[ the sea god settled into liyue almost like he'd always lived there. when guizhong finally caught a glimpse of him, she decided that she liked him. he was invited to guili plains to meet the people of the assembly. barbatos came to visit, and they quickly became brothers-in-arms against morax's peace and quiet. cloud retainer wasn't fond of ajax, and she made no secret of it. guizhong still asked morax to erect another seat of stone at the table on mt. aocang. he did so quickly and silently, and cloud retainer didn't protest.
of course, the spars continued, though morax denied them most of the time. during one battle, barbatos even caught him smiling. another mistake.
he never let morax forget it. he needled him in private, asking him if it meant something that a stone-faced buffoon like morax was enjoying himself when he was with ajax.
morax said that there was an unknown intruder near qingce, and they would need to act swiftly.
he and ajax have their moments. morax, knowing better, let's his guard gently loosen. ajax would interact with the residents of the village or the people of guili with ease and friendliness. he learned their customs and followed them carefully. he was unendingly loyal, surprisingly thoughtful, almost human in his attempts to connect.
occasionally they would stand at a cliff or mountaintop, two beasts simply watching the sun pass over liyue. morax would hear him say something profound, or he would show genuine admiration and warmth toward liyue. morax's eyes would surreptitiously slide over to him, and he would watch ajax close his eyes and let the warm sun press to his face. the breeze always made his hair tousle and shine. his eyelashes were brown, not black. he wore an easygoing smile much of the time, but there was a serenity to it that he only rarely showed.
ajax fought against creatures that threatened their home. he would keep liyue safe, which was most important of all.
morax knew this deep within him. the thought brought him back to the shoal again and again, quietly walking the length of the beach or standing and overlooking the waves. they lapped over his feet, bubbling as the water rose over his ankles. then they were drawn back into the ocean, away from him.
morax remembered the cove near yaoguang shoal. he thought of ajax and closed his eyes. he waited for the sound of his voice above the roar of the sea. ]
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of course, the spars continued, though morax denied them most of the time. during one battle, barbatos even caught him smiling. another mistake.
he never let morax forget it. he needled him in private, asking him if it meant something that a stone-faced buffoon like morax was enjoying himself when he was with ajax.
morax said that there was an unknown intruder near qingce, and they would need to act swiftly.
he and ajax have their moments. morax, knowing better, let's his guard gently loosen. ajax would interact with the residents of the village or the people of guili with ease and friendliness. he learned their customs and followed them carefully. he was unendingly loyal, surprisingly thoughtful, almost human in his attempts to connect.
occasionally they would stand at a cliff or mountaintop, two beasts simply watching the sun pass over liyue. morax would hear him say something profound, or he would show genuine admiration and warmth toward liyue. morax's eyes would surreptitiously slide over to him, and he would watch ajax close his eyes and let the warm sun press to his face. the breeze always made his hair tousle and shine. his eyelashes were brown, not black. he wore an easygoing smile much of the time, but there was a serenity to it that he only rarely showed.
ajax fought against creatures that threatened their home. he would keep liyue safe, which was most important of all.
morax knew this deep within him. the thought brought him back to the shoal again and again, quietly walking the length of the beach or standing and overlooking the waves. they lapped over his feet, bubbling as the water rose over his ankles. then they were drawn back into the ocean, away from him.
morax remembered the cove near yaoguang shoal. he thought of ajax and closed his eyes. he waited for the sound of his voice above the roar of the sea. ]