[Kaeya's gaze moved from Lumine to Aether and then back to her with a very long, heavy sigh.]
It wouldn't be the first time I've had to hurt someone.
[Someone he cared about. But that went unsaid, although probably not unheard.
Memories of his fight with Diluc surfaced to his mind briefly, the day he told the truth about what his real purpose was in being in Mondstadt and Diluc took it about as well as can be expected.
But, this time, he didn't exactly like the idea of doing it on purpose. With Diluc, it had mostly been an awful case of bad timing. Had Kaeya picked a better time, perhaps the outcome would have been different. Perhaps there wouldn't be a rift between them. Perhaps they'd still be...
He shook his head. He couldn't dwell on the past, just like Aether couldn't either. He shouldn't. With a click of his tongue, his sword was out and he held up to Lumine, sword pointed right at her chest.]
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It wouldn't be the first time I've had to hurt someone.
[Someone he cared about. But that went unsaid, although probably not unheard.
Memories of his fight with Diluc surfaced to his mind briefly, the day he told the truth about what his real purpose was in being in Mondstadt and Diluc took it about as well as can be expected.
But, this time, he didn't exactly like the idea of doing it on purpose. With Diluc, it had mostly been an awful case of bad timing. Had Kaeya picked a better time, perhaps the outcome would have been different. Perhaps there wouldn't be a rift between them. Perhaps they'd still be...
He shook his head. He couldn't dwell on the past, just like Aether couldn't either. He shouldn't. With a click of his tongue, his sword was out and he held up to Lumine, sword pointed right at her chest.]
I wouldn't continue to run if I were you, Aether.