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1	0	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_SEQ_00	Ellie has put her skills as a reporter to good use.
2	1	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_SEQ_01	Inspector's Log: I have arrived in Costa del Sol. Somewhere in the realm, the masked fiend I pursue sets a leering eye on a poor, defenseless young maiden─a case that cries out for a gentleman inspector, if ever there were one. Employing my own stupendous powers of disguise, I have concealed myself among a group of Brass Blades, hoping to ascertain the identity of the “lapis maiden” mentioned by the thief. Thus far, I have gleaned little save for war stories and tales of drinking prowess, but I am certain it is only a matter of time before the answer is within my grasp! 　　　　　　　　　　　　*　*　* Employing her finely honed reporter's senses, Ellie has tracked down the identity of the lapis maiden─the daughter of a prominent Ul'dahn trader by the name of Arabella whose beauty has been the talk of the town, despite no one having actually seen her in the flesh. She further explains that the maiden has recently been betrothed to the son of a Lominsan trading mogul, and is to make a rare public appearance at a banquet to be held in the couple's honor. Surmising that the thief is likely to strike, Ellie declares her intention to travel to Costa del Sol and speak with the bride's father, Guguremu, and invites you to come along.
3	2	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_SEQ_02	Your questioning of Guguremu was going nowhere fast, when it was interrupted by a familiar face─Consulting Inspector Briardien, who confidently declares his intention to capture the thief and see the lapis maiden delivered from harm. To Briardien's chagrin, he was not the first sleuth to arrive at the scene. After venting his frustrations on Hildibrand─agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire─by slapping him silly with a steaming fish, the consulting inspector summarily sends his self–styled rival to canvass the area while enlisting your help in following up on what he believes to be a more promising line of inquiry. Rendezvous with Briardien on the outskirts of Costa del Sol and see what he has in mind.
4	3	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_SEQ_03	If Inspector Briardien's deductions are correct, then the phantom thief has already infiltrated the banquet by assuming the identity of one of the Brass Blades of the Gerbera, hired by Master Guguremu to serve as bodyguards at the banquet. He further explains that he was informed by Brass Blades stationed in and around Costa del Sol that one of their men has gone missing. Search the area around Bloodshore for the missing Blade, that you might glean from him some information as to how the thief intends to strike.
5	4	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_SEQ_04	You have tracked down the missing Brass Blade, hands tied and stripped to his skivvies behind a hill on the sands of Bloodshore. Relieved to be free, the man explains that his orders called for him to guard Morgant, Yalto Nolto, and Lewenhart. This information leads Inspector Briardien to surmise that the phantom thief has now assumed the identity of one of these three men. While Briardien leads the wounded man back to safety, he asks you to return to Costa del Sol to see that Hildibrand is not stirring up any unneeded trouble.
6	5	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_SEQ_05	No sooner have you spoken the names of Briardien's three suspects than does Hildibrand boldly announce his intentions to apprehend the thief himself. Needless to say, nothing could possibly go wrong with this. To begin your own line of questioning, speak with Morgant, father of the groom–to–be.
7	6	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_SEQ_06	Your conversation with Morgant, his son Vannes, and Guguremu revealed nothing warranting much suspicion─with the possible exception of Hildibrand himself, whose vaunted Manderville art of parley succeeded only in arousing Guguremu's ire. Hildibrand, insisting that somehow everything is going according to his grand plan, confidently strides off to question Yalto Nolto and Lewenhart.
8	7	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_SEQ_07	Neither Yalto Nolto nor Lewenhart did or said much to give cause for suspicion. Never one to lose heart, Hildibrand goes off to investigate the supply of emergency foodstuffs of which Lewenhart spoke, hoping to find some contradiction that might give him reason to suspect the servant's words.
