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0,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000010_MERLWYB","Ere we begin, I would like to offer my gratitude to Masters Thancred and Urianger. 'Tis no small feat to infiltrate the imperial capital and live to tell the tale, much less in times of civil war. Thanks to them, we may plot our course in full knowledge of how the winds blow in Garlemald."
1,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000020_URIANGER","Full glad are we to have been of service. But verily, such dangers as we did encounter pale into insignificance next to those faced by our comrades. An Ascian armed with the might of Bahamut, bent on bringing about the Final Days..."
2,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000030_RAUBAHN","Theatrics. He sought only to make a show of the power at the Telophoroi's disposal."
3,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000040_RAUBAHN","But since then, we have seen no sign of this “Fandaniel,” or his wyrm. And while we've done what we can to bolster our defenses, there's no telling where he might strike next."
4,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000050_KANESENNA","Whenever and wherever it may be, we must use the intervening time to learn more of our enemy."
5,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000060_KANESENNA","'Twas with this in mind that we dispatched scouts to investigate the towers..."
6,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000070_LYSE","Our advance party took longer than expected to return...and when they did, they tried to kill us."
7,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000080_LYSE","Luckily, I'd seen that sort of thing before, and we were able to restrain them before they did any harm. Then it was just a matter of letting the porxies do their work."
8,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000090_ALISAIE","Are you saying they were tempered?"
9,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000100_LYSE","Once they'd come back to their senses, they told us everything they could. It seems that just as they were getting close to the tower, they heard an earsplitting roar. And that was the last thing they remembered."
10,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000110_LYSE","But what worries me most is what they were saying right before they attacked."
11,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000120_LYSE","“Glory be to Garlemald.”"
12,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000130_URIANGER","The tempered have heretofore ever been thralls to primal entities. Yet these hapless souls were compelled to accept a <Emphasis>nation</Emphasis> as the object of their devotion. This calleth into question all that we know of the condition."
13,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000140_AYMERIC","Would that the unsettling news ended there. Alas, there is more. Following the earlier reports of missing Amalj'aa, we have learned that other beast tribes have suffered similar losses."
14,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000150_AYMERIC","And we now have reason to believe that the abductions are connected to the appearance of the towers."
15,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000160_AYMERIC","Our scouts sighted black-garbed figures leading shackled Ixal in the direction of the tower in Dravania."
16,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000170_AYMERIC","The Temple Knights were able to intercept them before they could reach their destination, liberating the Ixal and apprehending their captors─each of whom was found to be equipped with Garlean arms and armor."
17,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000180_GRAHATIA","So the Empire is the common thread."
18,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000190_NANAMOULNAMO","With the support of Zenos, it seems likely that Fandaniel has rallied a faction of the splintered Garlean army to the banner of the Telophoroi."
19,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000200_RAUBAHN","Lord Hien reached the same conclusion when I shared our findings with Doma."
20,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000210_RAUBAHN","The plan had been to march on Garlemald from the east and west in order to force a peace treaty, but the situation has changed. Dealing with the threat of the towers must come first."
21,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000220_RAUBAHN","Given the nature of the enemy, and the proven risk of tempering, I could think of few suitable candidates to aid in this task. But I am confident in my choice."
22,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000230_ALPHINAUD","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
23,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000240_RAUBAHN","Resistant to primal influence as they are, they can investigate the towers without fear of being turned."
24,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000250_ARENVALD","We're glad to put our gifts to use, Commander."
25,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000260_RAUBAHN","Gifted or not, going behind enemy lines remains a perilous undertaking. But we must know more if we're to strike back at our foe. I'm counting on you."
26,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000270_ARENVALD","If it would give us the upper hand, I'd do it a hundred times over. We won't let you down."
27,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000280_RAUBAHN","That concludes the briefing. You two─make ready and join your escort."
28,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000290_ALPHINAUD","Are you certain about this, Arenvald?"
29,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000300_ARENVALD","I am. Come on, let's talk outside."
30,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000310_ARENVALD","So you know, I've already gone through all the formalities at the Rising Stones. Made sure to inform J'moldva and V'mah at Rhalgr's Reach as well."
31,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000320_ALPHINAUD","Arenvald, I admire your enthusiasm...but this is far more dangerous than anything you have done before."
32,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000330_ARENVALD","I know the risks. And I also know what's in store if we don't stop Fandaniel from carrying out his plan."
33,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000340_ARENVALD","With this power of mine, I can make a difference. If I stood idly by, I would regret it for the rest of my life."
34,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000350_ALPHINAUD","And you, Fordola? Is this what you want?"
35,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000360_FORDOLA","What're you asking me for? It's not like I have any say in the matter."
36,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000370_ARENVALD","Don't pretend. We both know Commander Aldynn gave you a chance to refuse. And you didn't."
37,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000380_FORDOLA","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
38,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000390_FORDOLA","So the Empire's finished, is it? That's what they're all saying. That the great and glorious Garlemald slit its own throat."
39,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000400_FORDOLA","And now, from out of its twitching carcass crawls the Telophoroi, with bloody <Emphasis>Zenos</Emphasis> at its head."
40,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000410_FORDOLA","I fought for Garlemald. Killed for Garlemald. What was I a part of? I need to know. Whatever it is...I need to know."
41,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000420_ALPHINAUD","Very well. If your hearts are set on this, I shall not stand in your way."
42,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000430_THANCRED","If you've finished with your touching display of camaraderie, I have a question: which tower are you planning to investigate, exactly?"
43,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000440_ARENVALD","Well, the one in Gyr Abania's said to be tightly guarded. It's patrol after patrol out there, apparently. We'd be spotted before we got anywhere near it."
44,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000450_ARENVALD","Which is why we've set our sights on the one in Paglth'an, instead. There shouldn't be anything like as many imperials to worry about down there."
45,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000460_THANCRED","Even so, I doubt the local Amalj'aa will look kindly on it if they catch you sneaking around in their territory."
46,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000470_ARENVALD","Fordola and I had a chance to learn the lie of the land in our previous forays there. We might still find trouble, but at least we won't lose our way."
47,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000480_ARENVALD","Well, we'd best not keep them waiting any longer."
48,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000490_ALPHINAUD","Mayhap when all of this is over, we could take another trip to Loch Seld. I would have you know I've become a rather capable swimmer since our last visit."
49,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000500_ARENVALD","Ha! I'll believe that when I see it! Though, to be fair, getting into deep water does seem to be a Scion's lot in life... Take care, eh?"
50,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000510_ARENVALD","It means a lot, you know─you coming with me."
51,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000520_FORDOLA","I still owe you for saving my skin, don't I? Can't return the favor if I'm not there."
52,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000530_ARENVALD","I daresay you'll get your chance before long. That Fandaniel sounds like a tricky customer. Too much for the likes of me, anyway."
53,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000540_ARENVALD","But we both know I'd be just another soldier if it weren't for my gift. And I need to be a damn sight more than that, given what's coming."
54,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000550_ARENVALD","I realize I can't hold a candle to a hero like the Warrior of Light─or Alphinaud, for that matter. He might look like he's twelve, but he's seen more action than most people see in a lifetime."
55,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000560_ARENVALD","No, the fact is, I'm nothing like them, and maybe I never will be, but I'll be damned if I don't try."
56,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000570_ARENVALD","They're counting on me. On us. So let's give it our all."
57,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000580_ALPHINAUD","He does not want for conviction, that much is certain. So let us have faith in him. Him and Fordola both."
58,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000590_ALPHINAUD","While they see to the towers, I would attend to another task: chasing down this “Lunar” Bahamut."
59,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000600_TATARU","(-Tataru-)(Ugh! Bloody thing...) Can you hear me? It's Tataru. I'm happy to say we managed to find Estinien!"
60,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000610_TATARU","(-Tataru-)And...I'm sorry to say he went running off again the moment we told him about Bahamut."
61,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000620_TATARU","(-Tataru-)But he did mutter something about heading to Ishgard, so if you're quick, you might still be able to catch him!"
62,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000630_ALPHINAUD","Even if we set out this instant, he may already have left by the time we arrive. Have her send the <Emphasis>Bonanza</Emphasis> to Ishgard. It may prove useful should we need to give chase."
63,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000640_TATARU","(-Tataru-)Gladly! I'll see to it as soon as Krile and I get back to the Rising Stones. Good luck!"
64,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000650_THANCRED","While you go off on your dragoon hunt, Urianger and I will return to headquarters. We have much to tell the others."
65,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000651_URIANGER","I wish you every success in your search for our elusive friend. May we all meet again ere long."
66,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000660_ALISAIE","No sign of him. Not that I've ever met him before. But the way Alphinaud goes on about him, I'm fairly sure I could pick him out in a crowd."
67,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000670_GRAHATIA","Speaking of which, it does seem awfully quiet. If the erstwhile Azure Dragoon had returned to Ishgard, would it not be a source of general excitement?"
68,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000680_ESTINIEN","First the Scions' coinkeeper, and now you. I'm beginning to think these meetings are more than mere coincidence."
69,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000690_ESTINIEN","Not that I'm complaining. It's been too long."
70,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000700_ALISAIE","“Too long”?"
71,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000710_ESTINIEN","You look an ilm taller and twice as rugged. It suits you, Alphinaud."
72,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000720_ESTINIEN","Quieter, though. Have you been giving him lessons on how to be the strong, silent type?"
73,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000730_ALISAIE","I..."
74,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000740_ALISAIE","...am not..."
75,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000750_ALISAIE","ALPHINAUD!"
76,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000760_ALISAIE","If the two of you are such firm friends, perhaps you should remember what he looks like! And what do you mean, “rugged”!?"
77,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000770_ALISAIE","Ungh! Had my brother mentioned what an oaf you are, I'd never have bothered looking for you in the first place!"
78,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000780_GRAHATIA","Estinien Wyrmblood, the Azure Dragoon... He who fought and felled the dread wyrm Nidhogg at the Warrior of Light's side!"
79,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000790_GRAHATIA","To think the day would come when I should see this living legend with my own eyes!"
80,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000800_ESTINIEN","Would someone mind explaining what is going on?"
81,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000810_ALPHINAUD","Is everything all right!? I thought I heard Alisaie shouting..."
82,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000820_ALPHINAUD","Estinien! It's been too long!"
83,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000830_ALPHINAUD","No, no, it's quite understandable. That was hardly the first time we've been confused for one another. Nor, I suspect, will it be the last."
84,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000840_ESTINIEN","Well I for one will not be making that mistake again."
85,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000850_ESTINIEN","What I will say...for the second time today...is that you've grown. Inside and out. I can tell."
86,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000860_ALPHINAUD","One can't remain a spoiled little lordling forever, you know."
87,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000870_ALISAIE","At least someone's having a good time..."
88,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000880_ALISAIE","You know, when we were growing up, Alphinaud would never befriend other boys because he couldn't stand the thought of not being in charge. But maybe that's changed. He seems just as happy around Estinien as he does Arenvald."
89,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
90,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Perhaps he sees them as the brothers he never had."
91,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE","I think he learned how to talk <Emphasis>with</Emphasis> people rather than <Emphasis>at</Emphasis> them."
92,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_003_NONE_VOICE","Well...you can't keep him all to yourself forever."
93,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000890_ALISAIE","Hmph. Good luck to them. It hasn't been easy being his sister, I can tell you that."
94,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000900_ALISAIE","I wouldn't be so sure. He still loves nothing better than the sound of his own voice."
95,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000910_ALISAIE","Keep him to my─!? You're joking, aren't you? I'd be <Emphasis>glad</Emphasis> if someone would take him off my hands!"
96,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000920_ESTINIEN","No rest for the righteous, eh? Speaking of which, I was just on my way to borrow an airship to take me to Azys Lla."
97,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000930_ALPHINAUD","Azys Lla...? How could I forget? The dragon with whom Bahamut shared the deepest of bonds..."
98,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000940_ESTINIEN","Aye, Tiamat, his mate. Even now, she remains imprisoned on Azys Lla, though her remorse binds her faster than any shackle."
99,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000950_GRAHATIA","I see... As the one who first summoned Bahamut, you believe she may be able to shine some light on his latest incarnation."
100,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000960_ALPHINAUD","Might I suggest that we make the journey to Azys Lla together? I'm not sure if Tataru mentioned this, but we Scions have an airship of our own now."
101,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000970_ESTINIEN","I see no reason why not...assuming your sister can bear the thought of sharing a deck with me."
102,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000980_ALISAIE","Be my guest. But confuse me with Alphinaud again, and I'll throw you overboard."
103,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000990_ALISAIE","Ugh! I don't know who he thinks he is, but he's nothing like Alphinaud painted him to be!"
104,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001000_GRAHATIA","I will admit, he is not exactly as I imagined him either. Based on what I had read of the man, I think I was expecting someone a little less...blunt?"
105,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001010_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)My sire's mortal companion... What bringeth thee back to this forsaken place, child of man?"
106,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001020_ESTINIEN","Hmph. It's plain she knows naught of recent events. Perhaps you should enlighten her."
107,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001030_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Ahhh... That my sins should be repeated..."
108,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001040_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)I sensed not the faintest stirring."
109,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001050_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)As to who could have called him forth...I know of none save the dragons of Meracydia. Our children..."
110,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001060_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)The eikon claimed their souls when first he manifested. And robbed of their will, they became tools for the Allagans' dark designs."
111,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001070_ALISAIE","Much like those held here in Azys Lla. If dragons who worship Bahamut are required to summon him, that must mean..."
112,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001080_ALISAIE","I've seen it with my own eyes. Captives of a lost empire, neither alive nor dead, existing only to preserve Bahamut's corporeal form."
113,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001090_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Yes. The dragons of Meracydia are at the mercy of this Ascian. There can be no other explanation."
114,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001100_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Accursed Ascians! Vile minions of Darkness!"
115,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001110_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Again you would profane the memory of my beloved, and strip our children of their freedom, their dignity! Are there no depths to which you will not stoop!?"
116,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001120_ESTINIEN","Your children's pain means nothing to them. They laugh at your kind's suffering."
117,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001130_ESTINIEN","But tears will not right this wrong. Nor will lamentations see the perpetrators punished."
118,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001140_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)What wouldst thou have from me, slayer of dragons?"
119,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001150_ESTINIEN","Behavior befitting a great wyrm."
120,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001160_ESTINIEN","We came here to ask mighty Tiamat of the first brood, consort of Bahamut, mother of the dragons of Meracydia, what she intends to do about the crimes committed against her children!"
121,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001170_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Were I free, I would answer thine insolence with fire. But words shall have to suffice."
122,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001180_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Recall, mortals, that it was I who did first summon my beloved, praying with all my being to bring him forth. You who contend with eikons cannot well be ignorant of the consequence."
123,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001190_ALPHINAUD","...You too were exposed to his influence. That you are yet in possession of your own will is testament to the indomitable strength of your soul."
124,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001200_ALPHINAUD","But were you to meet with Bahamut again, you fear you might succumb."
125,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001210_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Indeed. Ask the dragonslayer, and he will tell thee the power we of the first brood wield. Were I to lose myself to the eikon's influence, all would pay the price."
126,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001220_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)But it is of little matter. For even had I the strength to resist, I yet lack the strength to break my shackles. This prison shall be my tomb."
127,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001230_ALISAIE","On the matter of Bahamut's influence, at least, I believe we can be of some assistance."
128,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001240_ALISAIE","If you're afraid of being enthralled, don't be─we have a cure. And while we've never tried it on one such as you, its basic principles are universal."
129,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001250_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Speakest thou in earnest?"
130,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001260_ALPHINAUD","There is no future for those bound to the past."
131,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001270_ALPHINAUD","That you committed a terrible sin, I do not dispute. But if you feel remorse, you may yet make amends. We offer you that chance. Take it, or you will forever remain a prisoner, not of these cruel shackles, but of your own guilt."
132,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001280_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)A chance to make amends... To lay Bahamut's memory to rest..."
133,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001290_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)When our own star faced annihilation, Hydaelyn granted us sanctuary. And now your foes would bring about Her destruction. This I cannot allow. For the debt I owe to Hydaelyn, and to all who have suffered for my sins...I shall fight with you, children of man."
134,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001300_ALISAIE","Ungh...! No... I'm almost there...!"
135,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001310_ALISAIE","This is it, Angelo!"
136,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001320_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Yes...I feel it! The eikon's grip groweth weak!"
137,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001330_ALISAIE","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
138,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001340_ALISAIE","Did it work?"
