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0,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_00","Hien stands ready to depart for Ala Mhigo."
1,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_01","Hien gives orders in preparation for his departure to Ala Mhigo, and Alisaie shares the instructions she received from Lyse. You are to head to Porta Praetoria, where a Resistance fighter will escort you to Alliance Headquarters on Ala Mhigo's northeastern border."
2,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_02","You locate the Resistance fighter ordered to await your arrival in the Lochs. Without further ado, you follow your guide to the Alliance's newly constructed field camp."
3,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_03","After listening to your various reports concerning Alphinaud, Gaius, and the lethal Black Rose, Lyse shares her own piece of news: it seems that Emperor Varis himself will be taking a chair at the negotiation table on the condition that you and another member of the Scions are present. Lyse bids you let her know when you are prepared to attend the parley.
0,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_00,Hien stands ready to depart for Ala Mhigo.
1,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_01,"Hien gives orders in preparation for his departure to Ala Mhigo, and Alisaie shares the instructions she received from Lyse. You are to head to Porta Praetoria, where a Resistance fighter will escort you to Alliance Headquarters on Ala Mhigo's northeastern border."
2,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_02,"You locate the Resistance fighter ordered to await your arrival in the Lochs. Without further ado, you follow your guide to the Alliance's newly constructed field camp."
3,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_03,"After listening to your various reports concerning Alphinaud, Gaius, and the lethal Black Rose, Lyse shares her own piece of news: it seems that Emperor Varis himself will be taking a chair at the negotiation table on the condition that you and another member of the Scions are present. Lyse bids you let her know when you are prepared to attend the parley.
※In the event that you leave Alliance Headquarters, speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria to re-enter the field camp."
4,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_04","You attend the first round of parley only to witness Emperor Varis dismantle every argument the Alliance leaders bring against him. Rather than let the opportunity for peace slip away, Alisaie begs the Empire's ruler to consider alternatives to war. The Emperor grudgingly agrees to a short recess, granting you time to confer with your comrades.
4,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_04,"You attend the first round of parley only to witness Emperor Varis dismantle every argument the Alliance leaders bring against him. Rather than let the opportunity for peace slip away, Alisaie begs the Empire's ruler to consider alternatives to war. The Emperor grudgingly agrees to a short recess, granting you time to confer with your comrades.
※In the event that you leave the Garlean Legion Tents, speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria to re-enter the site of the parley."
5,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_05","Alisaie suspects Emperor Varis has attended the parley for reasons other than brokering a peace. She suggests you speak with the Alliance leaders, and formulate a strategy for learning the Emperor's true purpose."
6,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_06","You speak with each of the Alliance leaders in turn, and discuss a number of potential tactics. It is time to report to Alisaie with the insights you have gained."
7,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_07","The parley reconvenes, and the Alliance leaders at last elicit a blunt answer from Emperor Varis. But the revelation is hardly a welcome one. He explains how the Empire is a creation of the Ascians, and that to reclaim the world for the races of man, all nations must join together as one. The assembled dignitaries balk at his ultimatum─that in order to win their freedom, they must allow the Rejoining to proceed. Unable to countenance a sacrifice of that scale, you, too, add your voice to the chorus of defiance, and the talks rapidly disintegrate. With the Emperor's hostile farewell still ringing in the air, your party withdraws to Alliance Headquarters."
8,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_08","Though peace was never a likely outcome, it seems the parley was successful in its primary purpose: the delay has allowed the vanguard from Doma time to arrive before hostilities begin in earnest..."
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24,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_00","Speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria."
25,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_01","Speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria."
26,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_02","Speak with Lyse."
27,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_03","Speak with Alisaie."
28,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_04","Speak with the Alliance leaders."
29,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_05","Report to Alisaie."
30,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_06","Speak with Lyse."
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48,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_YUGIRI_000_000","Go on ahead, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I will join you in Ala Mhigo with our advance party as soon as I can."
49,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_001","While you and my lord Hien are away crossing swords with the Empire in distant Ala Mhigo, I shall be here with the remainder of our forces, watching our borders. Pray send the Garleans my regards."
50,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_002","Come, let's return to Lyse and share the good news about our Far Eastern reinforcements."
51,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KIENKANGATEKEEPER03028_000_003","Lord Hien is expecting you. May I show you in?"
52,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_EVENTAREA_WARP_000_004","Enter the Kienkan?"
53,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_010","We must leave now to convene with Eorzea's leaders, and it may be some time before I return to Doma."
54,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_100_010","Hakuro─I leave you in command."
55,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_011","My lord!"
56,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_YUGIRI_000_012","I shall assemble an advance party with all haste, and join you in Ala Mhigo forthwith."
57,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_013","I've just received word from Lyse. The Alliance has established a base camp near Ala Mhigo's northeastern border."
58,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_014","Once we've arrived in the Lochs, we're to report to a Resistance officer stationed in Porta Praetoria who will point us in the right direction. Let's not keep them waiting."
59,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_017","Seiryu's Wall is a formidable barrier, but we cannot afford to lower our guard even for a moment. Only constant vigilance will keep Doma safe from her enemies."
60,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_018","Here we are again, ready to fight the same foe... Yet I would not be anywhere else. This conflict concerns us all. Come what may, we cannot allow the Empire to regain its grip on Ala Mhigo."
