[diluc was once the cavalry captain during his time in the knights, so he easily recognizes that what he's looking at is part horse. but when he looks up - and he is not short by any stretch of the imagination, so this in itself is quite strange for him - he instead sees a woman.

he does not allow surprise to bleed into his expression, but oh man, this is a first. while he's also no stranger to people with traditionally animal-like features - teyvat has its fair share of both feline and canine people along with the yokai in inazuma - he's never met anyone like her. still, it's rude to stare and even ruder to treat her like anything but just another person.

...and he is a little lost after all, this being his first time to this place. more of the "i don't know where to find what i'm looking for" kind of lost rather than the "i can't get back to where i started" kind of lost. either way, yes, he is lost and a little loathe to admit it. especially to someone who is armed and has unknown loyalties. he'll test the waters anyway...]

Yes. I arrived recently and got turned around in the midst of acquainting myself with this new world. [a glance to the bow.] Are you one of the newly stationed soldiers here?