139,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001350_GRAHATIA","We won't know for certain until the shackles are removed."
140,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001360_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Answer me this, children of man... Can my kindred be saved in like manner?"
141,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001370_GRAHATIA","Many have been subjected to the Allagans' dark arts, their flesh irrevocably altered. For such tortured souls, I fear there can be no salvation."
142,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001380_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)My children..."
143,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001390_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Should you hearken unto my call, we shall fly together once more. But should you not...I shall grant you peace."
144,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001400_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Better to die than live as a tool of evil. You too would wish this, I know...and I shall do as I must."
145,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001410_ALISAIE","When that time comes, you won't be alone. We'll stand by you."
146,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001420_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Thou hast my gratitude, little one."
147,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001430_ESTINIEN","Alphinaud's ready. It's time."
148,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001440_ESTINIEN","Do it, and let's hope the treatment worked as it should."
149,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001450_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)Bahamut...my beloved."
150,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001460_TIAMAT","(-Tiamat-)For vengeance...and atonement...I rise."
151,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001470_ALISAIE","By the gods..."
152,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001480_GRAHATIA","Urianger, your timing could not be better."
153,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001490_GRAHATIA","Understood, we're on our way."
154,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001500_GRAHATIA","It's Bahamut. He's been sighted over Paglth'an."
155,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001510_GRAHATIA","He flies for the largest Amalj'aa settlement in the region─at the head of a vast host, including dragons."
156,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001520_ESTINIEN","Did you hear all that, Alphinaud? You'd best rejoin your comrades. I'll make my own way."
157,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001530_ESTINIEN","Our enemy awaits. Shall we?"
158,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001540_TIAMAT","Ascian vermin! You shall torment my children no longer!"
159,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001550_TIAMAT","Children of man... The shade of my beloved is no more, and I...I shall be forever in your debt."
160,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001560_TIAMAT","By your deeds are we set free. And free we shall remain, as long as I draw breath. Never again shall the dragons of Meracydia hearken to the lies of the Ascians. This I vow."
161,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001570_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN","(-???-)Noble warriors! The dragons chose their friends well..."
162,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001580_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN","Long have our peoples waged war, but no more."
163,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001590_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN","Your fallen lie beside our own. By our words and deeds shall we honor their sacrifice."
164,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
165,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE","You would make peace with Ul'dah then?"
166,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE","We would be proud to call you our allies."
167,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE","Then let us put the past behind us."
168,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001600_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN","The enemy of our enemy is our friend, and you have proven yourselves worthy of our trust. It is the Garleans who are deserving of our fury."
169,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001610_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN","I shall see that my brethren learn the truth of this day, and rally as many as possible to the cause. Till we meet again."
170,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001620_GRAHATIA","And thus did we make allies of the Amalj'aa..."
171,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001630_THANCRED","It would certainly seem that way. The sultana <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> be pleased. Let's go and give her the good news, shall we?"
172,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001640_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE","Some time earlier, inside the Paglth'an tower..."
173,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001650_ARENVALD","What in Rhalgr's name happened here?"
174,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001660_FORDOLA","The gods only know... But you can bet these poor sods aren't here by choice."
175,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001670_ARENVALD","Quickly, we've got to get them free!"
176,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001680_FORDOLA","Get back!"
177,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001690_ARENVALD","No... What have I done?"
178,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001700_FORDOLA","It's too late for them! We're leaving. Now!"
179,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001710_FORDOLA","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
180,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001720_ARENVALD","No subtitles. Report if displayed."
181,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001730_ARENVALD","Don't you dare! We came together, and we're leaving together!"
182,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001740_ALPHINAUD","Fordola... Have you been waiting here all this time?"
183,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001750_DAMIELLIOT","We have done what we can. The rest is up to him."
184,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001760_ALPHINAUD","May we see him?"
185,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001770_DAMIELLIOT","I...do not think that wise. You must let him sleep."
186,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001780_ALPHINAUD","Thank you for bringing him back. He owes you his life."
187,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001790_ALPHINAUD","I just... I just <Emphasis>wish</Emphasis> I'd been there. Perhaps─ I don't know. Perhaps I could have..."
188,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001800_FORDOLA","Could've what? Got tempered!? Don't flatter yourself. You can't save everyone. No one can. Not even the Warrior of bloody Light."
189,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001810_FORDOLA","People die all the time. For no good reason. And those who take up the sword die quicker than most."
190,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001820_FORDOLA","If you're going to shed a tear every time a soldier falls on the battlefield, you'd best stay away. It's no place for the weak of heart."
191,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001830_ALPHINAUD","It may be..."
192,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001840_ALPHINAUD","That victory cannot be won without cost."
193,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001850_ALPHINAUD","But all life is precious, and I refuse to shrug at its loss!"
194,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001860_FORDOLA","“All life is precious”? Hmph. You need to grow up, little man─before your sparkling ideals get everyone killed."
195,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001870_ESTINIEN","You're right. He <Emphasis>is</Emphasis> idealistic. But the world has more than its fair share of realists like you and me."
196,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001880_ESTINIEN","It's people like him who dare to dream that things could be better─and make it happen, against all the odds. They are the ones whose names live on forever. The heroes."
197,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001890_FORDOLA","The battlefield's littered with would-be heroes. At this rate, you lot'll be next."
198,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001900_FORDOLA","And what'll become of your precious dreams then!?"
199,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001910_FORDOLA","They'll be gone─like dust on the wind!"
200,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001920_ESTINIEN","Dreams worth fighting for don't die so easily."
201,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001930_ALPHINAUD","Your Grace. Pray forgive us our lateness."
202,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001940_NANAMOULNAMO","Think not of that. I understand a close comrade of yours was wounded in the line of duty. Arenvald."
203,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001950_NANAMOULNAMO","It was at the Alliance's behest that he risked all, and we are grieved to hear of his condition. Rest assured, he will receive the finest care our chirurgeons can provide, on that you have my word."
204,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001960_NANAMOULNAMO","Now...we would share with you the findings of the mission."
205,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001970_NANAMOULNAMO","Pipin─pray relate to our guests the details of Fordola's account."
206,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001980_THANCRED","First Bahamut, now Ifrit. Or “Lunar Ifrit,” as Fandaniel would doubtless have it."
207,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001990_URIANGER","'Tis now all but certain that the towers were conceived to facilitate the summoning of primals by those imprisoned within."
208,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002000_URIANGER","Less certain is the means by which the Telophoroi constrain the wills of said entities to enact <Emphasis>their</Emphasis> designs in defiance of the pleas of their victims."
209,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002010_YSHTOLA","Mayhap they do not. If mere proximity to the towers is enough to make loyal servants of the Empire's mortal enemies, it stands to reason that the same is true for those held captive."
210,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002020_YSHTOLA","They invoke their gods for the good of Garlemald, and in their disturbed state of mind summon a primal whose form reflects their own alteration."
211,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002030_THANCRED","It all begins to make sense. Upon closer inspection, I realized that the towers bear a striking resemblance to a much larger structure which Urianger and I observed from afar during our visit to the imperial capital."
212,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002040_THANCRED","Assuming it too is capable of tempering those in its immediate vicinity, it would go some way to explain the swiftness with which the Telophoroi managed to rally so many imperials to their cause."
213,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002050_NANAMOULNAMO","While the situation in Garlemald is indeed troubling, I fear we have more immediate concerns."
214,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002060_NANAMOULNAMO","Ifrit was not the only primal summoned. At approximately the same time, observers at several other towers bore witness to the emergence of further such entities."
215,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002070_NANAMOULNAMO","For a blessing, none appear to wield aught approaching the destructive power of Bahamut, and the Grand Companies are moving to deal with the threat even as we speak."
216,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
217,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE","You need only tell me where they are, Your Grace..."
218,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE","The Grand Companies, Your Grace? Is that wise?"
219,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002080_NANAMOULNAMO","Though we are aware that the task will not be easy, we would call upon the Scions only as a last resort. Pray conserve your strength for now."
220,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002090_NANAMOULNAMO","After all, it was not so very long ago that you rid us of Bahamut. On which note, I am pleased to report that our talks with the Amalj'aa have reached an agreeable conclusion. They have pledged their full support to our cause."
221,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002100_NANAMOULNAMO","It is our hope that this historic agreement will encourage other tribes to join us at the negotiating table. And I know that I speak for all of the Allied leaders when I say that we will welcome them with open arms at such time as they do."
222,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002110_NANAMOULNAMO","Of course, this was only made possible by the feats of heroism performed at Paglth'an. Moreover, we shall not allow the sacrifices of those fallen in battle to have been made in vain. As hope leads to victory, shall victory lead to a new dawn for Eorzea."
223,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002120_YSHTOLA","May these words ever be our guide, Your Grace."
224,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002130_NANAMOULNAMO","Now, if you will forgive me, I must consult with the Syndicate on the matter of our new allies' integration. Till next we meet, my friends, I bid you safe travels and blessed respite."
225,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002140_KRILE","Welcome back. I expect you must all be exhausted. Ere you take your rest, however, I would beg a moment of your time."
226,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002150_KRILE","Thanks to Arenvald's selfless efforts, we may now be confident that we understand the function of the towers. But many questions remain regarding the reason for the summonings and what lurks behind the looming edifice in Garlemald."
227,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002160_KRILE","Until such questions are answered, we will struggle to devise an effective strategy for thwarting the Telophoroi's stated aim: nothing less than the destruction of this star. And so, given the gravity of the situation...I move that we petition the aid of Sharlayan."
228,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002170_URIANGER","'Tis possible the ancient knowledge preserved within their archives may hide a clue to our enemy's methods. But given Sharlayan's established policy of nonintervention, our former colleagues are not like to aid us in its discovery."
229,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002180_KRILE","Oh, I well remember what they're like. The Forum's barefaced refusal to assist you in the days prior to the Calamity must rank as Sharlayan's most shameful act since the exodus."
230,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002190_KRILE","But were the Final Days to be reenacted, it would spell doom for us all. Surely even they cannot turn a blind eye to that."
231,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002200_KRILE","I trust we are all of the same mind on this matter... Urgent as it seemed, I took the liberty of petitioning the Alliance for leave to act as Eorzea's emissary. And have since received their blessing."
232,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002210_GRAHATIA","I presume your role as a Student of Baldesion will carry some weight with the Forum?"
233,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002220_KRILE","One can but hope. If truth be told, our organization has been a shadow of its former self ever since the disappearance of the Isle of Val─but the name does still retain some degree of prestige. I only pray it will be enough."
234,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002230_KRILE","If there are no objections, I shall depart for Sharlayan at once. But before I do, I should also mention the other matter to which I would devote some time during my stay."
235,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002240_KRILE","After hearing what transpired in the First, I began to question the true nature of Hydaelyn's blessing. A topic I have discussed at some length with Y'shtola..."
236,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002250_YSHTOLA","We were wondering: when was the last time Hydaelyn spoke to you directly?"
237,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q4_000_001_NONE_VOICE","What will you say?"
238,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_001_NONE_VOICE","Near the end of the Dragonsong War."
239,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_002_NONE_VOICE","That day in the Crystarium."
240,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_003_NONE_VOICE","..."
241,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002260_YSHTOLA","When you regained Her blessing, was it not? But never since─not in all your time in the First, when you faced the unsundered, the very heart of Zodiark."
242,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002270_YSHTOLA","When Elidibus sought to make Warriors of Light? That was the voice which calls constantly to all who might hear it. I spoke of <Emphasis>direct</Emphasis> communication, when Hydaelyn communed solely with you. A far rarer occurrence."
243,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002280_YSHTOLA","Is the question truly so vexing? Perhaps you fear I will chastise you for giving the wrong answer? Or was it so long ago that you simply can't remember..."
244,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002290_KRILE","History shows us that Hydaelyn is able to awaken the Echo in Her chosen, convey Her will directly, and grant the blessing of Light."
245,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002300_KRILE","To our knowledge, however, She has not sought to intervene in man's affairs for some considerable time."
246,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002310_URIANGER","Might not the explanation for that lie with Her choice of champion? Mayhap She is content to trust in <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> judgment."
247,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002320_YSHTOLA","Mayhap She is. But following my initial discussion with Krile, I made inquiries of my own, and as far as I am able to tell, Hydaelyn has not made Her will known to anyone."
248,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002330_THANCRED","During my time in the First, the Oracle of Light spoke to me through Ryne. But that was not the will of Hydaelyn. It was Minfilia herself."
249,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002340_YSHTOLA","Indeed. And while she and Hydaelyn were inextricably linked, Minfilia yet acted of her own volition. A messenger, yes, but one who spoke with her own voice."
250,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002350_KRILE","I wonder, could Hydaelyn's silence suggest the presence of some disruptive force, perhaps? Some obstacle to communication? While I share Urianger's high opinion of your conduct, I see no reason why She would deny you Her guidance altogether."
251,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002360_KRILE","Then again, who am I to say? The fact is, we simply don't know. But if the explanation is to be found anywhere, I can think of worse places to look than the archives of Sharlayan─and their research on the aetherial sea in particular."
252,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002370_KRILE","Resolved though I am to go, believe me when I say that I take no pleasure in the thought of leaving you a member short. Now of all times."
253,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002380_KRILE","Estinien─we stand on the eve of a struggle that will decide the fate of this star. One in which we Scions may play a telling part. Yet we are but few in number."
254,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002390_KRILE","And so I must ask you again: will you join us?"
255,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002400_ESTINIEN","You see the world the way you want it to be. I see the world the way it is. You are idealistic to a fault."
256,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002410_ESTINIEN","But I know you would never turn your back on those in need. Never close your eyes to their suffering. And somehow, your deeds lend truth to your words, giving the lie to my doubts in so doing."
257,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002420_ESTINIEN","I have seen others draw strength from your belief. In Ishgard, in Ala Mhigo. You inspired them to stand up and fight. To win, no less."
258,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002430_ESTINIEN","And even when you lost those you held dear, you carried their spirit with you, and made their memory your guiding light. The burden of so many hopes and dreams would be too heavy for most to bear."
259,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002440_ESTINIEN","But you bear it willingly. As you have shown me, some dreams are too important to let go."
260,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002450_ESTINIEN","If you have need of my strength, it's yours. After all you've done, how could I refuse?"
261,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002460_ALPHINAUD","Thank you, Estinien..."
262,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002470_ALPHINAUD","Whatever challenges await us, I shall not falter. You have my word."
263,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002480_KRILE","And now I may bid you farewell, safe in the knowledge that all is as it should be─in this little corner of the world at least."
264,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002490_ALPHINAUD","You will be sorely missed. Tread warily in Sharlayan...and do try not to let the Forum embroil you in their politics. A forlorn hope, I know, given the individuals involved..."
265,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002500_KRILE","I shall do my very best. Farewell."
266,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002505_SYSTEM","Meanwhile, in the imperial palace..."
267,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002510_FANDANIEL","Well? Does this one meet with your approval?"
268,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002520_FANDANIEL","Apparently not. Or...could it be that you're still upset about the dragons?"
269,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002530_ZENOS","You are unwise to remind me of so costly a failure."
270,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002540_ZENOS","It will not affect our plans, I trust."
271,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002550_FANDANIEL","Oh, hardly at all. Though, admittedly, the chances of us being able to procure any more Meracydian dragons are rather slimmer following Tiamat's reappearance."
272,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002560_FANDANIEL","But the seeds have been sown, my lord! We have only to wait for them to quicken. "
273,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002570_FANDANIEL","Speaking of preparations, is it safe to assume that you will be ready to control you-know-what?"
274,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002580_ZENOS","The hour draws nigh. This nation, forged for Ascian ends, will finally prove its worth."
275,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002590_FANDANIEL","A mighty Empire, now no more than an instrument of this star's destruction! What a pleasure it will be to put it to use!"
276,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002600_FANDANIEL","Which brings me back to our earlier topic. My lord─while I appreciate that it is not an easy decision, it really is past time you chose your weapon."
277,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002610_ZENOS","There is one that I have been meaning to test..."
278,"TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002620_FANDANIEL","Well, well... Not quite what I was expecting. Though I will say, it does seem rather apt."
0,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000010_MERLWYB,"Ere we begin, I would like to offer my gratitude to Masters Thancred and Urianger. 'Tis no small feat to infiltrate the imperial capital and live to tell the tale, much less in times of civil war. Thanks to them, we may plot our course in full knowledge of how the winds blow in Garlemald."