9	8	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_SEQ_08	Upon finding dangerous explosives concealed amidst crates and coconuts, Hildibrand raises his voice in triumph, believing the culprit's cover blown. However, his confidence is quickly shattered by the cheerful voice of his own assistant, who innocently claims credit for the bombs. Despite being back to square one with no clues to follow, there is no time for self–pity, for Inspector Briardien is quickly approaching the scene. Fearing the consequences if the inspector were to discover the explosives, let alone the fact that Nashu─and by extension, the rest of you─was responsible for them, Ellie suggests that Hildibrand and Nashu make a discreet retreat while you and she move to head Briardien off at the pass.
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25	24	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_TODO_00	Speak with Guguremu at Costa del Sol.
26	25	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_TODO_01	Speak with Briardien.
27	26	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_TODO_02	Track down the missing Brass Blade.
28	27	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_TODO_03	Speak with Hildibrand.
29	28	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_TODO_04	Speak with Morgant.
30	29	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_TODO_05	Speak with Yalto Nolto.
31	30	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_TODO_06	Inspect the supplies.
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49	48	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_000	Ah, there you are! I've been doing some investigating of my own since we last parted. I believe I've found our “lapis maiden.”
50	49	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_001	The girl's name is Arabella, daughter of one Master Guguremu, a prominent member of the East Aldenard Trading Company. Her eyes and hair a most exceptional shade of blue, her beauty is the talk of the sultanate.
51	50	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_002	Her *purported* beauty, I should say. You see, none have actually seen the girl in the flesh. Apparently her father is the overprotective sort. Some say that the maiden has never set foot outside the family's well-guarded estate.
52	51	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_003	But all this is about to change. Rumor has it that the girl is to be wed. And not just to anyone, mind you─to the heir to the Brugaire Consortium.
53	52	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_004	The formal announcement is set to be made at a commemorative feast, to be jointly hosted by the two family businesses. The venue is Costa del Sol, where preparations are going on as we speak.
54	53	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_005	Word on the street is that the bride-to-be will be making a rare public appearance. It is here that the thief intends to strike─I couldn't be more certain of it!
55	54	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_006	Piqued your interest, have I? My sources tell me that the bride's father is already in Costa del Sol overseeing the preparations. This is one scoop I'm not going to miss, and you're welcome to come along!
56	55	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_010	This is Master Guguremu of the East Aldenard Trading Company, and father of the bride. Let's see what he can tell us.
57	56	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_GUGUREMU_000_030	You're not one of my associates! This banquet is for invited guests only. If you have no business here, be on your way at once!
58	57	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_031	Beg pardon, good sir. My name is Ellie, reporter for the *Mythril Eye*. If I might have just a moment of─
59	58	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_032	Ah, yes, that two-gil sensationalist rag. I read your tiresome screed about the self-styled “phantom thief” and his letter of challenge. If you have come to tell me my daughter is in danger, I can assure you that your concern is entirely unwarranted.
60	59	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_033	I have not kept my Arabella safe to this day to see her whisked away from me by some fly-by-night rogue. I have spared no expense in securing the best protection that money can buy.
61	60	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_GUGUREMU_000_034	...The Brass Blades of the Gerbera, an elite unit of the most lethal swordsmen in the sultanate. They say one of them once caused a man's heart to burst just by looking at him askance. The moment they set eyes on the would-be thief will be his last.
62	61	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_035	...If the thief is obliging enough to allow himself to be *seen*. Or do those goggles serve some purpose other than making the wearer look utterly ridiculous?
63	62	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_GUGUREMU_000_036	Consulting Inspector Briardien...your reputation precedes you. And what, pray tell, would you propose? I have promised some of the wealthiest men in the realm that my daughter will be attending the festivities. To renege on my word would have dire implications for the family trade.
64	63	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_038	My proposal is a simple one: entrust the investigation to me. The thief will be in shackles before the banquet commences, and it will cost you not a whit of your precious gil.
65	64	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_GUGUREMU_000_039	...Very well. Let us see if your reputation is deserved. But consider yourself warned: greater fortunes than *you* will ever know hinge upon this banquet. I will not tolerate any disturbances.
66	65	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_037	Such touching concern for his coinpurse. If only he could muster the same for his daughter.
