If it were Lady Heavenly Principles, she probably already knew the whole story.
Yet Little Griseo had asked this question.
Did that mean... Little Griseo actually didn't know?
"I'll explain." Lady Phanes was genuinely gentle toward Little Griseo.
She had noticed that Little Griseo disliked entering a higher-dimensional state. But she herself liked it, and had always maintained a higher-dimensional perspective, looking down upon all living beings.
That was precisely why Little Griseo appeared so special, so dazzling, in her eyes.
"She had witnessed the calamity brought by Cana, the terrifying disaster that swept across the entire northern lands."
"And she had personally watched the First Cryo Archon, the person she respected most, die right before her eyes."
"..."
Phanes continued speaking.
Barbatos fell even deeper into silence.
"After learning the truth about Teyvat Continent, she became increasingly aware that Teyvat itself was a lie, a false prison."
"From the Year of Burnt Fires until now..."
"From the First Cryo Archon to her..."
"..."
"The decline was visible to the naked eye, as were the endless disasters."
"Even Teyvat's own power was no longer sufficient. Beset by troubles within and without, it would eventually be trapped here to die if it did not seek another way out."
"..."
The other Seven Archons reacted in different ways. Some pondered this thoughtfully, some were hearing it for the first time, some were shocked, and some remained silent.
"If not for Heavenly Principles, the First Cryo Archon would not have fallen."
"If not for Heavenly Principles... many people who should have survived would never have died."
"..."
"Erosion was a curse imposed by Heavenly Principles."
"Fate had been fixed from the very beginning."
"..."
Phanes did her best to explain it in words Little Griseo could understand, speaking in a gentle voice about