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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SEQ_00Urianger presumably has some idea as to what you might usefully do while Y'shtola pursues her investigations in Anamnesis Anyder.
21TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SEQ_01You trouble Urianger for his thoughts on how you and your fellow Scions should occupy yourselves in Y'shtola's absence. After expressing confidence that her efforts will eventually bear fruit, he concludes the best course of action for the rest of you would be to wait─which, Alphinaud points out, means that you now have the opportunity to look in on the Exarch and ascertain how his efforts to perfect the spirit vessel are coming along.
32TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SEQ_02You find the Exarch not in his tower, but at the Exedra, surrounded by a crowd of overexcited citizens. It seems the words of “Ardbert” have had the intended effect, kindling such heroic zeal in the people that they are ready to leave their homes without thought to the consequences. As if to compound matters, the sky suddenly turns dark, heralding the arrival of a shower of stars─a spectacle which awakens the crowd to a voice you know very well indeed. With perfect timing, Elidibus appears, proclaiming to those who hear it that they, too, are Warriors of Light, before departing as abruptly as he came. You catch up with him a short distance away, and though he offers no clarity on the subject of his motives, he does confirm that the meteors were an illusion of his own making. With an ominous promise to save the world, he vanishes─leaving you to ponder what all of this implies about Hydaelyn's own role in the creation of Warriors of Light...including you.
43TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SEQ_03As the dust settles, you are approached by the Crystal Exarch. He informs you that two guardsmen with whom you are acquainted─the irrepressible Theyler and Vonard─have chosen to embark on a journey to become heroes in their own right, and asks that you offer them a few words of advice ere they depart.
54TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SEQ_04You find Theyler and Vonard at the Amaro Launch, where they stand at the threshold of adventure, and impart a few pearls of wisdom gathered in the course of your own travels. They listen earnestly, and as you watch them set off into the unknown, it is easy to believe that the people of the First will find their path─even after you have gone.
65TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SEQ_05Back at the Crystal Tower, having regaled the Exarch with the intrigues of your journey to Anamnesis, thoughts turn to the future. Rather than stake everything on the success of Y'shtola's investigations, Thancred proposes he use his ample experience in subterfuge to keep watch over Elidibus, and all readily agree. Urianger, meanwhile, will assist in ongoing research at the Umbilicus─for confident though Beq Lugg and the Exarch are of developing a means to transfer memory into spirit vessels, a great deal of experimentation yet remains. Needful tasks thus assigned, the Exarch suggests you take the opportunity to rest─a statement rife with irony, perhaps, given its source, but one not lacking in wisdom.
76TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SEQ_06You retire to your suite in the Pendants, but are awoken in the evening by an unexpected tapping at your chamber door. It is Glynard, accompanied by a familiar figure come to offer words of encouragement─and why not? Be it by Cardinal Virtue or shrouded Ascian, the twisting of good men to vile ends is not to be borne.
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2827TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_TODO_03Speak with the Crystal Exarch.
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4948TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALPHINAUD_000_000While it is true our findings have raised more questions than they have answered, it is not impossible that Y'shtola will gain access to additional records. And if nothing else, we have spared Eulmore from invasion.
5049TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALISAIE_000_001Hopefully, this will make the benthos think twice before raiding the stores of their fellow Ondo again.
5150TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_THANCRED_000_003Answers never did come to us tied neatly with a bow. We'll get to the bottom of things eventually.
5251TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_RYNE_000_004Does she really not mind working alone...?
5352TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_URIANGER_000_010Can we but uncover Elidibus's true origins, we may yet come to understand his designs. To that end, Y'shtola must needs be afforded as much time as she doth require to complete her investigation.
5453TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALPHINAUD_000_011...To the extent that such things are within our control, yes. Speaking of which, perhaps we might trouble the Exarch for news of his progress with the spirit vessel?
5554TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALPHINAUD_000_012He will no doubt wish to hear of our own discoveries as well, such as they are.
5655TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALISAIE_000_020And there he goes again... Though I don't suppose he would have given us an honest answer about his history had he stayed.
