[ Frankly, the first warning sign was that Morax came to Mondstadt at all -- in the thousands of years they've known each other, as he ever been inclined to leave his city of gold? The second omen was the foreign power swirling around him like a miasma, palpable to the point Venti could swear he tastes it on his tongue. And the third -- the questions that have been plaguing his mind with no answers forthcoming. ]

Do you remember when I first came to Liyue? [ This just a tic of conversation -- of course Morax remembers. He remembers everything. ] You'd thought I must be seeking your aid, because why else would I leave my kingdom?

I'm feeling much the same way about your presence here now. What's happened?