Stelle looked at Rosaria's close face, dazed for a moment.
"I don't have family, but I've witnessed many partings of life and death." Rosaria didn't dare to meet Stelle's gaze; she shifted her eyes away, "Those people's expressions are very similar to yours now."
Rosaria was a little troubled; she had never comforted anyone. In fact, when she used to see people like this, she would even say a few cold words to make them face reality.
But facing Stelle, she couldn't act like she used to.
"If you're willing, you can tell me about your past." Rosaria hesitated for a moment, then looked into Stelle's eyes and said.
She thought it might be better to say it… Of course, this was also for information; she wanted to gather intelligence while Stelle was unguarded.
"Hmm, actually there's nothing to hide. I just don't want to say too much because I think others probably won't believe it." Stelle thought for a moment and decided that chatting before bed was quite nice.
"I'm actually not from this world."
"Mm…" Rosaria heard this and felt no surprise at all.
Indeed, how could there be such a perfect Damselette as Stelle in this world?
Stelle spoke slowly, and Rosaria listened carefully.
Although what Stelle said was a bit advanced for her, Rosaria didn't think Stelle was lying.
"Hey~ actually it's nothing. Missing them is missing them… but I'll definitely find them in the future." Stelle smiled with a sense of relief, then lay back down.
She could see the struggle in Rosaria's expression, as if she wanted to comfort him but didn't know how to start.
Fortunately, he wasn't truly emo; this little bit of disappointment quickly faded.
And just as he had said, he believed there would be a day of reunion in the future.
Although there was no concrete evidence, he was, after all, someone who could contain a star core.
He felt that he should probably be considered a Changsheng.
There was plenty of time; as long as he didn't give up, there would always be a chance to find a way back.
"Mm…"
After some hesitation, Rosaria turned back around, no longer looking at Stelle.
The two fell into silence.
Soon, Rosaria heard Stelle's soft and regular breathing.
He seemed to have fallen asleep.
But Rosaria felt no drowsiness at all; on the contrary, as Stelle gradually fell asleep, an inexplicable flutter arose in her heart.
After much hesitation, she slowly turned around again.
Stelle was facing her directly, allowing her to see his serene sleeping face at a glance.
Rosaria slowly reached out to Stelle, but stopped her movement just as she was about to touch him.
"What a fiend." Rosaria stared at Stelle for a long time, then let out a deep sigh.
Lowering her hand, she slowly got up, not planning to stay in the tent any longer.
Otherwise, who knew what kind of joke might happen.
She carefully left, without making any sound.
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The next morning.
"Miss Stelle, did you sleep well yesterday?" Yu Xia came before Stelle and asked with concern.
"It was alright, much more comfortable than sleeping on the grass." Stelle stretched.
And this tent… how to put it, after falling asleep yesterday, she inexplicably felt a sense of softness and warmth.
Perhaps it was her imagination?
"Speaking of which, where's Rosaria?" Stelle asked with some confusion.
She hadn't seen Rosaria's figure when she woke up this morning.
"Sister Rosaria left early this morning; it seems she had something urgent." Yu Xia explained.
"She also asked me to apologize to you. It should be something related to the church."
"I see…" Stelle sighed slightly, a little regretful.
Yesterday, she had agreed with Rosaria to go back together, but she didn't expect to have to travel alone today.
"Then without further ado, I should set off too." Stelle moved his body slightly and said to Yu Xia.
"Mm… Please be careful on your way." Yu Xia's tone was slightly reluctant, but she had no reason to keep Stelle there any longer.
Anyway, she probably knew that Stelle was currently active in Mondstadt, so there should be a chance to meet again in the future.
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In Mondstadt City, everyone's Idol, Miss Barbara, was frowning. Even after Rosaria rushed back, the worry in her heart hadn't eased much.
However, seeing Rosaria in a bad mood, Barbara suppressed her own vexation and spoke to comfort her:
"Miss Rosaria, don't worry too much, the skylyre will surely be found."
"Oh." Rosaria responded coldly.
She was inspecting the scene of the theft, but it was clear she didn't care much about the skylyre.
The reason for her bad mood was not this theft case.
It was the fact that when she walked out of the tent this morning, she happened to encounter a Knight who was looking for her.
That guy said something about trouble at the church and insisted she return.
It seemed very urgent; that Knight probably took a carriage first, then ran all the way, otherwise he wouldn't have been so exhausted.
As a result, Rosaria had to return to Mondstadt first, and her agreement with Stelle ultimately could not be fulfilled.
"Did you not witness the culprit yesterday?" Rosaria straightened up and asked the two Knights standing beside her.
"Uh, it was too dark. We only vaguely saw that the culprit was one yellow and one green…" The two Knights looked at each other, then gave a not-so-satisfying answer.
"One yellow, one green?" Rosaria raised an eyebrow.
There weren't many people with such color characteristics in Mondstadt City; she immediately thought of two.
One was that suspicious bard who had appeared in Mondstadt at some unknown time; she had kept an eye on him for a while.
The other was Lumine, the Traveler who came from afar with Stelle.
But, these two people…
Rosaria looked down at the scene again, at the pedestal where the skylyre had been placed.
Those two people didn't match the elemental traces left at the scene.
If she remembered correctly, those two should both be Anemo element users, but there were Electro element residues at the scene.
Moreover, this residue was very familiar to her.
"The traces at the scene are very similar to a Fatui Electro Damselette." Rosaria said slowly, pinching her chin.
"Ah? You mean the culprit is the Fatui?!" Barbara covered her mouth in surprise.
The reactions of the other two Knights were much smaller; their impression of the Fatui was already not good, so it wasn't that surprising for them to do such a thing.
"Then those two people we saw last night…"
"Those two might be connected to the Fatui, or perhaps they attempted a theft but were intercepted by the Fatui." Rosaria gave her judgment.
"This matter is not that simple. Go report it to Acting Grand Master Jean and let her decide."