1,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000020_URIANGER,"Full glad are we to have been of service. But verily, such dangers as we did encounter pale into insignificance next to those faced by our comrades. An Ascian armed with the might of Bahamut, bent on bringing about the Final Days..."
2,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000030_RAUBAHN,Theatrics. He sought only to make a show of the power at the Telophoroi's disposal.
3,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000040_RAUBAHN,"But since then, we have seen no sign of this “Fandaniel,” or his wyrm. And while we've done what we can to bolster our defenses, there's no telling where he might strike next."
4,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000050_KANESENNA,"Whenever and wherever it may be, we must use the intervening time to learn more of our enemy."
5,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000060_KANESENNA,'Twas with this in mind that we dispatched scouts to investigate the towers...
6,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000070_LYSE,"Our advance party took longer than expected to return...and when they did, they tried to kill us."
7,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000080_LYSE,"Luckily, I'd seen that sort of thing before, and we were able to restrain them before they did any harm. Then it was just a matter of letting the porxies do their work."
8,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000090_ALISAIE,Are you saying they were tempered?
9,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000100_LYSE,"Once they'd come back to their senses, they told us everything they could. It seems that just as they were getting close to the tower, they heard an earsplitting roar. And that was the last thing they remembered."
10,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000110_LYSE,But what worries me most is what they were saying right before they attacked.
11,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000120_LYSE,“Glory be to Garlemald.”
12,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000130_URIANGER,The tempered have heretofore ever been thralls to primal entities. Yet these hapless souls were compelled to accept a *nation* as the object of their devotion. This calleth into question all that we know of the condition.
13,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000140_AYMERIC,"Would that the unsettling news ended there. Alas, there is more. Following the earlier reports of missing Amalj'aa, we have learned that other beast tribes have suffered similar losses."
14,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000150_AYMERIC,And we now have reason to believe that the abductions are connected to the appearance of the towers.
15,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000160_AYMERIC,Our scouts sighted black-garbed figures leading shackled Ixal in the direction of the tower in Dravania.
16,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000170_AYMERIC,"The Temple Knights were able to intercept them before they could reach their destination, liberating the Ixal and apprehending their captors─each of whom was found to be equipped with Garlean arms and armor."
17,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000180_GRAHATIA,So the Empire is the common thread.
18,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000190_NANAMOULNAMO,"With the support of Zenos, it seems likely that Fandaniel has rallied a faction of the splintered Garlean army to the banner of the Telophoroi."
19,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000200_RAUBAHN,Lord Hien reached the same conclusion when I shared our findings with Doma.
20,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000210_RAUBAHN,"The plan had been to march on Garlemald from the east and west in order to force a peace treaty, but the situation has changed. Dealing with the threat of the towers must come first."
21,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000220_RAUBAHN,"Given the nature of the enemy, and the proven risk of tempering, I could think of few suitable candidates to aid in this task. But I am confident in my choice."
22,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000230_ALPHINAUD,No subtitles. Report if displayed.
23,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000240_RAUBAHN,"Resistant to primal influence as they are, they can investigate the towers without fear of being turned."
24,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000250_ARENVALD,"We're glad to put our gifts to use, Commander."
25,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000260_RAUBAHN,"Gifted or not, going behind enemy lines remains a perilous undertaking. But we must know more if we're to strike back at our foe. I'm counting on you."
26,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000270_ARENVALD,"If it would give us the upper hand, I'd do it a hundred times over. We won't let you down."
27,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000280_RAUBAHN,That concludes the briefing. You two─make ready and join your escort.
28,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000290_ALPHINAUD,"Are you certain about this, Arenvald?"
29,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000300_ARENVALD,"I am. Come on, let's talk outside."
30,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000310_ARENVALD,"So you know, I've already gone through all the formalities at the Rising Stones. Made sure to inform J'moldva and V'mah at Rhalgr's Reach as well."
31,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000320_ALPHINAUD,"Arenvald, I admire your enthusiasm...but this is far more dangerous than anything you have done before."
32,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000330_ARENVALD,I know the risks. And I also know what's in store if we don't stop Fandaniel from carrying out his plan.
33,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000340_ARENVALD,"With this power of mine, I can make a difference. If I stood idly by, I would regret it for the rest of my life."
34,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000350_ALPHINAUD,"And you, Fordola? Is this what you want?"
35,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000360_FORDOLA,What're you asking me for? It's not like I have any say in the matter.
36,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000370_ARENVALD,Don't pretend. We both know Commander Aldynn gave you a chance to refuse. And you didn't.
37,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000380_FORDOLA,No subtitles. Report if displayed.
38,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000390_FORDOLA,"So the Empire's finished, is it? That's what they're all saying. That the great and glorious Garlemald slit its own throat."
39,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000400_FORDOLA,"And now, from out of its twitching carcass crawls the Telophoroi, with bloody *Zenos* at its head."
40,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000410_FORDOLA,I fought for Garlemald. Killed for Garlemald. What was I a part of? I need to know. Whatever it is...I need to know.
41,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000420_ALPHINAUD,"Very well. If your hearts are set on this, I shall not stand in your way."
42,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000430_THANCRED,"If you've finished with your touching display of camaraderie, I have a question: which tower are you planning to investigate, exactly?"
43,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000440_ARENVALD,"Well, the one in Gyr Abania's said to be tightly guarded. It's patrol after patrol out there, apparently. We'd be spotted before we got anywhere near it."
44,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000450_ARENVALD,"Which is why we've set our sights on the one in Paglth'an, instead. There shouldn't be anything like as many imperials to worry about down there."
45,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000460_THANCRED,"Even so, I doubt the local Amalj'aa will look kindly on it if they catch you sneaking around in their territory."
46,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000470_ARENVALD,"Fordola and I had a chance to learn the lie of the land in our previous forays there. We might still find trouble, but at least we won't lose our way."
47,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000480_ARENVALD,"Well, we'd best not keep them waiting any longer."
48,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000490_ALPHINAUD,"Mayhap when all of this is over, we could take another trip to Loch Seld. I would have you know I've become a rather capable swimmer since our last visit."
49,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000500_ARENVALD,"Ha! I'll believe that when I see it! Though, to be fair, getting into deep water does seem to be a Scion's lot in life... Take care, eh?"
50,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000510_ARENVALD,"It means a lot, you know─you coming with me."
51,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000520_FORDOLA,"I still owe you for saving my skin, don't I? Can't return the favor if I'm not there."
52,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000530_ARENVALD,"I daresay you'll get your chance before long. That Fandaniel sounds like a tricky customer. Too much for the likes of me, anyway."
53,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000540_ARENVALD,"But we both know I'd be just another soldier if it weren't for my gift. And I need to be a damn sight more than that, given what's coming."
54,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000550_ARENVALD,"I realize I can't hold a candle to a hero like the Warrior of Light─or Alphinaud, for that matter. He might look like he's twelve, but he's seen more action than most people see in a lifetime."
55,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000560_ARENVALD,"No, the fact is, I'm nothing like them, and maybe I never will be, but I'll be damned if I don't try."
56,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000570_ARENVALD,They're counting on me. On us. So let's give it our all.
57,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000580_ALPHINAUD,"He does not want for conviction, that much is certain. So let us have faith in him. Him and Fordola both."
58,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000590_ALPHINAUD,"While they see to the towers, I would attend to another task: chasing down this “Lunar” Bahamut."
59,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000600_TATARU,(-Tataru-)(Ugh! Bloody thing...) Can you hear me? It's Tataru. I'm happy to say we managed to find Estinien!
60,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000610_TATARU,(-Tataru-)And...I'm sorry to say he went running off again the moment we told him about Bahamut.
61,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000620_TATARU,"(-Tataru-)But he did mutter something about heading to Ishgard, so if you're quick, you might still be able to catch him!"
62,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000630_ALPHINAUD,"Even if we set out this instant, he may already have left by the time we arrive. Have her send the *Bonanza* to Ishgard. It may prove useful should we need to give chase."
63,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000640_TATARU,(-Tataru-)Gladly! I'll see to it as soon as Krile and I get back to the Rising Stones. Good luck!
64,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000650_THANCRED,"While you go off on your dragoon hunt, Urianger and I will return to headquarters. We have much to tell the others."
65,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000651_URIANGER,I wish you every success in your search for our elusive friend. May we all meet again ere long.
66,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000660_ALISAIE,"No sign of him. Not that I've ever met him before. But the way Alphinaud goes on about him, I'm fairly sure I could pick him out in a crowd."
67,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000670_GRAHATIA,"Speaking of which, it does seem awfully quiet. If the erstwhile Azure Dragoon had returned to Ishgard, would it not be a source of general excitement?"
68,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000680_ESTINIEN,"First the Scions' coinkeeper, and now you. I'm beginning to think these meetings are more than mere coincidence."
69,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000690_ESTINIEN,Not that I'm complaining. It's been too long.
70,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000700_ALISAIE,“Too long”?
71,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000710_ESTINIEN,"You look an ilm taller and twice as rugged. It suits you, Alphinaud."
72,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000720_ESTINIEN,"Quieter, though. Have you been giving him lessons on how to be the strong, silent type?"
73,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000730_ALISAIE,I...
74,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000740_ALISAIE,...am not...
75,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000750_ALISAIE,ALPHINAUD!
76,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000760_ALISAIE,"If the two of you are such firm friends, perhaps you should remember what he looks like! And what do you mean, “rugged”!?"
77,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000770_ALISAIE,"Ungh! Had my brother mentioned what an oaf you are, I'd never have bothered looking for you in the first place!"
78,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000780_GRAHATIA,"Estinien Wyrmblood, the Azure Dragoon... He who fought and felled the dread wyrm Nidhogg at the Warrior of Light's side!"
79,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000790_GRAHATIA,To think the day would come when I should see this living legend with my own eyes!
80,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000800_ESTINIEN,Would someone mind explaining what is going on?
81,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000810_ALPHINAUD,Is everything all right!? I thought I heard Alisaie shouting...
82,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000820_ALPHINAUD,Estinien! It's been too long!
83,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000830_ALPHINAUD,"No, no, it's quite understandable. That was hardly the first time we've been confused for one another. Nor, I suspect, will it be the last."
84,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000840_ESTINIEN,Well I for one will not be making that mistake again.
85,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000850_ESTINIEN,What I will say...for the second time today...is that you've grown. Inside and out. I can tell.
86,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000860_ALPHINAUD,"One can't remain a spoiled little lordling forever, you know."
87,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000870_ALISAIE,At least someone's having a good time...
88,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000880_ALISAIE,"You know, when we were growing up, Alphinaud would never befriend other boys because he couldn't stand the thought of not being in charge. But maybe that's changed. He seems just as happy around Estinien as he does Arenvald."
89,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
90,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE,Perhaps he sees them as the brothers he never had.
91,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE,I think he learned how to talk *with* people rather than *at* them.
92,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_003_NONE_VOICE,Well...you can't keep him all to yourself forever.
93,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000890_ALISAIE,"Hmph. Good luck to them. It hasn't been easy being his sister, I can tell you that."
94,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000900_ALISAIE,I wouldn't be so sure. He still loves nothing better than the sound of his own voice.
95,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000910_ALISAIE,"Keep him to my─!? You're joking, aren't you? I'd be *glad* if someone would take him off my hands!"
96,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000920_ESTINIEN,"No rest for the righteous, eh? Speaking of which, I was just on my way to borrow an airship to take me to Azys Lla."
97,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000930_ALPHINAUD,Azys Lla...? How could I forget? The dragon with whom Bahamut shared the deepest of bonds...
98,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000940_ESTINIEN,"Aye, Tiamat, his mate. Even now, she remains imprisoned on Azys Lla, though her remorse binds her faster than any shackle."
99,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000950_GRAHATIA,"I see... As the one who first summoned Bahamut, you believe she may be able to shine some light on his latest incarnation."
100,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000960_ALPHINAUD,"Might I suggest that we make the journey to Azys Lla together? I'm not sure if Tataru mentioned this, but we Scions have an airship of our own now."
101,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000970_ESTINIEN,I see no reason why not...assuming your sister can bear the thought of sharing a deck with me.
102,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000980_ALISAIE,"Be my guest. But confuse me with Alphinaud again, and I'll throw you overboard."
103,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000990_ALISAIE,"Ugh! I don't know who he thinks he is, but he's nothing like Alphinaud painted him to be!"
104,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001000_GRAHATIA,"I will admit, he is not exactly as I imagined him either. Based on what I had read of the man, I think I was expecting someone a little less...blunt?"
105,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001010_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)My sire's mortal companion... What bringeth thee back to this forsaken place, child of man?"
106,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001020_ESTINIEN,Hmph. It's plain she knows naught of recent events. Perhaps you should enlighten her.
107,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001030_TIAMAT,(-Tiamat-)Ahhh... That my sins should be repeated...
108,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001040_TIAMAT,(-Tiamat-)I sensed not the faintest stirring.
109,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001050_TIAMAT,(-Tiamat-)As to who could have called him forth...I know of none save the dragons of Meracydia. Our children...
110,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001060_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)The eikon claimed their souls when first he manifested. And robbed of their will, they became tools for the Allagans' dark designs."
111,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001070_ALISAIE,"Much like those held here in Azys Lla. If dragons who worship Bahamut are required to summon him, that must mean..."
112,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001080_ALISAIE,"I've seen it with my own eyes. Captives of a lost empire, neither alive nor dead, existing only to preserve Bahamut's corporeal form."
113,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001090_TIAMAT,(-Tiamat-)Yes. The dragons of Meracydia are at the mercy of this Ascian. There can be no other explanation.
114,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001100_TIAMAT,(-Tiamat-)Accursed Ascians! Vile minions of Darkness!
115,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001110_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)Again you would profane the memory of my beloved, and strip our children of their freedom, their dignity! Are there no depths to which you will not stoop!?"
116,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001120_ESTINIEN,Your children's pain means nothing to them. They laugh at your kind's suffering.
117,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001130_ESTINIEN,But tears will not right this wrong. Nor will lamentations see the perpetrators punished.
118,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001140_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)What wouldst thou have from me, slayer of dragons?"
119,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001150_ESTINIEN,Behavior befitting a great wyrm.
120,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001160_ESTINIEN,"We came here to ask mighty Tiamat of the first brood, consort of Bahamut, mother of the dragons of Meracydia, what she intends to do about the crimes committed against her children!"
121,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001170_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)Were I free, I would answer thine insolence with fire. But words shall have to suffice."
122,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001180_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)Recall, mortals, that it was I who did first summon my beloved, praying with all my being to bring him forth. You who contend with eikons cannot well be ignorant of the consequence."
123,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001190_ALPHINAUD,...You too were exposed to his influence. That you are yet in possession of your own will is testament to the indomitable strength of your soul.
124,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001200_ALPHINAUD,"But were you to meet with Bahamut again, you fear you might succumb."
125,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001210_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)Indeed. Ask the dragonslayer, and he will tell thee the power we of the first brood wield. Were I to lose myself to the eikon's influence, all would pay the price."
126,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001220_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)But it is of little matter. For even had I the strength to resist, I yet lack the strength to break my shackles. This prison shall be my tomb."
127,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001230_ALISAIE,"On the matter of Bahamut's influence, at least, I believe we can be of some assistance."
128,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001240_ALISAIE,"If you're afraid of being enthralled, don't be─we have a cure. And while we've never tried it on one such as you, its basic principles are universal."
129,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001250_TIAMAT,(-Tiamat-)Speakest thou in earnest?
130,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001260_ALPHINAUD,There is no future for those bound to the past.
131,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001270_ALPHINAUD,"That you committed a terrible sin, I do not dispute. But if you feel remorse, you may yet make amends. We offer you that chance. Take it, or you will forever remain a prisoner, not of these cruel shackles, but of your own guilt."
132,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001280_TIAMAT,(-Tiamat-)A chance to make amends... To lay Bahamut's memory to rest...
133,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001290_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)When our own star faced annihilation, Hydaelyn granted us sanctuary. And now your foes would bring about Her destruction. This I cannot allow. For the debt I owe to Hydaelyn, and to all who have suffered for my sins...I shall fight with you, children of man."
134,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001300_ALISAIE,Ungh...! No... I'm almost there...!
135,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001310_ALISAIE,"This is it, Angelo!"
136,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001320_TIAMAT,(-Tiamat-)Yes...I feel it! The eikon's grip groweth weak!
137,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001330_ALISAIE,No subtitles. Report if displayed.
138,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001340_ALISAIE,Did it work?
139,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001350_GRAHATIA,We won't know for certain until the shackles are removed.