67	66	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_040	But do tell, Inspector. After he slipped under our noses the last time, what makes you so confident that you can catch our thief this time around?
68	67	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_041	Our man may boast a thousand faces, but he has but a single *modus operandi*, and it is painfully obvious. A letter of challenge. A precious treasure whisked away from its rightful owner in the broad light of day.
69	68	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_042	This tells me that our thief is an attention seeker with supreme confidence in his abilities. Doubtless he means to target the maiden using the same methods he used to abscond with the Treaty-Blade.
70	69	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_043	Even now, the fiend is in our midst, having assumed the identity of someone who will be in close proximity to Miss Arabella at the feast. I have already narrowed the field.
71	70	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_100_043	Arabella's betrothed, Vannes, would be an obvious target for our thief. So, too, would be his father, Morgant.
72	71	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_044	Yalto Nolto and his wife, Sainana, the guests of honor, will give a toast to the couple's happiness. Both will be standing close to the stage where the bride-to-be is set to appear.
73	72	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_045	Needless to say, we cannot rule out Guguremu himself. Finally, we have Lewenhart, a steward of Guguremu's estate and Miss Arabella's personal attendant.
74	73	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_046	All the key players save for the lapis maiden herself have assembled in Costa del Sol. Doubtless the phantom thief lurks among them, his face concealed, gathering information and planning his course of attack.
75	74	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_047	We will begin our questioning of the suspects immediately. Should you encounter any suspicious individuals, you are to report back to me at...once...
76	75	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_048	Hildibrand Manderville! I could smell the stench of idiocy and incompetence from a malm away!
77	76	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_049	The pleasure is all mine, *contriving* Inspector Briardien! Forgive me for not revealing myself sooner. I was simply conducting a bit of preliminary undercover investigative work.
78	77	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_050	Yet to see through my ingenious disguise with such ease! Yes, I daresay your powers of observation rival even my own! Fear not, friends! I, Hildibrand, agent of enquiry, inspector extraordinaire, have arrived to defend the maiden's honor as only a Manderville man can!
79	78	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_051	He does realize there's still a fish on his head...doesn't he?
80	79	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_052	Good inspector, I realize we have not seen eye to monocle in the past. But a fair maiden's virtue─mayhap her very *life*─is at stake! From one gentleman to another, let us put aside our differences. Yes, I would welcome your assistance in this case!
81	80	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_053	*Me*, assist *you*? Aren't you a funny man.
82	81	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_054	Oh, it makes no matter. My plan is so flawless that not even your bungling can interfere this time. If *you* wish to assist *me*, you may do so by keeping watch over the suspects.
83	82	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_055	In the meantime, I have a promising lead to investigate. I shall return before the banquet begins. While I know this may be asking much, do try not to do anything too stupid in my absence, will you?
84	83	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_056	I would speak with you, but not here. I will be waiting for you outside Costa del Sol. Come quickly, for we do not have the luxury of time.
85	84	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_070	It is not by fate's whimsy that we have been reunited here today, friend! You were destined to be by my side as I apprehend the fiend and defend the fair maiden's virtue!
86	85	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_075	Inspector Briardien seems to have taken a liking to you. You should be proud. As you can see by his treatment of someone we know, the man doesn't suffer fools lightly.
87	86	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_100	You've come. Excellent. With that buffoon suitably distracted, we can get to more important matters. But before we proceed, what might I call you?
88	87	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_101	An unremarkable name, but it will suffice. Now answer me this, Player. You were there when the phantom thief, in the guise of Lady Durilda, stole off with the Treaty-Blade. Was there anything about our foe's disguise that struck you as particularly noteworthy?
89	88	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_Q1_000_000	What struck you about the phantom thief's disguise?
90	89	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_A1_000_010	The identical appearance.
91	90	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_A1_000_020	The perfect mannerisms.
92	91	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_A1_000_030	That is for me to know.
93	92	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_110	The obvious answer... And yet all too many─a certain self-styled gentleman comes to mind─could not recognize a clue if it hit them upside the face.
