Ehehe! You found me!

"If you are set on visiting for any amount of time I expect not to see any hint of an instrument in your hands unless you wish to find it smashed upon uttering a single word of your so-called poetry." Skipping right past the hi's and hellos Zhongli was straight to the point, brow quirking as he eyed his old friend from across his teacup as if daring him to challenge the ground rule he'd set out.

The bard is brimming with anticipation, but simply stands there with his hands clasped behind his back. With any other acquaintance he'd be veering into their personal bubble, but with Xiao he's different. He doesn't want to overwhelm.

The control of his element would also deserve a special mention, should it be featured in today's training session. It is not. Today, the focus is to keep his body healthy, flexible, and agile. It all starts with a run, which evolves into a long sprint to test his endurance and velocity. If he had a watch with him, it would have been easier to see how many minutes he takes to run all those kilometers. From mere deduction alone, however, he figures the timing is within his usual.

After a few rounds of running, he returns to his original training ground, initiating more detailed, precise leg exercises. When one relies so much on his speed, it is not advisable to skip leg day. And after his muscles signal to him that they have been worked on enough, Kaeya takes a moment to do a few more post-run stretches. How troublesome would it be to be sore come the next morning?

...

Needless it is to say that the knight has long sensed a presence. Hard not to, especially when he is training in an isolated area within the Mondstadtian landscape, far from the Knight's barracks and officially designated training grounds. He has been merely waiting to see if this presence would manifest or simply study him from the comfortable safety of the shadows.

Slender fingers meet deep ocean-blue locks as he runs them through his hair, allowing a sigh to escape his lips. A sign that he is steading his heartbeat, managing his stamina. A break would not hurt, certainly. Even if for only a short while. He makes his way to the nearby tree, where he had left a satchel with his belongings. A white cotton towel is retrieved and then patted against his neck and bare chest.

This person... So hesitant and indecisive. He may as well do them the honor.

Now, Venti hadn't meant to start spying on the Calvary Captain, really. Unlike the diligent knight, the bard had spent most of his day lazing about in the open fields- that is, until he spotted Kaeya running around off in the distance. It was easy enough to follow silently behind, until they reached this little clearing. And after that point, well...

"The wolves might get disturbed from more humans entering the forest." Not that he intend to kick the bard out of their territory. He was just worried for his lupical getting anxious at the presence of another human.