140,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001360_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)Answer me this, children of man... Can my kindred be saved in like manner?"
141,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001370_GRAHATIA,"Many have been subjected to the Allagans' dark arts, their flesh irrevocably altered. For such tortured souls, I fear there can be no salvation."
142,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001380_TIAMAT,(-Tiamat-)My children...
143,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001390_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)Should you hearken unto my call, we shall fly together once more. But should you not...I shall grant you peace."
144,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001400_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)Better to die than live as a tool of evil. You too would wish this, I know...and I shall do as I must."
145,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001410_ALISAIE,"When that time comes, you won't be alone. We'll stand by you."
146,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001420_TIAMAT,"(-Tiamat-)Thou hast my gratitude, little one."
147,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001430_ESTINIEN,Alphinaud's ready. It's time.
148,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001440_ESTINIEN,"Do it, and let's hope the treatment worked as it should."
149,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001450_TIAMAT,(-Tiamat-)Bahamut...my beloved.
150,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001460_TIAMAT,(-Tiamat-)For vengeance...and atonement...I rise.
151,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001470_ALISAIE,By the gods...
152,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001480_GRAHATIA,"Urianger, your timing could not be better."
153,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001490_GRAHATIA,"Understood, we're on our way."
154,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001500_GRAHATIA,It's Bahamut. He's been sighted over Paglth'an.
155,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001510_GRAHATIA,"He flies for the largest Amalj'aa settlement in the region─at the head of a vast host, including dragons."
156,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001520_ESTINIEN,"Did you hear all that, Alphinaud? You'd best rejoin your comrades. I'll make my own way."
157,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001530_ESTINIEN,Our enemy awaits. Shall we?
158,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001540_TIAMAT,Ascian vermin! You shall torment my children no longer!
159,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001550_TIAMAT,"Children of man... The shade of my beloved is no more, and I...I shall be forever in your debt."
160,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001560_TIAMAT,"By your deeds are we set free. And free we shall remain, as long as I draw breath. Never again shall the dragons of Meracydia hearken to the lies of the Ascians. This I vow."
161,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001570_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN,(-???-)Noble warriors! The dragons chose their friends well...
162,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001580_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN,"Long have our peoples waged war, but no more."
163,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001590_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN,Your fallen lie beside our own. By our words and deeds shall we honor their sacrifice.
164,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
165,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE,You would make peace with Ul'dah then?
166,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE,We would be proud to call you our allies.
167,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE,Then let us put the past behind us.
168,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001600_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN,"The enemy of our enemy is our friend, and you have proven yourselves worthy of our trust. It is the Garleans who are deserving of our fury."
169,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001610_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN,"I shall see that my brethren learn the truth of this day, and rally as many as possible to the cause. Till we meet again."
170,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001620_GRAHATIA,And thus did we make allies of the Amalj'aa...
171,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001630_THANCRED,"It would certainly seem that way. The sultana *will* be pleased. Let's go and give her the good news, shall we?"
172,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001640_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE,"Some time earlier, inside the Paglth'an tower..."
173,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001650_ARENVALD,What in Rhalgr's name happened here?
174,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001660_FORDOLA,The gods only know... But you can bet these poor sods aren't here by choice.
175,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001670_ARENVALD,"Quickly, we've got to get them free!"
176,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001680_FORDOLA,Get back!
177,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001690_ARENVALD,No... What have I done?
178,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001700_FORDOLA,It's too late for them! We're leaving. Now!
179,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001710_FORDOLA,No subtitles. Report if displayed.
180,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001720_ARENVALD,No subtitles. Report if displayed.
181,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001730_ARENVALD,"Don't you dare! We came together, and we're leaving together!"
182,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001740_ALPHINAUD,Fordola... Have you been waiting here all this time?
183,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001750_DAMIELLIOT,We have done what we can. The rest is up to him.
184,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001760_ALPHINAUD,May we see him?
185,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001770_DAMIELLIOT,I...do not think that wise. You must let him sleep.
186,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001780_ALPHINAUD,Thank you for bringing him back. He owes you his life.
187,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001790_ALPHINAUD,I just... I just *wish* I'd been there. Perhaps─ I don't know. Perhaps I could have...
188,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001800_FORDOLA,Could've what? Got tempered!? Don't flatter yourself. You can't save everyone. No one can. Not even the Warrior of bloody Light.
189,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001810_FORDOLA,People die all the time. For no good reason. And those who take up the sword die quicker than most.
190,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001820_FORDOLA,"If you're going to shed a tear every time a soldier falls on the battlefield, you'd best stay away. It's no place for the weak of heart."
191,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001830_ALPHINAUD,It may be...
192,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001840_ALPHINAUD,That victory cannot be won without cost.
193,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001850_ALPHINAUD,"But all life is precious, and I refuse to shrug at its loss!"
194,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001860_FORDOLA,"“All life is precious”? Hmph. You need to grow up, little man─before your sparkling ideals get everyone killed."
195,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001870_ESTINIEN,You're right. He *is* idealistic. But the world has more than its fair share of realists like you and me.
196,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001880_ESTINIEN,"It's people like him who dare to dream that things could be better─and make it happen, against all the odds. They are the ones whose names live on forever. The heroes."
197,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001890_FORDOLA,"The battlefield's littered with would-be heroes. At this rate, you lot'll be next."
198,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001900_FORDOLA,And what'll become of your precious dreams then!?
199,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001910_FORDOLA,They'll be gone─like dust on the wind!
200,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001920_ESTINIEN,Dreams worth fighting for don't die so easily.
201,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001930_ALPHINAUD,Your Grace. Pray forgive us our lateness.
202,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001940_NANAMOULNAMO,Think not of that. I understand a close comrade of yours was wounded in the line of duty. Arenvald.
203,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001950_NANAMOULNAMO,"It was at the Alliance's behest that he risked all, and we are grieved to hear of his condition. Rest assured, he will receive the finest care our chirurgeons can provide, on that you have my word."
204,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001960_NANAMOULNAMO,Now...we would share with you the findings of the mission.
205,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001970_NANAMOULNAMO,Pipin─pray relate to our guests the details of Fordola's account.
206,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001980_THANCRED,"First Bahamut, now Ifrit. Or “Lunar Ifrit,” as Fandaniel would doubtless have it."
207,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001990_URIANGER,'Tis now all but certain that the towers were conceived to facilitate the summoning of primals by those imprisoned within.
208,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002000_URIANGER,Less certain is the means by which the Telophoroi constrain the wills of said entities to enact *their* designs in defiance of the pleas of their victims.
209,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002010_YSHTOLA,"Mayhap they do not. If mere proximity to the towers is enough to make loyal servants of the Empire's mortal enemies, it stands to reason that the same is true for those held captive."
210,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002020_YSHTOLA,"They invoke their gods for the good of Garlemald, and in their disturbed state of mind summon a primal whose form reflects their own alteration."
211,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002030_THANCRED,"It all begins to make sense. Upon closer inspection, I realized that the towers bear a striking resemblance to a much larger structure which Urianger and I observed from afar during our visit to the imperial capital."
212,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002040_THANCRED,"Assuming it too is capable of tempering those in its immediate vicinity, it would go some way to explain the swiftness with which the Telophoroi managed to rally so many imperials to their cause."
213,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002050_NANAMOULNAMO,"While the situation in Garlemald is indeed troubling, I fear we have more immediate concerns."
214,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002060_NANAMOULNAMO,"Ifrit was not the only primal summoned. At approximately the same time, observers at several other towers bore witness to the emergence of further such entities."
215,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002070_NANAMOULNAMO,"For a blessing, none appear to wield aught approaching the destructive power of Bahamut, and the Grand Companies are moving to deal with the threat even as we speak."
216,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
217,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE,"You need only tell me where they are, Your Grace..."
218,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE,"The Grand Companies, Your Grace? Is that wise?"
219,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002080_NANAMOULNAMO,"Though we are aware that the task will not be easy, we would call upon the Scions only as a last resort. Pray conserve your strength for now."
220,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002090_NANAMOULNAMO,"After all, it was not so very long ago that you rid us of Bahamut. On which note, I am pleased to report that our talks with the Amalj'aa have reached an agreeable conclusion. They have pledged their full support to our cause."
221,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002100_NANAMOULNAMO,It is our hope that this historic agreement will encourage other tribes to join us at the negotiating table. And I know that I speak for all of the Allied leaders when I say that we will welcome them with open arms at such time as they do.
222,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002110_NANAMOULNAMO,"Of course, this was only made possible by the feats of heroism performed at Paglth'an. Moreover, we shall not allow the sacrifices of those fallen in battle to have been made in vain. As hope leads to victory, shall victory lead to a new dawn for Eorzea."
223,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002120_YSHTOLA,"May these words ever be our guide, Your Grace."
224,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002130_NANAMOULNAMO,"Now, if you will forgive me, I must consult with the Syndicate on the matter of our new allies' integration. Till next we meet, my friends, I bid you safe travels and blessed respite."
225,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002140_KRILE,"Welcome back. I expect you must all be exhausted. Ere you take your rest, however, I would beg a moment of your time."
226,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002150_KRILE,"Thanks to Arenvald's selfless efforts, we may now be confident that we understand the function of the towers. But many questions remain regarding the reason for the summonings and what lurks behind the looming edifice in Garlemald."
227,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002160_KRILE,"Until such questions are answered, we will struggle to devise an effective strategy for thwarting the Telophoroi's stated aim: nothing less than the destruction of this star. And so, given the gravity of the situation...I move that we petition the aid of Sharlayan."
228,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002170_URIANGER,"'Tis possible the ancient knowledge preserved within their archives may hide a clue to our enemy's methods. But given Sharlayan's established policy of nonintervention, our former colleagues are not like to aid us in its discovery."
229,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002180_KRILE,"Oh, I well remember what they're like. The Forum's barefaced refusal to assist you in the days prior to the Calamity must rank as Sharlayan's most shameful act since the exodus."
230,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002190_KRILE,"But were the Final Days to be reenacted, it would spell doom for us all. Surely even they cannot turn a blind eye to that."
231,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002200_KRILE,"I trust we are all of the same mind on this matter... Urgent as it seemed, I took the liberty of petitioning the Alliance for leave to act as Eorzea's emissary. And have since received their blessing."
232,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002210_GRAHATIA,I presume your role as a Student of Baldesion will carry some weight with the Forum?
233,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002220_KRILE,"One can but hope. If truth be told, our organization has been a shadow of its former self ever since the disappearance of the Isle of Val─but the name does still retain some degree of prestige. I only pray it will be enough."
234,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002230_KRILE,"If there are no objections, I shall depart for Sharlayan at once. But before I do, I should also mention the other matter to which I would devote some time during my stay."
235,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002240_KRILE,"After hearing what transpired in the First, I began to question the true nature of Hydaelyn's blessing. A topic I have discussed at some length with Y'shtola..."
236,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002250_YSHTOLA,We were wondering: when was the last time Hydaelyn spoke to you directly?
237,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q4_000_001_NONE_VOICE,What will you say?
238,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_001_NONE_VOICE,Near the end of the Dragonsong War.
239,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_002_NONE_VOICE,That day in the Crystarium.
240,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_003_NONE_VOICE,...
241,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002260_YSHTOLA,"When you regained Her blessing, was it not? But never since─not in all your time in the First, when you faced the unsundered, the very heart of Zodiark."
242,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002270_YSHTOLA,"When Elidibus sought to make Warriors of Light? That was the voice which calls constantly to all who might hear it. I spoke of *direct* communication, when Hydaelyn communed solely with you. A far rarer occurrence."
243,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002280_YSHTOLA,Is the question truly so vexing? Perhaps you fear I will chastise you for giving the wrong answer? Or was it so long ago that you simply can't remember...
244,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002290_KRILE,"History shows us that Hydaelyn is able to awaken the Echo in Her chosen, convey Her will directly, and grant the blessing of Light."
245,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002300_KRILE,"To our knowledge, however, She has not sought to intervene in man's affairs for some considerable time."
246,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002310_URIANGER,Might not the explanation for that lie with Her choice of champion? Mayhap She is content to trust in her judgment.
247,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002320_YSHTOLA,"Mayhap She is. But following my initial discussion with Krile, I made inquiries of my own, and as far as I am able to tell, Hydaelyn has not made Her will known to anyone."
248,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002330_THANCRED,"During my time in the First, the Oracle of Light spoke to me through Ryne. But that was not the will of Hydaelyn. It was Minfilia herself."
249,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002340_YSHTOLA,"Indeed. And while she and Hydaelyn were inextricably linked, Minfilia yet acted of her own volition. A messenger, yes, but one who spoke with her own voice."
250,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002350_KRILE,"I wonder, could Hydaelyn's silence suggest the presence of some disruptive force, perhaps? Some obstacle to communication? While I share Urianger's high opinion of your conduct, I see no reason why She would deny you Her guidance altogether."
251,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002360_KRILE,"Then again, who am I to say? The fact is, we simply don't know. But if the explanation is to be found anywhere, I can think of worse places to look than the archives of Sharlayan─and their research on the aetherial sea in particular."
252,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002370_KRILE,"Resolved though I am to go, believe me when I say that I take no pleasure in the thought of leaving you a member short. Now of all times."
253,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002380_KRILE,Estinien─we stand on the eve of a struggle that will decide the fate of this star. One in which we Scions may play a telling part. Yet we are but few in number.
254,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002390_KRILE,And so I must ask you again: will you join us?
255,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002400_ESTINIEN,You see the world the way you want it to be. I see the world the way it is. You are idealistic to a fault.
256,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002410_ESTINIEN,"But I know you would never turn your back on those in need. Never close your eyes to their suffering. And somehow, your deeds lend truth to your words, giving the lie to my doubts in so doing."
257,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002420_ESTINIEN,"I have seen others draw strength from your belief. In Ishgard, in Ala Mhigo. You inspired them to stand up and fight. To win, no less."
258,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002430_ESTINIEN,"And even when you lost those you held dear, you carried their spirit with you, and made their memory your guiding light. The burden of so many hopes and dreams would be too heavy for most to bear."
259,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002440_ESTINIEN,"But you bear it willingly. As you have shown me, some dreams are too important to let go."
260,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002450_ESTINIEN,"If you have need of my strength, it's yours. After all you've done, how could I refuse?"
261,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002460_ALPHINAUD,"Thank you, Estinien..."
262,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002470_ALPHINAUD,"Whatever challenges await us, I shall not falter. You have my word."
263,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002480_KRILE,"And now I may bid you farewell, safe in the knowledge that all is as it should be─in this little corner of the world at least."
264,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002490_ALPHINAUD,"You will be sorely missed. Tread warily in Sharlayan...and do try not to let the Forum embroil you in their politics. A forlorn hope, I know, given the individuals involved..."
265,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002500_KRILE,I shall do my very best. Farewell.
266,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002505_SYSTEM,"Meanwhile, in the imperial palace..."
267,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002510_FANDANIEL,Well? Does this one meet with your approval?
268,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002520_FANDANIEL,Apparently not. Or...could it be that you're still upset about the dragons?
269,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002530_ZENOS,You are unwise to remind me of so costly a failure.
270,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002540_ZENOS,"It will not affect our plans, I trust."
271,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002550_FANDANIEL,"Oh, hardly at all. Though, admittedly, the chances of us being able to procure any more Meracydian dragons are rather slimmer following Tiamat's reappearance."
272,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002560_FANDANIEL,"But the seeds have been sown, my lord! We have only to wait for them to quicken. "
273,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002570_FANDANIEL,"Speaking of preparations, is it safe to assume that you will be ready to control you-know-what?"
274,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002580_ZENOS,"The hour draws nigh. This nation, forged for Ascian ends, will finally prove its worth."
275,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002590_FANDANIEL,"A mighty Empire, now no more than an instrument of this star's destruction! What a pleasure it will be to put it to use!"
276,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002600_FANDANIEL,"Which brings me back to our earlier topic. My lord─while I appreciate that it is not an easy decision, it really is past time you chose your weapon."
277,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002610_ZENOS,There is one that I have been meaning to test...
278,TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002620_FANDANIEL,"Well, well... Not quite what I was expecting. Though I will say, it does seem rather apt."
1 key 0 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000010_MERLWYB 1 Ere we begin, I would like to offer my gratitude to Masters Thancred and Urianger. 'Tis no small feat to infiltrate the imperial capital and live to tell the tale, much less in times of civil war. Thanks to them, we may plot our course in full knowledge of how the winds blow in Garlemald.
