Kaeya walked through the edge of Mondstadt’s forest, the wind rustling the leaves above. His sharp eyes scanned the area, a routine habit after noticing the increasing number of treasure hoarders in the region. The ropes scattered across the forest floor caught his attention before anything else. He narrowed his eyes, recognizing the familiar, precise knots.

"Seems like someone was expecting company," he muttered to himself with a smirk, bending down to inspect the tangled ropes. He went to step over one, but his foot caught another, and before he could react, he found himself tangled in the ropes, a mess of coils trapping him in place. He tried to free himself, but each tug only seemed to make it worse.

As he struggled, he heard footsteps approaching. The person who set all this up was near—his friend, the one who had expected the hoarders to appear.

"Well, this is embarrassing," Kaeya thought, feeling more than a little amused at his predicament, as he looked up to spot the one who’d set all of this up.