You can bring as much or as little as you want. But the only thing you need to worry about buying when we get there is souvenirs. I'll take care of you.

[ the way he says this, so firm and without room for question, is pretty telling of how he feels about Zhongli. enough to kidnap him away to Snezhnaya and take care of everything he could ever want, obviously. ]

Maybe a change of clothes, for sure. It's pretty cold in my homeland and if you aren't used to it it'll probably be pretty hard to get used to. I'll be there to warm you up, of course, but it's a pretty long way from the airport to Morepesok.

[ though... when he thinks about it, maybe having Zhongli stay with him and his family was jumping the gun. he liked him, but he also didn't want to scare him away.

there are motels nearby they can stay at, with larger, fancier hotels a little farther away. they're closer to the city and the palace and a good in-between for when he inevitably has to return to the Tsaritsa for his debriefing if he decides he wants to. as far as he's concerned his mission isn't over until he reports back. ]