[ polaris is content with this, pushing his muzzle briefly against tanhua's jaw before trotting away to take up his place at kaeya's blind side. his fingers find the daemon's thick fur as they begin to follow tanhua. kaeya releases diluc's hand only when he's certain he's all the way through. ]

It was worth it all in the end. What's an eye between friends, yes? [ he smiles, and most certainly means it this time around. a rarity. ] But... the wine, now that's a delightful prospect. If that happens, I'll have to show him my favorite drink.

[ in the meantime, he'll most certainly follow tanhua wherever he leads, diluc at his side. is he nervous? nah. but he is taking in the sights of ghost city, nearly as luminous as the paintings he's been given, illustrating the very streets they walk now. ]