5756TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_THANCRED_000_021Unsettling though this is, I'm certain our friends in the guard will use the Echo well. ...Or with good intentions, at least.
5857TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_RYNE_000_022It did remind me of it... Amaurot, I mean. All the fear, and the sadness...
5958TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_URIANGER_000_023Though I like not what it portendeth, having been treated to so *unambiguous* a demonstration, I cannot well conclude aught but that starshowers are indeed instrumental in awakening the Echo.
6059TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_URIANGER_000_024Yet we need not attribute such credence to all that Elidibus hath claimed. That he too seeketh this star's salvation, for one...
6160TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALPHINAUD_000_030The more Elidibus reveals, the less I understand. But that he has made a fine mess of things is plain.
6261TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_031He is gone, then?
6362TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_032I've managed to persuade a number of our would-be deserters to reconsider, or at least delay, their departure. But as many are deaf to my entreaties.
6463TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_033Young Theyler and Vonard among them, I am sorry to say. They have quit the guard.
6564TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_034Nevertheless, I wish them well. Whatever Elidibus's plans for them might be, the pair have only ever had the best of intentions.
6665TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_THANCRED_000_035One can hardly blame them for thinking themselves heroes elect─not after having been “blessed” with the Echo. And it's not as if they haven't shown the requisite spirit.
6766TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_036I quite agree. Though the impetus for their sudden departure may have been words falsely spoken, the men and women in whose footsteps they would follow are heroes in truth. Warriors of Light. Ardbert. Yourself, most of all.
6867TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_037And so I would ask a favor of you─speak with them ere they embark on their journey, and furnish them with what wisdom you can. They've set off for the Amaro Launch, but you should still be able to catch them if you leave now.
6968TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_THANCRED_000_038Worth the effort, I'd say. If I recall correctly, Admiral Merlwyb took the time to usher *you* out into the wider world, many moons ago.
7069TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALPHINAUD_000_039I...think that comparison rather flatters Theyler and Vonard. But the point still stands. They would doubtless be greatly encouraged were the Warrior of Darkness herself to see them off.
7170TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_URIANGER_000_040If thou art willing, I prithee go. Thou mayest safely leave the task of unfolding that which did transpire at Anamnesis to us.
7271TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_041You will need to leave now if you are to catch them before they depart. They are...eager to be on their way.
7372TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALPHINAUD_000_042I daresay I needn't wax poetical on the value of well-placed words of encouragement to you of all people. I have gained *that* much self-awareness in our time together...
7473TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALISAIE_000_043Honestly, don't listen to all this prattle about the life-changing importance of your words to impressionable young heroes. You could nod mutely in their general direction and they'd still be inspired.
7574TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_THANCRED_000_044You caused quite a stir when you set forth as the Admiral's newly anointed envoy, you know.
7675TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_THANCRED_100_044Minfilia was delighted. “The world is ever in need of heroes,” she said...
7776TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_RYNE_000_045“This land is our home...and it is we who must protect it...” Even if he didn't believe a word he was saying, and it's all part of some terrible scheme, it's hard not to take his message to heart.
7877TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_URIANGER_000_046In days to come, when Elidibus's machinations have all come to naught, the First shall be stronger for its people's readiness to rise to the challenges of their time. We have but to defeat our foe to make it so.
7978TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_BEQLUGG_000_047I was so deeply immersed in my research that I entirely failed to notice the starshower... Bugger.
8079TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_BRAVESOLDIER_000_048...“Where in Amh Araeng”? I mean... You know... Around.
8180TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SOLDIER03608_000_050You again!? Uh, I mean─it's *you*, milady! Sorry...it's been a funny old day.
8281TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SOLDIER03608_000_051You can be sure we'll take those words to heart.
8382TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_BRAVESOLDIER_000_052I still can't believe it─you coming all this way just to speak to us.
8483TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_BRAVESOLDIER_000_053I swear we won't let you down. So long as it helps someone, we'll do what needs doing out there─no matter how small!
8584TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SOLDIER03608_000_054And when larger threats loom, we'll be ready to face them. You see if we aren't.