2 # 1 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000020_URIANGER Full glad are we to have been of service. But verily, such dangers as we did encounter pale into insignificance next to those faced by our comrades. An Ascian armed with the might of Bahamut, bent on bringing about the Final Days...
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000030_RAUBAHN str Theatrics. He sought only to make a show of the power at the Telophoroi's disposal.
4 0 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000010_MERLWYB 3 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000040_RAUBAHN Ere we begin, I would like to offer my gratitude to Masters Thancred and Urianger. 'Tis no small feat to infiltrate the imperial capital and live to tell the tale, much less in times of civil war. Thanks to them, we may plot our course in full knowledge of how the winds blow in Garlemald. But since then, we have seen no sign of this “Fandaniel,” or his wyrm. And while we've done what we can to bolster our defenses, there's no telling where he might strike next.
5 1 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000020_URIANGER 4 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000050_KANESENNA Full glad are we to have been of service. But verily, such dangers as we did encounter pale into insignificance next to those faced by our comrades. An Ascian armed with the might of Bahamut, bent on bringing about the Final Days... Whenever and wherever it may be, we must use the intervening time to learn more of our enemy.
6 2 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000030_RAUBAHN 5 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000060_KANESENNA Theatrics. He sought only to make a show of the power at the Telophoroi's disposal. 'Twas with this in mind that we dispatched scouts to investigate the towers...
7 3 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000040_RAUBAHN 6 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000070_LYSE But since then, we have seen no sign of this “Fandaniel,” or his wyrm. And while we've done what we can to bolster our defenses, there's no telling where he might strike next. Our advance party took longer than expected to return...and when they did, they tried to kill us.
8 4 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000050_KANESENNA 7 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000080_LYSE Whenever and wherever it may be, we must use the intervening time to learn more of our enemy. Luckily, I'd seen that sort of thing before, and we were able to restrain them before they did any harm. Then it was just a matter of letting the porxies do their work.
9 5 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000060_KANESENNA 8 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000090_ALISAIE 'Twas with this in mind that we dispatched scouts to investigate the towers... Are you saying they were tempered?
10 6 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000070_LYSE 9 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000100_LYSE Our advance party took longer than expected to return...and when they did, they tried to kill us. Once they'd come back to their senses, they told us everything they could. It seems that just as they were getting close to the tower, they heard an earsplitting roar. And that was the last thing they remembered.
11 7 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000080_LYSE 10 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000110_LYSE Luckily, I'd seen that sort of thing before, and we were able to restrain them before they did any harm. Then it was just a matter of letting the porxies do their work. But what worries me most is what they were saying right before they attacked.
12 8 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000090_ALISAIE 11 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000120_LYSE Are you saying they were tempered? “Glory be to Garlemald.”
13 9 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000100_LYSE 12 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000130_URIANGER Once they'd come back to their senses, they told us everything they could. It seems that just as they were getting close to the tower, they heard an earsplitting roar. And that was the last thing they remembered. The tempered have heretofore ever been thralls to primal entities. Yet these hapless souls were compelled to accept a *nation* as the object of their devotion. This calleth into question all that we know of the condition.
14 10 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000110_LYSE 13 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000140_AYMERIC But what worries me most is what they were saying right before they attacked. Would that the unsettling news ended there. Alas, there is more. Following the earlier reports of missing Amalj'aa, we have learned that other beast tribes have suffered similar losses.
15 11 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000120_LYSE 14 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000150_AYMERIC “Glory be to Garlemald.” And we now have reason to believe that the abductions are connected to the appearance of the towers.
16 12 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000130_URIANGER 15 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000160_AYMERIC The tempered have heretofore ever been thralls to primal entities. Yet these hapless souls were compelled to accept a <Emphasis>nation</Emphasis> as the object of their devotion. This calleth into question all that we know of the condition. Our scouts sighted black-garbed figures leading shackled Ixal in the direction of the tower in Dravania.
17 13 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000140_AYMERIC 16 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000170_AYMERIC Would that the unsettling news ended there. Alas, there is more. Following the earlier reports of missing Amalj'aa, we have learned that other beast tribes have suffered similar losses. The Temple Knights were able to intercept them before they could reach their destination, liberating the Ixal and apprehending their captors─each of whom was found to be equipped with Garlean arms and armor.
18 14 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000150_AYMERIC 17 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000180_GRAHATIA And we now have reason to believe that the abductions are connected to the appearance of the towers. So the Empire is the common thread.
19 15 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000160_AYMERIC 18 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000190_NANAMOULNAMO Our scouts sighted black-garbed figures leading shackled Ixal in the direction of the tower in Dravania. With the support of Zenos, it seems likely that Fandaniel has rallied a faction of the splintered Garlean army to the banner of the Telophoroi.
20 16 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000170_AYMERIC 19 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000200_RAUBAHN The Temple Knights were able to intercept them before they could reach their destination, liberating the Ixal and apprehending their captors─each of whom was found to be equipped with Garlean arms and armor. Lord Hien reached the same conclusion when I shared our findings with Doma.
21 17 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000180_GRAHATIA 20 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000210_RAUBAHN So the Empire is the common thread. The plan had been to march on Garlemald from the east and west in order to force a peace treaty, but the situation has changed. Dealing with the threat of the towers must come first.
22 18 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000190_NANAMOULNAMO 21 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000220_RAUBAHN With the support of Zenos, it seems likely that Fandaniel has rallied a faction of the splintered Garlean army to the banner of the Telophoroi. Given the nature of the enemy, and the proven risk of tempering, I could think of few suitable candidates to aid in this task. But I am confident in my choice.
23 19 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000200_RAUBAHN 22 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000230_ALPHINAUD Lord Hien reached the same conclusion when I shared our findings with Doma. No subtitles. Report if displayed.
24 20 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000210_RAUBAHN 23 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000240_RAUBAHN The plan had been to march on Garlemald from the east and west in order to force a peace treaty, but the situation has changed. Dealing with the threat of the towers must come first. Resistant to primal influence as they are, they can investigate the towers without fear of being turned.
25 21 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000220_RAUBAHN 24 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000250_ARENVALD Given the nature of the enemy, and the proven risk of tempering, I could think of few suitable candidates to aid in this task. But I am confident in my choice. We're glad to put our gifts to use, Commander.
26 22 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000230_ALPHINAUD 25 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000260_RAUBAHN No subtitles. Report if displayed. Gifted or not, going behind enemy lines remains a perilous undertaking. But we must know more if we're to strike back at our foe. I'm counting on you.
27 23 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000240_RAUBAHN 26 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000270_ARENVALD Resistant to primal influence as they are, they can investigate the towers without fear of being turned. If it would give us the upper hand, I'd do it a hundred times over. We won't let you down.
28 24 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000250_ARENVALD 27 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000280_RAUBAHN We're glad to put our gifts to use, Commander. That concludes the briefing. You two─make ready and join your escort.
29 25 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000260_RAUBAHN 28 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000290_ALPHINAUD Gifted or not, going behind enemy lines remains a perilous undertaking. But we must know more if we're to strike back at our foe. I'm counting on you. Are you certain about this, Arenvald?
30 26 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000270_ARENVALD 29 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000300_ARENVALD If it would give us the upper hand, I'd do it a hundred times over. We won't let you down. I am. Come on, let's talk outside.
31 27 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000280_RAUBAHN 30 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000310_ARENVALD That concludes the briefing. You two─make ready and join your escort. So you know, I've already gone through all the formalities at the Rising Stones. Made sure to inform J'moldva and V'mah at Rhalgr's Reach as well.
32 28 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000290_ALPHINAUD 31 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000320_ALPHINAUD Are you certain about this, Arenvald? Arenvald, I admire your enthusiasm...but this is far more dangerous than anything you have done before.
33 29 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000300_ARENVALD 32 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000330_ARENVALD I am. Come on, let's talk outside. I know the risks. And I also know what's in store if we don't stop Fandaniel from carrying out his plan.
34 30 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000310_ARENVALD 33 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000340_ARENVALD So you know, I've already gone through all the formalities at the Rising Stones. Made sure to inform J'moldva and V'mah at Rhalgr's Reach as well. With this power of mine, I can make a difference. If I stood idly by, I would regret it for the rest of my life.
35 31 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000320_ALPHINAUD 34 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000350_ALPHINAUD Arenvald, I admire your enthusiasm...but this is far more dangerous than anything you have done before. And you, Fordola? Is this what you want?
36 32 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000330_ARENVALD 35 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000360_FORDOLA I know the risks. And I also know what's in store if we don't stop Fandaniel from carrying out his plan. What're you asking me for? It's not like I have any say in the matter.
37 33 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000340_ARENVALD 36 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000370_ARENVALD With this power of mine, I can make a difference. If I stood idly by, I would regret it for the rest of my life. Don't pretend. We both know Commander Aldynn gave you a chance to refuse. And you didn't.
38 34 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000350_ALPHINAUD 37 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000380_FORDOLA And you, Fordola? Is this what you want? No subtitles. Report if displayed.
39 35 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000360_FORDOLA 38 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000390_FORDOLA What're you asking me for? It's not like I have any say in the matter. So the Empire's finished, is it? That's what they're all saying. That the great and glorious Garlemald slit its own throat.
40 36 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000370_ARENVALD 39 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000400_FORDOLA Don't pretend. We both know Commander Aldynn gave you a chance to refuse. And you didn't. And now, from out of its twitching carcass crawls the Telophoroi, with bloody *Zenos* at its head.
41 37 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000380_FORDOLA 40 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000410_FORDOLA No subtitles. Report if displayed. I fought for Garlemald. Killed for Garlemald. What was I a part of? I need to know. Whatever it is...I need to know.
42 38 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000390_FORDOLA 41 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000420_ALPHINAUD So the Empire's finished, is it? That's what they're all saying. That the great and glorious Garlemald slit its own throat. Very well. If your hearts are set on this, I shall not stand in your way.
43 39 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000400_FORDOLA 42 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000430_THANCRED And now, from out of its twitching carcass crawls the Telophoroi, with bloody <Emphasis>Zenos</Emphasis> at its head. If you've finished with your touching display of camaraderie, I have a question: which tower are you planning to investigate, exactly?
44 40 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000410_FORDOLA 43 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000440_ARENVALD I fought for Garlemald. Killed for Garlemald. What was I a part of? I need to know. Whatever it is...I need to know. Well, the one in Gyr Abania's said to be tightly guarded. It's patrol after patrol out there, apparently. We'd be spotted before we got anywhere near it.
45 41 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000420_ALPHINAUD 44 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000450_ARENVALD Very well. If your hearts are set on this, I shall not stand in your way. Which is why we've set our sights on the one in Paglth'an, instead. There shouldn't be anything like as many imperials to worry about down there.
46 42 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000430_THANCRED 45 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000460_THANCRED If you've finished with your touching display of camaraderie, I have a question: which tower are you planning to investigate, exactly? Even so, I doubt the local Amalj'aa will look kindly on it if they catch you sneaking around in their territory.
47 43 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000440_ARENVALD 46 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000470_ARENVALD Well, the one in Gyr Abania's said to be tightly guarded. It's patrol after patrol out there, apparently. We'd be spotted before we got anywhere near it. Fordola and I had a chance to learn the lie of the land in our previous forays there. We might still find trouble, but at least we won't lose our way.
48 44 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000450_ARENVALD 47 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000480_ARENVALD Which is why we've set our sights on the one in Paglth'an, instead. There shouldn't be anything like as many imperials to worry about down there. Well, we'd best not keep them waiting any longer.
49 45 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000460_THANCRED 48 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000490_ALPHINAUD Even so, I doubt the local Amalj'aa will look kindly on it if they catch you sneaking around in their territory. Mayhap when all of this is over, we could take another trip to Loch Seld. I would have you know I've become a rather capable swimmer since our last visit.
50 46 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000470_ARENVALD 49 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000500_ARENVALD Fordola and I had a chance to learn the lie of the land in our previous forays there. We might still find trouble, but at least we won't lose our way. Ha! I'll believe that when I see it! Though, to be fair, getting into deep water does seem to be a Scion's lot in life... Take care, eh?
51 47 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000480_ARENVALD 50 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000510_ARENVALD Well, we'd best not keep them waiting any longer. It means a lot, you know─you coming with me.
52 48 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000490_ALPHINAUD 51 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000520_FORDOLA Mayhap when all of this is over, we could take another trip to Loch Seld. I would have you know I've become a rather capable swimmer since our last visit. I still owe you for saving my skin, don't I? Can't return the favor if I'm not there.
53 49 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000500_ARENVALD 52 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000530_ARENVALD Ha! I'll believe that when I see it! Though, to be fair, getting into deep water does seem to be a Scion's lot in life... Take care, eh? I daresay you'll get your chance before long. That Fandaniel sounds like a tricky customer. Too much for the likes of me, anyway.
54 50 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000510_ARENVALD 53 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000540_ARENVALD It means a lot, you know─you coming with me. But we both know I'd be just another soldier if it weren't for my gift. And I need to be a damn sight more than that, given what's coming.
55 51 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000520_FORDOLA 54 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000550_ARENVALD I still owe you for saving my skin, don't I? Can't return the favor if I'm not there. I realize I can't hold a candle to a hero like the Warrior of Light─or Alphinaud, for that matter. He might look like he's twelve, but he's seen more action than most people see in a lifetime.
56 52 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000530_ARENVALD 55 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000560_ARENVALD I daresay you'll get your chance before long. That Fandaniel sounds like a tricky customer. Too much for the likes of me, anyway. No, the fact is, I'm nothing like them, and maybe I never will be, but I'll be damned if I don't try.
57 53 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000540_ARENVALD 56 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000570_ARENVALD But we both know I'd be just another soldier if it weren't for my gift. And I need to be a damn sight more than that, given what's coming. They're counting on me. On us. So let's give it our all.
58 54 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000550_ARENVALD 57 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000580_ALPHINAUD I realize I can't hold a candle to a hero like the Warrior of Light─or Alphinaud, for that matter. He might look like he's twelve, but he's seen more action than most people see in a lifetime. He does not want for conviction, that much is certain. So let us have faith in him. Him and Fordola both.
59 55 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000560_ARENVALD 58 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000590_ALPHINAUD No, the fact is, I'm nothing like them, and maybe I never will be, but I'll be damned if I don't try. While they see to the towers, I would attend to another task: chasing down this “Lunar” Bahamut.
60 56 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000570_ARENVALD 59 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000600_TATARU They're counting on me. On us. So let's give it our all. (-Tataru-)(Ugh! Bloody thing...) Can you hear me? It's Tataru. I'm happy to say we managed to find Estinien!
61 57 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000580_ALPHINAUD 60 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000610_TATARU He does not want for conviction, that much is certain. So let us have faith in him. Him and Fordola both. (-Tataru-)And...I'm sorry to say he went running off again the moment we told him about Bahamut.
62 58 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000590_ALPHINAUD 61 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000620_TATARU While they see to the towers, I would attend to another task: chasing down this “Lunar” Bahamut. (-Tataru-)But he did mutter something about heading to Ishgard, so if you're quick, you might still be able to catch him!
63 59 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000600_TATARU 62 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000630_ALPHINAUD (-Tataru-)(Ugh! Bloody thing...) Can you hear me? It's Tataru. I'm happy to say we managed to find Estinien! Even if we set out this instant, he may already have left by the time we arrive. Have her send the *Bonanza* to Ishgard. It may prove useful should we need to give chase.
64 60 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000610_TATARU 63 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000640_TATARU (-Tataru-)And...I'm sorry to say he went running off again the moment we told him about Bahamut. (-Tataru-)Gladly! I'll see to it as soon as Krile and I get back to the Rising Stones. Good luck!
65 61 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000620_TATARU 64 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000650_THANCRED (-Tataru-)But he did mutter something about heading to Ishgard, so if you're quick, you might still be able to catch him! While you go off on your dragoon hunt, Urianger and I will return to headquarters. We have much to tell the others.
66 62 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000630_ALPHINAUD 65 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000651_URIANGER Even if we set out this instant, he may already have left by the time we arrive. Have her send the <Emphasis>Bonanza</Emphasis> to Ishgard. It may prove useful should we need to give chase. I wish you every success in your search for our elusive friend. May we all meet again ere long.
67 63 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000640_TATARU 66 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000660_ALISAIE (-Tataru-)Gladly! I'll see to it as soon as Krile and I get back to the Rising Stones. Good luck! No sign of him. Not that I've ever met him before. But the way Alphinaud goes on about him, I'm fairly sure I could pick him out in a crowd.
