Agreed...but it seems to me that our immediate concerns should be around surviving and gleaning as much information as we can. I don't know what lies ahead, but we'll have to quickly analyze the situation and deal with it accordingly. I don't care to stress myself out too much about the unknown- I only need to acquire as much intel as possible, consider all the options and what-ifs, plan accordingly, and deal with the matter as I see fit as things change.

[He says that like that isn't stressful at all, as he continues to walk on with a sort of ease that contradicts everything he just said.]

The difference is that neither you or I are responsible for a large swath of people or whether all the pieces being played on the chessboard will be assured success while we do it. Well, not in any official capacity, that is.

[He shoots him a fox-like, unreadable smile, not revealing at all what Childe's exact thoughts are on the matter.]

The only person we answer to on that front while we are here is ourselves, after all. How you choose to move forward is your own- I'm going to worry about what I know I can control. We just need to play our parts, for now at least. I expect the seasonal power holders to take responsibility for the rest, since they were the ones who summoned us here.

[But whether or not even they can be trusted...Childe isn't sure, but that doesn't matter to him right now. As long as he gets his fights.]