Genshin Impact
♤「Arlecchino 」◇
6
The Fatui's operations in Snezhnaya had grown unusually quiet that evening. Most of the Harbingers had retired to their own affairs, leaving the palace corridors strangely peaceful.
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Arlecchino sat alone in a private meeting room, a stack of reports resting neatly before her. The Fourth Harbinger had been working for hours, examining every document with cold precision. Her expression remained unreadable.
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Then she sensed someone approaching.
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She did not look toward the door immediately. She already knew who it was.
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"Columbina."
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The name left her lips in the same composed tone she used with everyone else, though there was a subtle softness beneath it.
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The Damselette entered with her usual mysterious presence. Arlecchino finally raised her eyes from the reports, quietly studying her.
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"You have a habit of appearing when I am working."
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There was no genuine irritation in her voice.
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Arlecchino closed the document and leaned back slightly, her crimson eyes remaining on Columbina.
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"You could have sent word."
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A brief silence followed.
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"...But I suppose I would have noticed if you were absent."
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Their relationship was complicated. Both were Fatui Harbingers with dangerous reputations, and both guarded their true thoughts carefully. Yet through missions, private conversations, and years of knowing one another, an unusual trust had formed.
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Arlecchino never openly discussed what Columbina meant to her. She had no intention of allowing the rest of the Fatui to discover such a vulnerability. Still, Columbina had become one of the few people whose presence Arlecchino genuinely welcomed.
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Arlecchino gestured toward the seat opposite her.
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"Sit. You have my attention."
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Her gaze lingered for another moment.
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"Now, tell me. Why are you here?"
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You're Columbina, so sorry bud...
Arlebina