61,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_019","Here. I think we've found the guide Lyse mentioned."
62,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER_020","Ah, you must be the Scion party I was told to look out for! If you'll follow me, I'll take you directly to Alliance Headquarters."
63,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_021","Accompany the Resistance fighter to Alliance Headquarters?"
64,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_025","Is Emperor Varis in thrall to the Ascians? That is the question."
65,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_026","If Sharlayan could not negotiate peace with the Empire, I rather doubt war can be avoided here. But every moment we steal for our preparations will count in the final reckoning."
66,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_027","Should the Empire decide to ignore the rules of parley, we could be fighting far sooner than we'd like. Keep your weapons close."
67,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_030","Well, I don't suppose it's polite to keep an emperor waiting <Emphasis>too</Emphasis> long. Shall we?"
68,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_031","Parley with the Emperor?"
69,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_041","For years have we warred with the Empire, and with no end in sight. A parley such as this represents a unique opportunity, and I would not squander it with bitter words."
70,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_042","Varis holds fast to his ideals, just as I knew he would. He will not be swayed from this path."
71,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_043","Why do I get the feeling the Emperor is hiding something...?"
72,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_044","'Tis true that Limsa Lominsa's beginnings were not wholly honorable. But our old wrongs do not make the Empire's deeds right."
73,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KANESENNA_000_045","I do much wonder at Emperor Varis's decision to attend these negotiations... It is plain he has no intention of hearkening to our entreaties. But what then is his goal?"
74,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_046","For a moment, I feared our talks would descend into violence there and then. Alisaie speaks of her dislike for politics, but her honest plea may very well have prevented an early battle."
75,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_AYMERIC_000_047","Whatever rebuttal I had in mind was lost when Varis mentioned my father. The man is certainly skilled at keeping his opponents off balance."
76,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER_100_046","Shall I escort you to the parley, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>madam<Else/>sir</If>?"
77,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q2_100_047","Proceed to the Garlean Legion Tents?"
78,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER03182_100_048","If you wish, I can escort you directly to the parley, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>madam<Else/>sir</If>."
79,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q3_100_049","Proceed to the Garlean Legion Tents?"
80,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_050","Phew. This is really not my forte."
81,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_051","After His Radiance's little performance, it was all I could do not to swear at him. I honestly don't know how I ended up playing the mediator."
82,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_052","I just asked myself what Alphinaud would have done, tried my best to do the same, and...by some miracle, it worked."
83,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_053","But there really is no common ground to be found with that man─nor do I think he looked for any. So the question becomes, what did he come here to do─because you may be certain it wasn't to make peace."
84,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_054","<sigh> ...Whatever it is, I can't make it out─not yet, at least. We do have a little time before the parley is due to reconvene, though, so why not try consulting our illustrious leaders? Mayhap they have some insight to share."
85,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_058","The meeting isn't due to reconvene for a while yet. You might want to ask the others what they think the Emperor is after. It's not impossible one of them could have spotted something we've missed."
86,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_060","Twelve have mercy... But for Lady Alisaie's timely interjection, we might well have come to blows at the negotiating table."
87,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_061","Not that Emperor Varis left us a great many options. Is unconditional surrender all he will accept, do you think?"
88,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_062","Ere he arrived, I'd have said yes. But having heard him speak...I cannot help but think he came with some other end in mind."
89,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_063","Exactly! He's building up to something, I know it!"
90,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_064","Hmm... How then should we approach the rest of the parley? Have you anything to say, Warrior of Light?"
91,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_000","What will you say?"
92,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A1_000_001","Invite Varis to explain himself."
93,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A1_000_002","Say nothing of Zenos or the Ascians."
94,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_065","You believe he is more apt to reveal the truth if we put him at his ease? ...Mayhap you are right."
95,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_066","Thank you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>."
96,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_070","I will say one thing for this Varis─he is well versed in Eorzean history."
97,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KANESENNA_000_071","His interest in our affairs is that of a beast in its prey. The conqueror would know his enemies."
98,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_072","<Emphasis>All</Emphasis> should know their enemies. Yet there is much and more we do not know of the Empire."
99,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q2_000_000","What will you say?"
100,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A2_000_001","I'm sure Varis would be happy to tell you more..."
101,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A2_000_002","Then it's up to us to change that. Here and now."
102,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_073","Hah! You would have me ask the Emperor himself? Well, mayhap there is some wisdom in that."
103,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_074","If we can skirt the storm of his displeasure, we may yet come to our answers...even if it does mean sailing close to the wind."
104,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_080","This parley was never like to bring peace, but I <Emphasis>had</Emphasis> hoped to learn something of Emperor Varis's relationship with the Ascians..."
105,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_AYMERIC_000_081","As had we all. Yet if he <Emphasis>is</Emphasis> in league with them, he is not like to volunteer the fact─and if he is <Emphasis>not</Emphasis>...how much weaker would his position seem for their presence. If we are to broach that particular subject, we will need to be subtle... <sigh> Would that I knew more of the man... If you would indulge me, Lord Hien: you received an imperial education, did you not? Is it true that the Emperor's will is considered absolute?"
106,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_082","There is no higher authority in all of Garlemald, nor else in the heavens, come to that. Veneration of the gods is forbidden─the only worship permitted being that of His Radiance's own person."
