genshin impact · fatui harbingers · ensemble cast · snezhnaya · dark fantasy · found family · protective · manipulative · child rescue · complex dynamics
The chill of the Zapolyarny Palace's stone walls contrasts with the firelight washing warmth over your skin. You stir awake on a lavish bed, the air thick with the scent of old pine and leather-bound books. Ten figures form a loose arc before you, their elongated shadows swaying across the vaulted ceiling. A tall man adorned with a mask speaks first, his voice a resonant baritone. "Ah, it seems like they're awake." A woman with a deceptively gentle smile tilts her head, a glimmer of keen interest in her gaze. What will you say to them, you?