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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_SEQ_00Tentoawa has a worried expression on his face.
21TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_SEQ_01Tentoawa asks your advice about a letter he plans to write to Loazenikwe, and after some words of encouragement he reveals that the effect of the cradle may soon wear off and after it does, he must sleep. You ponder the implications of this before Firmalbert arrives to inform you that more Temple Knights have been found asleep while on guard duty. Tentoawa finds this obsession with shaming the knights peculiar, and suggests that following them might be an effective way to track down Leophyne. As luck would have it, Firmalbert knows that a group of Temple Knights is even now joining knights from House Durendaire to patrol the ruins of Gorgagne Mills. You decide to assist them, and Firmalbert instructs you to speak with Redwald before departing for the mills.
32TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_SEQ_02Redwald listens to your story attentively and informs you that a group of knights has already left for Gorgagne Mills. If you set out now, you may reach them before they run afoul of any sleep-inducing relics.
43TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_SEQ_03You arrive at the entrance of Gorgagne Mills to see Tentoawa kneeling before a trio of insensate knights. While they appear unharmed, Tentoawa warns you to be on the lookout for Leophyne, and instructs you to search the nearby building for any more members of the party.
54TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_SEQ_04As you explore the dilapidated building, you hear a yell from the basement. Following the source of the sound, you encounter two House Durendaire scouts being accosted by a pair of thugs. You quickly dispatch the interlopers, but the scouts seem shaken by the incident. A helping hand ought to get them on their feet.
65TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_SEQ_05The House Durendaire scouts thank you before urging you to go stand guard with the Temple Knights. As you exit the building into the endless snow, you see an approaching woman whose scar marks her as Leophyne. After a heated exchange, Tentoawa draws his weapon, but soon falls victim to the artifact's influence, collapsing into a deep sleep. Leophyne appears energized, and after a few cryptic words, leaves her thugs to finish off you and the dazed knights.
76TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_SEQ_06The thugs fall to your might, and while the knights seem to be regaining their senses, Tentoawa remains motionless. Perhaps a shake can rouse him awake.
87TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_SEQ_07Despite your best efforts, Tentoawa's slumber remains absolute. The Temple Knights offer to carry him to the Congregation, where Firmalbert awaits to hear what transpired at Gorgagne Mills.
98TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_SEQ_08Firmalbert assures you that Tentoawa will be safe under guard until he awakens. In the meantime, he is resolved to find out where Leophyne is hiding and to end her scheme to turn the Temple Knights into a laughingstock. ※The next role quest will be available from Firmalbert upon reaching level 96 in any tank class.
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2524TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TODO_00Speak with Redwald at Falcon's Nest.
2625TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TODO_01Speak with Tentoawa.
2726TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TODO_02Survey Gorgagne Mills and defeat any enemies that appear.
2827TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TODO_03Aid the House Durendaire scout.
2928TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TODO_04Defeat the thugs.
3029TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TODO_05Aid Tentoawa.
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4948TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_001We now know what our enemy is capable of, and must plan accordingly. Rest assured we shall not rest until Leophyne is in shackles!
5049TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_010Ah, just the person I wanted to see. I'd like to ask your advice on a certain matter, if you don't mind.
5150TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_011It's been a while since my last letter to Loazenikwe. I wanted to wait until I discovered something worth sharing to write her, but we're still completely in the dark. I don't want her to worry, but I don't know what to tell her.
5251TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_Q1_000_000What will you say?
5352TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_A1_000_001Tell her you're in good spirits─that will suffice.
5453TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_A1_000_002Whatever you write, don't make her wait too long.
5554TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_013...You might be right. Silence might make her think that something terrible has happened.
5655TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_014Good advice, as usual. I wish we had even a single thread to grasp, but an unexciting letter is better than none at all.
5756TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_015All right, I'll start right away. I may not have much time left...
5857TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_016Oh, don't misunderstand─it's nothing so grave as that! It's just...the last time I used the cradle was just before it was stolen.
5958TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_017Luckily, I'm still as alert as I've ever been, but it won't be long until I must dream like any other.
6059TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_018That will give Leophyne free rein while I'm helpless in bed. There is no quarry more dangerous than one who doesn't sleep. We have to see this through before that happens.
