[Meanwhile, Aether's hair decides to sparkle when Kaeya ruffles it--]

I'd love to introduce you to her. She and I are pretty similar, so I'm sure you'll get along.

[Not that this is really what he came to talk about. Maybe he has been stalling, worried about what he might learn, or perhaps worried about what Kaeya might think. After all, even now, those words spoken to him in his soul can't help but linger in the back of his mind sometimes -- even if the reality of that particular situation had been rather different from what Kaeya saw.]

[His smile wanes then, as he turns his gaze up towards the sky. Somehow, it always felt easier to talk when sitting beneath the stars like this.]

But... she's part of the reason I knew I had to talk to you as soon as possible.

[...]

Because she might be able to tell that you're from Khaenri'ah when she meets you.