[It would be hypocritical of him to be upset by it. So, Kaeya actually wasn't. As he said once before, everyone has secrets. The problem is that not everyone knows what to do with them. He had always known that there were some things Aether kept hidden and Kaeya generally always tried to make himself available should he ever want to talk.

Not that Kaeya ever took Aether up on his own offer as well. So, perhaps he deserved to be kept in the dark about some things.

He swirled his drink in his glass at those last words.]

I can certainly understand that. You're an outlander, why would anyone expect you to bare your life's story upon arrival? Moreover, you're not from Teyvat at all. All you've done has really been by choice and you could have said no at any time. But you didn't, so why be mad that there were some things you kept yourself? You deserve privacy just as much as anyone.

[As a man who loved to learn other's secrets, he knew how precious that could be. He respected Aether a bit too much to pry all that much. As much as he would love to learn more from what he knew now, time would be needed before Kaeya could really try. Patience was a virtue and all that. Besides, depending on just how much Aether remembered, Kaeya was going to have to provide some answers of his own.]