8685TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_Q1_000_500What will you say?
8786TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A1_000_500Wonder and danger await you in equal measure, but turn not from either.
8887TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A2_000_500...Well, what are you waiting for? Get out there!
8988TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SOLDIER03608_000_055We'll be off, then. Farewell, Warrior of Darkness─and thank you.
9089TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALPHINAUD_000_058I take it they were suitably inspired?
9190TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_URIANGER_000_059Thou art returned! And at a most opportune time. We have but this moment concluded our account of all that came to pass in the deep.
9291TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_060Thank you for making the effort. I'm certain your words will be a boon to them.
9392TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_061While you were away, the others told me of your investigation. We have yet to discuss how to proceed, however.
9493TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_062While your findings in Anamnesis Anyder do raise important questions as to the identity of our adversary, we are no closer to discerning his design. Nor do I know of any other potential avenue of investigation.
9594TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_URIANGER_000_063For which reason, we must needs trust to Y'shtola's ingenuity, and wait for her efforts to revive the ancients' device to bear fruit.
9695TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_THANCRED_000_064...What if I were to attempt to follow the emissary? Elusive as he is, his plan compels him to court public attention. He shouldn't be impossible to find.
9796TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALPHINAUD_000_065Especially for one of your experience. It does seem worth the attempt.
9897TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_RYNE_000_066Then I'll come with you. Safety in numbers.
9998TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_THANCRED_000_067In combat, perhaps─but where stealth is required, the opposite is true. Happily, I don't plan on getting myself caught, so you've no need to worry.
10099TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_THANCRED_100_067Nor do I intend to vanish for moons on end. We still have the Empty to attend to, don't we?
101100TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_RYNE_000_068All right. Then I look forward to your return.
102101TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALISAIE_000_069Then it sounds like the rest of us should avoid doing anything which might prompt Elidibus to look too closely at our movements. Insofar as it's possible, I recommend we limit our activities to the Crystarium.
103102TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALPHINAUD_000_070Speaking of which─Exarch, might I ask if you've made any progress with the spirit vessel?
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106105TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_073Of course. We are presently studying the principles underpinning memory transference and, I believe, nearing the requisite level of understanding.
107106TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_074Less hearteningly, practical trials of transference methods suited for use with the vessel have yet to yield satisfactory results...to put it mildly.
108107TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_BEQLUGG_000_075But there are still many promising possibilities we have yet to test!
109108TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_076Indeed. Though it may take some time yet, we are well on our way to a solution.
110109TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_077And I shall not rest until one is found.
111110TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_URIANGER_000_078Though we are all grateful for thine unstinting efforts, thou need'st not labor to the exclusion of all else. If it would serve to lighten thy burden, however little, I should gladly offer mine assistance.
112111TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALPHINAUD_100_078Quite. I, for my part, will do what I can to ensure that the Crystarium continues to run smoothly, in spite of recent disruptions.
113112TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_RYNE_100_079Then perhaps I could help? There must be something I can do, even if it's just guard duty.
114113TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_079Thank you... All of you. I shall breathe easier for your assistance.
115114TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_100_080Of course, on the evidence of the recent past, it will not be long before some new crisis arrives to throw our plans into disarray─at which time *your* services will be in particular demand. That being the case, perhaps you might take this opportunity to retire to your suite at the Pendants?
116115TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_000_080One of these methods will work. It must.
117116TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_101_080...Of *course* I don't wish to worry Lyna─she has more than enough to worry about already. But I swore that I would return you all home.
118117TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_MYSTERYVOICE_0102_080All right! *Fine*. I will henceforth endeavor to take breaks when appropriate. ...While Lyna is watching.
119118TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALPHINAUD_000_081Ought we to inform the citizens that the starshower was an illusion, do you think? They might sleep better for the knowledge that no damage was done.
120119TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALISAIE_000_082*I* will accompany my brother, and make sure he doesn't get carried away. *You* will do as you're told, and get some rest─*both of you.*
121120TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_ALISAIE_100_082Honestly, he's a danger to himself. If I were Lyna, I think I would've hit him over the head with a blunt object by now. At least then he'd lie down.
