Ajax was 14 when he fell into a realm without light. Was 14 when his eyes went dull, never to shine again. Ajax was 14 when he stumbled out of the void realm and into the snow covered forest beside his home. 14 when he was sent off with a passing Fatui patrol so his family could rid themselves of him and his battle lust. 14 when he caught the attention and favour of the harbinger Pulcinella.
Ajax was 15 when he met the ice cold goddess of love, the Tsaritsa. 15 when he became Tartaglia. He revelled in the newly gifted power of his delusion, and the freedom that came with being a harbinger. He was sent where her majesty wished and did as she bid. Anything to fulfil her vision and bring war to Celestia.
When Tartaglia was 26 he was given the name Childe, and the title of Schneznayan diplomat. He was being sent to Liyue to 'retrieve the geo archons gnosis'. Yeah right. The Tsaritsa might not be able to directly tell him of the plan of La Signora, the geo archon and herself due to non disclosure statements enclosed in it, but she was not forbidden from insinuating until he got the general plot, and smiling at absolutely nothing but the wall, when he got it right.
He was actually there to play a pawn in La Signoras plan. The Tsaritsa had a contract where La Signora was to bring some kind of danger or threat to Liyues people. The geo archon would hand over his gnosis with no further quarrels if he got the outcome he wished for. Which.. Childe was not going to guess, per her majesty the Tsaritsas request, actually. It was best if he allowed himself to play to La Signoras plan not knowing the wanted outcome, for whatever reason. Probably a contract term. He wouldn't be surprised. Honestly it's pretty surprising what the Tsaritsa and Tartaglia did to exchange information wasn't a breach of the contract at all. After all, Morax, the geo archon, is the god of contracts. Has been for his 6000+ year life.
So now Chidle is on a boat headed to Liyue and his head is aching. He thought it might be because he was wielding so my hydro from a foreign place in order to make the ship faster but he'd stopped that a while ago now.. and the headache was only worsening. A sharp pain was accompanied with his vision whiting out before he was falling to the deck. Out cold.