94	93	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_111	Your observation is astute. A thorough inspection of the mask left behind at the scene revealed a tiny prism sewn into the fabric. It is this stone that allows him to change appearances at will.
95	94	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_112	Clearly, our man is no ordinary thief. Magicks far outside the grasp of the commonfolk are at his disposal. This, in itself, gives us insight into his identity, and his ways.
96	95	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_113	...And yet, this is not what caught my eye. No, from movements to mannerisms, to that utterly obnoxious personality, the thief did not merely *look* like Lady Durilda, he *was* her. Such a feat could not be accomplished by magical trickery alone.
97	96	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_114	...Intriguing. Where most would point out the sheer physical perfection of the disguise, you turn an eye within...
98	97	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_115	A thorough inspection of the mask left behind at the scene revealed a tiny prism sewn into the fabric. It is this stone that allows him to change appearances at will. And yet, like you, this was of secondary concern to me.
99	98	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_116	From movements to mannerisms, to that utterly obnoxious personality, the thief did not merely *look* like Lady Durilda, he *was* her. Such a feat could not be accomplished by magical trickery alone.
100	99	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_130	You keep your observations to yourself─that, or you have none of import. Either way, I can respect a woman who would listen instead of speak.
101	100	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_131	There are two aspects of the phantom thief's costume that drew my interest. First, the utter perfection of the physical disguise.
102	101	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_132	A thorough inspection of the mask left behind at the scene revealed a tiny prism sewn into the fabric. It is this stone that allows him to change appearances at will. This, however, was of secondary concern to me.
103	102	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_133	From movements to mannerisms, to that utterly obnoxious personality, the thief did not merely *look* like Lady Durilda, he *was* her. Such a feat could not be accomplished by magical trickery alone.
104	103	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_140	We are dealing with a clever and thorough criminal. Not content to rely on his ample powers of disguise, he studies his targets closely before assuming their identities. He emulates them utterly and completely, that not even their closest friends or family could detect that aught is amiss...
105	104	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_141	All the key players arrived at Costa del Sol three days ago, when preparations for the banquet began. This would afford our thief more than enough time to study his would-be target.
106	105	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_142	And yet, some disguises are more challenging than others. Put yourself in the mind of our phantom, Player. If you were the thief, whose identity would you *first* assume?
107	106	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_Q2_000_000	The thief's first assumed identity?
108	107	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_A2_000_010	A Brass Blade.
109	108	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_A2_000_020	One of the guests.
110	109	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_A2_000_030	I will not say.
111	110	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_150	...Precisely. Clearly you are far less useless than the bumbling inspector whose company you keep.
112	111	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_155	...Would he? The guests are well acquainted with each other─one misstep and the thief's cover would be blown. No, there is a more logical first target, one that would afford him the opportunity to gather the knowledge he needs, and at less risk. Yes, one of the Brass Blades of the Gerbera.
113	112	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_160	I had hoped you would prove more insightful. And yet it matters not, for the answer is self-evident. Our thief's first target? One of the Brass Blades of the Gerbera.
114	113	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_165	Strong in number, few of words. Able to come and go as they please. A fearsome reputation to scare away any who would draw near enough to realize something was amiss. An ideal entry into Costa del Sol for our man.
115	114	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_166	Deducing as much, I made a point to question Brass Blades in the area. Little to my surprise, I learned that there was one man who had not been seen at his favorite alehouse for three days past.
116	115	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_167	Our thief has not made a habit of wanton murder. Doubtless the poor man is lying naked in a ditch not far from here.
117	116	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_168	In addition to general security duties, each of the Blades has been assigned to serve as bodyguard for one or more of the guests. If the man can tell us of his assigned charge, like as not, his answer will reveal the current identity of our thief.
118	117	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_169	Our thief would not have had the time to carry the unconscious man far. I will canvass the immediate area. You begin your search on the outskirts of Costa del Sol.
119	118	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_180	Like as not, the missing Brass Blade is lying naked in a ditch somewhere. Begin your search in the vicinity of Costa del Sol. With our thief pressed for time, it is not likely he would have carried the poor man far.