107,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q3_000_000","What will you say?"
108,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A3_000_001","That sounds suspiciously like a religion in itself."
109,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A3_000_002","......"
110,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_083","I share your disdain for their hypocrisy. Even as they denigrate the idea of faith, they revere their leader with a fervor others reserve for the divine."
111,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_084","'Tis a flaw common to much of the doctrine they fed us─logical on the surface, perhaps, but contradictory upon closer examination. I wonder if a discussion of the various discrepancies might prompt Varis to reveal something...?"
112,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_090","You've spoken with everyone then? Good. Now, all that remains is to await the pleasure of the Emperor, and hope we fare better at the second attempt..."
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125,"TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_120","I came back to find Doma's advance party ready and waiting for battle. So, as worrying as our little chat with the Emperor was, it <Emphasis>did</Emphasis> buy enough time for at least some of our allies to arrive."
5,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_05,"Alisaie suspects Emperor Varis has attended the parley for reasons other than brokering a peace. She suggests you speak with the Alliance leaders, and formulate a strategy for learning the Emperor's true purpose."
6,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_06,"You speak with each of the Alliance leaders in turn, and discuss a number of potential tactics. It is time to report to Alisaie with the insights you have gained."
7,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_07,"The parley reconvenes, and the Alliance leaders at last elicit a blunt answer from Emperor Varis. But the revelation is hardly a welcome one. He explains how the Empire is a creation of the Ascians, and that to reclaim the world for the races of man, all nations must join together as one. The assembled dignitaries balk at his ultimatum─that in order to win their freedom, they must allow the Rejoining to proceed. Unable to countenance a sacrifice of that scale, you, too, add your voice to the chorus of defiance, and the talks rapidly disintegrate. With the Emperor's hostile farewell still ringing in the air, your party withdraws to Alliance Headquarters."
8,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_08,"Though peace was never a likely outcome, it seems the parley was successful in its primary purpose: the delay has allowed the vanguard from Doma time to arrive before hostilities begin in earnest..."
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24,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_00,Speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria.
25,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_01,Speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria.
26,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_02,Speak with Lyse.
27,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_03,Speak with Alisaie.
28,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_04,Speak with the Alliance leaders.
29,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_05,Report to Alisaie.
30,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_06,Speak with Lyse.
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48,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_YUGIRI_000_000,"Go on ahead, Player. I will join you in Ala Mhigo with our advance party as soon as I can."
49,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_001,"While you and my lord Hien are away crossing swords with the Empire in distant Ala Mhigo, I shall be here with the remainder of our forces, watching our borders. Pray send the Garleans my regards."
50,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_002,"Come, let's return to Lyse and share the good news about our Far Eastern reinforcements."
51,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KIENKANGATEKEEPER03028_000_003,Lord Hien is expecting you. May I show you in?
52,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_EVENTAREA_WARP_000_004,Enter the Kienkan?
53,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_010,"We must leave now to convene with Eorzea's leaders, and it may be some time before I return to Doma."
54,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_100_010,Hakuro─I leave you in command.
55,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_011,My lord!
56,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_YUGIRI_000_012,"I shall assemble an advance party with all haste, and join you in Ala Mhigo forthwith."
57,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_013,I've just received word from Lyse. The Alliance has established a base camp near Ala Mhigo's northeastern border.
58,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_014,"Once we've arrived in the Lochs, we're to report to a Resistance officer stationed in Porta Praetoria who will point us in the right direction. Let's not keep them waiting."
59,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_017,"Seiryu's Wall is a formidable barrier, but we cannot afford to lower our guard even for a moment. Only constant vigilance will keep Doma safe from her enemies."
60,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_018,"Here we are again, ready to fight the same foe... Yet I would not be anywhere else. This conflict concerns us all. Come what may, we cannot allow the Empire to regain its grip on Ala Mhigo."
61,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_019,Here. I think we've found the guide Lyse mentioned.
62,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER_020,"Ah, you must be the Scion party I was told to look out for! If you'll follow me, I'll take you directly to Alliance Headquarters."
63,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_021,Accompany the Resistance fighter to Alliance Headquarters?
64,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_025,Is Emperor Varis in thrall to the Ascians? That is the question.
65,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_026,"If Sharlayan could not negotiate peace with the Empire, I rather doubt war can be avoided here. But every moment we steal for our preparations will count in the final reckoning."
66,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_027,"Should the Empire decide to ignore the rules of parley, we could be fighting far sooner than we'd like. Keep your weapons close."
67,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_030,"Well, I don't suppose it's polite to keep an emperor waiting *too* long. Shall we?"
68,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_031,Parley with the Emperor?
69,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_041,"For years have we warred with the Empire, and with no end in sight. A parley such as this represents a unique opportunity, and I would not squander it with bitter words."
70,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_042,"Varis holds fast to his ideals, just as I knew he would. He will not be swayed from this path."
71,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_043,Why do I get the feeling the Emperor is hiding something...?
72,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_044,'Tis true that Limsa Lominsa's beginnings were not wholly honorable. But our old wrongs do not make the Empire's deeds right.
73,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KANESENNA_000_045,I do much wonder at Emperor Varis's decision to attend these negotiations... It is plain he has no intention of hearkening to our entreaties. But what then is his goal?
