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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SEQ_00Sul Oul is eager to hear what Granson has to say.
21TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SEQ_01Having taken ample time to consider the nature of the man Branden was, and the man Granson had convinced himself he must be, the hunter has at last accepted the simple truth: that a hardened heart full of hate is ultimately empty. There is naught to be gained from playing the part of a vengeful hero, for there are only victims in his story. And so he must bring an end to the tale and lay Milinda and Branden's spirits to rest...and then move on. Satisfied that Granson has at last turned away from the brink, Sul Oul reveals the location of the Claws of Orthus, and furnishes you with a satchel of powder to dispel the glamour that shields it from view.
32TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SEQ_02After coming to the designated location in Timh Gyeus, you cast the powder into the air with a flourish, which settles to reveal the hidden coffer. Granson kneels and withdraws the Claws of Orthus, and as if on cue, Dikaiosyne appears to claim his prize, and the battle is joined.
43TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SEQ_03Though your enemy is formidable indeed, together you and Granson manage to lay the fallen Warrior of Light low. As he begins to fade into motes of aether, Branden seems to regain a fragment of his lost self, as he reflects on perhaps the most painful decision of his life. To your surprise, however, you learn that like Granson, he managed to reject the mistaken belief that he need forsake compassion and love to move on, and instead chose to embrace it, that he might honor the memory of the lady Sauldia.
54TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SEQ_04Sul Oul is relieved to hear that Branden's soul is at peace...and that the turmoil in Granson's heart has subsided as well. With the deed done, the hunter has no need for the royal relics of Voeburt, and so he entrusts them to the former retainer that they may be enshrined in the fallen kingdom forevermore.
65TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SEQ_05Having returned to the Crystarium, his hunt at an end, Granson turns his thoughts to the future, and realizes that he no longer feels at home there or in Wright or anywhere else. The road shall host him for the time being, as he believes that someone, somewhere must surely be in need of a reliable sword hand. Though your time together is at an end, there is no reason to think you will not meet again, and so you bid farewell to each other...until the next hunt.
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2524TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_TODO_00Use the mushroom powder to reveal the hidden coffer.
2625TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_TODO_01Use the mushroom powder to reveal the hidden coffer.
2726TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_TODO_02Speak with Sul Oul at Pla Enni.
2827TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_TODO_03Speak with Granson in the Crystarium.
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4948TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_001Granson. I have given you ample time to consider the path that has brought you here...and where it invariably leads all who walk it.
5049TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_002...I didn't know what to do after I lost Milinda. How to mourn her or how to live. I felt...that if I put it all on Dikaiosyne, put my everything into the hunt, that at least I wouldn't have to think about myself, or what comes next.
5150TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_003I wanted to hollow myself out...and fill up that hole with hate. Forget who I was. And irony of ironies, that's just what the poor bastard tried to do to himself a century ago, too, isn't it?
5251TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_004Heh. “Hard men” making hard choices... What rot.
5352TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_Q1_000_000What will you say?
5453TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_A1_000_001Hold on to Milinda and the memories you shared. Let that love guide you.
5554TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_A1_000_002Think not of Dikaiosyne, but Branden. Grant him peace and you will find your own.
5655TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_A1_000_003...
5756TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_006...You're right. I don't need the hate. Never did. I'll finish it for Milinda...and for Branden. And then...I'll move on.
5857TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_007...Maybe. Still, that thing's no more than a mindless eater. Nothing it can say or do to make it right. So I'll finish the hunt...for Milinda...and for Branden. And then...I'll move on.
5958TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_008Ah, sorry. Having planted my head so far up my own arse, it's taking me time to remove it. Don't worry, I'll finish the hunt with you─but for the right reasons. For Milinda...and for Branden. And then...I'll move on.
6059TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_009...Move on, you say?
6160TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_010I can't live off hate. Shouldn't've made it this far, frankly. And the more I try to reach for it, the more I find...sorrow? Pity?
6261TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_011Curse not fate, but mourn her victims. Remember the dead as they lived.
