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1,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_01","Eager to begin his meeting with Ser Aymeric, Alphinaud puts the Gates of Judgement behind him. Return to Camp Dragonhead and ask Lord Haurchefant where the audience is to be held."
2,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_02","After welcoming you with his customary warmth, Lord Haurchefant informs you that Ser Aymeric awaits within the nearby intercessory. Speak with the House Fortemps guard to gain entry to the audience chamber, and announce your arrival to the lord commander."
3,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_03","Shortly after greeting Ser Aymeric in the intercessory, you are joined by Estinien, the Azure Dragoon. Owing to his prolonged contact with the Eye, Estinien is able to hear Nidhogg's “voice,” and confirms that the roar that recently shook the heavens was the vengeful wyrm's call to battle. It would appear that Iceheart, if not directly in league with the creature, at least shares Nidhogg's desire to invade the city and lay claim to the Eye.
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1,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_01,"Eager to begin his meeting with Ser Aymeric, Alphinaud puts the Gates of Judgement behind him. Return to Camp Dragonhead and ask Lord Haurchefant where the audience is to be held."
2,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_02,"After welcoming you with his customary warmth, Lord Haurchefant informs you that Ser Aymeric awaits within the nearby intercessory. Speak with the House Fortemps guard to gain entry to the audience chamber, and announce your arrival to the lord commander."
3,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_03,"Shortly after greeting Ser Aymeric in the intercessory, you are joined by Estinien, the Azure Dragoon. Owing to his prolonged contact with the Eye, Estinien is able to hear Nidhogg's “voice,” and confirms that the roar that recently shook the heavens was the vengeful wyrm's call to battle. It would appear that Iceheart, if not directly in league with the creature, at least shares Nidhogg's desire to invade the city and lay claim to the Eye.
Swayed by Ser Aymeric's grim prediction of a desolate Coerthas providing a new staging point for the Empire, Alphinaud agrees to aid the beleaguered lord commander. Speak with the young Scion and hear his thoughts concerning the Ishgardians' request."
4,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_04","The Dravanians converge upon the city of Ishgard in their thousands, and there is no guarantee that her defenders will be able to repel them─even <Emphasis>with</Emphasis> outside assistance. Nevertheless, Alphinaud seems grateful for this opportunity to bring the nations of Eorzea together as allies once more."
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48,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_000","...Lady Iceheart has grown bold indeed if she would risk direct action against the city. Come, let us do as we were bid, and return to Camp Dragonhead."
49,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_001","Lord Haurchefant will know where Ser Aymeric means to receive us."
50,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_002","Pray ask Lord Haurchefant to direct us to the meeting place when you are ready."
51,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_010","'Tis reassuring indeed to behold the countenance of a friend when one's homeland teeters upon the very brink of disaster!"
52,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_011","Though a single misstep could send us plunging into the abyss, your heroic presence stokes the flames of courage within my heart!"
53,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_012","Ah, but you did not come to Dragonhead to listen to my prattling! The lord commander has arrived, and would treat with you in the intercessory."
54,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_013","Ser Aymeric is now arrived in Camp Dragonhead. Pray make your way to the intercessory!"
55,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_014","Ishgard's future hangs in the balance. If the city's salvation rests on our assistance, I cannot well withhold it. Even so, I mean to make Ser Aymeric sweat for his reinforcements. On this occasion, feigned disinterest may serve the cause of Eorzean unity better than naked philanthropy.
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48,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_000,"...Lady Iceheart has grown bold indeed if she would risk direct action against the city. Come, let us do as we were bid, and return to Camp Dragonhead."
49,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_001,Lord Haurchefant will know where Ser Aymeric means to receive us.
50,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_002,Pray ask Lord Haurchefant to direct us to the meeting place when you are ready.
51,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_010,'Tis reassuring indeed to behold the countenance of a friend when one's homeland teeters upon the very brink of disaster!
52,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_011,"Though a single misstep could send us plunging into the abyss, your heroic presence stokes the flames of courage within my heart!"
53,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_012,"Ah, but you did not come to Dragonhead to listen to my prattling! The lord commander has arrived, and would treat with you in the intercessory."
54,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_013,Ser Aymeric is now arrived in Camp Dragonhead. Pray make your way to the intercessory!
55,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_014,"Ishgard's future hangs in the balance. If the city's salvation rests on our assistance, I cannot well withhold it. Even so, I mean to make Ser Aymeric sweat for his reinforcements. On this occasion, feigned disinterest may serve the cause of Eorzean unity better than naked philanthropy.
Come! Let us find out what concessions the Holy See is willing to make..."
56,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_000_014","Greetings, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>madam<Else/>sir</If>. Shall I show you inside?"