120	119	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_200	Excellent. You are one of the less incompetent assistants I have worked with.
121	120	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_DOUJINDAN01438_000_201	Th-Thank the gods! Please, free me from these chains before the snippers eat me alive!
122	121	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_202	...There. Now, tell me all that you can remember about what happened to you. And try to be brief.
123	122	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_DOUJINDAN01438_000_203	W-We'd just arrived in Costa del Sol. Had a briefin' of sorts. Master Guguremu gave us each our orders─who we'd be lookin' after and the like. Had a mind to tour the area, get my bearin's. Next thing I knew, I felt a *thwack* on the back o' my head. When I came to, here I was, stripped to my skivvies─
124	123	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_206	...Much to the chagrin of those of us who have to look at you. You say you received orders from Master Guguremu. Who was to be your charge?
125	124	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_DOUJINDAN01438_000_207	My memory's hazy, but...ah! One was Morgant, father o' the groom. The other was a Lalafellin gent from Limsa...
126	125	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_208	...Yalto Nolto. Now try your best to remember. Were there any other guests with whom you were ordered to interact?
127	126	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_DOUJINDAN01438_000_209	Come to think of it, yes. There was also the steward, Lewenhart. I was to review with him the schedule of events, discuss the protection o' key supplies─that sort o' thing.
128	127	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_210	...Morgant, Yalto Nolto, and Lewenhart. Thank you. For an incompetent fool, your testimony has proved astonishingly enlightening.
129	128	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_100_210	I shall see this man back to the city and into the possession of some new clothes, after which I shall return to Costa del Sol to continue the investigation.
130	129	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_BRIARDIEN_000_211	Go on ahead of me and, for the love of the gods, just make sure that imbecile doesn't cause too much trouble in my absence.
131	130	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_300	Ah, there you are, friend! And not a moment too soon, for I was about to commence my investigation in earnest! Tell me, did your and Inspector Briardien's avenue of inquiry bear fruit?
132	131	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_301	Morgant, Yalto Nolto, and the steward Lewenhart, you say? This does not surprise me. Yes, I had considered them all exceptionally suspicious from the start.
133	132	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_302	With the lapis maiden in danger, we cannot afford a moment's delay! I, Hildibrand, shall have our thief in shackles before the inspector returns!
134	133	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_303	Fear not, friend. The inspector shall be none the wiser! Hah hah! If he had hoped to nab the fiend for himself, he should not have simplified the task for me so!
135	134	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_304	Ah! There is one of our suspects standing suspiciously under that canopy over there. Just you wait, fiend! I shall rip the mask from your face and reveal you for the rogue that you are!
136	135	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_350	The lucky father of the groom–to–be, or the fiend who would sully the maiden's virtue? In a matter of moments, all shall be revealed!
137	136	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_400	Stand back, friend! The man we pursue is a criminal mastermind. The merest slip of the tongue could put our case─nay, our very *lives*─in danger!
138	137	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_401	But have no fear. Miss Ellie! Ready your quill, that you might record my every word as I employ the time–honored art of parley─handed down from Manderville men of ages past─to reveal our foe.
139	138	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_402	I can think of few topics that would interest my readers *less* than your blatherings. Just catch the thief so I can have my story, would you?
140	139	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_403	Don't worry, Inspector! I brought my quill and journal, too. Your adoring fans won't miss a word!
141	140	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_404	Capital! This is why you are my favorite assistant, Nashu. Now behold as I ensnare our prey with a web of words leading to his inevitable demise!
142	141	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_405	Good evening, Master Guguremu! And a fine evening it must be─for you most of all! Allow me to offer my most heartfelt congratulations on your betrothal to the enchanting Miss Arabella!
143	142	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_GUGUREMU_000_406	What is this nonsense!? Arabella is my *daughter*, you─ Just who in the seven hells *are* you, anyway!? Guards! Guards!!!
