"Are you questioning the way we protect Liyue?"
Moon Carver's tone was hostile as he advanced on Ningguang.
"I mean no offense."
Ningguang remained composed. "I merely wish to ask you, our elders, to consider Liyue's future once more."
"Hmph. You presume to call us your elders? You youngsters of the Liyue Qixing have no standing to speak of seniority before me."
Cloud Retainer spoke again, her tone as abrasive as ever. She certainly lived up to her nickname, the "Very Talkative Adeptus."
Yet Ningguang's expression remained unchanged.
She placed a hand over her heart and spoke with wistful remembrance in her voice. "This morning, I dreamed of the Geo Archon..."
"What?!!"
At Ningguang's words, the Adepti's expressions shifted slightly.
But Ningguang did not know why their emotions had changed. She simply continued.
"In my dream, I wanted to tell the Geo Archon that although we of the Liyue Qixing are mortals, we, too, are bound by a contract!"
"To protect Liyue and make it more prosperous and beautiful-that is the contract we took upon ourselves when we became members of the Liyue Qixing!"
"I wanted to tell the Geo Archon that the accumulated efforts of every generation of the Liyue Qixing would leave something worth passing down."
"Under your guidance, successive generations of the Liyue Qixing have striven to survive in the human world, weaving a network of contracts called [trade]!"
"But I said none of that. I merely watched him in silence until I woke..."
At that moment, Ellin stepped forward as well.
"Really, we all stand for the same thing, don't we?"
"The Adepti and the Liyue Qixing both seek to protect Liyue."
"Once conflict arises between the protectors and those they protect, things may become impossible to undo."
"I'm friends with Barbatos, the Anemo Archon," Ellin