57,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_Q1_000_1","Proceed to the intercessory?"
58,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_A1_000_1","Yes"
59,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_A1_000_2","No"
60,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_050","I thank you for coming with such haste...and apologize for my absence. Suffice it to say, Lady Iceheart and her heretics have much to answer for..."
61,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_051","Yes...we are but recently returned from the Gates of Judgement ourselves. Given the circumstances, we quite understand if you would prefer to postpone our appointed audience."
62,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_052","On the contrary, Master Alphinaud─I think it more important than ever that this meeting take place. Rest assured, I shall return to my post on Ishgard's walls the moment our business is concluded."
63,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_053","Before we move on to the subject of reinforcements, however, I would introduce you to a close friend and stalwart ally. Estinien!"
64,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_054","May I present to you Ishgard's Azure Dragoon."
65,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_055","An impressive title...though I confess, I know precious little of the order of dragoons."
66,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_056","They are formidable warriors all. Yet even among such masters of the lance, Estinien is without equal."
67,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_057","He, out of all the warriors of Ishgard, was chosen to wield the power of dragons, and may thus contend with any Dravanian."
68,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_058","...You flatter me overmuch, Lord Commander."
69,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_059","If ever I was without equal, I am no longer─as my fellow Azure Dragoon here will attest. Be at ease, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>─I did not come to challenge you this day."
70,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_060","Ah, it is you...
56,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_000_014,"Greetings, madam. Shall I show you inside?"
57,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_Q1_000_1,Proceed to the intercessory?
58,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_A1_000_1,Yes
59,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_A1_000_2,No
60,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_050,"I thank you for coming with such haste...and apologize for my absence. Suffice it to say, Lady Iceheart and her heretics have much to answer for..."
61,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_051,"Yes...we are but recently returned from the Gates of Judgement ourselves. Given the circumstances, we quite understand if you would prefer to postpone our appointed audience."
62,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_052,"On the contrary, Master Alphinaud─I think it more important than ever that this meeting take place. Rest assured, I shall return to my post on Ishgard's walls the moment our business is concluded."
63,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_053,"Before we move on to the subject of reinforcements, however, I would introduce you to a close friend and stalwart ally. Estinien!"
64,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_054,May I present to you Ishgard's Azure Dragoon.
65,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_055,"An impressive title...though I confess, I know precious little of the order of dragoons."
66,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_056,"They are formidable warriors all. Yet even among such masters of the lance, Estinien is without equal."
67,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_057,"He, out of all the warriors of Ishgard, was chosen to wield the power of dragons, and may thus contend with any Dravanian."
68,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_058,"...You flatter me overmuch, Lord Commander."
69,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_059,"If ever I was without equal, I am no longer─as my fellow Azure Dragoon here will attest. Be at ease, Player─I did not come to challenge you this day."
70,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_060,"Ah, it is you...
But of course...it is only fitting that fate should draw the two of us together."
71,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_061","So, you are the adventurer of whom they spoke...
71,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_061,"So, you are the adventurer of whom they spoke...
I see now why my blood fair sang in anticipation of our meeting."
72,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_062","...Well, now that we have all been introduced, let us proceed to the matter at hand. I would share with you what we have learned of Iceheart's design, as confessed by the heretics taken captive after the assault on the gates."
73,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_063","'Twould seem that Lady Iceheart and the Dravanians share a common goal─the reclamation of Nidhogg's stolen eye."
74,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_064","Nidhogg...
72,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_062,"...Well, now that we have all been introduced, let us proceed to the matter at hand. I would share with you what we have learned of Iceheart's design, as confessed by the heretics taken captive after the assault on the gates."
73,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_063,'Twould seem that Lady Iceheart and the Dravanians share a common goal─the reclamation of Nidhogg's stolen eye.
74,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_064,"Nidhogg...
One of the seven great wyrms."
75,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_065","His name features prominently in your nation's history. Though once defeated by the hero Haldrath, the beast is said to have terrorized Coerthas since Ishgard's founding."
76,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_066","Aye, many are the scars our walls bear from Nidhogg's relentless efforts to raze the city."
77,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_067","The trophy Haldrath plucked from the bested wyrm's skull─known simply as “the Eye”─is a treasured relic of Ishgard, and one possessed of untold power."
78,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_068","Should it ever be returned to Nidhogg, the dread creature would be restored to the height of his strength. ...And then no wall or ward we could erect would be stout enough to deny him."
79,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_MIDGARDSORMR_000_069","(-Voice of Midgardsormr-)My vengeful son hath waged war against Ishgard for a thousand years. No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor."
