[ Sebastian cants his head with a bit of curiosity as he listens to Zhongli explain. It’s a bit more of a practical answer than he had expected. ]

Indeed. I chose to free one myself out of curiosity, but she was infected by it.

[ And so, what to do about it had been simple to him, if brutal. It’s not something he elaborates on, of course, and his attention turns from Zhongli back to the statue. ]

It does not take much sand, for what it is worth. I granted just a little bit of my own to satisfy my curiosity about the state they were in.