144	143	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_MORGANT_000_407	Ahahaha! Now 'old yer chocobos, Guguremu. I recognize the lad. This is Hildibrand, agent of enquiry an' inspector extraordinaire. Come to save the lovely lass from the clutches o' the phantom thief, 'ave ye? I reckon we owe the man our gratitude. Aye, Vannes?
145	144	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_VANNES_000_408	The phantom thief? Balderdash and rot, if you ask me. That said, my betrothed must be quite the beauty, indeed, to have such rumors told about her. Perhaps she's worthy of me, after all. Haha!
146	145	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_409	He exudes an unusual degree of confidence for such an effete, fashion–challenged youth. Most suspicious!
147	146	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_410	...He's a damn sight easier on the eyes than you.
148	147	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_MORGANT_000_411	Ahaha! That's me Vannes, ever calm in the face o' danger. Truly 'is father's son.
149	148	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_GUGUREMU_000_412	A worthy heir to the Brugaire Consortium, and a worthy match for my daughter, I must say. Yes, I foresee many years of prosperity for our families─or *family*, I should say! Ho ho!
150	149	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_GUGUREMU_100_412	Which reminds me, Master Vannes. Arabella asked me to convey her gratitude to you for the golden clasp you sent some months ago. It has not left her neck since the day.
151	150	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_VANNES_100_412	Oh, that little trinket? 'Twas nothing. Tell your daughter the greatest treasures in the realm will be hers once we are wed. Ahaha!
152	151	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_414	The time–honored Manderville art of parley!? We'd be sleeping with the fishes now had Morgant not spoke up on your behalf! That said, nothing about the interactions between the three struck me as particularly unnatural.
153	152	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_415	Hah hah hah! Let us not rush to conclusions, Miss Ellie. A gentleman fancies a more methodical approach. Yes, everything is proceeding according to my master plan!
154	153	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_416	Whoops! I was supposed to be taking this down, wasn't I? “Everything is proceeding according to my master plan...”
155	154	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_417	I sought only to earn the trust of the families before confronting Yalto Nolto and Lewenhart, who have aroused my suspicion from the start. Come, we have a thief to apprehend!
156	155	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_430	Yalto Nolto and Lewenhart... One of the two wears a mask, but which? With a few words, all will be revealed!
157	156	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_YALTONOLTO_000_500	Mm? I've not seen yer faces 'round here. With the East Aldenard Trading Company, are ye?
158	157	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_501	Wh-Why, yes, good sir, very much with them! Some might even say we *are* the East Aldenard Trading Company! Hah hah hah!
159	158	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_YALTONOLTO_000_502	Oho! Pleasure to meet ye. Do tell─is the lapis maiden as lovely as they say? Sainana here's no slouch herself, but like me she's gettin' on in years. Er, no offense intended, my dear.
160	159	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_YALTONOLTO_000_503	Oh, but where are me manners? Yalto Nolto o' the Brugaire Consortium, and this is me wife, Sainana. I look forward to many profitable dealin's with you and yours in the moons and years to come.
161	160	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_YALTONOLTO_100_503	Aye, I daresay this weddin'─an' the joinin' together of our family businesses─couldn't be happenin' at a better time. What with all manner o' fell beasts and beastmen takin' aim at our wares...
162	161	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_YALTONOLTO_000_504	Why, just the other day, a shipment of imported foodstuffs was waylaid by the Mandragoras. Nasty buggers, the lot o' them. If I were twenty years younger, I'd dice them up meself and make a salad out o'─
163	162	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_YALTONOLTO_000_505	Mm? Ye *have* heard o' the Mandragoras, haven't ye?
164	163	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_506	B-But of course! I once spent a year honing body and mind with the Fist of Rhalgr. My fellow monks and I would chant several hundred mantra-whatsits a day!
165	164	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_507	...And your food stores were occasionally raided by the ruthless band of rogue vegetables known as the *Mandragoras*, yes?
166	165	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_508	Would it kill you to read the *Mythril Eye* and educate yourself from time to time?
167	166	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_LEWENHART_000_509	A fearsome lot, they are. Rumor has it that they'll not rest until every fruit or vegetable harvested for consumption has been freed from captivity. Why, they struck at the larder here just days ago. Our supplies were decimated.