80,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_070","The Eye itself is secreted deep within the Vault. It is kept under heavy guard─surrounded at all times by men and women who have proven their loyalty to the Holy See."
81,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_071","But though stout walls and sharp blades may suffice to discourage the heretics, the dragons are another matter. There are individuals within the Dravanian Horde whom an entire company of knights would labor to repel─to say nothing of Nidhogg himself."
82,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_072","Nor does age rob them of their strength. Through the endless march of years, the dragons endure. Patient. Calculating. Inexorable. You must understand: these creatures do not share our perception of time."
83,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_073","And that is especially true of the great wyrms─they who spend centuries in slumber only to wake and resume their campaign as if mere hours had passed."
84,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_074","It has been twenty years since Nidhogg last darkened our skies. Twenty years for him to gather his strength, and for us to bolster our defenses... And now, just as he seems primed to return, the heretics strike at the gates..."
85,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_075","...You believe that Lady Iceheart is in league with the creature, then?"
86,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_076","Of that, we cannot be certain. Though we know the heretics covet the Eye, we have been unable to determine their plans for it."
87,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_078","Such questions aside, we must needs address the ragged hole their mistress has seen fit to rend in Ishgard's protections. 'Tis a weakness the Dravanians are not like to leave untested."
88,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_079","So it would seem... You have described your plight in admirable detail, Lord Commander. Yet I cannot help but wonder at your candor. Why share such sensitive information with us?"
89,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_080","I shall speak plain. Ishgard has need of allies, and I would have you bolster our front lines in readiness for the coming battle against the dragons."
90,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_081","This much I expected. Unlike our arrangement concerning the Keeper of the Lake, however, only you stand to benefit from our assistance in this matter. I fail to see why we should intervene in a conflict which concerns only Ishgard and Dravania."
91,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_082","When the Eorzean Alliance requested Ishgard's assistance during Operation Archon, you refused us."
92,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_083","Does it not seem grossly unjust to demand that we now risk our lives in your private war?"
93,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_084","I make no attempt to defend my country's conduct. I only ask that you consider what would follow were Ishgard to fall."
94,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_085","Having razed our city to the ground, the Horde would have little cause to linger, and most would return to their lairs in Dravania. Soon thereafter, the ruins of Coerthas would be buried in snow, and the land would become the sole province of beasts and beastmen."
95,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_086","...Until the Garleans' arrival, that is─for you may be certain that the Empire would not hesitate to claim Coerthas. They would not even have to draw steel."
96,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_087","An imperial province sharing a border with Mor Dhona...? Seven hells..."
97,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_088","...Ahem. Very well─we will assist you in repelling the dragons. The roar of a great wyrm may have shaken the firmament, but we of Eorzea will not abandon our Ishgardian brothers to face the coming Horde alone."
98,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_089","Nor did I ever think you would. Now, upon the matter of the roar─"
99,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_100_089","Allow me, Ser Aymeric."
100,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_090","Through the power of the Eye, I have become the vessel of Nidhogg's strength. His essence has stolen into my very blood."
101,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_091","Fear not─I am in full control of my faculties, I assure you. And the Eye itself is of no relevance to this tale─it is not essential that I bear it with me wheresoever I go."
102,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_092","Its lingering influence does, however, allow me to hear Nidhogg's voice..."
103,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_093","Then the wyrm who roared...?"
104,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_094","...Was Nidhogg, aye. He means to hurl his Horde against Daniffen's Collar, and shatter the remaining wards that protect the city."
105,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_095","There can be no doubt─the wyrm has summoned his minions to war."
106,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_110","Though the circumstances are far from ideal, this desperate endeavor will at least provide us an opportunity to bring the sister states of Eorzea together in common cause."
107,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_111","...Ser Aymeric was more ruthless in his negotiations than I had anticipated. I suppose one must give no quarter when one's home is at stake."
108,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_112","But did you see the look on his face when he formally requested our assistance? Though the lord commander has long campaigned for Ishgard to open its gates to outsiders, I suspect this softening of the Holy See's attitude towards foreign cooperation comes as something of a bittersweet victory."
109,"TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_113","The days ahead promise to be interesting indeed..."
75,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_065,"His name features prominently in your nation's history. Though once defeated by the hero Haldrath, the beast is said to have terrorized Coerthas since Ishgard's founding."
76,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_066,"Aye, many are the scars our walls bear from Nidhogg's relentless efforts to raze the city."
77,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_067,"The trophy Haldrath plucked from the bested wyrm's skull─known simply as “the Eye”─is a treasured relic of Ishgard, and one possessed of untold power."
78,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_068,"Should it ever be returned to Nidhogg, the dread creature would be restored to the height of his strength. ...And then no wall or ward we could erect would be stout enough to deny him."
