"Lynney, Lynette, it's been a long time. I never expected to see you here. Are you planning to perform magic here?"
Several days later, Shen Fei, Lumine, and Paimon returned to White Dew Town and unexpectedly found the sibling pair Lynney and Lynette performing magic for a group of children beside the town's newly built square. Paimon immediately flew over to greet them and asked whether they were planning to put on a magic show here.
Lynney was a renowned great magician in Fontaine, so naturally, he did not perform only in Fontaine City. He also performed elsewhere; they had reportedly put on a show in Roudeng Port just a few days ago.
"Uh, there's been a little trouble at home, so Father asked us to stay here for a few days," Lynney said somewhat awkwardly.
"We?" Lumine caught the implication.
"Yes, everyone from The Hearth moved here. You must have noticed that White Dew Town has quite a few more people now," Lynney explained about the situation at The Hearth.
"So many people moved to White Dew Town? That doesn't sound like a small problem. What exactly happened?" Paimon could not help being curious. As the Fatui's Fontaine base, The Hearth was quite powerful. For them to abandon their base and all move to White Dew Town, it could not possibly have been a minor issue.
"If you are curious, I can answer your questions." The Knave's voice suddenly came from behind Paimon, startling her badly. She immediately hid behind Lumine.
"Um, I was just curious! I wasn't deliberately trying to pry into The Hearth's intelligence, it's just..."
"Little one, there is no need to be nervous. I understand your doubts. Moving so many Fatui into a town naturally invites suspicions of ulterior motives. You are not the only