74,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_046,"For a moment, I feared our talks would descend into violence there and then. Alisaie speaks of her dislike for politics, but her honest plea may very well have prevented an early battle."
75,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_AYMERIC_000_047,Whatever rebuttal I had in mind was lost when Varis mentioned my father. The man is certainly skilled at keeping his opponents off balance.
76,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER_100_046,"Shall I escort you to the parley, madam?"
77,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q2_100_047,Proceed to the Garlean Legion Tents?
78,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER03182_100_048,"If you wish, I can escort you directly to the parley, madam."
79,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q3_100_049,Proceed to the Garlean Legion Tents?
80,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_050,Phew. This is really not my forte.
81,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_051,"After His Radiance's little performance, it was all I could do not to swear at him. I honestly don't know how I ended up playing the mediator."
82,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_052,"I just asked myself what Alphinaud would have done, tried my best to do the same, and...by some miracle, it worked."
83,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_053,"But there really is no common ground to be found with that man─nor do I think he looked for any. So the question becomes, what did he come here to do─because you may be certain it wasn't to make peace."
84,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_054,"<sigh> ...Whatever it is, I can't make it out─not yet, at least. We do have a little time before the parley is due to reconvene, though, so why not try consulting our illustrious leaders? Mayhap they have some insight to share."
85,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_058,The meeting isn't due to reconvene for a while yet. You might want to ask the others what they think the Emperor is after. It's not impossible one of them could have spotted something we've missed.
86,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_060,"Twelve have mercy... But for Lady Alisaie's timely interjection, we might well have come to blows at the negotiating table."
87,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_061,"Not that Emperor Varis left us a great many options. Is unconditional surrender all he will accept, do you think?"
88,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_062,"Ere he arrived, I'd have said yes. But having heard him speak...I cannot help but think he came with some other end in mind."
89,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_063,"Exactly! He's building up to something, I know it!"
90,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_064,"Hmm... How then should we approach the rest of the parley? Have you anything to say, Warrior of Light?"
91,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_000,What will you say?
92,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A1_000_001,Invite Varis to explain himself.
93,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A1_000_002,Say nothing of Zenos or the Ascians.
94,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_065,You believe he is more apt to reveal the truth if we put him at his ease? ...Mayhap you are right.
95,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_066,"Thank you, Player."
96,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_070,I will say one thing for this Varis─he is well versed in Eorzean history.
97,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KANESENNA_000_071,His interest in our affairs is that of a beast in its prey. The conqueror would know his enemies.
98,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_072,*All* should know their enemies. Yet there is much and more we do not know of the Empire.
99,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q2_000_000,What will you say?
100,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A2_000_001,I'm sure Varis would be happy to tell you more...
101,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A2_000_002,Then it's up to us to change that. Here and now.
102,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_073,"Hah! You would have me ask the Emperor himself? Well, mayhap there is some wisdom in that."
103,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_074,"If we can skirt the storm of his displeasure, we may yet come to our answers...even if it does mean sailing close to the wind."
104,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_080,"This parley was never like to bring peace, but I *had* hoped to learn something of Emperor Varis's relationship with the Ascians..."
105,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_AYMERIC_000_081,"As had we all. Yet if he *is* in league with them, he is not like to volunteer the fact─and if he is *not*...how much weaker would his position seem for their presence. If we are to broach that particular subject, we will need to be subtle... <sigh> Would that I knew more of the man... If you would indulge me, Lord Hien: you received an imperial education, did you not? Is it true that the Emperor's will is considered absolute?"
106,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_082,"There is no higher authority in all of Garlemald, nor else in the heavens, come to that. Veneration of the gods is forbidden─the only worship permitted being that of His Radiance's own person."
107,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q3_000_000,What will you say?
108,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A3_000_001,That sounds suspiciously like a religion in itself.
109,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A3_000_002,......
110,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_083,"I share your disdain for their hypocrisy. Even as they denigrate the idea of faith, they revere their leader with a fervor others reserve for the divine."
111,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_084,"'Tis a flaw common to much of the doctrine they fed us─logical on the surface, perhaps, but contradictory upon closer examination. I wonder if a discussion of the various discrepancies might prompt Varis to reveal something...?"
112,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_090,"You've spoken with everyone then? Good. Now, all that remains is to await the pleasure of the Emperor, and hope we fare better at the second attempt..."
113,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_100,
114,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_101,
115,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_PIPIN_000_102,
116,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_103,
117,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_104,
118,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_EYNZAHRSLAFYRSYN_000_105,
119,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KANESENNA_000_106,
120,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_BODYGUARD_000_107,
121,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_108,
122,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_YUGIRI_000_109,
123,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_AYMERIC_000_110,
124,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LUCIA_000_111,
125,TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_120,"I came back to find Doma's advance party ready and waiting for battle. So, as worrying as our little chat with the Emperor was, it *did* buy enough time for at least some of our allies to arrive."
1 key 0 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_00 1 Hien stands ready to depart for Ala Mhigo.
2 # 1 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_01 Hien gives orders in preparation for his departure to Ala Mhigo, and Alisaie shares the instructions she received from Lyse. You are to head to Porta Praetoria, where a Resistance fighter will escort you to Alliance Headquarters on Ala Mhigo's northeastern border.
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_02 str You locate the Resistance fighter ordered to await your arrival in the Lochs. Without further ado, you follow your guide to the Alliance's newly constructed field camp.
