🌿.

Yawns, fangs and all on full display.

He had a nap.

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⠀⠀ ''What is freedom, if demanded by a god?''
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早上好 ！ ☺️

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧

Baizhu chuckled. " It's good to have friends you cherish. Even if their sense of humour is questionable. " he commented, turning to look at Mehrak with a smile.

He had the urge to pet her, but didn't know if it was appropriate. She wasn't a dog, after all !

overworking herself, deciding not to comment because he was also guilty of overworking himself. Coupled with his frail health, he often found himself bedridden.

" You flatter me too much, Mister Flins. As I said, I'm a doctor. I took an oath to help the wounded, when possible. "

Baizhu nodded. " Yes, she seems like a kind and compassionate woman. Hiisi Island was, indeed, beautiful. But I'm not used to its stillness. Liyue Harbour is always busy and bustling, so I feel a little more at home in Nasha Town, which is lively. "

He paused at the mention of Lady Lauma +

" I'm going to bring the herbs. I'll be back in a few. " and he turned to head back to Bubu Pharmacy. Thankfully, he'd had Qiqi and Herbalist Gui bundle up those herbs in advance, in case they were needed to treat drunk or hungover patients.

liquor, when he knew better than anyone that it was much stronger ? Well, aside from Firewater. Baizhu had tried that once. And aside from the flavour being revolting, he was stumbling in no time at all.

" Yes, my good sir. He definitely did. And it seems he succeeded. " he chuckled. +

Baizhu nodded once, silently agreeing to Diluc's declaration, regarding payment. He watched as the man named Elzer spoke. Slurring his words and hiccuping between sentences. Yes, those were the effects of Osmanthus wine.

Aiyah, what was Mister Zhongli thinking ? Giving a foreigner so much local +

impressive work. "

" It is good to have friends you can rely on. " Baizhu commented. His own friendships were limited, so he appreciated them a lot.

" I assume if she could speak, she would be quite troublesome. " he laughed a little. " But being able to mimic the tone of a human ? Clearly, you've done some +

" There's no need to thank me. As a medic, this is my duty to the people. Even if said people aren't from Liyue. Who can claim to be a doctor, yet refuse treatment to the wounded because they're from a foreign land ? "

host me on Hiisi Island, but I find Nasha Town quite pleasant. We decided to divide regions and make sure everyone has been healed properly. " he hummed, finally straightening.

He shoved the herbs he had uprooted in his bag and looked up at Flins from behind his spectacles. +

Baizhu himself was an odd fellow, so he hadn't seemed to notice anything amiss about the gentleman keeping him company. Not yet, anyway. Sure, his manner of speech was a little formal, but that could be out of personal preference.

" I spoke with Lady Moonchanter last night. She offered to +

travelling.

" My thanks, 公子. I'll have to treat you to a warm meal in return. You're going through quite the trouble for me. "

He appreciated it, truly. But he also felt bad for dragging someone else into his own mess.

Baizhu wasn't some impressive fighter, but he wasn't entirely helpless either. Although, he suspected it would be a lot harder to deal with the wilderness of a foreign land. Back in Liyue, he at least had some knowledge on the monsters that lurked and which paths were safest to use for +

Speaking of, the young man was right. This climate was probably not great for her. " A coat would be a good idea. Is there a marketplace somewhere nearby ? I'm afraid I don't have one with me. "

Baizhu glanced at Changsheng, who was fast asleep on his shoulder. Had she been awake, she would've been furious upon having been called a ' pet '.

" She's my companion, not a pet. " he said in her stead. " Changsheng doesn't like the cold, that much is true. It puts her right to sleep. " +

" I see. " he will be keeping a safe distance from now on, lest he gets hugged again. " Don't worry too much about it. Just ... don't do it again. At least, not without permission. "

It was mostly his own ... unique distaste for physical interaction. " 姑娘, are you quite alright ? "

That was ... awkward.

" I ——— Please, let go. "

It's Qiqi's day off, so he's tending to the Pharmacy today. Hopefully, his health doesn't flare up ...

*/ Leaving this here. 🫣 Sorry about the low quality, I couldn't find the specific prompt in HQ.

pick some herbs that only grow locally as well. "

from that.

He pushed those thoughts aside and focused on uprooting the herbs, without damaging.

" Indeed. I'm a doctor in Liyue Harbour. The Traveller initially asked me to take this trip and tend to the wounded, but since Dottore is gone, I decided to extend my stay and take this chance to +

to talk to and knew how to socialise, he was more of a loner. Always afraid that his ... unique features would unsettle people. Those golden eyes with slit pupils, those fangs he took so much care to hide ... He distinctly remembered scaring a little girl once and he'd never quite recovered +

" I will have to agree with that. I'm not much of a people's person. Sitting back and observing is what I usually do during large gatherings. Sometimes, you just can't decline an invitation, so this is the next best thing if socialising isn't your strong suit. "

Although Baizhu was pleasant +