6160TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_019Mistress , Master Tentoawa. We have received reports that several groups of Temple Knights have fallen afoul of what can only be your stolen artifact.
6261TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_020Several? Let me guess─they were all guarding someone else.
6362TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_021You would be correct.
6463TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_022It is the duty of a knight to protect those who cannot protect themselves. If we fail at even that most basic function, then our honor means nothing.
6564TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_023As if the incident near Camp Dragonhead was not shameful enough, the knights in these most recent attacks were left in...quite compromising positions.
6665TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_024Yet the weight of embarrassment is a trifle compared to the guilt we would bear if any innocent came to harm. The Fury was merciful in that respect, but we would rather not see these incidents repeat.
6766TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_025Still, while the Temple Knights must work to repair their reputation in the days ahead, 'tis a far cry from bringing Ishgard crumbling to its knees. Truth be told, the methods of this Passage of the Unbound leave me mystified.
6867TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_026But Leophyne was cunning, if nothing else. Till we can discern her true motivations, we have little recourse but to wait until she makes a mistake.
6968TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_Q2_000_000What will you say?
7069TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_A2_000_001Perhaps she gets her jollies seeing people humiliated.
7170TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_A2_000_002She may be testing the limit of the artifact's powers.
7271TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_028Hmm... Many among the knights have suggested the same. Leophyne may be part of this esoteric order, but she has ever been one to put her own interests first and foremost.
7372TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_029The cradle is a tool of peace, yet Leophyne uses it for childish pranks! She makes a mockery of its sacred power...we have to get it out of her clutches!
7473TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_030Then you suggest she has a greater purpose in mind for it, and these incidents are simply a prelude... We cannot discount that theory, I admit. We shall remain vigilant.
7574TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_031There's no telling how much chaos she can sow if left unchecked. We have to do everything we can to get the cradle out of her clutches!
7675TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_032And to do that, we have to start asking the right questions. This new information makes me wonder─why has she focused her attention on the Temple Knights?
7776TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_033I have pondered the same. Posted at Camp Dragonhead are knights from many houses of repute, including House Fortemps.
7877TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_034Being a former Temple Knight herself, Leophyne doubtless knows their habits and training. Perhaps that makes it easier for her to exploit their weaknesses.
7978TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_035Then if we follow the knights, we may pick up her trail. It's not ideal, but it's the best we have to go on.
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8180TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_037Well... A large contingent of knights has but recently been dispatched to Coerthas.
8281TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_100_037You remember Gorgagne Mills, yes? It has lain abandoned ever since the heretics were driven from it.
8382TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_038Yet there is ever the risk that unsavory elements might infest it once again. Thus have the Temple Knights planned joint patrols of its premises with other contingents. If you speak with Ser Redwald at Falcon's Nest, I am certain he would be glad to have you along.
8483TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_040Falcon's Nest is the charge of House Durendaire. Go there and speak with Ser Redwald, who should be most eager to have more help.
8584TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_REDWALD_000_100Is that Mistress I see? Of course, you are ever welcome in Falcon's Nest. Yet I believe I do not know your companion here...
8685TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_REDWALD_000_101Indeed, whispers of the Temple Knights' humiliations have reached us even here. Falling asleep while on duty...I dared not believe the stories, but it seems there was truth in them after all.
8786TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_102They fell asleep, true, but it wasn't their fault. We suspect they fell victim to an enemy wielding a powerful artifact.
8887TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_REDWALD_000_103Now, the rumors failed to mention anything like that. If it can lull even trained warriors to sleep, then we must treat it as a serious threat.
8988TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_REDWALD_000_104Nevertheless, if one knight falls, another is always at the ready to take their place. So long as this artifact cannot put an entire regiment under its spell, I believe we are well positioned to combat it.
9089TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_105Interesting. The idea of your allies falling in battle doesn't seem to disturb you at all. Where I hail from, a single warrior is responsible for the safety of his entire village.
9190TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_REDWALD_000_106Make no mistake, we do not doubt our allies' mettle, and we mourn every loss. Yet each man and woman here knows that if they must quit the battle, another sword just as fierce will take their place.
9291TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_107To know that an ally is at your back...it would allow you to fight with abandon.
9392TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_REDWALD_000_108Now, you believe this Leophyne might take interest in our activities at Gorgagne Mills, yes? A party has already left, accompanied by a group of Temple Knights.
