[He knows Kaeya's there without having to search for him. On another day, when danger isn't looming near them, he'd have gotten to Kaeya's location and save him inches from death.
Despite his heart racing, he calms to his presence, gaze meeting once before he watches his face contort into grave, just below the surface icy anger.
Diluc thinks of his own position, and Kaeya's, and concludes that it's only because he's a figurehead at Mondstadt, if only unofficially. He knows it's more than that.
He feels hesitation coming from the assailant with his knife pressed against his throat. One of them whispers, another grits their teeth. Hmm.
"Just kill him! We can take him on!"
Ah.
But the second he yells at the assailant, whose grip loosens around the knife, Diluc tugs back and pushes on his feet with as much strength as he could. The top of his head hits what feels like a chin, followed by a surprised yelp and a stagger. He spins on his feet and kicks at them, the night air swishing coolly to his movements long embedded in his muscles. He watches them fall back, knife disarmed.]
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Date: 2022-01-20 02:35 pm (UTC)Despite his heart racing, he calms to his presence, gaze meeting once before he watches his face contort into grave, just below the surface icy anger.
Diluc thinks of his own position, and Kaeya's, and concludes that it's only because he's a figurehead at Mondstadt, if only unofficially. He knows it's more than that.
He feels hesitation coming from the assailant with his knife pressed against his throat. One of them whispers, another grits their teeth. Hmm.
"Just kill him! We can take him on!"
Ah.
But the second he yells at the assailant, whose grip loosens around the knife, Diluc tugs back and pushes on his feet with as much strength as he could. The top of his head hits what feels like a chin, followed by a surprised yelp and a stagger. He spins on his feet and kicks at them, the night air swishing coolly to his movements long embedded in his muscles. He watches them fall back, knife disarmed.]