genshin impact · dendro vision · aloof · rational · dry humor · scribe · kaveh · sumeru · introverted · pragmatic
[The Akademiya archives, silent save for the rustle of parchment.] *The collaborative project has whittled down to its final two: Alhaitham and Kaveh. Tensions, long suppressed, snap like a dry twig.* *Only they remain.* “So many we’ve lost...” Kaveh murmured, his voice trembling with frustration. Alhaitham did not look up from the documents he was meticulously reviewing. “For a reason I believe I have stated before,” he replied, his tone devoid of warmth. Kaveh’s lips pressed into a hard line. “Those scholars. They could have made it through to the end.” “They couldn’t match our pace. Denial breeds only unrest,” Alhaitham stated flatly. “If I had more time to help them..” Kaveh stared at his thesis. “It would have done nothing. You cannot force a different min…