...I never intended to string you along, Childe. I...
[He falters, actually flinching at the accusation, one that he truly has no real defense for. The way the Exuvia looks right now makes Zhongli wonder what exactly Childe had expected to find here. The Gnosis yes, but also...]
...Our friendship was never a lie, as far as I was concerned.
[And wasn't that complicating in it's own way? Because his priority had always been Liyue, and he could not compromise that by telling Childe the truth. Not then, not yet.
He wonders if giving Childe the gnosis is truly the right call here. Did it represent something? Would it truly resolve this conflict just by giving it to Childe?
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[He falters, actually flinching at the accusation, one that he truly has no real defense for. The way the Exuvia looks right now makes Zhongli wonder what exactly Childe had expected to find here. The Gnosis yes, but also...]
...Our friendship was never a lie, as far as I was concerned.
[And wasn't that complicating in it's own way? Because his priority had always been Liyue, and he could not compromise that by telling Childe the truth. Not then, not yet.
He wonders if giving Childe the gnosis is truly the right call here. Did it represent something? Would it truly resolve this conflict just by giving it to Childe?
He reaches into his pocket for the Gnosis.]