68 64 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000650_THANCRED 67 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000670_GRAHATIA While you go off on your dragoon hunt, Urianger and I will return to headquarters. We have much to tell the others. Speaking of which, it does seem awfully quiet. If the erstwhile Azure Dragoon had returned to Ishgard, would it not be a source of general excitement?
69 65 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000651_URIANGER 68 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000680_ESTINIEN I wish you every success in your search for our elusive friend. May we all meet again ere long. First the Scions' coinkeeper, and now you. I'm beginning to think these meetings are more than mere coincidence.
70 66 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000660_ALISAIE 69 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000690_ESTINIEN No sign of him. Not that I've ever met him before. But the way Alphinaud goes on about him, I'm fairly sure I could pick him out in a crowd. Not that I'm complaining. It's been too long.
71 67 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000670_GRAHATIA 70 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000700_ALISAIE Speaking of which, it does seem awfully quiet. If the erstwhile Azure Dragoon had returned to Ishgard, would it not be a source of general excitement? “Too long”?
72 68 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000680_ESTINIEN 71 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000710_ESTINIEN First the Scions' coinkeeper, and now you. I'm beginning to think these meetings are more than mere coincidence. You look an ilm taller and twice as rugged. It suits you, Alphinaud.
73 69 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000690_ESTINIEN 72 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000720_ESTINIEN Not that I'm complaining. It's been too long. Quieter, though. Have you been giving him lessons on how to be the strong, silent type?
74 70 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000700_ALISAIE 73 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000730_ALISAIE “Too long”? I...
75 71 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000710_ESTINIEN 74 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000740_ALISAIE You look an ilm taller and twice as rugged. It suits you, Alphinaud. ...am not...
76 72 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000720_ESTINIEN 75 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000750_ALISAIE Quieter, though. Have you been giving him lessons on how to be the strong, silent type? ALPHINAUD!
77 73 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000730_ALISAIE 76 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000760_ALISAIE I... If the two of you are such firm friends, perhaps you should remember what he looks like! And what do you mean, “rugged”!?
78 74 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000740_ALISAIE 77 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000770_ALISAIE ...am not... Ungh! Had my brother mentioned what an oaf you are, I'd never have bothered looking for you in the first place!
79 75 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000750_ALISAIE 78 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000780_GRAHATIA ALPHINAUD! Estinien Wyrmblood, the Azure Dragoon... He who fought and felled the dread wyrm Nidhogg at the Warrior of Light's side!
80 76 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000760_ALISAIE 79 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000790_GRAHATIA If the two of you are such firm friends, perhaps you should remember what he looks like! And what do you mean, “rugged”!? To think the day would come when I should see this living legend with my own eyes!
81 77 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000770_ALISAIE 80 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000800_ESTINIEN Ungh! Had my brother mentioned what an oaf you are, I'd never have bothered looking for you in the first place! Would someone mind explaining what is going on?
82 78 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000780_GRAHATIA 81 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000810_ALPHINAUD Estinien Wyrmblood, the Azure Dragoon... He who fought and felled the dread wyrm Nidhogg at the Warrior of Light's side! Is everything all right!? I thought I heard Alisaie shouting...
83 79 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000790_GRAHATIA 82 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000820_ALPHINAUD To think the day would come when I should see this living legend with my own eyes! Estinien! It's been too long!
84 80 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000800_ESTINIEN 83 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000830_ALPHINAUD Would someone mind explaining what is going on? No, no, it's quite understandable. That was hardly the first time we've been confused for one another. Nor, I suspect, will it be the last.
85 81 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000810_ALPHINAUD 84 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000840_ESTINIEN Is everything all right!? I thought I heard Alisaie shouting... Well I for one will not be making that mistake again.
86 82 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000820_ALPHINAUD 85 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000850_ESTINIEN Estinien! It's been too long! What I will say...for the second time today...is that you've grown. Inside and out. I can tell.
87 83 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000830_ALPHINAUD 86 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000860_ALPHINAUD No, no, it's quite understandable. That was hardly the first time we've been confused for one another. Nor, I suspect, will it be the last. One can't remain a spoiled little lordling forever, you know.
88 84 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000840_ESTINIEN 87 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000870_ALISAIE Well I for one will not be making that mistake again. At least someone's having a good time...
89 85 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000850_ESTINIEN 88 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000880_ALISAIE What I will say...for the second time today...is that you've grown. Inside and out. I can tell. You know, when we were growing up, Alphinaud would never befriend other boys because he couldn't stand the thought of not being in charge. But maybe that's changed. He seems just as happy around Estinien as he does Arenvald.
90 86 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000860_ALPHINAUD 89 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE One can't remain a spoiled little lordling forever, you know. What will you say?
91 87 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000870_ALISAIE 90 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE At least someone's having a good time... Perhaps he sees them as the brothers he never had.
92 88 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000880_ALISAIE 91 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE You know, when we were growing up, Alphinaud would never befriend other boys because he couldn't stand the thought of not being in charge. But maybe that's changed. He seems just as happy around Estinien as he does Arenvald. I think he learned how to talk *with* people rather than *at* them.
93 89 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE 92 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_003_NONE_VOICE What will you say? Well...you can't keep him all to yourself forever.
94 90 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE 93 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000890_ALISAIE Perhaps he sees them as the brothers he never had. Hmph. Good luck to them. It hasn't been easy being his sister, I can tell you that.
95 91 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE 94 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000900_ALISAIE I think he learned how to talk <Emphasis>with</Emphasis> people rather than <Emphasis>at</Emphasis> them. I wouldn't be so sure. He still loves nothing better than the sound of his own voice.
96 92 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A1_000_003_NONE_VOICE 95 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000910_ALISAIE Well...you can't keep him all to yourself forever. Keep him to my─!? You're joking, aren't you? I'd be *glad* if someone would take him off my hands!
97 93 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000890_ALISAIE 96 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000920_ESTINIEN Hmph. Good luck to them. It hasn't been easy being his sister, I can tell you that. No rest for the righteous, eh? Speaking of which, I was just on my way to borrow an airship to take me to Azys Lla.
98 94 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000900_ALISAIE 97 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000930_ALPHINAUD I wouldn't be so sure. He still loves nothing better than the sound of his own voice. Azys Lla...? How could I forget? The dragon with whom Bahamut shared the deepest of bonds...
99 95 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000910_ALISAIE 98 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000940_ESTINIEN Keep him to my─!? You're joking, aren't you? I'd be <Emphasis>glad</Emphasis> if someone would take him off my hands! Aye, Tiamat, his mate. Even now, she remains imprisoned on Azys Lla, though her remorse binds her faster than any shackle.
100 96 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000920_ESTINIEN 99 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000950_GRAHATIA No rest for the righteous, eh? Speaking of which, I was just on my way to borrow an airship to take me to Azys Lla. I see... As the one who first summoned Bahamut, you believe she may be able to shine some light on his latest incarnation.
101 97 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000930_ALPHINAUD 100 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000960_ALPHINAUD Azys Lla...? How could I forget? The dragon with whom Bahamut shared the deepest of bonds... Might I suggest that we make the journey to Azys Lla together? I'm not sure if Tataru mentioned this, but we Scions have an airship of our own now.
102 98 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000940_ESTINIEN 101 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000970_ESTINIEN Aye, Tiamat, his mate. Even now, she remains imprisoned on Azys Lla, though her remorse binds her faster than any shackle. I see no reason why not...assuming your sister can bear the thought of sharing a deck with me.
103 99 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000950_GRAHATIA 102 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000980_ALISAIE I see... As the one who first summoned Bahamut, you believe she may be able to shine some light on his latest incarnation. Be my guest. But confuse me with Alphinaud again, and I'll throw you overboard.
104 100 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000960_ALPHINAUD 103 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000990_ALISAIE Might I suggest that we make the journey to Azys Lla together? I'm not sure if Tataru mentioned this, but we Scions have an airship of our own now. Ugh! I don't know who he thinks he is, but he's nothing like Alphinaud painted him to be!
105 101 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000970_ESTINIEN 104 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001000_GRAHATIA I see no reason why not...assuming your sister can bear the thought of sharing a deck with me. I will admit, he is not exactly as I imagined him either. Based on what I had read of the man, I think I was expecting someone a little less...blunt?
106 102 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000980_ALISAIE 105 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001010_TIAMAT Be my guest. But confuse me with Alphinaud again, and I'll throw you overboard. (-Tiamat-)My sire's mortal companion... What bringeth thee back to this forsaken place, child of man?
107 103 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_000990_ALISAIE 106 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001020_ESTINIEN Ugh! I don't know who he thinks he is, but he's nothing like Alphinaud painted him to be! Hmph. It's plain she knows naught of recent events. Perhaps you should enlighten her.
108 104 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001000_GRAHATIA 107 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001030_TIAMAT I will admit, he is not exactly as I imagined him either. Based on what I had read of the man, I think I was expecting someone a little less...blunt? (-Tiamat-)Ahhh... That my sins should be repeated...
109 105 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001010_TIAMAT 108 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001040_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)My sire's mortal companion... What bringeth thee back to this forsaken place, child of man? (-Tiamat-)I sensed not the faintest stirring.
110 106 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001020_ESTINIEN 109 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001050_TIAMAT Hmph. It's plain she knows naught of recent events. Perhaps you should enlighten her. (-Tiamat-)As to who could have called him forth...I know of none save the dragons of Meracydia. Our children...
111 107 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001030_TIAMAT 110 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001060_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)Ahhh... That my sins should be repeated... (-Tiamat-)The eikon claimed their souls when first he manifested. And robbed of their will, they became tools for the Allagans' dark designs.
112 108 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001040_TIAMAT 111 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001070_ALISAIE (-Tiamat-)I sensed not the faintest stirring. Much like those held here in Azys Lla. If dragons who worship Bahamut are required to summon him, that must mean...
113 109 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001050_TIAMAT 112 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001080_ALISAIE (-Tiamat-)As to who could have called him forth...I know of none save the dragons of Meracydia. Our children... I've seen it with my own eyes. Captives of a lost empire, neither alive nor dead, existing only to preserve Bahamut's corporeal form.
114 110 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001060_TIAMAT 113 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001090_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)The eikon claimed their souls when first he manifested. And robbed of their will, they became tools for the Allagans' dark designs. (-Tiamat-)Yes. The dragons of Meracydia are at the mercy of this Ascian. There can be no other explanation.
115 111 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001070_ALISAIE 114 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001100_TIAMAT Much like those held here in Azys Lla. If dragons who worship Bahamut are required to summon him, that must mean... (-Tiamat-)Accursed Ascians! Vile minions of Darkness!
116 112 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001080_ALISAIE 115 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001110_TIAMAT I've seen it with my own eyes. Captives of a lost empire, neither alive nor dead, existing only to preserve Bahamut's corporeal form. (-Tiamat-)Again you would profane the memory of my beloved, and strip our children of their freedom, their dignity! Are there no depths to which you will not stoop!?
117 113 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001090_TIAMAT 116 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001120_ESTINIEN (-Tiamat-)Yes. The dragons of Meracydia are at the mercy of this Ascian. There can be no other explanation. Your children's pain means nothing to them. They laugh at your kind's suffering.
118 114 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001100_TIAMAT 117 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001130_ESTINIEN (-Tiamat-)Accursed Ascians! Vile minions of Darkness! But tears will not right this wrong. Nor will lamentations see the perpetrators punished.
119 115 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001110_TIAMAT 118 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001140_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)Again you would profane the memory of my beloved, and strip our children of their freedom, their dignity! Are there no depths to which you will not stoop!? (-Tiamat-)What wouldst thou have from me, slayer of dragons?
120 116 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001120_ESTINIEN 119 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001150_ESTINIEN Your children's pain means nothing to them. They laugh at your kind's suffering. Behavior befitting a great wyrm.
121 117 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001130_ESTINIEN 120 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001160_ESTINIEN But tears will not right this wrong. Nor will lamentations see the perpetrators punished. We came here to ask mighty Tiamat of the first brood, consort of Bahamut, mother of the dragons of Meracydia, what she intends to do about the crimes committed against her children!
122 118 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001140_TIAMAT 121 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001170_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)What wouldst thou have from me, slayer of dragons? (-Tiamat-)Were I free, I would answer thine insolence with fire. But words shall have to suffice.
123 119 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001150_ESTINIEN 122 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001180_TIAMAT Behavior befitting a great wyrm. (-Tiamat-)Recall, mortals, that it was I who did first summon my beloved, praying with all my being to bring him forth. You who contend with eikons cannot well be ignorant of the consequence.
124 120 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001160_ESTINIEN 123 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001190_ALPHINAUD We came here to ask mighty Tiamat of the first brood, consort of Bahamut, mother of the dragons of Meracydia, what she intends to do about the crimes committed against her children! ...You too were exposed to his influence. That you are yet in possession of your own will is testament to the indomitable strength of your soul.
125 121 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001170_TIAMAT 124 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001200_ALPHINAUD (-Tiamat-)Were I free, I would answer thine insolence with fire. But words shall have to suffice. But were you to meet with Bahamut again, you fear you might succumb.
126 122 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001180_TIAMAT 125 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001210_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)Recall, mortals, that it was I who did first summon my beloved, praying with all my being to bring him forth. You who contend with eikons cannot well be ignorant of the consequence. (-Tiamat-)Indeed. Ask the dragonslayer, and he will tell thee the power we of the first brood wield. Were I to lose myself to the eikon's influence, all would pay the price.
127 123 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001190_ALPHINAUD 126 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001220_TIAMAT ...You too were exposed to his influence. That you are yet in possession of your own will is testament to the indomitable strength of your soul. (-Tiamat-)But it is of little matter. For even had I the strength to resist, I yet lack the strength to break my shackles. This prison shall be my tomb.
128 124 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001200_ALPHINAUD 127 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001230_ALISAIE But were you to meet with Bahamut again, you fear you might succumb. On the matter of Bahamut's influence, at least, I believe we can be of some assistance.
129 125 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001210_TIAMAT 128 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001240_ALISAIE (-Tiamat-)Indeed. Ask the dragonslayer, and he will tell thee the power we of the first brood wield. Were I to lose myself to the eikon's influence, all would pay the price. If you're afraid of being enthralled, don't be─we have a cure. And while we've never tried it on one such as you, its basic principles are universal.
130 126 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001220_TIAMAT 129 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001250_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)But it is of little matter. For even had I the strength to resist, I yet lack the strength to break my shackles. This prison shall be my tomb. (-Tiamat-)Speakest thou in earnest?
131 127 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001230_ALISAIE 130 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001260_ALPHINAUD On the matter of Bahamut's influence, at least, I believe we can be of some assistance. There is no future for those bound to the past.
132 128 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001240_ALISAIE 131 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001270_ALPHINAUD If you're afraid of being enthralled, don't be─we have a cure. And while we've never tried it on one such as you, its basic principles are universal. That you committed a terrible sin, I do not dispute. But if you feel remorse, you may yet make amends. We offer you that chance. Take it, or you will forever remain a prisoner, not of these cruel shackles, but of your own guilt.
133 129 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001250_TIAMAT 132 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001280_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)Speakest thou in earnest? (-Tiamat-)A chance to make amends... To lay Bahamut's memory to rest...
134 130 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001260_ALPHINAUD 133 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001290_TIAMAT There is no future for those bound to the past. (-Tiamat-)When our own star faced annihilation, Hydaelyn granted us sanctuary. And now your foes would bring about Her destruction. This I cannot allow. For the debt I owe to Hydaelyn, and to all who have suffered for my sins...I shall fight with you, children of man.
135 131 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001270_ALPHINAUD 134 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001300_ALISAIE That you committed a terrible sin, I do not dispute. But if you feel remorse, you may yet make amends. We offer you that chance. Take it, or you will forever remain a prisoner, not of these cruel shackles, but of your own guilt. Ungh...! No... I'm almost there...!
136 132 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001280_TIAMAT 135 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001310_ALISAIE (-Tiamat-)A chance to make amends... To lay Bahamut's memory to rest... This is it, Angelo!
137 133 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001290_TIAMAT 136 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001320_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)When our own star faced annihilation, Hydaelyn granted us sanctuary. And now your foes would bring about Her destruction. This I cannot allow. For the debt I owe to Hydaelyn, and to all who have suffered for my sins...I shall fight with you, children of man. (-Tiamat-)Yes...I feel it! The eikon's grip groweth weak!
