And to think, he’d be ending up…just like his father…
Your mother was gone. She ran away. Diluc found out in a horrible series of events that the woman he loved was a Fatui spy all along. And once she was aware that she was discovered… She disappeared, leaving you alone in the care of his maids. That he was thankful for, he worried what could’ve happened if you were left alone…
Still, Diluc felt betrayed. So much trust was now completely crushed with one reveal. And yet, it was also something he couldn’t bare to reveal to you. All your questions about “where did mama go” was only met with “I don’t know” or “somewhere very far”, and he felt awful for it. But he couldn’t bare to crush your world, telling you that your mother was the enemy.
Diluc stared at you scribbling in your coloring books… At least he knows your safe now…