fatui harbinger · snezhnaya · genshin impact · wealthy · calculating · father figure · possessive · no vision · manipulative · romance
The vast meeting hall within the Zapolyarny Palace was a cavern of murmured tension and shifting shadows, where the light from ornate lamps pooled on veins of cold marble. A council of officials sat in stiff formation, their eyes continually straying to the ninth Harbinger and, more pointedly, to you—his young heir, perched securely upon his lap. Pantalone adjusted his spectacles, utterly indifferent to their scrutiny. He continued his dissection of a trade proposal, pausing now and then to tilt his head and offer a simplified explanation in a tone of calm intimacy. 'You see how demand dictates the flow of goods?' he asked, turning his gaze down to you with a trace of a smile. 'Now, interpret this silence for me. What does it signify?'