"But I keep telling you, the real Kaveh never came to our after-party" Collei persisted. "And I keep telling you that you're thinking of Kaeya, he's long dead by now, ask Hu Tao" said Yaoyao while being annoyed. "Hu Tao doesn't know everything" said Nahida sternly. "Now Collei, who is this Kaveh that you speak of, and why are you so distraught about him?" Baizhu then cleaned his glasses. "I think it's about time that we tell you about the story of Kaveh" he said. So everyone listened. "Once upon a time, they were three little Dendros, their names were Kaveh, Dandelion, and Sharpshooter" "Kaveh was a Claymore, Dandelion was a Catalyst, and Sharpshooter used the Bow" "They worked at a little location near the Mid-Teyvat area, helping out the locals with whatever they needed" "Kaveh was the oldest and wanted everything just right, Sharpshooter and Dandelion were quite fond of Kaveh, because of his wisdom and kindness" "Sometimes, the two would tease the old Dendro, they would say, "Dendros come, Dendros go, Kaveh goes on forever" "Kaveh would just smile and say, "You sagacious seedlings" "Unfortunately, hard times came, and Hydros were replacing us left and right, soon our boss told us that we had to move to another location, in a little area called Sumeru" "Kaveh insisted that he'll meet us again soon, we told him that, "We'll keep you in line soon" "Kaveh had little work to do one day, so he went on a hike on the old Regisvine, suddenly he fell through a hole into the inside of the mountain, he tried to get out, but the depth was too high and soon the ice covered it" "He planted a tiny patch of grass to let people know that he was there, but soon, ol' Kaveh was forgot about, now only surviving by drinking the water that would seap through" Both Nahida and Yaoyao were shook when they heard that last part. "But what happened to Sharpshooter and Dandelion?" Yaoyao asked. "Well you're looking at them, when we moved from our old location, we've decided to be called by our real names, I was Sharpshooter, and Baizhu was Dandelion, we did miss being called by our old names, but we appreciate our new names more" Collei said happily. "Oh my, thats quite a story to tell, how come you never told us before?" asked Nahida. "Well one, because it's a story that we don't talk about often, and two, well you just never asked, so now you know" finished Baizhu. Nahida and Yaoyao were both tired that day, so they just headed back to their tents, meanwhile Baizhu and Collei talk endlessly about Kaveh. Next day, Collei was the first one to wake up, Yaoyao woke up soon after. "Would you like to hear another story about Kaveh?" the young Dendro asked. Yaoyao agreed and so Collei began. "One day, Kaveh got done with his work, he said, "This is hardest I have ever worked, running left and right, helping people and helping you two as well" "Well, Kaveh, it's looks to me that you're getting old, sooner or later, I'll keep you in line" I teased. "Keep me in line, get your head of of the clouds, you seedling" he crossly said. "Alright, don't say I didn't warn you" I said deviously. Kaveh had a plan on how to pay me back, he spent a few good hours making special handcuffs, you see to us Dendros, a handcuff means that's one of the Dendros lied about doing hard work, so the other chains them together in order for them to learn, and I sadly fell victim to that" "When I woke up, I felt something on my wrist, then I looked at Kaveh, my eyes boggled once I realized what he did" "Well Sharpshooter, we have a lot of work to do, so come on!" he said proudly while dragging me. "I was doing work left and right, delivering vegetables, growing crops then pulling them out of the ground, meanwhile Kaveh was complaining that his back was hurting, but I didn't know that he was lying" "Our last job was to deliver some vegetables, we had to climb the hill at Liyue, also known as Xiangling's Hill, well Kaveh was slowly getting exhausted as he was climbing, so I had to drag him, I chanted, "I'm keeping Kaveh in line, today's the day, today's the day!" "But once we reached the top, Kaveh suddenly broke the chain, making me look like I failed" "When a local saw us, he told his mother, "Uh Mommy, why were there two Dendros instead of one today?" "Well, son, it looks like Sharpshooter failed, so Kaveh had to save her" "Kaveh came by and just chortled, "It's no good, Sharpshooter, you can't win!" "Ever since then, I never underestimated the value of hard work" Collei said while trembling a little, Yaoyao just smiled and went about with her jobs. Baizhu overheard Collei's conversation and told Nahida about his story with Kaveh. "One lovely evening, I was rewarded with some new glasses for my act of heroism the previous day, so I was quite boastful" "That's when our boss came and told us what we had to do" "Dandelion, you and Kaveh have a important job today, you two need to cut down the vines of the tallest tree in the Mid-Teyvat, you think you can do it?" "I'll give it a good try, sir!" I said modestly" "You must know that that tree is very dangerous, one wrong mistake then you'll fall and have some serious injuries" Kaveh warned" "I was hesitant about working with Kaveh, because I thought he was too much of a 'flustrating flora'" "But we were doing the job quite well regardless, Kaveh was climbing and cutting the vines with precision, meanwhile I was cutting them a lot quicker" "But then, that was when I heard a loud snap, I lost my balance and quickly fell, Kaveh instantly grabbed my hand while holding on to a vine" "Then he was cutting the vines while holding my hand firmly" "When we got done with our job, we were highly praised by the locals, Kaveh stood there like a flower who just recently bloomed" "Thank you for saving me, but why did you do it?" I asked" "Ah well, you just received new glasses, it would've been a shame for you to ruin them" he said" I was still trembling even after he saved me" finished Baizhu. The two young Dendros wouldn't stop talking about Kaveh, Nahida and Yaoyao got fed up with it and told them to tell it to somebody else, so they did and it spread like wildfire. The Dendros told Klee, Klee told Hu Tao, Hu Tao told Zhongli, and Zhongli told Ningguang. Finally the two Geos agreed on a plan that they would make with the help of Qiqi. "What brings you two here?" asked the Cryo cheerfully. "Can we come inside please?" they asked. She agreed and so they laid out maps everywhere, and explained to Qiqi what they were doing. "Listen, when you climb the middle of the summit at the Old Regisvine, there you will see a tiny patch of grass there, if Kaveh could be anywhere, it's there" said the Archon of Cryo firmly. So off they began on their exploration. They tumbled to and fro until Qiqi gave them some shoes with automatic spurs. When they finally arrived, Ningguang fell through a hole and landed on Kaveh's back. "Ow, who are you?!" he said while trying to give his back some relief. "Don't worry, we mean no harm, but we are glad to know that you're still living, and Sharpshooter and Dandelion will be most excited to meet you!" assured Qiqi. "So they did remember me" said Kaveh softly. The others showed him the way to Sumeru, they already told Nahida and Yaoyao about him, so he was allowed to sleep there. When Collei and Baizhu returned, they were whispering, Shh, he's there!" Kaveh soon woke up. "You sagacious seedlings, I was having a wonderful nap, but I have missed you deeply" he said. "Oh no, Kaveh, we thought that Dendros should only be seen, not heard" they teased before sleeping, while being happy that they were all together again. Kaveh just scoffed, but his eyes told a different story. Kaveh was smiling as he dozed off, now being remembered and having a place to stay. Now Collei and Baizhu needed to keep him in line, Kaveh doesn't mind now, he was just glad that he could work with them again.