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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_SEQ_00Eral has noticed a rare bit of excitement within the serene city–state and would share with you what he knows.
21TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_SEQ_01Eral has espied a lovely maid frolicking in the Acorn Orchard, and would have you discover whether a feast is nigh. Head off toward the play area outside the Carpenters' Guild to see what so pleases the fair Yedythe.
32TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_SEQ_02Yedythe proves to be a dancing master, albeit a rather agitated one at the moment. The younglings under her instruction have fled for more congenial pursuits. Yedythe wonders if Timbermaster Beatin may be of assistance in tracking them down.
43TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_SEQ_03Beatin's solution is deceptively simple: a toy for each child. Using the skills that won you acclaim as a tracker, find the truant younglings and present them with the toys.
54TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_SEQ_04The younglings see the toys through the lens of their hopes, and return to the orchard resolved to give their nervous dance instructor another try. Return to Yedythe and tell her of what transpired.
65TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_SEQ_05Yedythe is delighted to realize that she and the younglings have formed a tentative bond. She teaches you the harvest dance, and is impressed at your talent for it. However, before her plaudits can continue, Beatin appears and inadvertently scares off the poor instructor.
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2524TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_TODO_00Speak with Yedythe.
2625TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_TODO_01Speak with Beatin.
2726TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_TODO_02Give the toys to the children.
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4948TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_ERAL_000_000I make no secret about my disinclination toward Gridanians, as you may know. But I just saw a rare sight that I would be remiss not to share with a fellow adventurer.
5049TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_ERAL_000_001Just over yonder in the Acorn Orchard, I saw a comely maiden─new to these benighted parts, I'd wager─dancing with a gaggle of younglings! 'Twas a dance I'd not seen before, and I've seen my fair share.
5150TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_ERAL_000_002Do they perhaps ready themselves for some fresh rite? After so much doom and gloom, I shouldn't mind a day of merrymaking! Ah, just the thought excites me. Would you see what it's all about?
5251TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_YEADYTHE_000_010A day of *merrymaking*? Is that all you adventurers think about?
5352TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_YEADYTHE_000_011I am here to *teach*, my dear lady. From me, these younglings are to learn a most sacred, meaningful, and *uniquely* uplifting dance.
5453TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_YEADYTHE_000_012Now, I realize full well that tradition may not hold much allure for the young, but I didn't think they would up and run away!
5554TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_YEADYTHE_000_013This manner of disobedience is *unprecedented*. It's all the more surprising considering they obey the timbermaster without demur.
5655TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_YEADYTHE_000_014What I wouldn't give to know his secrets, but I must wait here for my unruly charges. I wonder, though...might you ask the man how he tamed them?
5756TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_YEADYTHE_000_020How is it that Timbermaster Beatin can get the children to *obey* him?
5857TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BEATINE_000_030I do not recall summoning you, Player. Is there something you wish me to inspect?
5958TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BEATINE_000_031Another green adventurer come to play with saws?
6059TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BEATINE_000_032...Apparently not. Speak your mind, child.
6160TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BEATINE_000_033So the younglings will not heed their dancing master, and *I* am to provide the solution. <sigh>
6261TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BEATINE_000_034Master Yedythe seems able enough, but having no generosity towards herself, she has none for her charges. Give the younglings these on her behalf, and bid them return to their lesson.
6362TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BOY01425_000_040I ran off because it's boring. All Mistress Yedythe says is how we're doing it wrong!
6463TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BOY01425_000_041Hey, that's one of Master Beatin's! If this is supposed to be a bribe...then you've got yourself a deal, adventuring lady!
6564TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_GIRL01425_000_050But I don't *want* to be a dancer. Why can't we just play? I mean, I guess we could dance for fun, but...I don't think Mistress Yedythe knows how! She's so uptight.
6665TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_GIRL01425_000_051Is this one of Master Beatin's toys? Does this mean there's more if I go back to class!? I'm on my way!
6766TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BOY201425_000_060Ummm...scoop with both hands, then look left, up, up, right, down... Or is it up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right? I wish she would let me take notes...
6867TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BOY201425_000_061Oh! Why, this is made of maple... It's unmistakable! Hah, Master Beatin would tell you the grain of it almost flows...like syrup. Someday, I'll be a timbermaster like him!
6968TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BOY201425_000_062...He wants me to go back to Mistress Yedythe's class, doesn't he? <sigh> He always tells us that if you can true a piece of wood, there's no excuse for not truing yourself... *All right*, I'm going.
7069TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_YEADYTHE_000_070Well, I don't know what *sorcery* you worked, but the younglings are back...and I do believe we've reached an accommodation! 'Twould seem I was stricter than I imagined...and loosening up a bit has made a *great* difference!
7170TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_YEADYTHE_000_071This dance is for the Feast of the Harvest, to give thanks to Nophica and the elementals. There must be *no* aggression in this dance, lest the Matron be angered. It's very, *very* important!
7271TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_YEADYTHE_000_072I do realize I haven't made the *best* first impression, having you fetch my students for me. To make it up to you, will you let me show you the dance? Think of it as a kind of...peace offering!
7372TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_YEADYTHE_000_073Why, you are a *born* dancer, dear lady!
7473TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BEATINE_000_074(-Sonorous Voice-)And so say weee,♪ And so say weee...♪
7574TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BEATINE_000_075Comes a sailor from the sea,♪ To show the laddies how it's done,♪ And so say weee,♪ And so say weee...♪
7675TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BEATINE_000_076Swings his axe and says remember,♪ Shiver, shiver me timbers.♪ And so say weee,♪ And so say weee...♪
7776TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_YEADYTHE_000_077*Oh*... Oh, gods, *nooo*! Master Beatin, what have you done!? You've brought a *weapon* to the sacred dance! The Matron forgive us, we are surely *doomed*!
7877TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BOY01425_000_078Master *Beatin*! You scared her off! We were having fun!
7978TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BOY201425_000_079Timbermaster Beatin, wasn't that a sailor's song? How do you know it?
8079TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BEATINE_000_080I... Never mind how I know. More to the point, what could have troubled Mistress Yedythe so?
8180TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_GIRL01425_000_081*You* did! She said you're supposed to be peaceful or the elementals will be upset! And you know how uptight she gets...
8281TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_BEATINE_000_082The course of relationships never does run smooth, child. You will all discover this in time.
8382TEXT_SUBFST159_01425_SYSTEM_000_300You have learned the emote **Harvest Dance**!