9493TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_REDWALD_000_109If your suspicions are correct, then they are at risk. I would ask that you follow in their tracks and ensure they have not fallen victim to foul play.
9594TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_REDWALD_000_110The mills can be found to the north, just across the Black Iron Bridge. The party should be arriving there soon, conditions permitting.
9695TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_111We have to reach them before Leophyne does!
9796TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_REDWALD_000_115I can only hope that all is well, but having you there would do much to set my heart at ease.
9897TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_200We're too late! They're fast asleep!
9998TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_201But Redwald gave the impression there were more... These knights must have been the lookouts.
10099TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_202We should awaken them, but keep your eyes peeled for Leophyne. I'll rouse these ones─Player, you search that building yonder.
101100TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_REDWALD_000_205They were attacked already!? I shall muster reinforcements at once─until we arrive, I leave Gorgagne Mills in your hands.
102101TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_210They haven't been left in embarrassing positions, but this bears Leophyne's mark all the same.
103102TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_215I'll rouse this lot awake. Player, you search that building over there!
104103TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_HOUSEDURENDAIRESCOUT_000_220(-Frightened Voice-)Wh-Who the hells are you!? How'd you get past the guards!?
105104TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_300You heard a voice from the basement? Then why are you talking to me? Go and help!
106105TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_HOUSEDURENDAIRESCOUT_000_400It's...It's you! Thank the Fury you arrived when you did! Those thugs struck when our backs were turned...
107106TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_HOUSEDURENDAIRESCOUT_000_401I assumed the Temple Knights were protecting the entrance, so I wasn't as cautious as I should've been. Were...Were they killed?
108107TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_HOUSEDURENDAIRESCOUT_000_402Sleeping!? I've heard the stories, of course, but I didn't think they were true...
109108TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_HOUSEDURENDAIRESCOUT_000_403Whomever is behind this, I'm sure they didn't count on you showing up. For now, we shall tend to our wounds and then finish our inspection here. Mistress , I ask that you join the knights outside and wait until we're finished.
110109TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_404(-Menacing Woman-)Ah, as I thought. Just when I was becoming bored, I sighted a familiar face among these slumbering knights. I simply had to come and make sure it was you.
111110TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_405You've finally found the courage to show yourself! Hand over the cradle now, and I won't kill you!
112111TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_406(-Menacing Woman-)What did they call you, again? “The Wide Eye.” You must have had quite the journey to come this far.
113112TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_407Be careful, Player! This is our quarry─the thief who stole the Cradle of the Sleepless. This is Leophyne!
114113TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_408*That* is your ally? What sodden tavern did you drag them out of? I daresay they seek your artifact for themselves.
115114TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_409It matters not, I suppose. Before you both throw your lives away, I suggest you think for a moment. Is the cause you fight for worth the sacrifice?
116115TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_410So few of us know true freedom. If there is aught you would grasp with your own hands, do so before they wither and your eyes shut for the last time.
117116TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_411The codes and rules that would bind men are mere illusions. Open your eyes─truly open them─and you shall see a path all your own. Only a fool would waste their life in the struggle of another.
118117TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_412Quit spouting nonsense!
119118TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_413Nonsense? Perhaps. I am here because of another, after all─Apyaahi, who came to me at the height of my debauchery and welcomed me into her devious brotherhood. She guided me to great power, yes, and now I lead others upon the unbound path.
120119TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_100_413Yet truth be told, I have little interest in seeing where it ends. To tear down the world's nations─Ishgard among them─and usher the world into... Well, what does it matter?
121120TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_414Yet I *do* derive great pleasure in shaming the Temple Knights. In seeing the snickers and jeers deflate their pompous stride as they walk down the streets. If this artifact can hasten their fall from grace, I believe I shall keep it.
122121TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_415I know the path I walk─the one that leads to your downfall!
123122TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_416And I won't abandon it. I'll take the cradle back.
124123TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_000_417And then I'll...
125124TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TENTOAWA_100_417I'll...
126125TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_418Oh, dear. You seem to have lost your train of thought. I know you cannot hear me, but if you want your artifact back, I might suggest stealing it from me while I'm asleep. But considering the burden I have just passed to you, that opportunity may not come for some time yet!
