry!

Lutsen was woken up by Lumine rushing around their shared room in the inn she had chosen to stay at. He forced himself out of his half asleep state and pulled on his boots and jacket. Lumine noticed him awake and turned to smile at him.

"News on my brother. He was seen deep in an Inazuman domain. According to the letter I got from Yae Miko, an old friend and an important figure in Inazuma, two adventurers saw a 'young seeming man cornered by seven abyss mages'. It was a weird enough occurrence that the Katheryine in Inazuma told Yae about it. As Aether is quite possibly her second favorite person, she recognized the description. I'm leaving on the next tide. I'm not sure if you want to leave the main continent, but you are welcome to join me or return to Mondstadt."

Lumine was beaming, overjoyed at the lead on finding her brother. Lutsen was once again taken by how she seemed to resemble a ray of sunlight. When she smiled, the air around her seemed to shine. But that didn't matter right now. He needed to make a decision. Would he go with Lumine, and see more of the world than he could ever imagine, or return home to return to his duties, and his family? He had told his family he would be gone for an undetermined amount of time, so they were not expecting him any time soon. But the rainy season was coming, and his parents may need help at home.

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No. He had promised to help Lumine find her brother, and he had never broken a promise. Now was not the time to start. He grinned at Lumine.

"Lead the way to the docks, milady." While Lutsen had never been on a ship before, he had full confidence that it would be an exciting experience. On top of that, he would be able to say he had visited Inazuma, even Kaeya had never done that. (They played Never Have I Ever last week. He knew this for a FACT.) Perhaps he would be able to secure some contacts in Inazuma for the Knights, one never knew if they would run a expedition or mission in need of more supplies than they had.

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The Alcor was the most beautiful ship Lutsen had ever seen, with paddle wheels on the back and triple masted, she was a hulking mass of a warship.(I love boats 3) The captain, Lady Beidou, was a formidable woman who took no nonsense. Lumine had known her for only a few days, a huge difference compared to all the gods they had been meeting on the way here. Like normal, however, Beidou had fallen in love immediately and agreed to the trip with only the payment of a few stories on the way. Lumine had smirked and nodded when she was told they had to be outlandish and barely believable. Lutsen only grinned and took out his notebook to record the stories.

He had bought a notebook before leaving home, intending to sketch in it and record their travels in his downtime. Instead, he had ended up turning it into a sort of dictionary and guide for all the strange things Lumine said. For example, he had managed to define the following:

The Force: a parallel to elemental powers, a way to manipulate and influence the world through the mind. From world: unknown

Demigod: The child of a god and human, often capable of miraculous actions, not the type of god found on Teyvat. From world: earth (Many earths have been mentioned, are they all one, or many different earths?)

Exacto Knife: A small blade capable of being folded into a sheath; often quite small, ranging from normally sized to the length of a thumb. From world: earth(Many earths have been mentioned, are they all one, or many different earths?)

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Many days passed as they sailed to Inazuma, time wiled away by listening to Lumine's stories, fantastic and impossible things, dancing along to music and laughing with the crew after dinner, and learning the ways of the Alcor herself. The crew were amazingly kind people, all willing to teach Lutsen their jobs and how they had come to find a job on the Alcor. It was the most lighthearted time Lutsen had experienced since setting out with Lumine. Every day was filled with joking and laughing. It was more than he had ever expected from the chartered Captain and her crew. They were friendly, and that made the days pass quickly.

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The approach to Inazuma left Lutsen speechless with wonder. The mountain loomed in the background, intimidating and beautiful as the backdrop to lucky sailors permitted to enter the country.

As Beidou's crew docked, she pulled Lumine aside and whispered something to her. Much as Lutsen wished he knew what was being said, he also knew to leave her be, she would likely just tell him later. His and Lumine's travels had been far less like an escort and his charge, and much more like two friends exploring the world. Lutsen was grateful for the chance he had been given to learn and explore the world; traveling with Lumine was more rewarding than he could have ever dreamed of, but he did hope they were nearing the end of their journeys.

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