Why Rhinedottir Spared the Tsaritsa - Rhinedottir lore

Why did Rhinedottir – Albedo's mother, one of the Five Sinners of Khaenri'ah, and the Ruler of Life – spare the Tsaritsa? What the game has confirmed as of Genshin Impact 7.1: the Heart of Naberius, Snezhnaya's Curse of Death, the stolen morsel, Tsaritsa vs Rhinedottir over tea – and the voice in her head. Spoilers for Archon Quest Chapter VII (7.1). 0:00 Intro 0:32 The Heart of Naberius 1:32 Gold 2:31 Life Helped Death 3:44 The Stolen Morsel 5:43 Tea and Time 7:35 A Worthy Rival 8:51 Whose Side Is She On? In-game sources: Archon Quest Chapter VII, Acts III–IV (Version 7.1): "Light and Shadow, Intertwined", "One Move Left to Make", "Black Feathers Scattered at Parting"; Interlude Chapter Act IV, "The Gardener" (Version 5.6); Albedo's Story Quest, "The Snowy Past"; Albedo's Character Stories 3–4; World Quest "A Child Wandering the World"; book "Breeze Amidst the Forest". Official (HoYoverse): cutscenes "Seal of Life" (Oct 6, 2026) and "The Flow of Life and Death" (Oct 8, 2026); Version 7.2 press release (Oct 23, 2026). Lines marked TIP on screen are my own reading of these scenes. Visuals: official HoYoverse art and cutscene stills, © COGNOSPHERE. Own graphics. #GenshinImpact #Rhinedottir #GenshinLore #Albedo #Tsaritsa