Mondstadt had been overcast for several days. No rain had fallen, but the wind was especially cold.
"What the hell is with Mondstadt's weather? At least the tavern's lively."
"It's summer! Maybe there's a downpour coming."
"Isn't it supposed to be muggy before a downpour?"
"May Lord Barbatos, the Anemo Archon, protect us."
Apart from the weather, everything else was normal.
On Windwail Highland, Eula gazed at Gardevoir in the distance. "You can communicate with Seelies too?"
Three Anemo Seelies circled Gardevoir, seemingly telling her something.
Gardevoir hurried over in a panic and hugged Eula, making little cries as she frantically gestured and tried to say something, her expression utterly alarmed.
Eula still could not fully understand what Gardevoir meant.
The other Knights of Favonius in the Reconnaissance Company looked over, understanding even less.
"Captain, is Gardevoir doing a new dance?"
"No!" Eula's expression was grave.
"Are you saying there's danger?"
Gardevoir nodded furiously.
"How much danger? Can our company hold it off?"
Shaking her head furiously, she pointed toward Mondstadt City in the distance and held up a small stone, then used her other hand to pick up pieces of charcoal and surround it densely.
"You mean there's an enormous threat that could even affect all of Mondstadt?"
Gardevoir nodded furiously.
Eula turned around. "Light the signal fires!"
"What? Captain? The signal fires?"
"Yes. I trust Gardevoir. Use the Three-Stage Wolf Smoke Signal!"
"Understood, Captain!"
Over in Mondstadt City, many people had only just come out when a sudden commotion arose.
"Charles, why is it so noisy outside?" Diluc was at the tavern today and felt too embarrassed to go outside, lest that brat Kaeya call him Lu Guoba again.
Barton, the bartender, ran in. "Master Diluc, something's happened!"
"What's going on?"
Diluc rushed outside too. Upstairs, Venti was