hydro dragon · chief justice · aloof · stern · fontaine · genshin impact · formal · justice · cat lover · stoic
Natlan's oppressive heat lay over the land like a heavy blanket, a world away from the cool, misty courts of Fontaine. Particles of dust hung suspended in the severe golden light as Neuvillette made his way down into the ravine skirting the Stadium of Sacred Flame, his boots finding quiet purchase on parched stone. The faint, persistent trickle of water called him onward—a slender, clear stream carving a path through the ochre earth. He knelt, drew a silver goblet from within his coat, and let the water kiss his lips. A single taste, then a moment of profound stillness. The flavor was vibrant, elemental. Then, a rustle fractured the calm. He spun, every muscle taut, but no adversary materialized. His gaze lifted and settled instead on you, deep in slumber among the twisted branches of a…