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* 7.45 follow-up
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24,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_00","Gather information on the hydromantic terraces."
25,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_01","Speak with Varshahn at the Seat of the Foremost."
26,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_02","Speak with Zero on the hydromantic terraces."
27,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_03","Speak with Zero."
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48,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_001","From memoria to Golbez and his archfiends, we have more questions now than answers. But that is a sign that we are making progress."
49,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_005","If Golbez has Azdaja at his mercy, then we must find him. Hopefully Zero has knowledge that will aid us in our search..."
50,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_010","There is nothing like the aether of a living mortal. I haven't felt so satisfied since my return."
51,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_020","Hmm... <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, you've come to the Thirteenth before, yes? You fought voidsent here."
52,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_021","But clearly you didn't know they could regenerate, else you would have shared that detail beforehand."
53,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_Q1_000_000","What will you say?"
54,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A1_000_001","They seemed to stay dead at the time, yes."
55,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A1_000_002","I was in a bit of a rush and didn't have time to wait around and see..."
56,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_023","I doubt not that they did. There must be a reason why the ones you defeated did not return, in contravention of the natural order."
57,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_024","Do you remember aught out of the ordinary? A sealing magick like Zero's, perhaps?"
58,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_025","From what I know of your foray, I can hardly blame you."
59,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_026","Perhaps they returned after you left. But if they didn't, there must be a reason why."
60,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_027","There are circumstances in which we're unable to return. If you like, I can tell you about this."
61,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_028","Please do."
62,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_029","The more you devour, the more powerful you grow. But in the process, your essence is blended with those of your prey."
63,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_030","If you were to lose your flesh, the souls you had come to harbor may break free and coalesce into distinct voidsent once more."
64,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_031","And before you yourself return, your own soul might be devoured by your enemies or your erstwhile prey. A fate more likely for stronger beings, who require more time to regenerate."
65,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_032","However, even assuming you survive the process, it's highly uncommon to return as you were."
66,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_034","Yet despite his greater strength, Scarmiglione managed to resurrect rather swiftly. Are there others capable of the same?"
67,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_035","Not that I'm aware of. His attachment to his flesh must've been unique for him to develop such an ability."
68,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_036","I believe we understand the fundamentals of rebirth now."
69,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_037","If I may, I would ask you about your power. Will you tell us about it?"
70,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_038","What you saw should speak for itself. I can bind the aether of the soul in crystal."
71,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_039","Many wielded this power during the Contramemoria, but I'm the only one left."
72,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_040","I am told that heroes of the Thirteenth once sealed gods in stones called auracite. Are they and memoria one and the same?"
73,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_041","“Auracite”... I do not know this word, but the world is vast, and perhaps memoria had different names elsewhere. But it does sound quite similar."
74,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_042","How does one come to wield memoria? And what happened to your peers?"
75,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_043","Hm, I've never thought about that... I do know, though, that voidsent can't use the power. I assume I can because I'm mortal in part."
76,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_044","...I see."
77,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_045","Zero, I wish to ask you about the man called Golbez."
78,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_046","He may well have my sister in his clutches. Is there aught you can tell us of him?"
79,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_047","The name sounds vaguely familiar, though I can't say how I know it."
80,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_048","If he is powerful, however, someone in the castle may have heard of him."
81,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_049","Then we must try talking to the other voidsent again!"
82,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_100_049","Let us entrust the task to <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. <If(PlayerParameter(4))>Her<Else/>His</If> Echo will help facilitate communication."
83,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_110_049","More importantly, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> should be able to maintain <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> composure better than a concerned sibling."
84,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_050","That, I cannot deny..."
85,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_051","Forgive me, but will you not ask about Golbez in my stead? On the terraces to begin with, perhaps."
86,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_052","Thank you. We shall remain here and discuss what other avenues we might pursue in the meantime."
87,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_100","Scarmiglione, too, appeared surprised by Zero's power. As she says, it must be a lost art."
88,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_105","This makes her invaluable to our cause─far more than someone who can simply communicate."
89,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_110","I know what it feels like to have my essence blended with that of another."
90,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_115","Yet tumultuous though it was, it was only one wyrm's soul. To be bound to scores of others over thousands of years sounds <Emphasis>horrible</Emphasis>."
91,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_120","According to your vision, Golbez recruited his champions and raised an army by offering a dragon's aether in exchange."
92,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_125","Whatever his crusade, 'tis unconscionable to use a dragon's life force as fodder. He will answer for his deeds."
93,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_130","So with this “Echo” of yours, you can see into the past? Interesting."
94,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_135","Those memories may as well be all that remains of it, though. Everything and everyone was warped by Darkness. However storied it may appear, this castle is simply the product of its mistress's mind."
95,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_140","Ugh, the tasty one returns to tempt me. I mustn't eat you, I mustn't eat you..."
96,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_141","...Golbez? I know of him from those I've eaten."
97,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_142","He has minions. And those minions have minions. No one ever sees him."
98,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_143","With his army of minions, Golbez would seldom have need to act personally. It will not be easy to reach him."
99,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_145","Golbez must be strong. Very strong. If I were you, I wouldn't try to eat him."
100,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_150","If the one who devoured her dies, perhaps the mistress will return. Then I may bask in her gaze again..."
101,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_151","G-Golbez, you say!? My mistress spoke of him!"
102,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_152","He commands the archfiends! They are very powerful and have conquered many domains!"
103,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_153","The mistress bade us defend the castle from them. Yes, yes, she did!"
104,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_154","It seems the archfiends have been attacking other domains. Their fearsome reputation precedes them."