4 0 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_00 3 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_03 Hien stands ready to depart for Ala Mhigo. After listening to your various reports concerning Alphinaud, Gaius, and the lethal Black Rose, Lyse shares her own piece of news: it seems that Emperor Varis himself will be taking a chair at the negotiation table on the condition that you and another member of the Scions are present. Lyse bids you let her know when you are prepared to attend the parley. ※In the event that you leave Alliance Headquarters, speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria to re-enter the field camp.
1 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_01 Hien gives orders in preparation for his departure to Ala Mhigo, and Alisaie shares the instructions she received from Lyse. You are to head to Porta Praetoria, where a Resistance fighter will escort you to Alliance Headquarters on Ala Mhigo's northeastern border.
2 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_02 You locate the Resistance fighter ordered to await your arrival in the Lochs. Without further ado, you follow your guide to the Alliance's newly constructed field camp.
3 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_03 After listening to your various reports concerning Alphinaud, Gaius, and the lethal Black Rose, Lyse shares her own piece of news: it seems that Emperor Varis himself will be taking a chair at the negotiation table on the condition that you and another member of the Scions are present. Lyse bids you let her know when you are prepared to attend the parley. ※In the event that you leave Alliance Headquarters, speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria to re-enter the field camp.
5 4 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_04 4 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_04 You attend the first round of parley only to witness Emperor Varis dismantle every argument the Alliance leaders bring against him. Rather than let the opportunity for peace slip away, Alisaie begs the Empire's ruler to consider alternatives to war. The Emperor grudgingly agrees to a short recess, granting you time to confer with your comrades. ※In the event that you leave the Garlean Legion Tents, speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria to re-enter the site of the parley. You attend the first round of parley only to witness Emperor Varis dismantle every argument the Alliance leaders bring against him. Rather than let the opportunity for peace slip away, Alisaie begs the Empire's ruler to consider alternatives to war. The Emperor grudgingly agrees to a short recess, granting you time to confer with your comrades. ※In the event that you leave the Garlean Legion Tents, speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria to re-enter the site of the parley.
6 5 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_05 5 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_05 Alisaie suspects Emperor Varis has attended the parley for reasons other than brokering a peace. She suggests you speak with the Alliance leaders, and formulate a strategy for learning the Emperor's true purpose. Alisaie suspects Emperor Varis has attended the parley for reasons other than brokering a peace. She suggests you speak with the Alliance leaders, and formulate a strategy for learning the Emperor's true purpose.
7 6 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_06 6 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_06 You speak with each of the Alliance leaders in turn, and discuss a number of potential tactics. It is time to report to Alisaie with the insights you have gained. You speak with each of the Alliance leaders in turn, and discuss a number of potential tactics. It is time to report to Alisaie with the insights you have gained.
8 7 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_07 7 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_07 The parley reconvenes, and the Alliance leaders at last elicit a blunt answer from Emperor Varis. But the revelation is hardly a welcome one. He explains how the Empire is a creation of the Ascians, and that to reclaim the world for the races of man, all nations must join together as one. The assembled dignitaries balk at his ultimatum─that in order to win their freedom, they must allow the Rejoining to proceed. Unable to countenance a sacrifice of that scale, you, too, add your voice to the chorus of defiance, and the talks rapidly disintegrate. With the Emperor's hostile farewell still ringing in the air, your party withdraws to Alliance Headquarters. The parley reconvenes, and the Alliance leaders at last elicit a blunt answer from Emperor Varis. But the revelation is hardly a welcome one. He explains how the Empire is a creation of the Ascians, and that to reclaim the world for the races of man, all nations must join together as one. The assembled dignitaries balk at his ultimatum─that in order to win their freedom, they must allow the Rejoining to proceed. Unable to countenance a sacrifice of that scale, you, too, add your voice to the chorus of defiance, and the talks rapidly disintegrate. With the Emperor's hostile farewell still ringing in the air, your party withdraws to Alliance Headquarters.
9 8 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_08 8 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_SEQ_08 Though peace was never a likely outcome, it seems the parley was successful in its primary purpose: the delay has allowed the vanguard from Doma time to arrive before hostilities begin in earnest... Though peace was never a likely outcome, it seems the parley was successful in its primary purpose: the delay has allowed the vanguard from Doma time to arrive before hostilities begin in earnest...
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25 24 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_00 24 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_00 Speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria. Speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria.
26 25 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_01 25 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_01 Speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria. Speak with the Resistance fighter in Porta Praetoria.
27 26 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_02 26 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_02 Speak with Lyse. Speak with Lyse.
28 27 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_03 27 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_03 Speak with Alisaie. Speak with Alisaie.
29 28 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_04 28 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_04 Speak with the Alliance leaders. Speak with the Alliance leaders.
30 29 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_05 29 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_05 Report to Alisaie. Report to Alisaie.
31 30 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_06 30 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_TODO_06 Speak with Lyse. Speak with Lyse.
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49 48 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_YUGIRI_000_000 48 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_YUGIRI_000_000 Go on ahead, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. I will join you in Ala Mhigo with our advance party as soon as I can. Go on ahead, Player. I will join you in Ala Mhigo with our advance party as soon as I can.