79,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_MIDGARDSORMR_000_069,(-Voice of Midgardsormr-)My vengeful son hath waged war against Ishgard for a thousand years. No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor.
80,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_070,The Eye itself is secreted deep within the Vault. It is kept under heavy guard─surrounded at all times by men and women who have proven their loyalty to the Holy See.
81,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_071,"But though stout walls and sharp blades may suffice to discourage the heretics, the dragons are another matter. There are individuals within the Dravanian Horde whom an entire company of knights would labor to repel─to say nothing of Nidhogg himself."
82,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_072,"Nor does age rob them of their strength. Through the endless march of years, the dragons endure. Patient. Calculating. Inexorable. You must understand: these creatures do not share our perception of time."
83,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_073,And that is especially true of the great wyrms─they who spend centuries in slumber only to wake and resume their campaign as if mere hours had passed.
84,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_074,"It has been twenty years since Nidhogg last darkened our skies. Twenty years for him to gather his strength, and for us to bolster our defenses... And now, just as he seems primed to return, the heretics strike at the gates..."
85,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_075,"...You believe that Lady Iceheart is in league with the creature, then?"
86,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_076,"Of that, we cannot be certain. Though we know the heretics covet the Eye, we have been unable to determine their plans for it."
87,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_078,"Such questions aside, we must needs address the ragged hole their mistress has seen fit to rend in Ishgard's protections. 'Tis a weakness the Dravanians are not like to leave untested."
88,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_079,"So it would seem... You have described your plight in admirable detail, Lord Commander. Yet I cannot help but wonder at your candor. Why share such sensitive information with us?"
89,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_080,"I shall speak plain. Ishgard has need of allies, and I would have you bolster our front lines in readiness for the coming battle against the dragons."
90,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_081,"This much I expected. Unlike our arrangement concerning the Keeper of the Lake, however, only you stand to benefit from our assistance in this matter. I fail to see why we should intervene in a conflict which concerns only Ishgard and Dravania."
91,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_082,"When the Eorzean Alliance requested Ishgard's assistance during Operation Archon, you refused us."
92,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_083,Does it not seem grossly unjust to demand that we now risk our lives in your private war?
93,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_084,I make no attempt to defend my country's conduct. I only ask that you consider what would follow were Ishgard to fall.
94,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_085,"Having razed our city to the ground, the Horde would have little cause to linger, and most would return to their lairs in Dravania. Soon thereafter, the ruins of Coerthas would be buried in snow, and the land would become the sole province of beasts and beastmen."
95,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_086,"...Until the Garleans' arrival, that is─for you may be certain that the Empire would not hesitate to claim Coerthas. They would not even have to draw steel."
96,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_087,An imperial province sharing a border with Mor Dhona...? Seven hells...
97,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_088,"...Ahem. Very well─we will assist you in repelling the dragons. The roar of a great wyrm may have shaken the firmament, but we of Eorzea will not abandon our Ishgardian brothers to face the coming Horde alone."
98,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_089,"Nor did I ever think you would. Now, upon the matter of the roar─"
99,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_100_089,"Allow me, Ser Aymeric."
100,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_090,"Through the power of the Eye, I have become the vessel of Nidhogg's strength. His essence has stolen into my very blood."
101,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_091,"Fear not─I am in full control of my faculties, I assure you. And the Eye itself is of no relevance to this tale─it is not essential that I bear it with me wheresoever I go."
102,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_092,"Its lingering influence does, however, allow me to hear Nidhogg's voice..."
103,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_093,Then the wyrm who roared...?
104,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_094,"...Was Nidhogg, aye. He means to hurl his Horde against Daniffen's Collar, and shatter the remaining wards that protect the city."
105,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_095,There can be no doubt─the wyrm has summoned his minions to war.
106,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_110,"Though the circumstances are far from ideal, this desperate endeavor will at least provide us an opportunity to bring the sister states of Eorzea together in common cause."
107,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_111,...Ser Aymeric was more ruthless in his negotiations than I had anticipated. I suppose one must give no quarter when one's home is at stake.
108,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_112,"But did you see the look on his face when he formally requested our assistance? Though the lord commander has long campaigned for Ishgard to open its gates to outsiders, I suspect this softening of the Holy See's attitude towards foreign cooperation comes as something of a bittersweet victory."
109,TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_113,The days ahead promise to be interesting indeed...
1 key 0 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_00 1 Alphinaud seems eager to return to Camp Dragonhead.
2 # 1 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_01 Eager to begin his meeting with Ser Aymeric, Alphinaud puts the Gates of Judgement behind him. Return to Camp Dragonhead and ask Lord Haurchefant where the audience is to be held.