168	167	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_LEWENHART_000_510	Fear not, milady. I was able to arrange for an emergency shipment to replace the stolen produce. It arrived safely some time ago.
169	168	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_YALTONOLTO_000_511	Settle down, Sainana. Forgive me wife─she's always sayin' how meat is bad for her figure. And with that, I'd best go prepare me speech. Carry on, lads!
170	169	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_512	Criminy! None of those three were suspicious in the least! But we must not give up hope, lest he of many faces have the last laugh!
171	170	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_513	Where there is a will, a gentleman shall find a way! Come, Nashu! We must move quickly, or the lapis maiden shall not be the only one to come to harm!
172	171	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_514	You speak so fast, Inspector! The sign of a quick mind, I'm sure! Now, where was I? “Give up hope”...“he of many faces will laugh last”...“the lapis maiden shall not be the only one to come to harm”...
173	172	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_515	I'm not sure that captures the inspector's intended meaning...
174	173	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_516	But this is no time for us to be standing around! Inspector Briardien will be back any moment now, and he's not the type to suffer excuses.
175	174	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_517	Quite so, Miss Ellie! Fortunately, I have a plan. Let us investigate the foodstuffs of which Master Lewenhart spoke. Should we find any contradictions in his testimony, we can consider the man a prime suspect!
176	175	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_518	Inspector Briardien will be back before long. Come, Nashu! This is no time to delay!
177	176	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_540	Look at this! Now there's water...now there isn't! Now there's water...
178	177	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_550	These crates must contain the foodstuffs of which Master Lewenhart spoke. At a glance, they do not appear particularly suspicious, but our investigation must not be deterred!
179	178	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_555	Some of those coconuts don't look like coconuts...
180	179	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_600	Crates of assorted foodstuffs and a veritable host of luscious–looking coconuts. It appears that our man Lewenhart spoke...true...?
181	180	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_601	Y-Ye gads!
182	181	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_100_601	Are those *explosives* I spy concealed amongst these coconuts!? Perhaps I spoke in haste! It would appear that we have found our phantom thief, after all!
183	182	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_602	Oh, those are mine, Inspector! I was looking for a place to set them down, you see, and those coconuts were looking awfully lonely...
184	183	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_603	Nashu! Far be it from me to cast doubt on your choice of hobbies, but what in the name of the Twelve would possess you to bring your creations to an investigation!?
185	184	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_604	Well, they were so helpful in jogging your memory that one time, and I just thought... Er, does this mean you won't be needing this piece of driftwood, either?
186	185	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_605	Your enthusiasm is always admirable, Nashu, but in this event, I fear it somewhat misdirected. Now, set the driftwood down over there and concentrate on taking your notes like the astute assistant you are.
187	186	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_606	I say, we are most fortunate that *confounding* Inspector Briardien is otherwise occupied at the moment. Were he to chance upon this scene, he would veritably explode in rage!
188	187	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_607	Now, let us dispose of these things before an errant ember sends us all to a fiery demise.
189	188	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_NASHUMHAKARACCA_000_608	“Confounding Inspector Briardien”...“explode”...“a fiery demise”... Got it!
190	189	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_609	Are you sure about that...?
191	190	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_610	...Uh-oh. Don't look now, but someone has returned at the absolute worst possible time.
192	191	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_611	You two were supposed to be keeping an eye on the suspects and staying out of trouble, yes? The inspector will have a fit if he sees you here.
193	192	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_612	B-But, Miss Ellie! Should Inspector Briardien come upon these explosives, the consequences will be even more dire!
194	193	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_ELLIE_000_613	Player and I will see that the inspector keeps a wide berth of this beach. You two just get out of here, and be quick about it!
195	194	TEXT_CHRHDB301_01438_HILDIBRAND_000_614	Quick thinking, Miss Ellie! Come, Nashu─we shall return for your creations once Inspector Briardien has been led safely from the scene. Investigation calls us, and we must heed its cry!