50 49 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_001 49 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_001 While you and my lord Hien are away crossing swords with the Empire in distant Ala Mhigo, I shall be here with the remainder of our forces, watching our borders. Pray send the Garleans my regards. While you and my lord Hien are away crossing swords with the Empire in distant Ala Mhigo, I shall be here with the remainder of our forces, watching our borders. Pray send the Garleans my regards.
51 50 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_002 50 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_002 Come, let's return to Lyse and share the good news about our Far Eastern reinforcements. Come, let's return to Lyse and share the good news about our Far Eastern reinforcements.
52 51 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KIENKANGATEKEEPER03028_000_003 51 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KIENKANGATEKEEPER03028_000_003 Lord Hien is expecting you. May I show you in? Lord Hien is expecting you. May I show you in?
53 52 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_EVENTAREA_WARP_000_004 52 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_EVENTAREA_WARP_000_004 Enter the Kienkan? Enter the Kienkan?
54 53 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_010 53 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_010 We must leave now to convene with Eorzea's leaders, and it may be some time before I return to Doma. We must leave now to convene with Eorzea's leaders, and it may be some time before I return to Doma.
55 54 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_100_010 54 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_100_010 Hakuro─I leave you in command. Hakuro─I leave you in command.
56 55 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_011 55 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_011 My lord! My lord!
57 56 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_YUGIRI_000_012 56 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_YUGIRI_000_012 I shall assemble an advance party with all haste, and join you in Ala Mhigo forthwith. I shall assemble an advance party with all haste, and join you in Ala Mhigo forthwith.
58 57 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_013 57 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_013 I've just received word from Lyse. The Alliance has established a base camp near Ala Mhigo's northeastern border. I've just received word from Lyse. The Alliance has established a base camp near Ala Mhigo's northeastern border.
59 58 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_014 58 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_014 Once we've arrived in the Lochs, we're to report to a Resistance officer stationed in Porta Praetoria who will point us in the right direction. Let's not keep them waiting. Once we've arrived in the Lochs, we're to report to a Resistance officer stationed in Porta Praetoria who will point us in the right direction. Let's not keep them waiting.
60 59 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_017 59 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HAKUROU_000_017 Seiryu's Wall is a formidable barrier, but we cannot afford to lower our guard even for a moment. Only constant vigilance will keep Doma safe from her enemies. Seiryu's Wall is a formidable barrier, but we cannot afford to lower our guard even for a moment. Only constant vigilance will keep Doma safe from her enemies.
61 60 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_018 60 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_018 Here we are again, ready to fight the same foe... Yet I would not be anywhere else. This conflict concerns us all. Come what may, we cannot allow the Empire to regain its grip on Ala Mhigo. Here we are again, ready to fight the same foe... Yet I would not be anywhere else. This conflict concerns us all. Come what may, we cannot allow the Empire to regain its grip on Ala Mhigo.
62 61 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_019 61 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_019 Here. I think we've found the guide Lyse mentioned. Here. I think we've found the guide Lyse mentioned.
63 62 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER_020 62 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER_020 Ah, you must be the Scion party I was told to look out for! If you'll follow me, I'll take you directly to Alliance Headquarters. Ah, you must be the Scion party I was told to look out for! If you'll follow me, I'll take you directly to Alliance Headquarters.
64 63 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_021 63 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_021 Accompany the Resistance fighter to Alliance Headquarters? Accompany the Resistance fighter to Alliance Headquarters?
65 64 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_025 64 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_025 Is Emperor Varis in thrall to the Ascians? That is the question. Is Emperor Varis in thrall to the Ascians? That is the question.
66 65 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_026 65 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_026 If Sharlayan could not negotiate peace with the Empire, I rather doubt war can be avoided here. But every moment we steal for our preparations will count in the final reckoning. If Sharlayan could not negotiate peace with the Empire, I rather doubt war can be avoided here. But every moment we steal for our preparations will count in the final reckoning.
67 66 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_027 66 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_027 Should the Empire decide to ignore the rules of parley, we could be fighting far sooner than we'd like. Keep your weapons close. Should the Empire decide to ignore the rules of parley, we could be fighting far sooner than we'd like. Keep your weapons close.
68 67 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_030 67 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_030 Well, I don't suppose it's polite to keep an emperor waiting <Emphasis>too</Emphasis> long. Shall we? Well, I don't suppose it's polite to keep an emperor waiting *too* long. Shall we?
69 68 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_031 68 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_031 Parley with the Emperor? Parley with the Emperor?
70 69 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_041 69 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_041 For years have we warred with the Empire, and with no end in sight. A parley such as this represents a unique opportunity, and I would not squander it with bitter words. For years have we warred with the Empire, and with no end in sight. A parley such as this represents a unique opportunity, and I would not squander it with bitter words.
71 70 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_042 70 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_042 Varis holds fast to his ideals, just as I knew he would. He will not be swayed from this path. Varis holds fast to his ideals, just as I knew he would. He will not be swayed from this path.
72 71 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_043 71 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_043 Why do I get the feeling the Emperor is hiding something...? Why do I get the feeling the Emperor is hiding something...?
73 72 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_044 72 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_044 'Tis true that Limsa Lominsa's beginnings were not wholly honorable. But our old wrongs do not make the Empire's deeds right. 'Tis true that Limsa Lominsa's beginnings were not wholly honorable. But our old wrongs do not make the Empire's deeds right.