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4 0 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_00 3 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_03 Alphinaud seems eager to return to Camp Dragonhead. Shortly after greeting Ser Aymeric in the intercessory, you are joined by Estinien, the Azure Dragoon. Owing to his prolonged contact with the Eye, Estinien is able to hear Nidhogg's “voice,” and confirms that the roar that recently shook the heavens was the vengeful wyrm's call to battle. It would appear that Iceheart, if not directly in league with the creature, at least shares Nidhogg's desire to invade the city and lay claim to the Eye. Swayed by Ser Aymeric's grim prediction of a desolate Coerthas providing a new staging point for the Empire, Alphinaud agrees to aid the beleaguered lord commander. Speak with the young Scion and hear his thoughts concerning the Ishgardians' request.
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3 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_03 Shortly after greeting Ser Aymeric in the intercessory, you are joined by Estinien, the Azure Dragoon. Owing to his prolonged contact with the Eye, Estinien is able to hear Nidhogg's “voice,” and confirms that the roar that recently shook the heavens was the vengeful wyrm's call to battle. It would appear that Iceheart, if not directly in league with the creature, at least shares Nidhogg's desire to invade the city and lay claim to the Eye. Swayed by Ser Aymeric's grim prediction of a desolate Coerthas providing a new staging point for the Empire, Alphinaud agrees to aid the beleaguered lord commander. Speak with the young Scion and hear his thoughts concerning the Ishgardians' request.
5 4 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_04 4 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_SEQ_04 The Dravanians converge upon the city of Ishgard in their thousands, and there is no guarantee that her defenders will be able to repel them─even <Emphasis>with</Emphasis> outside assistance. Nevertheless, Alphinaud seems grateful for this opportunity to bring the nations of Eorzea together as allies once more. The Dravanians converge upon the city of Ishgard in their thousands, and there is no guarantee that her defenders will be able to repel them─even *with* outside assistance. Nevertheless, Alphinaud seems grateful for this opportunity to bring the nations of Eorzea together as allies once more.
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49 48 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_000 48 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_000 ...Lady Iceheart has grown bold indeed if she would risk direct action against the city. Come, let us do as we were bid, and return to Camp Dragonhead. ...Lady Iceheart has grown bold indeed if she would risk direct action against the city. Come, let us do as we were bid, and return to Camp Dragonhead.
50 49 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_001 49 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_001 Lord Haurchefant will know where Ser Aymeric means to receive us. Lord Haurchefant will know where Ser Aymeric means to receive us.
51 50 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_002 50 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_002 Pray ask Lord Haurchefant to direct us to the meeting place when you are ready. Pray ask Lord Haurchefant to direct us to the meeting place when you are ready.
52 51 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_010 51 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_010 'Tis reassuring indeed to behold the countenance of a friend when one's homeland teeters upon the very brink of disaster! 'Tis reassuring indeed to behold the countenance of a friend when one's homeland teeters upon the very brink of disaster!
53 52 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_011 52 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_011 Though a single misstep could send us plunging into the abyss, your heroic presence stokes the flames of courage within my heart! Though a single misstep could send us plunging into the abyss, your heroic presence stokes the flames of courage within my heart!
54 53 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_012 53 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_012 Ah, but you did not come to Dragonhead to listen to my prattling! The lord commander has arrived, and would treat with you in the intercessory. Ah, but you did not come to Dragonhead to listen to my prattling! The lord commander has arrived, and would treat with you in the intercessory.
55 54 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_013 54 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_HAURCHEFANT_000_013 Ser Aymeric is now arrived in Camp Dragonhead. Pray make your way to the intercessory! Ser Aymeric is now arrived in Camp Dragonhead. Pray make your way to the intercessory!
56 55 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_014 55 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_014 Ishgard's future hangs in the balance. If the city's salvation rests on our assistance, I cannot well withhold it. Even so, I mean to make Ser Aymeric sweat for his reinforcements. On this occasion, feigned disinterest may serve the cause of Eorzean unity better than naked philanthropy. Come! Let us find out what concessions the Holy See is willing to make... Ishgard's future hangs in the balance. If the city's salvation rests on our assistance, I cannot well withhold it. Even so, I mean to make Ser Aymeric sweat for his reinforcements. On this occasion, feigned disinterest may serve the cause of Eorzean unity better than naked philanthropy. Come! Let us find out what concessions the Holy See is willing to make...
57 56 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_000_014 56 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_000_014 Greetings, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>madam<Else/>sir</If>. Shall I show you inside? Greetings, madam. Shall I show you inside?
