fate to death

"Sure, no problem! There will not be a single leaf left by the end, trust me."

Lumine did not really expect anything in return for it. While Mora was something she could always use, she would never go as far as to beg others for it. There are plenty of ways to earn cash after all.

"Almond tofu...?"

Now that was not a word she expected to hear here in Natlan. "I'm surprised to hear you mention that. Have you been to Liyue before, perhaps? Nothing beats Smiley's homemade Almond Tofu."

"Paimon agrees! It's just the right amount of sweetness."

"All those who knew are most likely dead, I...I am not human. I think, but I rarely go out of my farm. Only through wars can I feel familiar."

The farmer is merely a farmer, and war brings out nostalgia and not much else. Arms cross one another in thought.

"...Do you have paper, perhaps write it down. I might forget once you leave."

which is likely.

"Sure. Paimon and I have some spare time on our hands now anyway. What would you like us to help with?"

"Eeh!? Paimon has to help too!? But I'm not good a physical labor..."

"You can be the mental support then?"

"Rawr rawr!"

"..."

"Well, perhaps cleaning the roofs would help. Its looks better with the leaves on, but sometimes the baby saurians would try and jump high to get a leaf, putting them in danger."

A stampede [small group] of saurians surround the other new baby one right away while Bosacious goes to lift up a large bay of hale.

"I think...if you are ever in the arena, one of my neighbors ordered something from Liyue, but its stuck in the arena and I keep forgetting to pick it up. If your ever there, could you maybe get it? I got... well..."

A pause.

"I can give you mora , or maybe make almond tofu...no, where did that word come from."

One hand taps his chin in thought.

Still, she chose not to comment on it for now. Especially with the other claiming to have some memory issues.

"The Abyss. It was a war against the Abyss."

One she vividly recalled. Perhaps a little too well. Her stomach still turned at the memories of the fallen soldiers - both humans and Saurians alike. Such a tragedy should have never happened, but she failed to prevent it.

"But don't worry. Natlan is now safe from the threat of the Abyss. While we cannot change the past, we can at least ensure a better future."

"..."

Paimon remained uncharacterically quiet throughout all of it. She too had been traumatized by the events after all.

A brief head ache from the abyss being mentioned, though he does not know the reason.

"My...name. I suppose I had one, but my memory is too poor for it."

"But I suppose you can call me anything, so long as its not...anything untowards."

"That's right...I .... I fought the abyss....but it was somewhere else... as well...and now I'm here..."

A pause.

Then he shakes his head.

However, much has changed since then and those who have not heard of the rumors of the famous blonde outlander and their small, floating companion are few and far between. Especially here in Natlan, where she has been dubbed somewhat of a national hero.

"I'm not sure if tourist is the right term but...Well, it is true that I am not a native either. The name's Lumine and this is my trusty companion, Paimon."

"Could it be you've never heard of the Traveler before!? But she's practically a celebrity here!"

"Hush, Paimon. You're exaggerating."

He is quick to lift the saurians into the cart and watch it go, one pair of hands waving goodbye as the other pair focuses on crossing on his chest.

Four arms, two pairs of hands, an odd appearance.

"Most likely, I will forget about you soon. It is not anyone fault but this body."

"I am but a mere farmer, so I do not get much excitement in my life. Nor much news since many know of my affliction, but you are most welcome, Lumine to pet any saurians that approach you. They are young and without parents, a surge of them has happened after the war with..."

both arms cross.

"Who did we fight with..."