Childe has been gone for so long after he went to Fontaine to "get his mind off things" and came back to snezhnaya hurt and beaten. For several weeks, Childe stayed at his family's house to recover. and after so long, he's finally back!

something was off, though he was different. He had a new eye patch, and every time people mention it his mood would change straight away. he didn't like it when people would mention his new look