[ There’s definitely a part of him that’s tempted to take Hayame’s quick compliance and the chaos as another head start to bolt, but he has no confidence that he’d manage to get any further. He’s not a strong fighter, and at the very least, it feels less dangerous to have a Zenite pinned in place. It doesn’t mean nothing can be done, but as Cid and Zhongli’s attention turns to the man pinned in place, he at least listens. It’s just also clear that indeed, like a wild animal, he’s likely to bolt again at the first opportunity. ]
 
…Fine.
 
[ He says that first, quietly, and it’s the most tenuous of promises that he won’t leave, but. It’s what they get. ]
 
But whatever truth you want about whatever I saw, I can’t tell you, not fully, anyways. I don’t know if it’s— [ He pauses, grimaces ] What that freak did. Or, you Harmonize enough, you can start messing up peoples’ memories. In case you didn’t know, since you’re all new, more or less.
 
[ tier 3 spellbook sneak preview, winks ]

So, there’ll be… patches. I just need all of you to know that.