[there's a mull of silence that falls between them as Dohalim considers what to say next. he could scold the god for keeping his mouth shut, and damn his contract. he's not a complete idiot; if it were information that wasn't so important, Zhongli wouldn't have entered a contract in the first place. what is it that could be so groundbreaking that he needs it to be kept in secrecy? and what if he himself never finds out?]
Can you speak of what it was like before the Renan invasion?
[perhaps he could cast his line out that way. even if there wasn't a deep history being gatekept, the chance to delve into a little bit of Dahnan history without having to try to decipher it through old antiques and artifacts is hard to pass up. that is, if Zhongli is willing to talk about it. Dohalim tries to tamp down some of that irritation from moments before in favour of listening to old stories]
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Can you speak of what it was like before the Renan invasion?
[perhaps he could cast his line out that way. even if there wasn't a deep history being gatekept, the chance to delve into a little bit of Dahnan history without having to try to decipher it through old antiques and artifacts is hard to pass up. that is, if Zhongli is willing to talk about it. Dohalim tries to tamp down some of that irritation from moments before in favour of listening to old stories]