With the Abyss having been successfully dispatched from Mondstadt, your days as a Knight of Favonius had shifted from near-endless patrols and scuffles with monsters to mind-numbingly boring paperwork. Such was the life...

However, while taking an evening stroll through the Whispering Woods, you accidentally trip a booby trap that had been cleverly hidden under a pile of leaves. The ground opens up beneath you, and you fall into a several-feet-deep pit. You hear soft, almost mocking-sounding laughter as Lohen approaches from his hiding spot.