105,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_155","I'll defend the castle from the archfiends. And when the mistress returns, perhaps she'll favor me with a long gaze..."
106,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_160","So the clever one hadn't been eaten? If no one wants it, then perhaps..."
107,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_161","Golbez? Of course I know of him. Only a fool without ears wouldn't."
108,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_162","His archfiends lead armies to ravage and conquer. They devour those they deem useless. Those who can't fight."
109,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_163","If you don't want to be eaten, then you had better flee. Though soon there will be nowhere to run..."
110,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_164","It seems the archfiends keep only those who are fit for battle. Others must escape or be consumed."
111,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_165","Obey or be eaten. Obey but eventually be eaten anyway. I don't want to live like that..."
112,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_200","Oh, you've finished already? Or did we get carried away talking..."
113,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_205","There's no easy way to mark the passage of time in this world. Nor do I imagine such things concern voidsent."
114,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_210","It would take considerable mental fortitude to still care after millennia in this endless night."
115,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_215","No trouble on your end either? Good."
116,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_220","I daresay Scarmiglione's fate served as sufficient warning. Let's hope that those elsewhere have the same sense."
117,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_225","Is there no end to their questions? <sigh> I should've demanded more aether..."
118,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_240","Welcome back, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Were you able to learn aught of value?"
119,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_241","So countless voidsent answer to the archfiends, who in turn answer to Golbez─as your vision did suggest."
120,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_242","Scarmiglione's aggression is also consistent with the claims that the archfiends conquer other domains."
121,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_243","The question is, how do we reach Golbez if he surrounds himself with armies of minions?"
122,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_244","We could target his other archfiends...or perhaps those who have fled his service. Either may yield useful information."
123,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_245","That said, we can't do much while we're stuck on this isle."
124,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_246","Zero, I would ask a favor of you."
125,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_247","I am determined to save my sister Azdaja. If there is even a faint possibility that Golbez has her, then I must find him."
126,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_100_247","To that end, I want you to lend us your strength and knowledge. Will you accompany us on our quest?"
127,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_248","Forgotten the way of my world already? If you want help, offer payment."
128,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_249","None here will aid you out of the kindness of their hearts. Any who claim otherwise are liars and betrayers."
129,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_100_249","Or is this less a request and more a threat? If I refuse, will you force me to serve?"
130,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_Q2_000_000","What will you say?"
131,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_001","If you accompany us, we can offer you protection."
132,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_002","Surely you must desire something. Name it."
133,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_003","We're not like Zenos. We would never, ever force you to serve."
134,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_251","Protection? I have no need of such."
135,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_252","I was a prisoner, yes, but only because I couldn't be bothered to resist. I could have easily broken free had I desired to do so."
136,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_100_252","If you're truly such an aimless creature, then you could do worse than to join us. You needn't expend as much energy to defend yourself as you would alone."
137,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_253","Trying to be clever, are you? But even if you had a point, your protection isn't enough to persuade me."
138,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_254","I have no purpose. Why would I desire anything?"
139,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_255","That's why I didn't bother to resist when the ones here fell upon me. What matters in a world that's already dead?"
140,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_100_255","By that logic, you've no reason to refuse our requests. The payment need but be to your satisfaction, correct?"
141,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_256","<sigh> Did I not already say as much from the start?"
142,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_257","You aren't forcing your avatar to serve against its will, that's true. Yours is an equitable covenant."
143,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_258","That being the case, I can believe your words. You would provide fair payment."
144,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_100_258","...Well? What do you offer?"
145,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_110_258","Very well, Zero. I propose you travel with us, and whenever you perform a deed that requires payment, we will provide it in aether."
146,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_259","That's all you had to say. Everything else was superfluous."
147,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_261","Fair point. Where to now?"
148,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_262","Either a place the archfiends may strike next, or where refugees and deserters may seek sanctuary..."
149,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_263","I know the latter. I'll take you there."
150,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_265","I assume you also know how we can get off this isle?"
151,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_266","I was brought here on a mount. We can leave the same way."
152,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_267","Now that you mention it, I did notice some flying creatures near the terraces."
153,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_268","Given our numbers, we'll need a large one. But regardless of size, all can be won over with aether."
154,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_269","Excellent. Let us go and find our mount at once."
155,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SPYVOIDSENT_000_270","(-Snooping Voidsent-)Not good... Lord Golbez must hear of this!"
156,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_300","Zero will best know how to handle the creatures. Let us watch and learn."
157,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_305","Not all voidsent can fly. It stands to reason that some would be made to serve as mounts."
158,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_310","Were I here in my true form, I would be able to carry you all. But even were it possible to so enlarge the gate, the risk would be too great."
159,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_320","We should be able to find a mount here. With the castle in disarray, the creatures will be hungry. Just a little aether should suffice."
160,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_321","Are you ready?"
161,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_322","Leave Troia Keep?"
162,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_400","'Tis said that a person's domain is a reflection of what abides in their heart. If true, this place may offer a glimpse into Zero's past."
163,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_405","The longer one lives, the more one yearns for peace. I understand why some would sequester themselves here."
164,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_410","'Tis quite a gathering of voidsent. I pray one among them has the knowledge we seek."
165,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_420","This is my abode. The others won't come near, so you may be at ease."
166,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_421","While they know their place, if tantalizing aether were to walk by, I can't guarantee they wouldn't pounce."
167,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_422","It is a voidsent's nature to consume. Their sole purpose. Even if the pursuit of aether may lead to their undoing, many succumb to instinct."
168,"TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_423","But any who succumb here will have to answer to me. This is my domain's one and only rule─and it is absolute."
