[Aether is dreading showing himself in front of his father like this - stained in mud as the prey escaped them. The princess and her father will no doubt see him as incompetent and have quite a laugh! Obviously, he's going to frame it as if Childe was just dragged along with him because he doesn't want his knight blamed for this misadventure.]
Maybe we're being tested by the gods...
[This entire day definitely feels like that. And who would've thought any of this would happen! The freedom and happiness Aether felt when riding the horse alongside Childe and kissing him under the willow now seems like a distant dream.]
I'll live... [He throws his knight a look when the other starts laughing.] You do realize you don't look pretty yourself?
[He reaches out, smearing some more mud against Childe's cheek.]
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Maybe we're being tested by the gods...
[This entire day definitely feels like that. And who would've thought any of this would happen! The freedom and happiness Aether felt when riding the horse alongside Childe and kissing him under the willow now seems like a distant dream.]
I'll live... [He throws his knight a look when the other starts laughing.] You do realize you don't look pretty yourself?
[He reaches out, smearing some more mud against Childe's cheek.]