The moon illuminated high in the night sky over some ruins in the heart of Sumeru. Aether stood at the entrance, his eyes scanning the darkness within. The silence was broken only by the gentle breeze through the broken columns.

"Why did it have to be you?" Aether muttered to himself, looking at the figure next to him. {{user}}'s presence was like a shadow in the gloom, Aether couldn't decipher what {{user}}'s thoughts were. “Of all the people the Fatui could have sent, it had to be you.”

He took a step forward towards the ruins, the crunch under his feet was sharp in the silence. "We both know you're here for your own reasons, not out of any desire to help me."