138 134 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001300_ALISAIE 137 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001330_ALISAIE Ungh...! No... I'm almost there...! No subtitles. Report if displayed.
139 135 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001310_ALISAIE 138 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001340_ALISAIE This is it, Angelo! Did it work?
140 136 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001320_TIAMAT 139 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001350_GRAHATIA (-Tiamat-)Yes...I feel it! The eikon's grip groweth weak! We won't know for certain until the shackles are removed.
141 137 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001330_ALISAIE 140 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001360_TIAMAT No subtitles. Report if displayed. (-Tiamat-)Answer me this, children of man... Can my kindred be saved in like manner?
142 138 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001340_ALISAIE 141 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001370_GRAHATIA Did it work? Many have been subjected to the Allagans' dark arts, their flesh irrevocably altered. For such tortured souls, I fear there can be no salvation.
143 139 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001350_GRAHATIA 142 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001380_TIAMAT We won't know for certain until the shackles are removed. (-Tiamat-)My children...
144 140 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001360_TIAMAT 143 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001390_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)Answer me this, children of man... Can my kindred be saved in like manner? (-Tiamat-)Should you hearken unto my call, we shall fly together once more. But should you not...I shall grant you peace.
145 141 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001370_GRAHATIA 144 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001400_TIAMAT Many have been subjected to the Allagans' dark arts, their flesh irrevocably altered. For such tortured souls, I fear there can be no salvation. (-Tiamat-)Better to die than live as a tool of evil. You too would wish this, I know...and I shall do as I must.
146 142 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001380_TIAMAT 145 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001410_ALISAIE (-Tiamat-)My children... When that time comes, you won't be alone. We'll stand by you.
147 143 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001390_TIAMAT 146 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001420_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)Should you hearken unto my call, we shall fly together once more. But should you not...I shall grant you peace. (-Tiamat-)Thou hast my gratitude, little one.
148 144 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001400_TIAMAT 147 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001430_ESTINIEN (-Tiamat-)Better to die than live as a tool of evil. You too would wish this, I know...and I shall do as I must. Alphinaud's ready. It's time.
149 145 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001410_ALISAIE 148 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001440_ESTINIEN When that time comes, you won't be alone. We'll stand by you. Do it, and let's hope the treatment worked as it should.
150 146 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001420_TIAMAT 149 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001450_TIAMAT (-Tiamat-)Thou hast my gratitude, little one. (-Tiamat-)Bahamut...my beloved.
151 147 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001430_ESTINIEN 150 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001460_TIAMAT Alphinaud's ready. It's time. (-Tiamat-)For vengeance...and atonement...I rise.
152 148 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001440_ESTINIEN 151 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001470_ALISAIE Do it, and let's hope the treatment worked as it should. By the gods...
153 149 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001450_TIAMAT 152 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001480_GRAHATIA (-Tiamat-)Bahamut...my beloved. Urianger, your timing could not be better.
154 150 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001460_TIAMAT 153 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001490_GRAHATIA (-Tiamat-)For vengeance...and atonement...I rise. Understood, we're on our way.
155 151 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001470_ALISAIE 154 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001500_GRAHATIA By the gods... It's Bahamut. He's been sighted over Paglth'an.
156 152 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001480_GRAHATIA 155 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001510_GRAHATIA Urianger, your timing could not be better. He flies for the largest Amalj'aa settlement in the region─at the head of a vast host, including dragons.
157 153 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001490_GRAHATIA 156 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001520_ESTINIEN Understood, we're on our way. Did you hear all that, Alphinaud? You'd best rejoin your comrades. I'll make my own way.
158 154 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001500_GRAHATIA 157 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001530_ESTINIEN It's Bahamut. He's been sighted over Paglth'an. Our enemy awaits. Shall we?
159 155 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001510_GRAHATIA 158 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001540_TIAMAT He flies for the largest Amalj'aa settlement in the region─at the head of a vast host, including dragons. Ascian vermin! You shall torment my children no longer!
160 156 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001520_ESTINIEN 159 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001550_TIAMAT Did you hear all that, Alphinaud? You'd best rejoin your comrades. I'll make my own way. Children of man... The shade of my beloved is no more, and I...I shall be forever in your debt.
161 157 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001530_ESTINIEN 160 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001560_TIAMAT Our enemy awaits. Shall we? By your deeds are we set free. And free we shall remain, as long as I draw breath. Never again shall the dragons of Meracydia hearken to the lies of the Ascians. This I vow.
162 158 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001540_TIAMAT 161 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001570_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN Ascian vermin! You shall torment my children no longer! (-???-)Noble warriors! The dragons chose their friends well...
163 159 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001550_TIAMAT 162 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001580_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN Children of man... The shade of my beloved is no more, and I...I shall be forever in your debt. Long have our peoples waged war, but no more.
164 160 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001560_TIAMAT 163 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001590_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN By your deeds are we set free. And free we shall remain, as long as I draw breath. Never again shall the dragons of Meracydia hearken to the lies of the Ascians. This I vow. Your fallen lie beside our own. By our words and deeds shall we honor their sacrifice.
165 161 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001570_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN 164 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE (-???-)Noble warriors! The dragons chose their friends well... What will you say?
166 162 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001580_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN 165 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE Long have our peoples waged war, but no more. You would make peace with Ul'dah then?
167 163 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001590_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN 166 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE Your fallen lie beside our own. By our words and deeds shall we honor their sacrifice. We would be proud to call you our allies.
168 164 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE 167 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE What will you say? Then let us put the past behind us.
169 165 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE 168 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001600_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN You would make peace with Ul'dah then? The enemy of our enemy is our friend, and you have proven yourselves worthy of our trust. It is the Garleans who are deserving of our fury.
170 166 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE 169 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001610_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN We would be proud to call you our allies. I shall see that my brethren learn the truth of this day, and rally as many as possible to the cause. Till we meet again.
171 167 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE 170 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001620_GRAHATIA Then let us put the past behind us. And thus did we make allies of the Amalj'aa...
172 168 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001600_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN 171 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001630_THANCRED The enemy of our enemy is our friend, and you have proven yourselves worthy of our trust. It is the Garleans who are deserving of our fury. It would certainly seem that way. The sultana *will* be pleased. Let's go and give her the good news, shall we?
173 169 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001610_AMALJAACHIEFTAIN 172 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001640_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE I shall see that my brethren learn the truth of this day, and rally as many as possible to the cause. Till we meet again. Some time earlier, inside the Paglth'an tower...
174 170 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001620_GRAHATIA 173 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001650_ARENVALD And thus did we make allies of the Amalj'aa... What in Rhalgr's name happened here?
175 171 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001630_THANCRED 174 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001660_FORDOLA It would certainly seem that way. The sultana <Emphasis>will</Emphasis> be pleased. Let's go and give her the good news, shall we? The gods only know... But you can bet these poor sods aren't here by choice.
176 172 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001640_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE 175 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001670_ARENVALD Some time earlier, inside the Paglth'an tower... Quickly, we've got to get them free!
177 173 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001650_ARENVALD 176 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001680_FORDOLA What in Rhalgr's name happened here? Get back!
178 174 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001660_FORDOLA 177 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001690_ARENVALD The gods only know... But you can bet these poor sods aren't here by choice. No... What have I done?
179 175 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001670_ARENVALD 178 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001700_FORDOLA Quickly, we've got to get them free! It's too late for them! We're leaving. Now!
180 176 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001680_FORDOLA 179 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001710_FORDOLA Get back! No subtitles. Report if displayed.
181 177 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001690_ARENVALD 180 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001720_ARENVALD No... What have I done? No subtitles. Report if displayed.
182 178 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001700_FORDOLA 181 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001730_ARENVALD It's too late for them! We're leaving. Now! Don't you dare! We came together, and we're leaving together!
183 179 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001710_FORDOLA 182 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001740_ALPHINAUD No subtitles. Report if displayed. Fordola... Have you been waiting here all this time?
184 180 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001720_ARENVALD 183 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001750_DAMIELLIOT No subtitles. Report if displayed. We have done what we can. The rest is up to him.
185 181 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001730_ARENVALD 184 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001760_ALPHINAUD Don't you dare! We came together, and we're leaving together! May we see him?
186 182 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001740_ALPHINAUD 185 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001770_DAMIELLIOT Fordola... Have you been waiting here all this time? I...do not think that wise. You must let him sleep.
187 183 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001750_DAMIELLIOT 186 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001780_ALPHINAUD We have done what we can. The rest is up to him. Thank you for bringing him back. He owes you his life.
188 184 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001760_ALPHINAUD 187 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001790_ALPHINAUD May we see him? I just... I just *wish* I'd been there. Perhaps─ I don't know. Perhaps I could have...
189 185 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001770_DAMIELLIOT 188 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001800_FORDOLA I...do not think that wise. You must let him sleep. Could've what? Got tempered!? Don't flatter yourself. You can't save everyone. No one can. Not even the Warrior of bloody Light.
190 186 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001780_ALPHINAUD 189 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001810_FORDOLA Thank you for bringing him back. He owes you his life. People die all the time. For no good reason. And those who take up the sword die quicker than most.
191 187 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001790_ALPHINAUD 190 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001820_FORDOLA I just... I just <Emphasis>wish</Emphasis> I'd been there. Perhaps─ I don't know. Perhaps I could have... If you're going to shed a tear every time a soldier falls on the battlefield, you'd best stay away. It's no place for the weak of heart.
192 188 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001800_FORDOLA 191 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001830_ALPHINAUD Could've what? Got tempered!? Don't flatter yourself. You can't save everyone. No one can. Not even the Warrior of bloody Light. It may be...
193 189 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001810_FORDOLA 192 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001840_ALPHINAUD People die all the time. For no good reason. And those who take up the sword die quicker than most. That victory cannot be won without cost.
194 190 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001820_FORDOLA 193 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001850_ALPHINAUD If you're going to shed a tear every time a soldier falls on the battlefield, you'd best stay away. It's no place for the weak of heart. But all life is precious, and I refuse to shrug at its loss!
195 191 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001830_ALPHINAUD 194 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001860_FORDOLA It may be... “All life is precious”? Hmph. You need to grow up, little man─before your sparkling ideals get everyone killed.
196 192 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001840_ALPHINAUD 195 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001870_ESTINIEN That victory cannot be won without cost. You're right. He *is* idealistic. But the world has more than its fair share of realists like you and me.
197 193 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001850_ALPHINAUD 196 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001880_ESTINIEN But all life is precious, and I refuse to shrug at its loss! It's people like him who dare to dream that things could be better─and make it happen, against all the odds. They are the ones whose names live on forever. The heroes.
198 194 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001860_FORDOLA 197 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001890_FORDOLA “All life is precious”? Hmph. You need to grow up, little man─before your sparkling ideals get everyone killed. The battlefield's littered with would-be heroes. At this rate, you lot'll be next.
199 195 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001870_ESTINIEN 198 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001900_FORDOLA You're right. He <Emphasis>is</Emphasis> idealistic. But the world has more than its fair share of realists like you and me. And what'll become of your precious dreams then!?
200 196 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001880_ESTINIEN 199 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001910_FORDOLA It's people like him who dare to dream that things could be better─and make it happen, against all the odds. They are the ones whose names live on forever. The heroes. They'll be gone─like dust on the wind!
201 197 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001890_FORDOLA 200 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001920_ESTINIEN The battlefield's littered with would-be heroes. At this rate, you lot'll be next. Dreams worth fighting for don't die so easily.
202 198 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001900_FORDOLA 201 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001930_ALPHINAUD And what'll become of your precious dreams then!? Your Grace. Pray forgive us our lateness.
203 199 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001910_FORDOLA 202 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001940_NANAMOULNAMO They'll be gone─like dust on the wind! Think not of that. I understand a close comrade of yours was wounded in the line of duty. Arenvald.
204 200 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001920_ESTINIEN 203 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001950_NANAMOULNAMO Dreams worth fighting for don't die so easily. It was at the Alliance's behest that he risked all, and we are grieved to hear of his condition. Rest assured, he will receive the finest care our chirurgeons can provide, on that you have my word.
205 201 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001930_ALPHINAUD 204 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001960_NANAMOULNAMO Your Grace. Pray forgive us our lateness. Now...we would share with you the findings of the mission.
206 202 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001940_NANAMOULNAMO 205 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001970_NANAMOULNAMO Think not of that. I understand a close comrade of yours was wounded in the line of duty. Arenvald. Pipin─pray relate to our guests the details of Fordola's account.
207 203 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001950_NANAMOULNAMO 206 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001980_THANCRED It was at the Alliance's behest that he risked all, and we are grieved to hear of his condition. Rest assured, he will receive the finest care our chirurgeons can provide, on that you have my word. First Bahamut, now Ifrit. Or “Lunar Ifrit,” as Fandaniel would doubtless have it.
208 204 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001960_NANAMOULNAMO 207 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001990_URIANGER Now...we would share with you the findings of the mission. 'Tis now all but certain that the towers were conceived to facilitate the summoning of primals by those imprisoned within.
209 205 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001970_NANAMOULNAMO 208 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002000_URIANGER Pipin─pray relate to our guests the details of Fordola's account. Less certain is the means by which the Telophoroi constrain the wills of said entities to enact *their* designs in defiance of the pleas of their victims.
210 206 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001980_THANCRED 209 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002010_YSHTOLA First Bahamut, now Ifrit. Or “Lunar Ifrit,” as Fandaniel would doubtless have it. Mayhap they do not. If mere proximity to the towers is enough to make loyal servants of the Empire's mortal enemies, it stands to reason that the same is true for those held captive.
211 207 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_001990_URIANGER 210 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002020_YSHTOLA 'Tis now all but certain that the towers were conceived to facilitate the summoning of primals by those imprisoned within. They invoke their gods for the good of Garlemald, and in their disturbed state of mind summon a primal whose form reflects their own alteration.
212 208 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002000_URIANGER 211 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002030_THANCRED Less certain is the means by which the Telophoroi constrain the wills of said entities to enact <Emphasis>their</Emphasis> designs in defiance of the pleas of their victims. It all begins to make sense. Upon closer inspection, I realized that the towers bear a striking resemblance to a much larger structure which Urianger and I observed from afar during our visit to the imperial capital.
213 209 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002010_YSHTOLA 212 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002040_THANCRED Mayhap they do not. If mere proximity to the towers is enough to make loyal servants of the Empire's mortal enemies, it stands to reason that the same is true for those held captive. Assuming it too is capable of tempering those in its immediate vicinity, it would go some way to explain the swiftness with which the Telophoroi managed to rally so many imperials to their cause.
214 210 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002020_YSHTOLA 213 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002050_NANAMOULNAMO They invoke their gods for the good of Garlemald, and in their disturbed state of mind summon a primal whose form reflects their own alteration. While the situation in Garlemald is indeed troubling, I fear we have more immediate concerns.
215 211 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002030_THANCRED 214 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002060_NANAMOULNAMO It all begins to make sense. Upon closer inspection, I realized that the towers bear a striking resemblance to a much larger structure which Urianger and I observed from afar during our visit to the imperial capital. Ifrit was not the only primal summoned. At approximately the same time, observers at several other towers bore witness to the emergence of further such entities.
216 212 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002040_THANCRED 215 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002070_NANAMOULNAMO Assuming it too is capable of tempering those in its immediate vicinity, it would go some way to explain the swiftness with which the Telophoroi managed to rally so many imperials to their cause. For a blessing, none appear to wield aught approaching the destructive power of Bahamut, and the Grand Companies are moving to deal with the threat even as we speak.
217 213 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002050_NANAMOULNAMO 216 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE While the situation in Garlemald is indeed troubling, I fear we have more immediate concerns. What will you say?
218 214 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002060_NANAMOULNAMO 217 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE Ifrit was not the only primal summoned. At approximately the same time, observers at several other towers bore witness to the emergence of further such entities. You need only tell me where they are, Your Grace...
219 215 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002070_NANAMOULNAMO 218 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE For a blessing, none appear to wield aught approaching the destructive power of Bahamut, and the Grand Companies are moving to deal with the threat even as we speak. The Grand Companies, Your Grace? Is that wise?
220 216 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE 219 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002080_NANAMOULNAMO What will you say? Though we are aware that the task will not be easy, we would call upon the Scions only as a last resort. Pray conserve your strength for now.
221 217 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE 220 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002090_NANAMOULNAMO You need only tell me where they are, Your Grace... After all, it was not so very long ago that you rid us of Bahamut. On which note, I am pleased to report that our talks with the Amalj'aa have reached an agreeable conclusion. They have pledged their full support to our cause.
