[ there's a glance over at his fingertips, but Wriothesley seems satisfied. the cold hasn't gotten into their bones yet. ah, he takes that back – his tea is cold. his poor, poor tea.

with a frown of distaste, he finishes it off anyway. ]

Being a criminal doesn't bother me. There are worse things to be. Besides, it's liberating in its own way.

[ he asks, with some hint of curiosity. ]

Since you've been arrested, that makes us both criminals, doesn't it? So, how does it feel?

[ though in some ways, being a criminal and doing a criminal thing are vastly different. Fontaine's system of law is questionable at best, harmful at worst. that isn't to say that some laws aren't there for certain reasons, but there are other laws so frivolous that it seems their own purpose is to put others on display for breaking them – it's normally not those with cushy lives who suffer.

but Aether is not from Fontaine. he's been to many places: Liyue, Inazuma, and Mondstadt, where they are currently. ]