6362TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_012Aye, something like that. Reckon Player would agree. And Milinda, if she were here, would probably slap me a dozen times and call me a bloody fool for acting the way I have.
6463TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_013Or maybe you've been thinking about doing that in her stead, eh?
6564TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_014Apologies for treating you with such disrespect before, Sul Oul. I'd like to claim I finally understand what you've been trying to tell me all this time, but I'm still getting my head around it─
6665TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_015Recognizing your faults is the first and most important step. I will tell you what I know of the Claws of Orthus.
6766TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_016The ring, together with the bracelet and choker were three relics passed down through the royal family over generations, signifying the owner's right to rule.
6867TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_017Princess Sauldia was the last of her line, and after her death, they were stored in a sanctuary for safekeeping. However, a year ago, a band of thieves learned of its existence...
6968TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_018The ones who stole the Fangs and Eyes of Orthus?
7069TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_019Yes. The relics were concealed with magical wards. I can only presume that once they were spirited away, Dikaiosyne was then able to sense their presence.
7170TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_020Even in death, a slave to duty, you said? You think he pursued the thieves out of an instinctive loyalty to his princess?
7271TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_021That I do. After all, he was content to leave them be so long as they remained hidden.
7372TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_022Only two of the three were taken? Then the third is still─
7473TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_023Claim the Claws of Orthus and he will surely come for you, yes.
7574TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_024Timh Gyeus is where you must go. Once you arrive at the place I marked on your map, cast this powder into the air. The glamour will fade, and you will see the chest with the ring. The rest is up to you.
7675TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_025Thank you, Sul Oul. I promise we will bring your friend peace.
7776TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_026With me, sinner!
7877TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_027And may you find peace as well, child...
7978TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_030...
8079TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SYSTEM_000_050You toss the powder into the air, and as it slowly settles to the earth as twinkling motes of light, a coffer begins to take shape...
8180TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_051This must be the Claws of Orthus.
8281TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_100_051All that's left is to decide when and where we want to confront the eater...
8382TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_052Or we could deal with it here and now. Speak of the devil and he shall appear...
8483TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_053Hey there, old man. I don't know you, and you don't know me...but I know your story. I know this isn't you. And I know that if Lady Sauldia was here, she'd say the same thing...
8584TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_054It'll all be over soon. I promise you...
8685TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_60Go to the place I marked on your map, and there use the powder in the satchel to dispel the glamour concealing the coffer. You will find the ring within.
8786TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_QIB_001_TODO_1Defeat Dikaiosyne!
8887TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_BATTLETALK_000_010Come! Let's put the poor bastard out of his misery!
8988TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_BATTLETALK_000_020What the─ Did he do that!?
9089TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_BATTLETALK_000_030Well that's hardly fair! Hold on, sinner!
9190TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_BATTLETALK_000_040This is surprisingly complicated... Still with me?
9291TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_BATTLETALK_000_050Something doesn't smell right. Stand back!
9392TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_BATTLETALK_000_060Tough ol' bastard, isn't he? But I'm no slouch myself...
9493TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_BATTLETALK_000_070Oh, come on! Not again!
9594TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_BATTLETALK_000_080Looks like it's my turn. I'm counting on you, sinner!
9695TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_BATTLETALK_000_090Wicked white, I felt that one. Thanks!
9796TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_BATTLETALK_000_100I'm sorry, Milinda. I tried...
9897TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_055<pant> <pant> Damn eater...let him go! He's not your bloody puppet!
9998TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_056Heh, finally... You watching, Milinda?
10099TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_BRANDEN_000_057(-Branden's Shade-)Now...and ever after, my lady Sauldia... My sword is yours...to command...
101100TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_058Branden? He's still in there?
102101TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_BRANDEN_000_059(-Branden's Shade-)I'll not hesitate again. No matter the cost─no matter the sacrifice...
103102TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_060...Wait. Is he trapped in the memory still?
104103TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_061You're wrong, Branden! That's not what she would want! Let go of your anger! Let go of her!
