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It had all started when Noelle decided to take a trip to Wolvendom, with Bennett, Fischl, and Oz. How a maid found herself walking the twisted gnarly roads with a "princess", her bird, and the insanely unlucky kid was something she couldn't even tell you. Noelle thought back to the day she had simply been doing her daily chores as she spotted a girl dressed in a black and purple ensemble walking with an injured boy on her shoulders. The girl told her about how they had been caught in an ambush near Springvale and the boy had been hurt badly. This was all later translated by Oz and Noelle did the best of her ability to heal the boy who she later learned was named Bennett. Ever since that day, the three of them have been inseparable.
Noelle must've been deep in thought because if she wasn't then she would've noticed the huge root in the road. She tripped and normally would've fallen straight, but this is Wolvendom, so when she fell she rolled down the hill and into an open closure far away from her companions. "Hark our knight!" "Noelle!" "Fair maiden!". were the last things Noelle heard before she blacked out. She woke up being carried by someone. It was obvious the person who had been carrying her hadn't bathed in a while as she scrunched up her nose. However, she was simply too exhausted to speak and closed her eyes again. Eventually, the person carrying her came to a stop and kneeled down slowly, then put her down. Noelle opened her eyes to see a man- no boy with long grey hair, scars all over, and red eyes. He peered at her with interest and worry in his eyes.
"Razor heard you fall and came to see," the boy spoke. Noelle was confused. This boy didn't look like a person from any of the nearby towns, nor had she recognized him in the streets of Mondstadt. Then she realized it had been a while since he had spoken, so she curtsied. "Thank you, Razor, for helping me." Noelle got ready to speak more when she heard the voices of her friends. She waved them over and they embraced her. "We were so worried when we saw you fall, but it's a good thing Razor found you." Bennett spoke. Razor crossed his arms and nodded. "Yes it is a very good thing, Razor found you. There is a hilichurl camp not far from where you fell, the noises would have drawn them to you." Noelle looked at Razor and bowed again. Just as Razor was about to speak a raindrop fell. "Hark is Thundering Retribution, an omen of dark times ahead....." Fischl spoke as she looked to the sky. "That, and mein Fräulein's laundry is still on the line...." Fischl turned around to look at Oz. "Wha...Seriously!?" Everyone laughed at Fischl and Oz's antics and decided they should head for shelter.
They had eventually ended up near the backroads of Mondstadt and about two minutes away from Fischl's home. That's when Razor decided to depart. "It's been quite a fun journey but Razor needs to go back home now." Noelle turned to try to convince him to stay, but just as he did Bennett grabbed her shoulder. "It's no use, Noelle, me, and Fischl have tried to get him to stay many times, but he always goes back. I know it might be a little hard to believe but Razor has a family out there in Wolvendom. It's better if we just let him do whatever." Noelle watched as Razor's figure got more and more distant until it just disappeared. Noelle turned to walk into Fischl's house just as they were about to call her in. She walked into the house and immediately headed for one of the guest bedrooms. She had stayed with Fischl so much she had various amounts of clothing there. She changed out of her wet clothes and changed to something more comfortable than her maid uniform.
She walked down the stairs and into the common room with Fischl and Bennett. Bennett was kept away from anything valuable to avoid incidents. Fischl's parents were never home so usually, the three of them hung out. Noelle seated herself on the couch next to Fischl who was currently tending to Oz and Bennett who had somehow injured himself on the journey home. "Fischl, Bennett how did you come across Razor exactly." Bennett sat back and smiled. "Oh I see, our little knight in shining armor has a crush." Fischl began laughing as she wrapped up Bennett's leg. Noelle's face turned a slight pink as she began to frantically deny his claims. "Well, one day me and Fischl were walking in Wolvendom when we saw Razor fighting an army of hilichurls. He was honestly fending quite well for himself, which checks out cause he's a vision bearer. But he still looked like he needed help so we jumped in to help. We occasionally see him and hang out together, but last I heard he was off helping the traveler with something." Fishcl nodded and yawned. "Mein Fräulein should get some rest as do the rest of you." So Oz ushered them to bed. Honestly half the time he seemed more of a caretaker than a companion for Fishcl but that's not something she minded. Noelle laid in bed that night thinking of the boy she met in Wolvendom and only one thought was present in her mind. "Maybe Bennett was right, about me having a........crush." With that thought she drifted off into sleep.