"All right, Apep. You've finally managed to attain an exceptionally rare state of full strength. Do you really want to fight the Heavenly Principles' Four Shadows again? Even if you could just barely kill them, you might end up worse off than before. Is that what you want?"
Theresa actually knew Apep was strong enough to trounce the Four Shades, but she deliberately downplayed Apep's strength. After all, the Stellaron Hunters had come to Teyvat to Trailblaze, not to destroy.
If Teyvat got blown to pieces, nobody would benefit.
"You were the ones who gave me new life. Then, as long as they don't interfere with my life, I won't bother with them."
Apep said this with great reluctance. After all, giving up her hatred was incredibly difficult.
"Apep, think of it this way. You were so weak before that you were already on your last legs. Think about it. If those Four Shades truly bore you ill will, why would they have let you live until now?"
"At the end of the day, they're just miserable employees. Essentially, they can't refuse the Heavenly Principles' orders."
"If they really bore you ill will, you wouldn't have survived until now, would you?"
Himeko did think that, although the Four Shades were somewhat restless, at least they hadn't run amok. At most, the Ruler of Void had collected some people in the Temple of Void as collectibles. Those people's lives weren't really in any danger.
As long as they didn't try to escape or cause trouble, life inside was actually peaceful, and very boring.
"Then, Lady Apep, what are your thoughts now?"
"If you need Sumeru's help, we'll do our best to accommodate you."
Nahida looked at the now green-haired, mature dragon maiden, doing her best to soothe this Dendro Dragon King.