58 57 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_Q1_000_1 57 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_Q1_000_1 Proceed to the intercessory? Proceed to the intercessory?
59 58 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_A1_000_1 58 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_A1_000_1 Yes Yes
60 59 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_A1_000_2 59 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_FORTEMPSGUARD00054_A1_000_2 No No
61 60 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_050 60 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_050 I thank you for coming with such haste...and apologize for my absence. Suffice it to say, Lady Iceheart and her heretics have much to answer for... I thank you for coming with such haste...and apologize for my absence. Suffice it to say, Lady Iceheart and her heretics have much to answer for...
62 61 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_051 61 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_051 Yes...we are but recently returned from the Gates of Judgement ourselves. Given the circumstances, we quite understand if you would prefer to postpone our appointed audience. Yes...we are but recently returned from the Gates of Judgement ourselves. Given the circumstances, we quite understand if you would prefer to postpone our appointed audience.
63 62 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_052 62 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_052 On the contrary, Master Alphinaud─I think it more important than ever that this meeting take place. Rest assured, I shall return to my post on Ishgard's walls the moment our business is concluded. On the contrary, Master Alphinaud─I think it more important than ever that this meeting take place. Rest assured, I shall return to my post on Ishgard's walls the moment our business is concluded.
64 63 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_053 63 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_053 Before we move on to the subject of reinforcements, however, I would introduce you to a close friend and stalwart ally. Estinien! Before we move on to the subject of reinforcements, however, I would introduce you to a close friend and stalwart ally. Estinien!
65 64 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_054 64 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_054 May I present to you Ishgard's Azure Dragoon. May I present to you Ishgard's Azure Dragoon.
66 65 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_055 65 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_055 An impressive title...though I confess, I know precious little of the order of dragoons. An impressive title...though I confess, I know precious little of the order of dragoons.
67 66 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_056 66 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_056 They are formidable warriors all. Yet even among such masters of the lance, Estinien is without equal. They are formidable warriors all. Yet even among such masters of the lance, Estinien is without equal.
68 67 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_057 67 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_057 He, out of all the warriors of Ishgard, was chosen to wield the power of dragons, and may thus contend with any Dravanian. He, out of all the warriors of Ishgard, was chosen to wield the power of dragons, and may thus contend with any Dravanian.
69 68 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_058 68 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_058 ...You flatter me overmuch, Lord Commander. ...You flatter me overmuch, Lord Commander.
70 69 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_059 69 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_059 If ever I was without equal, I am no longer─as my fellow Azure Dragoon here will attest. Be at ease, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>─I did not come to challenge you this day. If ever I was without equal, I am no longer─as my fellow Azure Dragoon here will attest. Be at ease, Player─I did not come to challenge you this day.
71 70 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_060 70 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_060 Ah, it is you... But of course...it is only fitting that fate should draw the two of us together. Ah, it is you... But of course...it is only fitting that fate should draw the two of us together.
72 71 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_061 71 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_061 So, you are the adventurer of whom they spoke... I see now why my blood fair sang in anticipation of our meeting. So, you are the adventurer of whom they spoke... I see now why my blood fair sang in anticipation of our meeting.
73 72 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_062 72 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_062 ...Well, now that we have all been introduced, let us proceed to the matter at hand. I would share with you what we have learned of Iceheart's design, as confessed by the heretics taken captive after the assault on the gates. ...Well, now that we have all been introduced, let us proceed to the matter at hand. I would share with you what we have learned of Iceheart's design, as confessed by the heretics taken captive after the assault on the gates.
74 73 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_063 73 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_063 'Twould seem that Lady Iceheart and the Dravanians share a common goal─the reclamation of Nidhogg's stolen eye. 'Twould seem that Lady Iceheart and the Dravanians share a common goal─the reclamation of Nidhogg's stolen eye.
75 74 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_064 74 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_064 Nidhogg... One of the seven great wyrms. Nidhogg... One of the seven great wyrms.
76 75 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_065 75 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_065 His name features prominently in your nation's history. Though once defeated by the hero Haldrath, the beast is said to have terrorized Coerthas since Ishgard's founding. His name features prominently in your nation's history. Though once defeated by the hero Haldrath, the beast is said to have terrorized Coerthas since Ishgard's founding.
77 76 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_066 76 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_066 Aye, many are the scars our walls bear from Nidhogg's relentless efforts to raze the city. Aye, many are the scars our walls bear from Nidhogg's relentless efforts to raze the city.
78 77 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_067 77 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_067 The trophy Haldrath plucked from the bested wyrm's skull─known simply as “the Eye”─is a treasured relic of Ishgard, and one possessed of untold power. The trophy Haldrath plucked from the bested wyrm's skull─known simply as “the Eye”─is a treasured relic of Ishgard, and one possessed of untold power.
