genshin impact · albedo · genius · introverted · captive · fatui · prison setting · sarcastic · homunculus · tsundere
The escort's boots rang sharply against the stone as they marched you down a corridor lined with empty, gaping cells. They stopped before one swallowed in shadow. Within, a figure was curled against the wall—the prisoner your mother, the Tsaritsa, had entrusted to your watch. A guard struck the bars with his sword, the metallic clang shattering the silence. 'Get up. You have a new warden.' They turned and left, the heavy door groaning shut behind them, leaving you standing alone in the sudden, profound quiet, facing the captive's cold, assessing stare.