10:39Still, I think I'd like to get some air. Give you all some space to get those creative juices flowing.
10:50Splendid. Then no need to worry about the situation on Dragonspine, Varka. The Honorary Knight and I have got it
10:56covered. We'll be right back.
10:58All right, be careful out there. And make sure to reach out if you need backup.
11:03It's such a relief to have your help. I still have more scouting to do, so I'll see you all
11:07later!
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20:00That explains the fortifications!
20:04Not that they would make much of a difference.
20:07Regardless-
20:08At least we know these heili trolls aren't a threat to Monstat.
20:12We call them monsters.
20:14But as our own day of judgment approaches,
20:17Are we not exactly in the position they once were?
20:21It's tragic all around.
20:23Et si nous n'avons pas finir ces trials bientôt, nous allons aussi être...
20:28En fait, je voudrais entendre votre réponse first.
20:32Dans les yeux de l'Hévenly Principles, qu'est-ce que tu penses mieux symboliser la liberté?
20:40La liberté...
20:41Je veux dire la pluie, mais dans cette place, tout je vois dans la pluie est anguish et grief.
20:48Si c'est la vraie face de l'Hévenly, c'est peut-être que c'est trop tragique une picture.
20:55Oui, l'Hévenly doit être un bon truc.
20:58C'est Paimon's favorite part de monstead.
21:02Moi aussi.
21:04Et pourtant, je me sens que l'Hévenly de l'Hévenly n'a pas existé depuis longtemps.
21:11Ah?
21:17I'm sure you've heard from the Tsaritsa that all the rules of this world are curses.
21:23The freedom we all aspire to is no exception.
21:27What does freedom really mean when demanded of you by a god?
21:32So that's why you played your cards close to your chest in that meeting.
21:36If I revealed to them the true nature of the freedom that exists in this world,
21:42I figured it would only dampen their spirits.
21:46Especially Jeans.
21:48She's so earnest.
21:50Oh.
21:51Makes sense.
21:52That was actually pretty thoughtful of you, not giving them that burden.
21:57For once.
21:58You weren't so tone-deaf after all.
22:02I'll take that as a compliment.
22:05At first, all I wanted was to protect them, but...
22:09Once I started to live among them as Venti and pass the days by their side,
22:14I started to sense something new being born in monstead.
22:18I couldn't help but wonder.
22:20How do they view freedom?
22:22Is their definition different than mine?
22:25So, when it comes to this question of freedom we've been tasked with,
22:30I firmly believe the answer lies with the people, not with me.
22:35I'm sure you...
22:36You bet!
22:37You'll never convince Paimon that the people of monstead don't have true freedom.
22:42You live and breathe it!
22:44And if the Heavenly Principles doesn't think so,
22:47it must be because their understanding of freedom is wrong,
22:50not the other way around.
22:53I appreciate that.
22:55And you know what, Paimon?
22:56You took the words right out of my mouth.
23:19All right.
23:21We investigated the situation on Dragon Spine,
23:23and everyone can rest assured.
23:24The Hilly Churls pose no threat to monstead.
23:28Great.
23:29That's one less fire for us to put out.
23:31Also, you're back just in time.
23:34We thought long and hard, really racked our brains.
23:37I'm talking full-on mental gymnastics.
23:39And I do believe we've come up with an answer to our little riddle.
23:42It wasn't that dramatic.
23:44The answer basically just presented itself.
23:47Really killing the suspense here.
23:49But whatever, I'll just spit it out.
23:52What is freedom, if not the wind, right?
23:55So I plan to let the turbulent air currents near Dragon Spine
23:59fly me right up to the Sky Frost's nail on my wind glider.
24:03Leaving it all up to the wind, huh?
24:06Not bad.
24:07How did you come up with that idea, might I ask?
24:12It's simple, really.
24:14To all of us in monstead, the wind is a blessing.
24:17One that's been by our side for as long as we can remember.
24:21A blessing?
24:23In all the stories I grew up hearing,
24:25we were always taught that monstead wouldn't exist without the wind.