79 78 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_068 78 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_068 Should it ever be returned to Nidhogg, the dread creature would be restored to the height of his strength. ...And then no wall or ward we could erect would be stout enough to deny him. Should it ever be returned to Nidhogg, the dread creature would be restored to the height of his strength. ...And then no wall or ward we could erect would be stout enough to deny him.
80 79 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_MIDGARDSORMR_000_069 79 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_MIDGARDSORMR_000_069 (-Voice of Midgardsormr-)My vengeful son hath waged war against Ishgard for a thousand years. No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor. (-Voice of Midgardsormr-)My vengeful son hath waged war against Ishgard for a thousand years. No mortal mind could comprehend the depths of his rancor.
81 80 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_070 80 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_070 The Eye itself is secreted deep within the Vault. It is kept under heavy guard─surrounded at all times by men and women who have proven their loyalty to the Holy See. The Eye itself is secreted deep within the Vault. It is kept under heavy guard─surrounded at all times by men and women who have proven their loyalty to the Holy See.
82 81 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_071 81 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_071 But though stout walls and sharp blades may suffice to discourage the heretics, the dragons are another matter. There are individuals within the Dravanian Horde whom an entire company of knights would labor to repel─to say nothing of Nidhogg himself. But though stout walls and sharp blades may suffice to discourage the heretics, the dragons are another matter. There are individuals within the Dravanian Horde whom an entire company of knights would labor to repel─to say nothing of Nidhogg himself.
83 82 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_072 82 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_072 Nor does age rob them of their strength. Through the endless march of years, the dragons endure. Patient. Calculating. Inexorable. You must understand: these creatures do not share our perception of time. Nor does age rob them of their strength. Through the endless march of years, the dragons endure. Patient. Calculating. Inexorable. You must understand: these creatures do not share our perception of time.
84 83 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_073 83 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_073 And that is especially true of the great wyrms─they who spend centuries in slumber only to wake and resume their campaign as if mere hours had passed. And that is especially true of the great wyrms─they who spend centuries in slumber only to wake and resume their campaign as if mere hours had passed.
85 84 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_074 84 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_074 It has been twenty years since Nidhogg last darkened our skies. Twenty years for him to gather his strength, and for us to bolster our defenses... And now, just as he seems primed to return, the heretics strike at the gates... It has been twenty years since Nidhogg last darkened our skies. Twenty years for him to gather his strength, and for us to bolster our defenses... And now, just as he seems primed to return, the heretics strike at the gates...
86 85 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_075 85 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_075 ...You believe that Lady Iceheart is in league with the creature, then? ...You believe that Lady Iceheart is in league with the creature, then?
87 86 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_076 86 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_076 Of that, we cannot be certain. Though we know the heretics covet the Eye, we have been unable to determine their plans for it. Of that, we cannot be certain. Though we know the heretics covet the Eye, we have been unable to determine their plans for it.
88 87 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_078 87 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_078 Such questions aside, we must needs address the ragged hole their mistress has seen fit to rend in Ishgard's protections. 'Tis a weakness the Dravanians are not like to leave untested. Such questions aside, we must needs address the ragged hole their mistress has seen fit to rend in Ishgard's protections. 'Tis a weakness the Dravanians are not like to leave untested.
89 88 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_079 88 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_079 So it would seem... You have described your plight in admirable detail, Lord Commander. Yet I cannot help but wonder at your candor. Why share such sensitive information with us? So it would seem... You have described your plight in admirable detail, Lord Commander. Yet I cannot help but wonder at your candor. Why share such sensitive information with us?
90 89 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_080 89 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_080 I shall speak plain. Ishgard has need of allies, and I would have you bolster our front lines in readiness for the coming battle against the dragons. I shall speak plain. Ishgard has need of allies, and I would have you bolster our front lines in readiness for the coming battle against the dragons.
91 90 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_081 90 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_081 This much I expected. Unlike our arrangement concerning the Keeper of the Lake, however, only you stand to benefit from our assistance in this matter. I fail to see why we should intervene in a conflict which concerns only Ishgard and Dravania. This much I expected. Unlike our arrangement concerning the Keeper of the Lake, however, only you stand to benefit from our assistance in this matter. I fail to see why we should intervene in a conflict which concerns only Ishgard and Dravania.
92 91 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_082 91 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_082 When the Eorzean Alliance requested Ishgard's assistance during Operation Archon, you refused us. When the Eorzean Alliance requested Ishgard's assistance during Operation Archon, you refused us.