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24,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_00,Gather information on the hydromantic terraces.
25,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_01,Speak with Varshahn at the Seat of the Foremost.
26,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_02,Speak with Zero on the hydromantic terraces.
27,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_03,Speak with Zero.
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48,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_001,"From memoria to Golbez and his archfiends, we have more questions now than answers. But that is a sign that we are making progress."
49,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_005,"If Golbez has Azdaja at his mercy, then we must find him. Hopefully Zero has knowledge that will aid us in our search..."
50,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_010,There is nothing like the aether of a living mortal. I haven't felt so satisfied since my return.
51,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_020,"Hmm... Player, you've come to the Thirteenth before, yes? You fought voidsent here."
52,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_021,"But clearly you didn't know they could regenerate, else you would have shared that detail beforehand."
53,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_Q1_000_000,What will you say?
54,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A1_000_001,"They seemed to stay dead at the time, yes."
55,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A1_000_002,I was in a bit of a rush and didn't have time to wait around and see...
56,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_023,"I doubt not that they did. There must be a reason why the ones you defeated did not return, in contravention of the natural order."
57,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_024,"Do you remember aught out of the ordinary? A sealing magick like Zero's, perhaps?"
58,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_025,"From what I know of your foray, I can hardly blame you."
59,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_026,"Perhaps they returned after you left. But if they didn't, there must be a reason why."
60,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_027,"There are circumstances in which we're unable to return. If you like, I can tell you about this."
61,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_028,Please do.
62,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_029,"The more you devour, the more powerful you grow. But in the process, your essence is blended with those of your prey."
63,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_030,"If you were to lose your flesh, the souls you had come to harbor may break free and coalesce into distinct voidsent once more."
64,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_031,"And before you yourself return, your own soul might be devoured by your enemies or your erstwhile prey. A fate more likely for stronger beings, who require more time to regenerate."
65,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_032,"However, even assuming you survive the process, it's highly uncommon to return as you were."
66,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_034,"Yet despite his greater strength, Scarmiglione managed to resurrect rather swiftly. Are there others capable of the same?"
67,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_035,Not that I'm aware of. His attachment to his flesh must've been unique for him to develop such an ability.
68,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_036,I believe we understand the fundamentals of rebirth now.
69,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_037,"If I may, I would ask you about your power. Will you tell us about it?"
70,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_038,What you saw should speak for itself. I can bind the aether of the soul in crystal.
71,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_039,"Many wielded this power during the Contramemoria, but I'm the only one left."
72,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_040,I am told that heroes of the Thirteenth once sealed gods in stones called auracite. Are they and memoria one and the same?
73,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_041,"“Auracite”... I do not know this word, but the world is vast, and perhaps memoria had different names elsewhere. But it does sound quite similar."
74,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_042,How does one come to wield memoria? And what happened to your peers?
75,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_043,"Hm, I've never thought about that... I do know, though, that voidsent can't use the power. I assume I can because I'm mortal in part."
76,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_044,...I see.
77,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_045,"Zero, I wish to ask you about the man called Golbez."
78,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_046,He may well have my sister in his clutches. Is there aught you can tell us of him?
79,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_047,"The name sounds vaguely familiar, though I can't say how I know it."
80,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_048,"If he is powerful, however, someone in the castle may have heard of him."
81,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_049,Then we must try talking to the other voidsent again!
82,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_100_049,Let us entrust the task to Player. Her Echo will help facilitate communication.
83,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_110_049,"More importantly, she should be able to maintain her composure better than a concerned sibling."
84,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_050,"That, I cannot deny..."
85,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_051,"Forgive me, but will you not ask about Golbez in my stead? On the terraces to begin with, perhaps."
86,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_052,Thank you. We shall remain here and discuss what other avenues we might pursue in the meantime.
87,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_100,"Scarmiglione, too, appeared surprised by Zero's power. As she says, it must be a lost art."
88,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_105,This makes her invaluable to our cause─far more than someone who can simply communicate.
89,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_110,I know what it feels like to have my essence blended with that of another.
90,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_115,"Yet tumultuous though it was, it was only one wyrm's soul. To be bound to scores of others over thousands of years sounds *horrible*."
91,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_120,"According to your vision, Golbez recruited his champions and raised an army by offering a dragon's aether in exchange."
92,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_125,"Whatever his crusade, 'tis unconscionable to use a dragon's life force as fodder. He will answer for his deeds."
93,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_130,"So with this “Echo” of yours, you can see into the past? Interesting."
94,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_135,"Those memories may as well be all that remains of it, though. Everything and everyone was warped by Darkness. However storied it may appear, this castle is simply the product of its mistress's mind."
95,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_140,"Ugh, the tasty one returns to tempt me. I mustn't eat you, I mustn't eat you..."
96,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_141,...Golbez? I know of him from those I've eaten.
97,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_142,He has minions. And those minions have minions. No one ever sees him.
98,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_143,"With his army of minions, Golbez would seldom have need to act personally. It will not be easy to reach him."
99,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_145,"Golbez must be strong. Very strong. If I were you, I wouldn't try to eat him."
100,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_150,"If the one who devoured her dies, perhaps the mistress will return. Then I may bask in her gaze again..."
101,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_151,"G-Golbez, you say!? My mistress spoke of him!"
102,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_152,He commands the archfiends! They are very powerful and have conquered many domains!
103,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_153,"The mistress bade us defend the castle from them. Yes, yes, she did!"
104,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_154,It seems the archfiends have been attacking other domains. Their fearsome reputation precedes them.
105,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_155,"I'll defend the castle from the archfiends. And when the mistress returns, perhaps she'll favor me with a long gaze..."