127126TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_419Why, I feel absolutely *transcendent*. To think the shackles of fatigue weighed so heavily...
128127TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_420Alas, it appears the artifact needs its own repose of sorts. No matter─I have learned more than enough to take my next step.
129128TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_LEOPHYNE_000_421See to it that this lot is disposed of─'tis the least you can do for the freedom I have given you.
130129TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_HOUSEDURENDAIRESCOUT_000_425The enemy, here!? Don't worry about us─save the others!
131130TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_HOUSEDURENDAIRESCOUT_000_500I heard fighting, but it seems you made it through unscathed. Our wounds are mended, so we'll be up soon to render what aid we can!
132131TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_SYSTEM_000_600Try as you might to rouse Tentoawa, he seems completely detached from the waking world.
133132TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_HOUSEDURENDAIRESCOUT_000_601It looks like you've saved us twice today. Thank you.
134133TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_HOUSEDURENDAIRESCOUT_000_602But what of him?
135134TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TEMPLEKNIGHT04820A_000_603Fast asleep...just as we were. Could this be what Ser Firmalbert warned us of in his report?
136135TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TEMPLEKNIGHT04820A_000_604...I see. Then those stories are more than just wicked rumors. I suppose there is some small comfort in the fact that our enemy tipped their hand without causing loss of life.
137136TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TEMPLEKNIGHT04820B_000_605While the drowsiness made my eyes heavy, my ears could not mistake Leophyne's arrogant voice. If she would not scruple to attack former comrades-in-arms, then she has fallen farther than I had dared imagine.
138137TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TEMPLEKNIGHT04820A_000_606Yet we bear the blame for allowing her to get the upper hand, and in so doing put innocent lives in danger. Another black mark on our order...
139138TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_TEMPLEKNIGHT04820B_000_607'Twas only thanks to you and your companion's efforts that the snow was not stained red this day. At the very least, allow us to carry him to the Congregation.
140139TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_HOUSEDURENDAIRESCOUT_000_608Our work here is done, so we shall accompany them as far as Falcon's Nest. Player, pray return to Ishgard and look after your friend.
141140TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_REDWALD_000_610The scouts have apprised us of what transpired at Gorgagne Mills. Rest assured, if we uncover aught of Leophyne's movements, we shall notify you straightaway.
142141TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_700Full glad I am to see you well, Mistress . I understand you come fresh from an encounter with none other than Leophyne.
143142TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_701Master Tentoawa now rests on the second floor. We shall stand vigil by his side every moment until he opens his eyes again.
144143TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_702We should not have long to wait, but if you wish to check on him, please do so at your leisure.
145144TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_703There is another matter to discuss. Just before your departure to Gorgagne Mills, it seems there was another incident.
146145TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_704A group of criminals were released from their cells, their guards found in a deep sleep. Doubtless Leophyne was behind this.
147146TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_705And doubtless the ruffians you clashed with were these selfsame criminals. Leophyne is gathering those who bear a grudge against the Temple Knights to her side, and using this animosity to her advantage.
148147TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_706We now know for certain that Leophyne is the mastermind of these attacks, and that her aim is to chip away at the very foundation of the Temple Knights─our honor.
149148TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_707When I shared these revelations with my superiors, 'twas decided that none would speak publicly of the artifact and its powers.
150149TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_100_707The Passage of the Unbound seeks to overthrow the nations of the world. One obvious method to achieve this goal would be to stoke the flames of unrest among the commonfolk, thus sinking Ishgard into a mire of chaos and distrust.
151150TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_708The Passage of the Unbound seeks to overthrow the nations of the world. One obvious method to achieve this goal would be to stoke the flames of unrest among the commonfolk, thus sinking Ishgard into a mire of chaos and distrust. Not unlike the blasphemies of the Final Days...
152151TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_709So long as these failures are placed squarely on the shoulders of the Temple Knights, we can avoid fomenting a more abiding mistrust in the nation's very core. For Ishgard's peace, I would gladly suffer any disgrace!
153152TEXT_KINGBA121_04820_FIRMALBERT_000_710The question remains as to whether we can apprehend Leophyne before she tears our reputation to tatters. While Master Tentoawa slumbers, it falls to us to search for clues that might point towards her whereabouts.