93 92 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_083 92 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_083 Does it not seem grossly unjust to demand that we now risk our lives in your private war? Does it not seem grossly unjust to demand that we now risk our lives in your private war?
94 93 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_084 93 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_084 I make no attempt to defend my country's conduct. I only ask that you consider what would follow were Ishgard to fall. I make no attempt to defend my country's conduct. I only ask that you consider what would follow were Ishgard to fall.
95 94 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_085 94 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_085 Having razed our city to the ground, the Horde would have little cause to linger, and most would return to their lairs in Dravania. Soon thereafter, the ruins of Coerthas would be buried in snow, and the land would become the sole province of beasts and beastmen. Having razed our city to the ground, the Horde would have little cause to linger, and most would return to their lairs in Dravania. Soon thereafter, the ruins of Coerthas would be buried in snow, and the land would become the sole province of beasts and beastmen.
96 95 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_086 95 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_086 ...Until the Garleans' arrival, that is─for you may be certain that the Empire would not hesitate to claim Coerthas. They would not even have to draw steel. ...Until the Garleans' arrival, that is─for you may be certain that the Empire would not hesitate to claim Coerthas. They would not even have to draw steel.
97 96 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_087 96 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_087 An imperial province sharing a border with Mor Dhona...? Seven hells... An imperial province sharing a border with Mor Dhona...? Seven hells...
98 97 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_088 97 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_088 ...Ahem. Very well─we will assist you in repelling the dragons. The roar of a great wyrm may have shaken the firmament, but we of Eorzea will not abandon our Ishgardian brothers to face the coming Horde alone. ...Ahem. Very well─we will assist you in repelling the dragons. The roar of a great wyrm may have shaken the firmament, but we of Eorzea will not abandon our Ishgardian brothers to face the coming Horde alone.
99 98 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_089 98 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_AYMERIC_000_089 Nor did I ever think you would. Now, upon the matter of the roar─ Nor did I ever think you would. Now, upon the matter of the roar─
100 99 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_100_089 99 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_100_089 Allow me, Ser Aymeric. Allow me, Ser Aymeric.
101 100 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_090 100 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_090 Through the power of the Eye, I have become the vessel of Nidhogg's strength. His essence has stolen into my very blood. Through the power of the Eye, I have become the vessel of Nidhogg's strength. His essence has stolen into my very blood.
102 101 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_091 101 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_091 Fear not─I am in full control of my faculties, I assure you. And the Eye itself is of no relevance to this tale─it is not essential that I bear it with me wheresoever I go. Fear not─I am in full control of my faculties, I assure you. And the Eye itself is of no relevance to this tale─it is not essential that I bear it with me wheresoever I go.
103 102 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_092 102 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_092 Its lingering influence does, however, allow me to hear Nidhogg's voice... Its lingering influence does, however, allow me to hear Nidhogg's voice...
104 103 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_093 103 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_093 Then the wyrm who roared...? Then the wyrm who roared...?
105 104 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_094 104 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_094 ...Was Nidhogg, aye. He means to hurl his Horde against Daniffen's Collar, and shatter the remaining wards that protect the city. ...Was Nidhogg, aye. He means to hurl his Horde against Daniffen's Collar, and shatter the remaining wards that protect the city.
106 105 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_095 105 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ESTINIEN_000_095 There can be no doubt─the wyrm has summoned his minions to war. There can be no doubt─the wyrm has summoned his minions to war.
107 106 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_110 106 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_110 Though the circumstances are far from ideal, this desperate endeavor will at least provide us an opportunity to bring the sister states of Eorzea together in common cause. Though the circumstances are far from ideal, this desperate endeavor will at least provide us an opportunity to bring the sister states of Eorzea together in common cause.
108 107 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_111 107 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_111 ...Ser Aymeric was more ruthless in his negotiations than I had anticipated. I suppose one must give no quarter when one's home is at stake. ...Ser Aymeric was more ruthless in his negotiations than I had anticipated. I suppose one must give no quarter when one's home is at stake.
109 108 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_112 108 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_112 But did you see the look on his face when he formally requested our assistance? Though the lord commander has long campaigned for Ishgard to open its gates to outsiders, I suspect this softening of the Holy See's attitude towards foreign cooperation comes as something of a bittersweet victory. But did you see the look on his face when he formally requested our assistance? Though the lord commander has long campaigned for Ishgard to open its gates to outsiders, I suspect this softening of the Holy See's attitude towards foreign cooperation comes as something of a bittersweet victory.
110 109 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_113 109 TEXT_GAIUSE603_00372_ALPHINAUD_000_113 The days ahead promise to be interesting indeed... The days ahead promise to be interesting indeed...
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