106,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_160,"So the clever one hadn't been eaten? If no one wants it, then perhaps..."
107,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_161,Golbez? Of course I know of him. Only a fool without ears wouldn't.
108,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_162,His archfiends lead armies to ravage and conquer. They devour those they deem useless. Those who can't fight.
109,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_163,"If you don't want to be eaten, then you had better flee. Though soon there will be nowhere to run..."
110,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_164,It seems the archfiends keep only those who are fit for battle. Others must escape or be consumed.
111,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_165,Obey or be eaten. Obey but eventually be eaten anyway. I don't want to live like that...
112,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_200,"Oh, you've finished already? Or did we get carried away talking..."
113,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_205,There's no easy way to mark the passage of time in this world. Nor do I imagine such things concern voidsent.
114,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_210,It would take considerable mental fortitude to still care after millennia in this endless night.
115,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_215,No trouble on your end either? Good.
116,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_220,I daresay Scarmiglione's fate served as sufficient warning. Let's hope that those elsewhere have the same sense.
117,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_225,Is there no end to their questions? <sigh> I should've demanded more aether...
118,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_240,"Welcome back, Player. Were you able to learn aught of value?"
119,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_241,"So countless voidsent answer to the archfiends, who in turn answer to Golbez─as your vision did suggest."
120,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_242,Scarmiglione's aggression is also consistent with the claims that the archfiends conquer other domains.
121,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_243,"The question is, how do we reach Golbez if he surrounds himself with armies of minions?"
122,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_244,We could target his other archfiends...or perhaps those who have fled his service. Either may yield useful information.
123,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_245,"That said, we can't do much while we're stuck on this isle."
124,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_246,"Zero, I would ask a favor of you."
125,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_247,"I am determined to save my sister Azdaja. If there is even a faint possibility that Golbez has her, then I must find him."
126,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_100_247,"To that end, I want you to lend us your strength and knowledge. Will you accompany us on our quest?"
127,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_248,"Forgotten the way of my world already? If you want help, offer payment."
128,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_249,None here will aid you out of the kindness of their hearts. Any who claim otherwise are liars and betrayers.
129,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_100_249,"Or is this less a request and more a threat? If I refuse, will you force me to serve?"
130,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_Q2_000_000,What will you say?
131,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_001,"If you accompany us, we can offer you protection."
132,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_002,Surely you must desire something. Name it.
133,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_003,"We're not like Zenos. We would never, ever force you to serve."
134,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_251,Protection? I have no need of such.
135,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_252,"I was a prisoner, yes, but only because I couldn't be bothered to resist. I could have easily broken free had I desired to do so."
136,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_100_252,"If you're truly such an aimless creature, then you could do worse than to join us. You needn't expend as much energy to defend yourself as you would alone."
137,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_253,"Trying to be clever, are you? But even if you had a point, your protection isn't enough to persuade me."
138,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_254,I have no purpose. Why would I desire anything?
139,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_255,That's why I didn't bother to resist when the ones here fell upon me. What matters in a world that's already dead?
140,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_100_255,"By that logic, you've no reason to refuse our requests. The payment need but be to your satisfaction, correct?"
141,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_256,<sigh> Did I not already say as much from the start?
142,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_257,"You aren't forcing your avatar to serve against its will, that's true. Yours is an equitable covenant."
143,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_258,"That being the case, I can believe your words. You would provide fair payment."
144,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_100_258,...Well? What do you offer?
145,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_110_258,"Very well, Zero. I propose you travel with us, and whenever you perform a deed that requires payment, we will provide it in aether."
146,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_259,That's all you had to say. Everything else was superfluous.
147,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_261,Fair point. Where to now?
148,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_262,"Either a place the archfiends may strike next, or where refugees and deserters may seek sanctuary..."
149,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_263,I know the latter. I'll take you there.
150,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_265,I assume you also know how we can get off this isle?
151,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_266,I was brought here on a mount. We can leave the same way.
152,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_267,"Now that you mention it, I did notice some flying creatures near the terraces."
153,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_268,"Given our numbers, we'll need a large one. But regardless of size, all can be won over with aether."
154,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_269,Excellent. Let us go and find our mount at once.
155,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SPYVOIDSENT_000_270,(-Snooping Voidsent-)Not good... Lord Golbez must hear of this!
156,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_300,Zero will best know how to handle the creatures. Let us watch and learn.
157,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_305,Not all voidsent can fly. It stands to reason that some would be made to serve as mounts.
158,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_310,"Were I here in my true form, I would be able to carry you all. But even were it possible to so enlarge the gate, the risk would be too great."
159,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_320,"We should be able to find a mount here. With the castle in disarray, the creatures will be hungry. Just a little aether should suffice."
160,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_321,Are you ready?
161,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_322,Leave Troia Keep?
162,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_400,"'Tis said that a person's domain is a reflection of what abides in their heart. If true, this place may offer a glimpse into Zero's past."
163,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_405,"The longer one lives, the more one yearns for peace. I understand why some would sequester themselves here."
164,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_410,'Tis quite a gathering of voidsent. I pray one among them has the knowledge we seek.
165,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_420,"This is my abode. The others won't come near, so you may be at ease."
166,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_421,"While they know their place, if tantalizing aether were to walk by, I can't guarantee they wouldn't pounce."
167,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_422,"It is a voidsent's nature to consume. Their sole purpose. Even if the pursuit of aether may lead to their undoing, many succumb to instinct."
168,TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_423,But any who succumb here will have to answer to me. This is my domain's one and only rule─and it is absolute.
