[he doesn't speak at first, eyes locking with Zhongli's. there's that same look of madness in them, shadowing the usual brilliant amber, almost darkening them. whispers are loud in his ears again as he slowly approaches the other]
I want to ask you something.
[hands come up to slam on either side of Zhongli's head, effectively pinning him against the wall. something almost sinister tugs at their bond as Dohalim lets out a shuddering sigh, leaning forward enough to hunch his shoulders. it's so uncharacteristic to how he usually holds himself, tall and proud]
Do you not feel it? Do you not know what lurks beneath the city, what horrible secrets lie in the deep? Have you not seen it? The Earthen Lord, and he does not know what goes on in his own realm...
[it's not clear if he's talking about himself or Zhongli; his words sounding unhinged in its soft tone]
A different lord would have taken a different path. One like his predecessors. If I had become the lord that Kelzalik wanted, then that lake of Dahnans who have been robbed of their astral energy...
You speak from experience. But have you experienced that? Countless formless bodies fill a grotto under our very feet. How could you not have seen it?
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I want to ask you something.
[hands come up to slam on either side of Zhongli's head, effectively pinning him against the wall. something almost sinister tugs at their bond as Dohalim lets out a shuddering sigh, leaning forward enough to hunch his shoulders. it's so uncharacteristic to how he usually holds himself, tall and proud]
Do you not feel it? Do you not know what lurks beneath the city, what horrible secrets lie in the deep? Have you not seen it? The Earthen Lord, and he does not know what goes on in his own realm...
[it's not clear if he's talking about himself or Zhongli; his words sounding unhinged in its soft tone]
A different lord would have taken a different path. One like his predecessors. If I had become the lord that Kelzalik wanted, then that lake of Dahnans who have been robbed of their astral energy...
You speak from experience. But have you experienced that? Countless formless bodies fill a grotto under our very feet. How could you not have seen it?