74 73 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KANESENNA_000_045 73 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KANESENNA_000_045 I do much wonder at Emperor Varis's decision to attend these negotiations... It is plain he has no intention of hearkening to our entreaties. But what then is his goal? I do much wonder at Emperor Varis's decision to attend these negotiations... It is plain he has no intention of hearkening to our entreaties. But what then is his goal?
75 74 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_046 74 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_046 For a moment, I feared our talks would descend into violence there and then. Alisaie speaks of her dislike for politics, but her honest plea may very well have prevented an early battle. For a moment, I feared our talks would descend into violence there and then. Alisaie speaks of her dislike for politics, but her honest plea may very well have prevented an early battle.
76 75 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_AYMERIC_000_047 75 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_AYMERIC_000_047 Whatever rebuttal I had in mind was lost when Varis mentioned my father. The man is certainly skilled at keeping his opponents off balance. Whatever rebuttal I had in mind was lost when Varis mentioned my father. The man is certainly skilled at keeping his opponents off balance.
77 76 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER_100_046 76 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER_100_046 Shall I escort you to the parley, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>madam<Else/>sir</If>? Shall I escort you to the parley, madam?
78 77 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q2_100_047 77 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q2_100_047 Proceed to the Garlean Legion Tents? Proceed to the Garlean Legion Tents?
79 78 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER03182_100_048 78 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RESISTANCEGATEKEEPER03182_100_048 If you wish, I can escort you directly to the parley, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>madam<Else/>sir</If>. If you wish, I can escort you directly to the parley, madam.
80 79 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q3_100_049 79 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q3_100_049 Proceed to the Garlean Legion Tents? Proceed to the Garlean Legion Tents?
81 80 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_050 80 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_050 Phew. This is really not my forte. Phew. This is really not my forte.
82 81 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_051 81 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_051 After His Radiance's little performance, it was all I could do not to swear at him. I honestly don't know how I ended up playing the mediator. After His Radiance's little performance, it was all I could do not to swear at him. I honestly don't know how I ended up playing the mediator.
83 82 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_052 82 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_052 I just asked myself what Alphinaud would have done, tried my best to do the same, and...by some miracle, it worked. I just asked myself what Alphinaud would have done, tried my best to do the same, and...by some miracle, it worked.
84 83 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_053 83 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_053 But there really is no common ground to be found with that man─nor do I think he looked for any. So the question becomes, what did he come here to do─because you may be certain it wasn't to make peace. But there really is no common ground to be found with that man─nor do I think he looked for any. So the question becomes, what did he come here to do─because you may be certain it wasn't to make peace.
85 84 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_054 84 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_054 <sigh> ...Whatever it is, I can't make it out─not yet, at least. We do have a little time before the parley is due to reconvene, though, so why not try consulting our illustrious leaders? Mayhap they have some insight to share. <sigh> ...Whatever it is, I can't make it out─not yet, at least. We do have a little time before the parley is due to reconvene, though, so why not try consulting our illustrious leaders? Mayhap they have some insight to share.
86 85 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_058 85 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_058 The meeting isn't due to reconvene for a while yet. You might want to ask the others what they think the Emperor is after. It's not impossible one of them could have spotted something we've missed. The meeting isn't due to reconvene for a while yet. You might want to ask the others what they think the Emperor is after. It's not impossible one of them could have spotted something we've missed.
87 86 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_060 86 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_060 Twelve have mercy... But for Lady Alisaie's timely interjection, we might well have come to blows at the negotiating table. Twelve have mercy... But for Lady Alisaie's timely interjection, we might well have come to blows at the negotiating table.
88 87 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_061 87 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_061 Not that Emperor Varis left us a great many options. Is unconditional surrender all he will accept, do you think? Not that Emperor Varis left us a great many options. Is unconditional surrender all he will accept, do you think?
89 88 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_062 88 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_062 Ere he arrived, I'd have said yes. But having heard him speak...I cannot help but think he came with some other end in mind. Ere he arrived, I'd have said yes. But having heard him speak...I cannot help but think he came with some other end in mind.
90 89 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_063 89 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_063 Exactly! He's building up to something, I know it! Exactly! He's building up to something, I know it!
91 90 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_064 90 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_064 Hmm... How then should we approach the rest of the parley? Have you anything to say, Warrior of Light? Hmm... How then should we approach the rest of the parley? Have you anything to say, Warrior of Light?
92 91 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_000 91 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q1_000_000 What will you say? What will you say?
93 92 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A1_000_001 92 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A1_000_001 Invite Varis to explain himself. Invite Varis to explain himself.
94 93 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A1_000_002 93 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A1_000_002 Say nothing of Zenos or the Ascians. Say nothing of Zenos or the Ascians.
95 94 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_065 94 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_065 You believe he is more apt to reveal the truth if we put him at his ease? ...Mayhap you are right. You believe he is more apt to reveal the truth if we put him at his ease? ...Mayhap you are right.
96 95 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_066 95 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_066 Thank you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Thank you, Player.
97 96 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_070 96 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_070 I will say one thing for this Varis─he is well versed in Eorzean history. I will say one thing for this Varis─he is well versed in Eorzean history.