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26 22 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SEQ_22 25 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_01 Speak with Varshahn at the Seat of the Foremost.
27 23 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SEQ_23 26 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_02 Speak with Zero on the hydromantic terraces.
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49 45 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_21 48 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_001 From memoria to Golbez and his archfiends, we have more questions now than answers. But that is a sign that we are making progress.
50 46 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_22 49 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_005 If Golbez has Azdaja at his mercy, then we must find him. Hopefully Zero has knowledge that will aid us in our search...
51 47 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_TODO_23 50 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_010 There is nothing like the aether of a living mortal. I haven't felt so satisfied since my return.
52 48 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_001 51 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_020 From memoria to Golbez and his archfiends, we have more questions now than answers. But that is a sign that we are making progress. Hmm... Player, you've come to the Thirteenth before, yes? You fought voidsent here.
53 49 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_005 52 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_021 If Golbez has Azdaja at his mercy, then we must find him. Hopefully Zero has knowledge that will aid us in our search... But clearly you didn't know they could regenerate, else you would have shared that detail beforehand.
54 50 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_010 53 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_Q1_000_000 There is nothing like the aether of a living mortal. I haven't felt so satisfied since my return. What will you say?
55 51 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_020 54 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A1_000_001 Hmm... <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, you've come to the Thirteenth before, yes? You fought voidsent here. They seemed to stay dead at the time, yes.
56 52 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_021 55 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A1_000_002 But clearly you didn't know they could regenerate, else you would have shared that detail beforehand. I was in a bit of a rush and didn't have time to wait around and see...
57 53 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_Q1_000_000 56 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_023 What will you say? I doubt not that they did. There must be a reason why the ones you defeated did not return, in contravention of the natural order.
58 54 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A1_000_001 57 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_024 They seemed to stay dead at the time, yes. Do you remember aught out of the ordinary? A sealing magick like Zero's, perhaps?
59 55 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A1_000_002 58 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_025 I was in a bit of a rush and didn't have time to wait around and see... From what I know of your foray, I can hardly blame you.
60 56 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_023 59 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_026 I doubt not that they did. There must be a reason why the ones you defeated did not return, in contravention of the natural order. Perhaps they returned after you left. But if they didn't, there must be a reason why.
61 57 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_024 60 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_027 Do you remember aught out of the ordinary? A sealing magick like Zero's, perhaps? There are circumstances in which we're unable to return. If you like, I can tell you about this.
62 58 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_025 61 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_028 From what I know of your foray, I can hardly blame you. Please do.
63 59 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_026 62 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_029 Perhaps they returned after you left. But if they didn't, there must be a reason why. The more you devour, the more powerful you grow. But in the process, your essence is blended with those of your prey.
64 60 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_027 63 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_030 There are circumstances in which we're unable to return. If you like, I can tell you about this. If you were to lose your flesh, the souls you had come to harbor may break free and coalesce into distinct voidsent once more.
65 61 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_028 64 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_031 Please do. And before you yourself return, your own soul might be devoured by your enemies or your erstwhile prey. A fate more likely for stronger beings, who require more time to regenerate.
66 62 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_029 65 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_032 The more you devour, the more powerful you grow. But in the process, your essence is blended with those of your prey. However, even assuming you survive the process, it's highly uncommon to return as you were.
67 63 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_030 66 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_034 If you were to lose your flesh, the souls you had come to harbor may break free and coalesce into distinct voidsent once more. Yet despite his greater strength, Scarmiglione managed to resurrect rather swiftly. Are there others capable of the same?
68 64 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_031 67 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_035 And before you yourself return, your own soul might be devoured by your enemies or your erstwhile prey. A fate more likely for stronger beings, who require more time to regenerate. Not that I'm aware of. His attachment to his flesh must've been unique for him to develop such an ability.
69 65 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_032 68 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_036 However, even assuming you survive the process, it's highly uncommon to return as you were. I believe we understand the fundamentals of rebirth now.
70 66 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_034 69 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_037 Yet despite his greater strength, Scarmiglione managed to resurrect rather swiftly. Are there others capable of the same? If I may, I would ask you about your power. Will you tell us about it?
71 67 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_035 70 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_038 Not that I'm aware of. His attachment to his flesh must've been unique for him to develop such an ability. What you saw should speak for itself. I can bind the aether of the soul in crystal.
72 68 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_036 71 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_039 I believe we understand the fundamentals of rebirth now. Many wielded this power during the Contramemoria, but I'm the only one left.
73 69 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_037 72 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_040 If I may, I would ask you about your power. Will you tell us about it? I am told that heroes of the Thirteenth once sealed gods in stones called auracite. Are they and memoria one and the same?
74 70 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_038 73 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_041 What you saw should speak for itself. I can bind the aether of the soul in crystal. “Auracite”... I do not know this word, but the world is vast, and perhaps memoria had different names elsewhere. But it does sound quite similar.
75 71 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_039 74 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_042 Many wielded this power during the Contramemoria, but I'm the only one left. How does one come to wield memoria? And what happened to your peers?
76 72 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_040 75 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_043 I am told that heroes of the Thirteenth once sealed gods in stones called auracite. Are they and memoria one and the same? Hm, I've never thought about that... I do know, though, that voidsent can't use the power. I assume I can because I'm mortal in part.
77 73 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_041 76 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_044 “Auracite”... I do not know this word, but the world is vast, and perhaps memoria had different names elsewhere. But it does sound quite similar. ...I see.
78 74 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_042 77 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_045 How does one come to wield memoria? And what happened to your peers? Zero, I wish to ask you about the man called Golbez.
