"They were. Anguish and desperation can twist a person's heart. Even without humans trying to kill each other, there were beasts in the wild who'd attack on first sight."

Teyvat was a dangerous place for anyone willing to explore the areas outside of cities –not that the cities were all that safe either. She can't imagine living somewhere so egalitarian.

"Cling to the cities that nourish you, and maybe you have a chance of dying old age, if you even can."

If not, then he's stuck waiting for the end of this world, she supposes.