24:29The stories sing its praises profusely.
24:33Whenever I feel lost,
24:34I like to sit in the garden near the Knights of Favonius Headquarters
24:38and feel the breeze against my skin.
24:40In those moments,
24:41the wind feels like the gentle guidance of our god.
24:45The end of the world is nigh.
24:46Things are about as bad as they can get.
24:49We can panic.
24:50We can despair.
24:51We can feel like there's nowhere to turn.
24:53But when the going gets tough,
24:54what do we always say?
24:58Still, the winds change direction.
25:02Someday, they will blow towards a brighter future.
25:06In times like these,
25:07willpower is a force stronger than any magic.
25:11Of course, if Varka's glider falls apart
25:14or some other emergency occurs,
25:16I'll find a way to help.
25:20You kind of took the wind out of my sails there a bit.
25:22But I suppose that's fair.
25:25I'm not 100% certain this is going to work either.
25:28Haha, a blessing.
25:30I like the sound of that.
25:32Well then,
25:34you have my blessing as well.
25:36Haha, glad to hear it.
25:38Well, no sense kicking this can down the road any further.
25:41I'm going to head out.
25:43I'll come with you.
25:44I'm sure you could use a few more blessings along the way, right?
25:49Besides,
25:50I rather think this historic moment
25:52deserves to be commemorated in a song.
26:02This spot should do the trick.
26:04The wind's just right.
26:06All I need to do is jump
26:07and let the current do the rest.
26:09So you might as well come out with it already.
26:11I know you didn't follow me all the way out here
26:13just to write a song.
26:14Let me tell you a story.
26:19Once upon a time,
26:21long, long ago,
26:24Mondstadt was home to an animo spirit
26:26who roamed free
26:28without a care in the world.
26:30He went wherever the wind took him.
26:32And over time,
26:33he crossed paths with many humans
26:35and eventually became their friend.
26:38He fought alongside them
26:40and even helped them overthrow
26:42Dekarabian himself.
26:44What profound love
26:46he must have had for humanity
26:48to decide to make this place his home.
26:51Back then,
26:52he was just like you.
26:55He also thought of the wind as a blessing.
27:00I'm sensing a but in there somewhere.
27:03But then,
27:04he learned many truths
27:06he would have been better off never knowing.
27:10Encountered gods far more powerful than he.
27:14And with each passing day,
27:16there was more and more to weigh on his mind.
27:20Before he knew it,
27:22ages had passed since he last indulged
27:24in his favorite pastime.
27:27Drifting on the wind.
27:29Letting it take him where it wills.
27:32His favorite pastime, right?
27:34Kind of seems like something
27:35he feels duty-bound to do,
27:37but that's just me.
27:39The two are not so different.
27:41Did you become Grand Master
27:44because you wanted to?
27:45Or because of a sense of duty?
27:48Haha, I get your point.
27:52I, Grand Master Varka
27:54of the Knights of Favonius,
27:55would do anything for Mondstadt.
27:58Even if it means plunging myself headfirst
27:59into mortal danger,
28:01I wouldn't hesitate for a second.
28:03But,
28:04if Lord Barbados and I share the same desire,
28:07we might hold him back.
28:08I mean, besides,
28:09it can't be done.
28:10You can't put the wind on a leash.
28:13You make it sound like
28:14I was about to scoot off ahead
28:16and leave you in the dust.
28:18Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
28:19Your words, not mine.
28:22But seriously,
28:23without the freedom you brought us,
28:25Mondstadt would not be the place it is today.
28:28Lord Barbados,
28:29I know how high the stakes are.
28:31I will stand guard here
28:32until you safely return.
28:34And I will bring your answer,
28:37and the witness I have borne
28:38over the centuries,
28:40before the heavenly principles.
28:53I know how high the stakes are.
29:19I know how high the stakes are.
29:20Guess it won't be easy breezy
29:21all the way to the top after all.
29:23No problem.
29:25I'll catch the next gust of wind.
29:41Okay.
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