[ lumine nods, her pace slowing as they eventually reach the gates separating the city from the hinterlands. ]
It supposedly ties you to life. An anchor of sorts, I guess, that prevents you from being swallowed by your shadow and Oblivium.
[ which is, well, strange, considering they're already dead. supposedly. but then, she assumes that oblivium is similar to the abyss, devouring the living and destroying them. maybe that's why aether is behind her door, a reminder of the possibility if she were to allow the abyss to consume her whole.
it's also her one light at the end of the tunnel, the hope that he's still alive somewhere in teyvat and not here in the netherworld with her. ]
If you also decide on a Soulmate, they apparently need to touch your Tethers upon inviting them into her home. A trust exercise, if you think about it.
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It supposedly ties you to life. An anchor of sorts, I guess, that prevents you from being swallowed by your shadow and Oblivium.
[ which is, well, strange, considering they're already dead. supposedly. but then, she assumes that oblivium is similar to the abyss, devouring the living and destroying them. maybe that's why aether is behind her door, a reminder of the possibility if she were to allow the abyss to consume her whole.
it's also her one light at the end of the tunnel, the hope that he's still alive somewhere in teyvat and not here in the netherworld with her. ]
If you also decide on a Soulmate, they apparently need to touch your Tethers upon inviting them into her home. A trust exercise, if you think about it.