105104TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_BRANDEN_000_062(-Branden's Shade-)...But that would make me lesser in your eyes, wouldn't it? To shoulder a burden that need not be mine. No. I will not forsake compassion and love. I will not dishonor your memory.
106105TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_BRANDEN_000_063(-Branden's Shade-)Oh, my lady Sauldia...
107106TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_064...He's gone.
108107TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_065And with that, the three treasures of the royal family are reunited. Now we've just got to find a place to stick them so that no scavenger ever stumbles upon them again.
109108TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_066Least we can do for the princess and her knight, am I right?
110109TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_067Maybe Sul Oul will have some ideas. Let's head back to Pla Enni.
111110TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_070This should be the place. You've got the powder on you, right?
112111TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_100It is done? Branden has been laid to rest?
113112TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_101You saw us when we arrived. Do you really have to ask?
114113TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_102No, I suppose not. Oh, my dear friend...I pray you have found peace.
115114TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_103And what of you, Granson? Has the turmoil in your heart subsided at last?
116115TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_104Aye, I suppose so...though, to be honest, it felt like I made my peace with him before we even fought...
117116TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_105Because you finally saw him for what he was, and accepted that truth into your heart. The battle was but an afterthought.
118117TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_106Hah! Easy for you to say. You didn't have to cross blades with the bloke.
119118TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_107By the way─I've brought you some gifts.
120119TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_108The three royal relics of Voeburt! Then Branden was safeguarding both the bracelet and the choker...
121120TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_109And now it's your turn to look after the whole lot. That's what Lady Sauldia and her knight would've wanted, I reckon.
122121TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_110Yes, of course... That their souls may sleep soundly forevermore, we shall enshrine these relics for all eternity...
123122TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_111Now that that's settled, I suppose we should be on our way. There's a detour I'll have to take, but afterwards I'd like to speak with you back at the usual spot in the Crystarium.
124123TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_112Be well, Sul Oul.
125124TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_113I think that one has a bright life ahead of him. Few can find the strength to overcome such terrible tragedy, but he did.
126125TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_114As have you, on no few occasions, I am sure.
127126TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_115It has been a pleasure, Player. Do visit me should you ever yearn to hear an old fool prattle on and on.
128127TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_120After you, Player.
129128TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_150Well met, sinner. Glad to see you made it back safe and sound.
130129TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_151Having returned to where it all began, I can't help but think back to when I first came here, thinking only of Dikaiosyne and my revenge. I was so wrapped up in my own personal affairs that I didn't realize I was only pushing others away...
131130TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_152Glynard was the only one who saw through the facade. He's a perceptive one, aye─took one look at me when I got back and broke into a smile.
132131TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_153But enough about him─I have yet to thank you properly, Player! I owe you so much for sticking with me to the end...
133132TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_Q2_000_000What will you say?
134133TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_A2_000_001So what's next for you, sinner?
135134TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_A2_000_002...
136135TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_155Good question. Can't say I feel at home here or in Wright or anywhere else, so I might spend some time on the road. I may not be as skilled a fighter as you, but I reckon I'm better than most, and there's always someone in need of a reliable sword hand.
137136TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_156What? At a loss for words? *You*? Or are you getting misty-eyed at the thought of us parting ways? I'll still be around, you know.
138137TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_157Not here, though. Can't say I feel at home in the Crystarium or in Wright or anywhere else, so I might spend some time on the road. I may not be as skilled a fighter as you, but I reckon I'm better than most, and there's always someone in need of a reliable sword hand.
139138TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_158Milinda would want me to use my talents for a noble purpose, and helping folks in need fits the bill. Hells, isn't that what Branden and his comrades wound up doing in the end?
140139TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_159So─let's not call it a good-bye. Let's just say...until the next hunt.
141140TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_GRANSON_000_160Wheresoever you go, may you find shade, sinner.
142141TEXT_LUCKBA151_03248_SULOUL_000_165...Oh? You wish to listen to my ramblings now? Nay, I think not. Another time, Player, another time.