79 75 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_043 78 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_046 Hm, I've never thought about that... I do know, though, that voidsent can't use the power. I assume I can because I'm mortal in part. He may well have my sister in his clutches. Is there aught you can tell us of him?
80 76 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_044 79 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_047 ...I see. The name sounds vaguely familiar, though I can't say how I know it.
81 77 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_045 80 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_048 Zero, I wish to ask you about the man called Golbez. If he is powerful, however, someone in the castle may have heard of him.
82 78 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_046 81 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_049 He may well have my sister in his clutches. Is there aught you can tell us of him? Then we must try talking to the other voidsent again!
83 79 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_047 82 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_100_049 The name sounds vaguely familiar, though I can't say how I know it. Let us entrust the task to Player. Her Echo will help facilitate communication.
84 80 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_048 83 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_110_049 If he is powerful, however, someone in the castle may have heard of him. More importantly, she should be able to maintain her composure better than a concerned sibling.
85 81 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_049 84 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_050 Then we must try talking to the other voidsent again! That, I cannot deny...
86 82 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_100_049 85 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_051 Let us entrust the task to <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. <If(PlayerParameter(4))>Her<Else/>His</If> Echo will help facilitate communication. Forgive me, but will you not ask about Golbez in my stead? On the terraces to begin with, perhaps.
87 83 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_110_049 86 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_052 More importantly, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> should be able to maintain <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> composure better than a concerned sibling. Thank you. We shall remain here and discuss what other avenues we might pursue in the meantime.
88 84 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_050 87 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_100 That, I cannot deny... Scarmiglione, too, appeared surprised by Zero's power. As she says, it must be a lost art.
89 85 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_051 88 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_105 Forgive me, but will you not ask about Golbez in my stead? On the terraces to begin with, perhaps. This makes her invaluable to our cause─far more than someone who can simply communicate.
90 86 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_052 89 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_110 Thank you. We shall remain here and discuss what other avenues we might pursue in the meantime. I know what it feels like to have my essence blended with that of another.
91 87 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_100 90 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_115 Scarmiglione, too, appeared surprised by Zero's power. As she says, it must be a lost art. Yet tumultuous though it was, it was only one wyrm's soul. To be bound to scores of others over thousands of years sounds *horrible*.
92 88 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_105 91 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_120 This makes her invaluable to our cause─far more than someone who can simply communicate. According to your vision, Golbez recruited his champions and raised an army by offering a dragon's aether in exchange.
93 89 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_110 92 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_125 I know what it feels like to have my essence blended with that of another. Whatever his crusade, 'tis unconscionable to use a dragon's life force as fodder. He will answer for his deeds.
94 90 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_115 93 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_130 Yet tumultuous though it was, it was only one wyrm's soul. To be bound to scores of others over thousands of years sounds <Emphasis>horrible</Emphasis>. So with this “Echo” of yours, you can see into the past? Interesting.
95 91 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_120 94 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_135 According to your vision, Golbez recruited his champions and raised an army by offering a dragon's aether in exchange. Those memories may as well be all that remains of it, though. Everything and everyone was warped by Darkness. However storied it may appear, this castle is simply the product of its mistress's mind.
96 92 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_125 95 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_140 Whatever his crusade, 'tis unconscionable to use a dragon's life force as fodder. He will answer for his deeds. Ugh, the tasty one returns to tempt me. I mustn't eat you, I mustn't eat you...
97 93 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_130 96 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_141 So with this “Echo” of yours, you can see into the past? Interesting. ...Golbez? I know of him from those I've eaten.
98 94 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_135 97 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_142 Those memories may as well be all that remains of it, though. Everything and everyone was warped by Darkness. However storied it may appear, this castle is simply the product of its mistress's mind. He has minions. And those minions have minions. No one ever sees him.
99 95 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_140 98 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_143 Ugh, the tasty one returns to tempt me. I mustn't eat you, I mustn't eat you... With his army of minions, Golbez would seldom have need to act personally. It will not be easy to reach him.
100 96 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_141 99 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_145 ...Golbez? I know of him from those I've eaten. Golbez must be strong. Very strong. If I were you, I wouldn't try to eat him.
101 97 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_142 100 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_150 He has minions. And those minions have minions. No one ever sees him. If the one who devoured her dies, perhaps the mistress will return. Then I may bask in her gaze again...
102 98 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_143 101 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_151 With his army of minions, Golbez would seldom have need to act personally. It will not be easy to reach him. G-Golbez, you say!? My mistress spoke of him!
103 99 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593B_000_145 102 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_152 Golbez must be strong. Very strong. If I were you, I wouldn't try to eat him. He commands the archfiends! They are very powerful and have conquered many domains!
104 100 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_150 103 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_153 If the one who devoured her dies, perhaps the mistress will return. Then I may bask in her gaze again... The mistress bade us defend the castle from them. Yes, yes, she did!
105 101 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_151 104 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_154 G-Golbez, you say!? My mistress spoke of him! It seems the archfiends have been attacking other domains. Their fearsome reputation precedes them.
106 102 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_152 105 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_155 He commands the archfiends! They are very powerful and have conquered many domains! I'll defend the castle from the archfiends. And when the mistress returns, perhaps she'll favor me with a long gaze...
107 103 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_153 106 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_160 The mistress bade us defend the castle from them. Yes, yes, she did! So the clever one hadn't been eaten? If no one wants it, then perhaps...
108 104 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_154 107 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_161 It seems the archfiends have been attacking other domains. Their fearsome reputation precedes them. Golbez? Of course I know of him. Only a fool without ears wouldn't.
