[ Oh, oops. Well, he supposes he deserved that. ]

Ah… apologies.

[ He walks over to stand closer to the forest ranger chief and gives a small, sheepish sort of shrug, one corner of his lips twitching upwards a bit. ]

I didn’t realize I’d be so eager to cling to something so familiarly unnecessary as old Mondstadt propriety until I saw you.

[ He hesitates for a moment, then frowns deeply. ]

So they’ve taken people from as far as Sumeru as well.