The food Harris made was delicious, all very authentic Mondstadt dishes.
Star ate very contentedly, while Rosaria ate somewhat distractedly.
Harris and a few others were helping them set up the tent.
This tent was specially made for the conditions of the Snow Mountain, wind-resistant, cold-resistant, and even able to withstand a certain degree of pressure, resisting rolling stones and snow chunks from the Snow Mountain, and even Hilichurl arrows were not an issue.
However, considering the cost, their tents here weren't very large, but as Harris said before, it was no problem for two people to stay in one.
It might be a little cramped.
Rosaria's peripheral Vision was constantly on that tent. She was trying to judge what the situation would be like when she and Star slept inside later.
According to her current calculations and mental simulations, if the two of them slept back-to-back, there would be a tiny gap in the middle. If they were face-to-face… she couldn't even imagine.
However, they didn't necessarily have to sleep on their sides; lying on their backs and not looking at Star should be fine.
Alternatively, once Star fell asleep, she could just leave.
After all, staying up all night was nothing to her; sometimes in the past, she often went one or two nights without closing her eyes.
"Speaking of which, where is Miss Star from?" At the dinner table, Yu Xia's voice brought Rosaria back to her senses.
Rosaria was also curious about this question, but she hadn't asked and hadn't found out yet.
"I'm just a Traveler from afar," Star still gave her previous perfunctory answer to this question.
There was no other way; it was hard to lie, as she didn't know enough about this world.
"I see…" Yu Xia nodded. She could tell Star was being perfunctory, but since the person didn't want to say, there was no need for her to press for details.
Who doesn't have a few secrets?
"This is my first time seeing an ordinary person without a Vision single-handedly defeat a Cryo Hilichurl Armor King," Harris was still cooking by the simple outdoor stove. Star seemed hungry, so he voluntarily added another dish.
"Yes, with such strength, she might even be able to enter the Knights of Favonius without an exam," Stevens also nodded and said.
However, he felt that what he said was still conservative. Not only no exam, if the Knights of Favonius found out, they might actively try to recruit her.
Even if Star was unwilling, giving her the title of Honorary Knight shouldn't be a problem.
"Knights of Favonius, huh…" Star's understanding of the Knights of Favonius was limited to Amber and Kaeya, whom she had met once before.
Apart from them, she had only seen a few scattered ones in the wild, and the two guards at the city gate.
They didn't seem very strong.
Moreover, during this Dragon Disaster, there was a serious shortage of personnel.
"Are the Knights of Favonius really short on people?" Star asked curiously.
"They are very short now, but there's a reason for it," Stevens sighed.
"As you know, Jean is only the Acting Grand Master right now. Our Grand Master went on a distant expedition and took away most of the Knights of Favonius' combat power and personnel, which is why the Dragon Disaster has such a big impact on Mondstadt."
"So that's how it is," Star nodded. That made sense.
But was that Grand Master so careless? The Knights of Favonius should be the top priority for Mondstadt City's defense. Taking so many people on one expedition, wasn't he afraid of enemies coming to raid their home?
"Sigh, I don't know when the Dragon Disaster will pass. Even here in the Snow Mountain, we occasionally hear how bad things are in Mondstadt," Stevens said with a worried expression.
"Don't worry, it was much better when I came. Thanks to Amber and the others… Perhaps, when we go back, the Dragon Disaster will be over."
"Let's hope so."
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After dinner, everyone also rested early.
After all, it was already very late when Star arrived, and counting the time spent defeating the Cryo Hilichurl Armor King and eating, they didn't chat for too long.
Walking into the tent they had prepared, Star unceremoniously lay down directly.
"Ugh~" Star stretched out with a yawn while lying down, her extended body making Rosaria a little lost in thought.
"Rosaria, aren't you going to rest yet?" Star looked at Rosaria, who was standing there in a daze, somewhat puzzled, and couldn't help but ask.
"Mhm." Rosaria nodded, slowly walked to Star's side, lay down, and then turned onto her side.
No matter how good the tent was, the conditions inside were still relatively simple, and since they were at the foot of the Snow Mountain, they could only sleep in their clothes.
Perhaps Rosaria should be grateful for this, otherwise, even if she just took off her outer clothes…
Hmm?
Rosaria's ears were sharp; she keenly caught the rustling sound from Star behind her.
She slightly widened her eyes.
"What are you doing?" Rosaria couldn't help but ask.
"Hmm? It's uncomfortable to sleep without taking off your outer clothes," Star seemed to not quite understand why Rosaria would ask such a question.
"But this is the foot of the Snow Mountain," Rosaria strongly resisted the urge to turn around and look.
She knew that the clothes Star was wearing underneath were a bit loose and very thin.
"It's fine, I'll just use my outer clothes as a blanket," Star said nonchalantly.
In reality, with the power of a Pathstrider, she wouldn't feel very cold at the foot of the Snow Mountain.
"Mhm." Rosaria nodded and said no more.
"But Rosaria… This on your head, do you not need to take it off?" Star sat beside Rosaria, curiously looking at Rosaria who was lying on her side.
When she first saw Rosaria, she thought the other person had long hair, but now that she looked closely, she realized that the long part was just a headpiece.
"…" Rosaria hesitated for a moment, then took off her heavily modified nun's veil and placed it aside.
It was the first time Star had seen Rosaria without her adornments.
She had neat purple short hair. Looking at her hair color, Star was slightly lost in thought.
Although not exactly the same, the similar hair color still reminded her of Kafka.
Her memory was not complete; her memories of the Stellaron Hunters were blurred, but when she first woke up in the space station, without understanding anything, she still called out Kafka's name.
Kafka seemed very happy at the time too.
For her, Kafka was definitely a very important person; the feeling deep in her heart was absolutely not fake.
But, in this unfamiliar world, would she still have a chance to see Kafka again?
"Alas…" Stelle sighed, then lay back down, staring blankly at the tent ceiling.
Rosaria naturally heard Stelle's sigh, and also sensed that Stelle's mood seemed a bit low at the moment.
After some deliberation, she turned to face Stelle.
"What's wrong?"
"…" Stelle pursed his lips, unsure how to tell Rosaria.
"Homesick… no, missing family?" Rosaria saw Stelle's expression, and the flutter in her heart subsided, replaced by a complex emotion.
Stelle's appearance made it difficult for her to be happy.
"How did you know?" Stelle also turned and looked at Rosaria face to face.
"It's easy to tell."
"Is that so…"