109 105 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593C_000_155 108 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_162 I'll defend the castle from the archfiends. And when the mistress returns, perhaps she'll favor me with a long gaze... His archfiends lead armies to ravage and conquer. They devour those they deem useless. Those who can't fight.
110 106 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_160 109 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_163 So the clever one hadn't been eaten? If no one wants it, then perhaps... If you don't want to be eaten, then you had better flee. Though soon there will be nowhere to run...
111 107 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_161 110 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_164 Golbez? Of course I know of him. Only a fool without ears wouldn't. It seems the archfiends keep only those who are fit for battle. Others must escape or be consumed.
112 108 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_162 111 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_165 His archfiends lead armies to ravage and conquer. They devour those they deem useless. Those who can't fight. Obey or be eaten. Obey but eventually be eaten anyway. I don't want to live like that...
113 109 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_163 112 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_200 If you don't want to be eaten, then you had better flee. Though soon there will be nowhere to run... Oh, you've finished already? Or did we get carried away talking...
114 110 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_164 113 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_205 It seems the archfiends keep only those who are fit for battle. Others must escape or be consumed. There's no easy way to mark the passage of time in this world. Nor do I imagine such things concern voidsent.
115 111 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VOIDSENT04593D_000_165 114 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_210 Obey or be eaten. Obey but eventually be eaten anyway. I don't want to live like that... It would take considerable mental fortitude to still care after millennia in this endless night.
116 112 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_200 115 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_215 Oh, you've finished already? Or did we get carried away talking... No trouble on your end either? Good.
117 113 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_205 116 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_220 There's no easy way to mark the passage of time in this world. Nor do I imagine such things concern voidsent. I daresay Scarmiglione's fate served as sufficient warning. Let's hope that those elsewhere have the same sense.
118 114 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_210 117 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_225 It would take considerable mental fortitude to still care after millennia in this endless night. Is there no end to their questions? <sigh> I should've demanded more aether...
119 115 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_215 118 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_240 No trouble on your end either? Good. Welcome back, Player. Were you able to learn aught of value?
120 116 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_220 119 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_241 I daresay Scarmiglione's fate served as sufficient warning. Let's hope that those elsewhere have the same sense. So countless voidsent answer to the archfiends, who in turn answer to Golbez─as your vision did suggest.
121 117 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_225 120 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_242 Is there no end to their questions? <sigh> I should've demanded more aether... Scarmiglione's aggression is also consistent with the claims that the archfiends conquer other domains.
122 118 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_240 121 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_243 Welcome back, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Were you able to learn aught of value? The question is, how do we reach Golbez if he surrounds himself with armies of minions?
123 119 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_241 122 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_244 So countless voidsent answer to the archfiends, who in turn answer to Golbez─as your vision did suggest. We could target his other archfiends...or perhaps those who have fled his service. Either may yield useful information.
124 120 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_242 123 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_245 Scarmiglione's aggression is also consistent with the claims that the archfiends conquer other domains. That said, we can't do much while we're stuck on this isle.
125 121 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_243 124 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_246 The question is, how do we reach Golbez if he surrounds himself with armies of minions? Zero, I would ask a favor of you.
126 122 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_244 125 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_247 We could target his other archfiends...or perhaps those who have fled his service. Either may yield useful information. I am determined to save my sister Azdaja. If there is even a faint possibility that Golbez has her, then I must find him.
127 123 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_245 126 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_100_247 That said, we can't do much while we're stuck on this isle. To that end, I want you to lend us your strength and knowledge. Will you accompany us on our quest?
128 124 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_246 127 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_248 Zero, I would ask a favor of you. Forgotten the way of my world already? If you want help, offer payment.
129 125 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_247 128 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_249 I am determined to save my sister Azdaja. If there is even a faint possibility that Golbez has her, then I must find him. None here will aid you out of the kindness of their hearts. Any who claim otherwise are liars and betrayers.
130 126 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_100_247 129 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_100_249 To that end, I want you to lend us your strength and knowledge. Will you accompany us on our quest? Or is this less a request and more a threat? If I refuse, will you force me to serve?
131 127 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_248 130 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_Q2_000_000 Forgotten the way of my world already? If you want help, offer payment. What will you say?
132 128 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_249 131 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_001 None here will aid you out of the kindness of their hearts. Any who claim otherwise are liars and betrayers. If you accompany us, we can offer you protection.
133 129 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_100_249 132 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_002 Or is this less a request and more a threat? If I refuse, will you force me to serve? Surely you must desire something. Name it.
134 130 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_Q2_000_000 133 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_003 What will you say? We're not like Zenos. We would never, ever force you to serve.
135 131 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_001 134 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_251 If you accompany us, we can offer you protection. Protection? I have no need of such.
136 132 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_002 135 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_252 Surely you must desire something. Name it. I was a prisoner, yes, but only because I couldn't be bothered to resist. I could have easily broken free had I desired to do so.
137 133 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_A2_000_003 136 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_100_252 We're not like Zenos. We would never, ever force you to serve. If you're truly such an aimless creature, then you could do worse than to join us. You needn't expend as much energy to defend yourself as you would alone.
138 134 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_251 137 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_253 Protection? I have no need of such. Trying to be clever, are you? But even if you had a point, your protection isn't enough to persuade me.
139 135 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_252 138 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_254 I was a prisoner, yes, but only because I couldn't be bothered to resist. I could have easily broken free had I desired to do so. I have no purpose. Why would I desire anything?
140 136 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_100_252 139 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_255 If you're truly such an aimless creature, then you could do worse than to join us. You needn't expend as much energy to defend yourself as you would alone. That's why I didn't bother to resist when the ones here fell upon me. What matters in a world that's already dead?
