This is why you should have spoken to me long before making a decision without me.

[It's not that he doesn't understand, nor does he find her logic unreasonable. But his priorities lie in a certain order, and he will gladly lay them out again.]

To be able to travel to distant worlds, to fight new, towering opponents, and to experience it all with you...it would have been a dream come true.

[Childe sighs happily at the very idea, already able to imagine himself battling some kind of impossibly strong creature or person and having the time of his life. What a missed opportunity, if you ask him.]

I would be sad to leave them, that much is true. But my whole life was spent away from them for a good amount of time already, seeking another thrilling challenge while also serving the Tsaritsa, always testing my limits. That is, after all, why I stayed with the Fatui- to gain more experience and opportunities for combat. My family would want me to live out my dreams, and I was willing to chase them.

[He looks back at her earnestly, the corners of his eyes dropping, sadness filling them.]

It never would have been a forced choice. I wanted to go.