222 218 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE 221 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002100_NANAMOULNAMO The Grand Companies, Your Grace? Is that wise? It is our hope that this historic agreement will encourage other tribes to join us at the negotiating table. And I know that I speak for all of the Allied leaders when I say that we will welcome them with open arms at such time as they do.
223 219 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002080_NANAMOULNAMO 222 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002110_NANAMOULNAMO Though we are aware that the task will not be easy, we would call upon the Scions only as a last resort. Pray conserve your strength for now. Of course, this was only made possible by the feats of heroism performed at Paglth'an. Moreover, we shall not allow the sacrifices of those fallen in battle to have been made in vain. As hope leads to victory, shall victory lead to a new dawn for Eorzea.
224 220 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002090_NANAMOULNAMO 223 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002120_YSHTOLA After all, it was not so very long ago that you rid us of Bahamut. On which note, I am pleased to report that our talks with the Amalj'aa have reached an agreeable conclusion. They have pledged their full support to our cause. May these words ever be our guide, Your Grace.
225 221 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002100_NANAMOULNAMO 224 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002130_NANAMOULNAMO It is our hope that this historic agreement will encourage other tribes to join us at the negotiating table. And I know that I speak for all of the Allied leaders when I say that we will welcome them with open arms at such time as they do. Now, if you will forgive me, I must consult with the Syndicate on the matter of our new allies' integration. Till next we meet, my friends, I bid you safe travels and blessed respite.
226 222 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002110_NANAMOULNAMO 225 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002140_KRILE Of course, this was only made possible by the feats of heroism performed at Paglth'an. Moreover, we shall not allow the sacrifices of those fallen in battle to have been made in vain. As hope leads to victory, shall victory lead to a new dawn for Eorzea. Welcome back. I expect you must all be exhausted. Ere you take your rest, however, I would beg a moment of your time.
227 223 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002120_YSHTOLA 226 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002150_KRILE May these words ever be our guide, Your Grace. Thanks to Arenvald's selfless efforts, we may now be confident that we understand the function of the towers. But many questions remain regarding the reason for the summonings and what lurks behind the looming edifice in Garlemald.
228 224 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002130_NANAMOULNAMO 227 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002160_KRILE Now, if you will forgive me, I must consult with the Syndicate on the matter of our new allies' integration. Till next we meet, my friends, I bid you safe travels and blessed respite. Until such questions are answered, we will struggle to devise an effective strategy for thwarting the Telophoroi's stated aim: nothing less than the destruction of this star. And so, given the gravity of the situation...I move that we petition the aid of Sharlayan.
229 225 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002140_KRILE 228 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002170_URIANGER Welcome back. I expect you must all be exhausted. Ere you take your rest, however, I would beg a moment of your time. 'Tis possible the ancient knowledge preserved within their archives may hide a clue to our enemy's methods. But given Sharlayan's established policy of nonintervention, our former colleagues are not like to aid us in its discovery.
230 226 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002150_KRILE 229 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002180_KRILE Thanks to Arenvald's selfless efforts, we may now be confident that we understand the function of the towers. But many questions remain regarding the reason for the summonings and what lurks behind the looming edifice in Garlemald. Oh, I well remember what they're like. The Forum's barefaced refusal to assist you in the days prior to the Calamity must rank as Sharlayan's most shameful act since the exodus.
231 227 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002160_KRILE 230 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002190_KRILE Until such questions are answered, we will struggle to devise an effective strategy for thwarting the Telophoroi's stated aim: nothing less than the destruction of this star. And so, given the gravity of the situation...I move that we petition the aid of Sharlayan. But were the Final Days to be reenacted, it would spell doom for us all. Surely even they cannot turn a blind eye to that.
232 228 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002170_URIANGER 231 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002200_KRILE 'Tis possible the ancient knowledge preserved within their archives may hide a clue to our enemy's methods. But given Sharlayan's established policy of nonintervention, our former colleagues are not like to aid us in its discovery. I trust we are all of the same mind on this matter... Urgent as it seemed, I took the liberty of petitioning the Alliance for leave to act as Eorzea's emissary. And have since received their blessing.
233 229 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002180_KRILE 232 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002210_GRAHATIA Oh, I well remember what they're like. The Forum's barefaced refusal to assist you in the days prior to the Calamity must rank as Sharlayan's most shameful act since the exodus. I presume your role as a Student of Baldesion will carry some weight with the Forum?
234 230 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002190_KRILE 233 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002220_KRILE But were the Final Days to be reenacted, it would spell doom for us all. Surely even they cannot turn a blind eye to that. One can but hope. If truth be told, our organization has been a shadow of its former self ever since the disappearance of the Isle of Val─but the name does still retain some degree of prestige. I only pray it will be enough.
235 231 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002200_KRILE 234 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002230_KRILE I trust we are all of the same mind on this matter... Urgent as it seemed, I took the liberty of petitioning the Alliance for leave to act as Eorzea's emissary. And have since received their blessing. If there are no objections, I shall depart for Sharlayan at once. But before I do, I should also mention the other matter to which I would devote some time during my stay.
236 232 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002210_GRAHATIA 235 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002240_KRILE I presume your role as a Student of Baldesion will carry some weight with the Forum? After hearing what transpired in the First, I began to question the true nature of Hydaelyn's blessing. A topic I have discussed at some length with Y'shtola...
237 233 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002220_KRILE 236 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002250_YSHTOLA One can but hope. If truth be told, our organization has been a shadow of its former self ever since the disappearance of the Isle of Val─but the name does still retain some degree of prestige. I only pray it will be enough. We were wondering: when was the last time Hydaelyn spoke to you directly?
238 234 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002230_KRILE 237 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q4_000_001_NONE_VOICE If there are no objections, I shall depart for Sharlayan at once. But before I do, I should also mention the other matter to which I would devote some time during my stay. What will you say?
239 235 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002240_KRILE 238 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_001_NONE_VOICE After hearing what transpired in the First, I began to question the true nature of Hydaelyn's blessing. A topic I have discussed at some length with Y'shtola... Near the end of the Dragonsong War.
240 236 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002250_YSHTOLA 239 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_002_NONE_VOICE We were wondering: when was the last time Hydaelyn spoke to you directly? That day in the Crystarium.
241 237 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_Q4_000_001_NONE_VOICE 240 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_003_NONE_VOICE What will you say? ...
242 238 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_001_NONE_VOICE 241 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002260_YSHTOLA Near the end of the Dragonsong War. When you regained Her blessing, was it not? But never since─not in all your time in the First, when you faced the unsundered, the very heart of Zodiark.
243 239 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_002_NONE_VOICE 242 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002270_YSHTOLA That day in the Crystarium. When Elidibus sought to make Warriors of Light? That was the voice which calls constantly to all who might hear it. I spoke of *direct* communication, when Hydaelyn communed solely with you. A far rarer occurrence.
244 240 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_A4_000_003_NONE_VOICE 243 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002280_YSHTOLA ... Is the question truly so vexing? Perhaps you fear I will chastise you for giving the wrong answer? Or was it so long ago that you simply can't remember...
245 241 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002260_YSHTOLA 244 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002290_KRILE When you regained Her blessing, was it not? But never since─not in all your time in the First, when you faced the unsundered, the very heart of Zodiark. History shows us that Hydaelyn is able to awaken the Echo in Her chosen, convey Her will directly, and grant the blessing of Light.
246 242 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002270_YSHTOLA 245 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002300_KRILE When Elidibus sought to make Warriors of Light? That was the voice which calls constantly to all who might hear it. I spoke of <Emphasis>direct</Emphasis> communication, when Hydaelyn communed solely with you. A far rarer occurrence. To our knowledge, however, She has not sought to intervene in man's affairs for some considerable time.
247 243 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002280_YSHTOLA 246 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002310_URIANGER Is the question truly so vexing? Perhaps you fear I will chastise you for giving the wrong answer? Or was it so long ago that you simply can't remember... Might not the explanation for that lie with Her choice of champion? Mayhap She is content to trust in her judgment.
248 244 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002290_KRILE 247 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002320_YSHTOLA History shows us that Hydaelyn is able to awaken the Echo in Her chosen, convey Her will directly, and grant the blessing of Light. Mayhap She is. But following my initial discussion with Krile, I made inquiries of my own, and as far as I am able to tell, Hydaelyn has not made Her will known to anyone.
249 245 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002300_KRILE 248 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002330_THANCRED To our knowledge, however, She has not sought to intervene in man's affairs for some considerable time. During my time in the First, the Oracle of Light spoke to me through Ryne. But that was not the will of Hydaelyn. It was Minfilia herself.
250 246 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002310_URIANGER 249 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002340_YSHTOLA Might not the explanation for that lie with Her choice of champion? Mayhap She is content to trust in <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> judgment. Indeed. And while she and Hydaelyn were inextricably linked, Minfilia yet acted of her own volition. A messenger, yes, but one who spoke with her own voice.
251 247 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002320_YSHTOLA 250 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002350_KRILE Mayhap She is. But following my initial discussion with Krile, I made inquiries of my own, and as far as I am able to tell, Hydaelyn has not made Her will known to anyone. I wonder, could Hydaelyn's silence suggest the presence of some disruptive force, perhaps? Some obstacle to communication? While I share Urianger's high opinion of your conduct, I see no reason why She would deny you Her guidance altogether.
252 248 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002330_THANCRED 251 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002360_KRILE During my time in the First, the Oracle of Light spoke to me through Ryne. But that was not the will of Hydaelyn. It was Minfilia herself. Then again, who am I to say? The fact is, we simply don't know. But if the explanation is to be found anywhere, I can think of worse places to look than the archives of Sharlayan─and their research on the aetherial sea in particular.
253 249 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002340_YSHTOLA 252 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002370_KRILE Indeed. And while she and Hydaelyn were inextricably linked, Minfilia yet acted of her own volition. A messenger, yes, but one who spoke with her own voice. Resolved though I am to go, believe me when I say that I take no pleasure in the thought of leaving you a member short. Now of all times.
254 250 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002350_KRILE 253 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002380_KRILE I wonder, could Hydaelyn's silence suggest the presence of some disruptive force, perhaps? Some obstacle to communication? While I share Urianger's high opinion of your conduct, I see no reason why She would deny you Her guidance altogether. Estinien─we stand on the eve of a struggle that will decide the fate of this star. One in which we Scions may play a telling part. Yet we are but few in number.
255 251 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002360_KRILE 254 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002390_KRILE Then again, who am I to say? The fact is, we simply don't know. But if the explanation is to be found anywhere, I can think of worse places to look than the archives of Sharlayan─and their research on the aetherial sea in particular. And so I must ask you again: will you join us?
256 252 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002370_KRILE 255 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002400_ESTINIEN Resolved though I am to go, believe me when I say that I take no pleasure in the thought of leaving you a member short. Now of all times. You see the world the way you want it to be. I see the world the way it is. You are idealistic to a fault.
257 253 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002380_KRILE 256 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002410_ESTINIEN Estinien─we stand on the eve of a struggle that will decide the fate of this star. One in which we Scions may play a telling part. Yet we are but few in number. But I know you would never turn your back on those in need. Never close your eyes to their suffering. And somehow, your deeds lend truth to your words, giving the lie to my doubts in so doing.
258 254 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002390_KRILE 257 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002420_ESTINIEN And so I must ask you again: will you join us? I have seen others draw strength from your belief. In Ishgard, in Ala Mhigo. You inspired them to stand up and fight. To win, no less.
259 255 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002400_ESTINIEN 258 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002430_ESTINIEN You see the world the way you want it to be. I see the world the way it is. You are idealistic to a fault. And even when you lost those you held dear, you carried their spirit with you, and made their memory your guiding light. The burden of so many hopes and dreams would be too heavy for most to bear.
260 256 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002410_ESTINIEN 259 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002440_ESTINIEN But I know you would never turn your back on those in need. Never close your eyes to their suffering. And somehow, your deeds lend truth to your words, giving the lie to my doubts in so doing. But you bear it willingly. As you have shown me, some dreams are too important to let go.
261 257 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002420_ESTINIEN 260 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002450_ESTINIEN I have seen others draw strength from your belief. In Ishgard, in Ala Mhigo. You inspired them to stand up and fight. To win, no less. If you have need of my strength, it's yours. After all you've done, how could I refuse?
262 258 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002430_ESTINIEN 261 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002460_ALPHINAUD And even when you lost those you held dear, you carried their spirit with you, and made their memory your guiding light. The burden of so many hopes and dreams would be too heavy for most to bear. Thank you, Estinien...
263 259 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002440_ESTINIEN 262 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002470_ALPHINAUD But you bear it willingly. As you have shown me, some dreams are too important to let go. Whatever challenges await us, I shall not falter. You have my word.
264 260 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002450_ESTINIEN 263 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002480_KRILE If you have need of my strength, it's yours. After all you've done, how could I refuse? And now I may bid you farewell, safe in the knowledge that all is as it should be─in this little corner of the world at least.
265 261 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002460_ALPHINAUD 264 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002490_ALPHINAUD Thank you, Estinien... You will be sorely missed. Tread warily in Sharlayan...and do try not to let the Forum embroil you in their politics. A forlorn hope, I know, given the individuals involved...
266 262 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002470_ALPHINAUD 265 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002500_KRILE Whatever challenges await us, I shall not falter. You have my word. I shall do my very best. Farewell.
267 263 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002480_KRILE 266 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002505_SYSTEM And now I may bid you farewell, safe in the knowledge that all is as it should be─in this little corner of the world at least. Meanwhile, in the imperial palace...
268 264 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002490_ALPHINAUD 267 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002510_FANDANIEL You will be sorely missed. Tread warily in Sharlayan...and do try not to let the Forum embroil you in their politics. A forlorn hope, I know, given the individuals involved... Well? Does this one meet with your approval?
269 265 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002500_KRILE 268 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002520_FANDANIEL I shall do my very best. Farewell. Apparently not. Or...could it be that you're still upset about the dragons?
270 266 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002505_SYSTEM 269 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002530_ZENOS Meanwhile, in the imperial palace... You are unwise to remind me of so costly a failure.
271 267 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002510_FANDANIEL 270 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002540_ZENOS Well? Does this one meet with your approval? It will not affect our plans, I trust.
272 268 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002520_FANDANIEL 271 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002550_FANDANIEL Apparently not. Or...could it be that you're still upset about the dragons? Oh, hardly at all. Though, admittedly, the chances of us being able to procure any more Meracydian dragons are rather slimmer following Tiamat's reappearance.
273 269 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002530_ZENOS 272 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002560_FANDANIEL You are unwise to remind me of so costly a failure. But the seeds have been sown, my lord! We have only to wait for them to quicken.
274 270 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002540_ZENOS 273 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002570_FANDANIEL It will not affect our plans, I trust. Speaking of preparations, is it safe to assume that you will be ready to control you-know-what?
275 271 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002550_FANDANIEL 274 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002580_ZENOS Oh, hardly at all. Though, admittedly, the chances of us being able to procure any more Meracydian dragons are rather slimmer following Tiamat's reappearance. The hour draws nigh. This nation, forged for Ascian ends, will finally prove its worth.
276 272 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002560_FANDANIEL 275 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002590_FANDANIEL But the seeds have been sown, my lord! We have only to wait for them to quicken. A mighty Empire, now no more than an instrument of this star's destruction! What a pleasure it will be to put it to use!
277 273 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002570_FANDANIEL 276 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002600_FANDANIEL Speaking of preparations, is it safe to assume that you will be ready to control you-know-what? Which brings me back to our earlier topic. My lord─while I appreciate that it is not an easy decision, it really is past time you chose your weapon.
278 274 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002580_ZENOS 277 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002610_ZENOS The hour draws nigh. This nation, forged for Ascian ends, will finally prove its worth. There is one that I have been meaning to test...
279 275 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002590_FANDANIEL 278 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002620_FANDANIEL A mighty Empire, now no more than an instrument of this star's destruction! What a pleasure it will be to put it to use! Well, well... Not quite what I was expecting. Though I will say, it does seem rather apt.
276 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002600_FANDANIEL Which brings me back to our earlier topic. My lord─while I appreciate that it is not an easy decision, it really is past time you chose your weapon.
277 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002610_ZENOS There is one that I have been meaning to test...
278 TEXT_VOICEMAN_05500_002620_FANDANIEL Well, well... Not quite what I was expecting. Though I will say, it does seem rather apt.