141 137 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_253 140 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_100_255 Trying to be clever, are you? But even if you had a point, your protection isn't enough to persuade me. By that logic, you've no reason to refuse our requests. The payment need but be to your satisfaction, correct?
142 138 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_254 141 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_256 I have no purpose. Why would I desire anything? <sigh> Did I not already say as much from the start?
143 139 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_255 142 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_257 That's why I didn't bother to resist when the ones here fell upon me. What matters in a world that's already dead? You aren't forcing your avatar to serve against its will, that's true. Yours is an equitable covenant.
144 140 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_100_255 143 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_258 By that logic, you've no reason to refuse our requests. The payment need but be to your satisfaction, correct? That being the case, I can believe your words. You would provide fair payment.
145 141 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_256 144 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_100_258 <sigh> Did I not already say as much from the start? ...Well? What do you offer?
146 142 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_257 145 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_110_258 You aren't forcing your avatar to serve against its will, that's true. Yours is an equitable covenant. Very well, Zero. I propose you travel with us, and whenever you perform a deed that requires payment, we will provide it in aether.
147 143 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_258 146 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_259 That being the case, I can believe your words. You would provide fair payment. That's all you had to say. Everything else was superfluous.
148 144 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_100_258 147 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_261 ...Well? What do you offer? Fair point. Where to now?
149 145 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_110_258 148 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_262 Very well, Zero. I propose you travel with us, and whenever you perform a deed that requires payment, we will provide it in aether. Either a place the archfiends may strike next, or where refugees and deserters may seek sanctuary...
150 146 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_259 149 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_263 That's all you had to say. Everything else was superfluous. I know the latter. I'll take you there.
151 147 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_261 150 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_265 Fair point. Where to now? I assume you also know how we can get off this isle?
152 148 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_262 151 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_266 Either a place the archfiends may strike next, or where refugees and deserters may seek sanctuary... I was brought here on a mount. We can leave the same way.
153 149 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_263 152 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_267 I know the latter. I'll take you there. Now that you mention it, I did notice some flying creatures near the terraces.
154 150 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_265 153 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_268 I assume you also know how we can get off this isle? Given our numbers, we'll need a large one. But regardless of size, all can be won over with aether.
155 151 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_266 154 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_269 I was brought here on a mount. We can leave the same way. Excellent. Let us go and find our mount at once.
156 152 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_267 155 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SPYVOIDSENT_000_270 Now that you mention it, I did notice some flying creatures near the terraces. (-Snooping Voidsent-)Not good... Lord Golbez must hear of this!
157 153 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_268 156 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_300 Given our numbers, we'll need a large one. But regardless of size, all can be won over with aether. Zero will best know how to handle the creatures. Let us watch and learn.
158 154 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_269 157 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_305 Excellent. Let us go and find our mount at once. Not all voidsent can fly. It stands to reason that some would be made to serve as mounts.
159 155 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SPYVOIDSENT_000_270 158 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_310 (-Snooping Voidsent-)Not good... Lord Golbez must hear of this! Were I here in my true form, I would be able to carry you all. But even were it possible to so enlarge the gate, the risk would be too great.
160 156 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_300 159 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_320 Zero will best know how to handle the creatures. Let us watch and learn. We should be able to find a mount here. With the castle in disarray, the creatures will be hungry. Just a little aether should suffice.
161 157 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_305 160 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_321 Not all voidsent can fly. It stands to reason that some would be made to serve as mounts. Are you ready?
162 158 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_310 161 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_322 Were I here in my true form, I would be able to carry you all. But even were it possible to so enlarge the gate, the risk would be too great. Leave Troia Keep?
163 159 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_320 162 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_400 We should be able to find a mount here. With the castle in disarray, the creatures will be hungry. Just a little aether should suffice. 'Tis said that a person's domain is a reflection of what abides in their heart. If true, this place may offer a glimpse into Zero's past.
164 160 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_321 163 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_405 Are you ready? The longer one lives, the more one yearns for peace. I understand why some would sequester themselves here.
165 161 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_SYSTEM_000_322 164 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_410 Leave Troia Keep? 'Tis quite a gathering of voidsent. I pray one among them has the knowledge we seek.
166 162 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_YSHTOLA_000_400 165 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_420 'Tis said that a person's domain is a reflection of what abides in their heart. If true, this place may offer a glimpse into Zero's past. This is my abode. The others won't come near, so you may be at ease.
167 163 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_ESTINIEN_000_405 166 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_421 The longer one lives, the more one yearns for peace. I understand why some would sequester themselves here. While they know their place, if tantalizing aether were to walk by, I can't guarantee they wouldn't pounce.
168 164 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_VARSHAHN_000_410 167 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_422 'Tis quite a gathering of voidsent. I pray one among them has the knowledge we seek. It is a voidsent's nature to consume. Their sole purpose. Even if the pursuit of aether may lead to their undoing, many succumb to instinct.
169 165 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_420 168 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_423 This is my abode. The others won't come near, so you may be at ease. But any who succumb here will have to answer to me. This is my domain's one and only rule─and it is absolute.
166 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_421 While they know their place, if tantalizing aether were to walk by, I can't guarantee they wouldn't pounce.
167 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_422 It is a voidsent's nature to consume. Their sole purpose. Even if the pursuit of aether may lead to their undoing, many succumb to instinct.
168 TEXT_AKTKMI104_04595_MYSTERIOUSPERSON_000_423 But any who succumb here will have to answer to me. This is my domain's one and only rule─and it is absolute.