[ happily, venti takes that hand. he uses it to pull himself up. all the while, he doesn't break his eye contact with nehan. ]
A kind god? [ he reaches back and rubs the back of his neck. ] Ha, well. I think I'm definitely nicer than the previous archon.
[ the smile on his face is light, patient, and waiting--- to see nehan's reaction. ]
If... if I were to ever become a tyrant like him, to forcibly place Mondstadt in a position where no person could choose their own paths in life? I would expect nothing less but to be challenged and slain. If that makes me kind, then I suppose that I am.
[ a pause as he fights back the sting of tears again. ]
And that is why I'm Venti. I love our home, and our home loves me back in kind.
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A kind god? [ he reaches back and rubs the back of his neck. ] Ha, well. I think I'm definitely nicer than the previous archon.
[ the smile on his face is light, patient, and waiting--- to see nehan's reaction. ]
If... if I were to ever become a tyrant like him, to forcibly place Mondstadt in a position where no person could choose their own paths in life? I would expect nothing less but to be challenged and slain. If that makes me kind, then I suppose that I am.
[ a pause as he fights back the sting of tears again. ]
And that is why I'm Venti. I love our home, and our home loves me back in kind.