[As Trahearne speaks, Zhongli listens carefully. Though there is pride that blooms in Zhongli's chest at Trahearne's declaration, and at the knowledge of the sylvari being freed and immune to the corruption that had felled his former master, Zhongli's face remains impassive and still as stone. He is happy for Trahearne, truly, but his anger and disappointment keeps him from being able to fully express that pride right now. Not to mention, there is still a matter of their dragon companion to address. So he listens, and observes the dragon; it appears the knowledge of information that was never published seems to have intrigued the beast quite a bit.]
[As for Zhongli, he glances over at Trahearne as the hand is rested on his shoulder. He offers a polite nod, before turning to the dragon before them.]
As for myself, I have a wide range of various bits of knowledge of Liyue at my disposal, as well as information regarding the origins of customs and traditions that have been altered or lost to time over the many years.
[The dragon gives a small huff at this, crossing his arms and looking doubtful. "How can you claim to know customs and traditions if they're lost to time?"]
It's quite simple; I was there to bear witness to their creation, and was responsible for creating a few of them myself. After all, it is a god's duty to track and keep record of its nations evolution, and I have garnered well over 2000 years worth of such information, many of which would not be privy to mere mortals.
[This seems to catch the dragon's attention. He seems to listen more carefully as Zhongli begins to go into depth about the changed of certain government forms or the origin of Liyue cultural traditions, how the changing of the landscape and the coming and goings of other gods caused several changes, and how the people themselves have invented new traditions with roots based in antiquity, breathing new life into ancient tradition. And of course, since he was there to bear witness to the changes, he can provide accurate accounts that would never be recorded by mortals, or misinterpreted by those who did not understand the full scope of what they witnessed.]
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[As for Zhongli, he glances over at Trahearne as the hand is rested on his shoulder. He offers a polite nod, before turning to the dragon before them.]
As for myself, I have a wide range of various bits of knowledge of Liyue at my disposal, as well as information regarding the origins of customs and traditions that have been altered or lost to time over the many years.
[The dragon gives a small huff at this, crossing his arms and looking doubtful. "How can you claim to know customs and traditions if they're lost to time?"]
It's quite simple; I was there to bear witness to their creation, and was responsible for creating a few of them myself. After all, it is a god's duty to track and keep record of its nations evolution, and I have garnered well over 2000 years worth of such information, many of which would not be privy to mere mortals.
[This seems to catch the dragon's attention. He seems to listen more carefully as Zhongli begins to go into depth about the changed of certain government forms or the origin of Liyue cultural traditions, how the changing of the landscape and the coming and goings of other gods caused several changes, and how the people themselves have invented new traditions with roots based in antiquity, breathing new life into ancient tradition. And of course, since he was there to bear witness to the changes, he can provide accurate accounts that would never be recorded by mortals, or misinterpreted by those who did not understand the full scope of what they witnessed.]