98 97 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KANESENNA_000_071 97 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KANESENNA_000_071 His interest in our affairs is that of a beast in its prey. The conqueror would know his enemies. His interest in our affairs is that of a beast in its prey. The conqueror would know his enemies.
99 98 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_072 98 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_072 <Emphasis>All</Emphasis> should know their enemies. Yet there is much and more we do not know of the Empire. *All* should know their enemies. Yet there is much and more we do not know of the Empire.
100 99 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q2_000_000 99 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q2_000_000 What will you say? What will you say?
101 100 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A2_000_001 100 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A2_000_001 I'm sure Varis would be happy to tell you more... I'm sure Varis would be happy to tell you more...
102 101 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A2_000_002 101 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A2_000_002 Then it's up to us to change that. Here and now. Then it's up to us to change that. Here and now.
103 102 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_073 102 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_073 Hah! You would have me ask the Emperor himself? Well, mayhap there is some wisdom in that. Hah! You would have me ask the Emperor himself? Well, mayhap there is some wisdom in that.
104 103 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_074 103 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_074 If we can skirt the storm of his displeasure, we may yet come to our answers...even if it does mean sailing close to the wind. If we can skirt the storm of his displeasure, we may yet come to our answers...even if it does mean sailing close to the wind.
105 104 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_080 104 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_080 This parley was never like to bring peace, but I <Emphasis>had</Emphasis> hoped to learn something of Emperor Varis's relationship with the Ascians... This parley was never like to bring peace, but I *had* hoped to learn something of Emperor Varis's relationship with the Ascians...
106 105 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_AYMERIC_000_081 105 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_AYMERIC_000_081 As had we all. Yet if he <Emphasis>is</Emphasis> in league with them, he is not like to volunteer the fact─and if he is <Emphasis>not</Emphasis>...how much weaker would his position seem for their presence. If we are to broach that particular subject, we will need to be subtle... <sigh> Would that I knew more of the man... If you would indulge me, Lord Hien: you received an imperial education, did you not? Is it true that the Emperor's will is considered absolute? As had we all. Yet if he *is* in league with them, he is not like to volunteer the fact─and if he is *not*...how much weaker would his position seem for their presence. If we are to broach that particular subject, we will need to be subtle... <sigh> Would that I knew more of the man... If you would indulge me, Lord Hien: you received an imperial education, did you not? Is it true that the Emperor's will is considered absolute?
107 106 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_082 106 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_082 There is no higher authority in all of Garlemald, nor else in the heavens, come to that. Veneration of the gods is forbidden─the only worship permitted being that of His Radiance's own person. There is no higher authority in all of Garlemald, nor else in the heavens, come to that. Veneration of the gods is forbidden─the only worship permitted being that of His Radiance's own person.
108 107 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q3_000_000 107 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_Q3_000_000 What will you say? What will you say?
109 108 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A3_000_001 108 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A3_000_001 That sounds suspiciously like a religion in itself. That sounds suspiciously like a religion in itself.
110 109 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A3_000_002 109 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_A3_000_002 ...... ......
111 110 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_083 110 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_083 I share your disdain for their hypocrisy. Even as they denigrate the idea of faith, they revere their leader with a fervor others reserve for the divine. I share your disdain for their hypocrisy. Even as they denigrate the idea of faith, they revere their leader with a fervor others reserve for the divine.
112 111 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_084 111 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_084 'Tis a flaw common to much of the doctrine they fed us─logical on the surface, perhaps, but contradictory upon closer examination. I wonder if a discussion of the various discrepancies might prompt Varis to reveal something...? 'Tis a flaw common to much of the doctrine they fed us─logical on the surface, perhaps, but contradictory upon closer examination. I wonder if a discussion of the various discrepancies might prompt Varis to reveal something...?
113 112 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_090 112 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_090 You've spoken with everyone then? Good. Now, all that remains is to await the pleasure of the Emperor, and hope we fare better at the second attempt... You've spoken with everyone then? Good. Now, all that remains is to await the pleasure of the Emperor, and hope we fare better at the second attempt...
114 113 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_100 113 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_ALISAIE_000_100
115 114 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_101 114 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_NANAMOULNAMO_000_101
116 115 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_PIPIN_000_102 115 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_PIPIN_000_102
117 116 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_103 116 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_RAUBAHN_000_103
118 117 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_104 117 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_MERLWYB_000_104
119 118 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_EYNZAHRSLAFYRSYN_000_105 118 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_EYNZAHRSLAFYRSYN_000_105
120 119 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KANESENNA_000_106 119 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_KANESENNA_000_106
121 120 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_BODYGUARD_000_107 120 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_BODYGUARD_000_107
122 121 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_108 121 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_HIEN_000_108
123 122 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_YUGIRI_000_109 122 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_YUGIRI_000_109
124 123 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_AYMERIC_000_110 123 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_AYMERIC_000_110
125 124 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LUCIA_000_111 124 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LUCIA_000_111
126 125 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_120 125 TEXT_STMBDF104_03182_LYSE_000_120 I came back to find Doma's advance party ready and waiting for battle. So, as worrying as our little chat with the Emperor was, it <Emphasis>did</Emphasis> buy enough time for at least some of our allies to arrive. I came back to find Doma's advance party ready and waiting for battle. So, as worrying as our little chat with the Emperor was, it *did* buy enough time for at least some of our allies to arrive.
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