122121TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_THANCRED_000_083There is sure to be no shortage of potential heroes upon whose good nature Elidibus will try to prevail. The trick will be in anticipating which settlement he'll direct his attentions toward next...
123122TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_RYNE_000_084There's so much to be done, and so little I can do to help... But you can count on me to play my part in the Empty.
124123TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_URIANGER_000_085Knowing not whether Elidibus or our ever-waning connection to the Source representeth the more pressing problem, we must needs attend to both...and risk solving neither.
125124TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_BEQLUGG_000_086Never fear─I too will continue to assist the Exarch to the best of my ability. And if that means casting the odd sleeping charm, *so be it*.
126125TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GUIDEOFTHEPENDANTS_000_087A pleasure as always, Mistress .
127126TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GUIDEOFTHEPENDANTS_000_088I am relieved to see you were unharmed in the earlier commotion. Though, if I may─you do look somewhat weary. I presume you will be retiring to your suite?
128127TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_Q1_000_600Retire to your quarters?
129128TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GUIDEOFTHEPENDANTS_000_089Very good. Do let me know if there is anything you require.
130129TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_SYSTEM_100_100A new Eden quest is now available from Yalfort in Mord Souq.
131130TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GLYNARD_000_090Mistress ? It's Glynard─from the Wandering Stairs. I apologize for calling so late.
132131TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GLYNARD_000_091A friend of yours was asking after you. You may remember them from that business with the Cardinal Virtues...
133132TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_Q1_000_000What will you say?
134133TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A1_000_001Granson.
135134TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A1_000_002Giott.
136135TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A1_000_003Lue-Reeq.
137136TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A1_000_004Taynor.
138137TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A1_000_005Cyella.
139138TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GRANSON_000_100Well met, sinner.
140139TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GRANSON_000_101I was looking forward to a welcome respite here in the Crystarium, but the mood here's not exactly conducive to relaxation, as I'm sure you've noticed.
141140TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GRANSON_000_102Aye, I'd wager you know more about what's going on than anyone else in this city. Care to share?
142141TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GRANSON_000_103Hmmm... I can't say that I envy you your prey.
143142TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GRANSON_000_104Dark work, this twisting of the Warriors of Light's legacy. Reminds me of what became of ol' Dikaiosyne─though this “Ascian” of yours is a fair bit more chatty.
144143TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GRANSON_000_105I'm tempted to silence him myself. Branden made his mistakes─I'm sure they all did─but the past is the past. They've earned their rest.
145144TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_Q2_000_000What will you say?
146145TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A2_000_001I'm not about to let him sully Ardbert's good name.
147146TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A2_000_002I'll see that they have their peace.
148147TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GRANSON_000_106What, you want me to leave it to you?
149148TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GRANSON_000_107...Right, right. I'm not the only one carrying all that weight. Very well. But only because you asked.
150149TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GRANSON_000_108Remember: if you ever need me, just say the word. I'll be there.
151150TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GIOTT_000_200Lali-ho, stranger!
152151TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GIOTT_000_201So there I am─minding my own business, quaffing my ale─when I hear a ruckus outside. And then, clear as day: “Warrior of Light”!
153152TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GIOTT_000_202That sounded like trouble to me, and I knew that if anyone was going to trouble herself over that trouble, it'd be you. So I gave Glynard the ol' “But I'm your best customer!” routine until he agreed to bring me here, and now I know where you live! Great, ain't it?
154153TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GIOTT_000_203Some bastard's walking around wearing Ardbert─*Lamitt's* Ardbert─like a secondhand jerkin!?
155154TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GIOTT_000_204I don't know what's more offensive─that, or that you let him leave without a proper dwarven decking!
156155TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_Q3_000_000What will you say?
157156TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A3_000_001He *did* vanish into thin air.
158157TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A3_000_002A certain hobson refused to teach me...
159158TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GIOTT_000_205Bah! In a pinch, an improvised decking would've been fine!
