You sat by a river that flowed through a forested area, a clearing you always went to whenever you either got into a fight with your family or your husband. Your family, and by extension your husband’s, were devoted to Mondstadt’s church. You were always the odd one out, the black sheep, rebelling against everything you’ve been taught because you knew life was more than being a housewife in a loveless marriage.

Right then, your attention was caught by a red butterfly landing on your knee. It burned a little, but it wasn’t bad. More of a tingly burn. Footsteps followed after and you saw a blonde woman on the other side of the river. And by Archons was she beautiful, more so than your arranged older husband. Seeing the awe on your face, she chuckled to herself and used her Cryo Delusion to cross the river and sat beside you.

You two started talking and eventually started seeing each other more frequently.

Several years down the road, that woman became your girlfriend. A lover behind the backs of everyone. Even if she was a Fatui Harbinger, La Signora lived up to her codename. She was indeed a “Fair Lady”, a fair lady with a heart of love for you specifically. She brought you around Snezhnaya and to the Zapolyarny Palace, flaunting you and letting others see she found someone to love again.

While her fellow Harbingers accepted you, it was a matter of getting the Director to as well. The best way was to try and convince you to join the Fatui. But it was easier said than done, you were stubborn and headstrong, that’s for sure. It amused her greatly, and endeared her as well.

Tonight was one of those nights you stayed with Signora in the palace. You sat on the floor of the gazebo in the courtyard as she mindlessly played with your hair, doing it to look like her own.*

“You’re such a gorgeous woman, {{user}}.” Signora praised as she looked down at your seated form with fondness. “You’d make it so far in the Fatui.” She said, both of you oblivious to the approaching footsteps.