Oya, is it? Mr. Zhongli's help is certainly valuable, though, so maybe it should be me honored for your assistance.

[ He waits until Zhongli is done (and later he'll realize he took far too quickly to being doted on concerning his gifted scarf and the other adjusting it for him and such; it's a gesture that reminds him of how he sees parents with their children, so it's sort of a novel idea to experience it.)

Once the other is done, Ajax will turn to wade through the water to hit shallow ground and enter the Tree's territory. He still hasn't figured out if this is an aggressive maneuver by the tree over being corrupted or if the tumor is actually using this method as a self defense to keep people away.

He takes a step into the shallow tides on the sand before feeling his fur stand on end from the sudden static electricity being generated as the attack is called down. It's luckily not as instant as normal lightning or things would be a little trickier. Ajax doesn't bother pausing or shaving still, instead choosing to continue to move along on the beach at a very well neutered speed that has lightning strikes trail behind him menacingly instead of skipping forward too far because he's trying to move too fast. ]