160159TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GIOTT_000_206Tell you what. I'll show you how to knock that bastard flat in the blink of an eye here and now. Taboos be damned.
161160TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GIOTT_000_207After all, we ain't about to let him keep on like that, are we? Pretending to be Ardbert. *Lamitt's* Ardbert.
162161TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GIOTT_000_208Step one: make a fist. Step two: extend your arm, like so. Step three: beat 'em senseless. Got it?
163162TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_GIOTT_100_208Good. Now make me proud!
164163TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_LUEREEQ_000_300What charming accommodations!
165164TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_LUEREEQ_000_301I had come to dine at the Wandering Stairs, you see, when I spied a considerable gathering of locals. Then the sky caught fire, and, well...
166165TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_LUEREEQ_000_302You must know what it all means. Anything you'd care to share with a friend?
167166TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_LUEREEQ_000_303That is...alarming, to say the least.
168167TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_LUEREEQ_000_304It's all well and good that others have come to appreciate the Warriors of Light, but we cannot allow this charlatan to exploit their legacy. So...
169168TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_LUEREEQ_000_305Yes! Why not? We shall reform the indomitable duo that is Reeq and Player, and put an end to his shenanigans!
170169TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_Q4_000_000What will you say?
171170TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A4_000_001That's very kind of you.
172171TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A4_000_002Eager as ever, I see.
173172TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_LUEREEQ_000_306Yes, I know. No need to say it. You've no intention of involving me. I'm stupid, but I'm not naive.
174173TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_LUEREEQ_000_307You're the better hunter, and the better person besides. I'm reminded of Renda-Rae...though that's hardly a surprise, is it?
175174TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_LUEREEQ_000_308For her sake─for all of theirs─show this pretender what it truly means to be a hero!
176175TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_TAYNOR_000_400Pray forgive my late visit... I heard the man who called himself a Warrior of Light speak, you see, and saw the stars falling from the heavens.
177176TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_TAYNOR_000_401Cerigg grew tired of my endless fretting and bade me call upon you if it would put my mind at ease. Is there aught you can tell me?
178177TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_TAYNOR_000_402An impostor. I feared you might say that.
179178TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_TAYNOR_000_403I believed him─I *wanted* to believe him. How wonderful it was that even one of them returned, I thought...
180179TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_TAYNOR_000_404Yet if he is not the man you knew, then...I'm sorry. I know all too well how that feels.
181180TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_TAYNOR_000_405I can only imagine how it must hurt to be unable to speak the truth─how you must abide the lie for fear of condemning those fallen heroes once more.
182181TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_TAYNOR_000_406It may not be my place, but allow me to offer you a few words of advice. As you once did me.
183182TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_TAYNOR_000_407Remember how dear he was to you, and be brave.
184183TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_Q5_000_000What will you say?
185184TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A5_000_001Thank you, my friend.
186185TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_A5_000_002You've certainly grown.
187186TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_TAYNOR_000_408O-Oh! I'm not half so eloquent as you, but I hope that it helps!
188187TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_CYELLA_000_500Good evening.
189188TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_CYELLA_000_501I was in the Exedra. I saw everything.
190189TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_CYELLA_000_502That *was* Ardbert...and it was not. Twice now he has appeared, calling the people to arms. Speaking of “heroes.”
191190TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_CYELLA_000_503I knew this day might come. Ardbert never did reappear as a Virtue.
192191TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_CYELLA_000_504But to see his flesh stolen by the selfsame Ascian that made mock of their sacrifice...
193192TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_CYELLA_000_505I spent years searching for a means to redeem their legacy. *His* legacy. And in you, I found it. You slew the Virtues, reclaimed the stars...
194193TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_CYELLA_000_506You spoke the truth, and the people listened. When I heard our patrons speak of how the Warriors of Light had been their saviors all along, I thought at last, *at long last*...
195194TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_CYELLA_100_506I was a fool.
196195TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_CYELLA_000_507I cannot ask more of you, not after what you've given. But I must.
197196TEXT_LUCKMH110_03770_CYELLA_000_508Set him free. Lay him to rest with the others, in honor and triumph.