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a stomp of a cloven hoof was given to gently pull the magician's attention away from what he was doing and onto her. "you are brooding."

phainon was in the middle of training when he received a message notification. normally he'd just wait until later to check it, but he'd been expecting a message from stelle to confirm if she was going to join him in his training. he really hoped she was, honestly, as he could really make use of her and mem's time powers to better prepare for fighting the flame reaver.

with a soft smile curling at his lips, phainon checked to see that it was in fact stelle, but rather than any sort of proper message it was simply a picture of a chimera captioned with 'he looks like you'.

he furrowed his brows at that, offended slightly for a moment that he'd been compared to a creature! then again, though, chimeras were rather adorable. was stelle calling him an adorable little furry creature? he wasn't really sure how to feel about that. he was a hero, not a little cuddle buddy!

˗ˏˋ ꒰ ✉︎ ꒱ ˎˊ˗ >> do i look like that little guy? i am unsure if this is a compliment

he started to get into his head about it a little as well. was she saying that he bothered too much, like a little chimera? they could be rowdy little fellas. he didn't think of himself as a nuisance, but his partner was a rather laid back person. perhaps he could be a bit much sometimes...

childe trembles for a moment as feelings of devotion and pride overwhelm him. he knows he's one of her many fatui, but still he always feels extra special that she actually acknowledges him. even many of the other harbingers are indifferent to him at best, but to have the attention of the Royal Majesty herself?

he immediately drops into a bow, a hand placed over his heart as a means of conveying his unwavering loyalty to the tsaritsa.

❝ your majesty, ❞ he begins. despite being a boy that grew up in the small ice-fishing village of morepesok and a hardened warrior of the fatui, even he knows proper manners when addressing his queen.

❝ i'm honored by your presence. did you need me for something? whatever it is, i can handle it immediately. ❞ he does have to train some new recruits and head out to nod krai to fetch something for pulcinella, but that can wait.

"inanna!" the boy jumps up from his bed and rushes towards the goddess, immediately raising his arms for her to lift him up into a hug "are you here to tell me a goodnight story? father and enkidu are asleep, so you can stay as long as you want! did you bring dumuzi along? or something to eat? an extra blanket?"

little priest spotted ! she immediately lifts Im up under his arms and giggles "what troubles are you getting yourself into today? you know you cannot go and bother ramses or cleo, right?"