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40TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_SEQ_00Mehdjina seems eager to share something with you.
51TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_SEQ_01Thanks to your many deliveries, business at Tataru Taru's Boutique has never been better. Corroborating Mehdjina's latest report is fellow employee Hasdahd─although he worries that such success cannot last. Similar concerns have driven Mehdjina to propose a potential new product: a uniform for Sharlayan researchers and academics. Yet while she believes this offering would yield continued returns for the boutique, Tataru Taru remains unconvinced. Nevertheless, Mehdjina has been directed to research the idea further, and it is to this end that you and Hasdahd are to accompany her to the Studium.
62TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_SEQ_02Qih Aliapoh arranges meetings with a number of academics whose diverse demands and perspectives quickly demonstrate the infeasibility of a single uniform to satisfy all requirements. Though Mehdjina endeavors to put on a brave face, her disappointment is plain, and so Hasdahd offers some words to console her─words that ring familiar, for they are an excerpt of teachings imparted to the people of Thavnair by the divinities of eld. In explaining its origins to you, both Mehdjina and Hasdahd are struck by how distant they've grown from their traditions. Perhaps they should do more for their village than send money home to help the others rebuild. Perhaps, Hasdahd wonders aloud, they should consider returning to Palaka's Stand...
73TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_SEQ_03Back at the boutique, Tataru arrives to find a counter crowded with her Hannish employees. After Mehdjina informs her of the results of her market research, Hasdahd interjects and voices his misgivings about remaining in Sharlayan. Tataru thanks him for his honesty and, after asking Mehdjina and Varsarudh about their own feelings, announces that you will deliver the boutique's next batch of samples to Palaka's Stand─with an escort of all who wish to visit. While Hasdahd eagerly follows Tataru to help with preparations, Varsarudh speaks to you in confidence. Tataru's necklace, she says, is ready for its final refurbishments.
84TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_SEQ_04Standing in Scholar's Harbor, Hasdahd recalls the kindness Tataru showed them when they first arrived in Sharlayan. Somehow, the memory feels painful in light of the circumstances, and Mehdjina quietly suggests you move along so as not to miss your airship.
95TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_SEQ_05Mehdjina and Hasdahd's relief is tangible upon arriving in Radz–at–Han, the sounds and smells of their native land ameliorating their homesickness. Mehdjina tells you that she and Hasdahd will spend a moment enjoying the city but will meet you in Palaka's Stand soon.
106TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_SEQ_06Elder Yeruvvet is delighted to see Mehdjina and Hasdahd safe and is only too eager to reassure them of their continued connection to their village, no matter where they may live. The world as they knew it is gone; all they can hope to do is adapt as times change. Indeed, after the devastation of the Final Days and exodus of Hannish from their homeland, Palaka's Stand must discover new ways to preserve their traditions and their faith. Hearing in the elder's musings a problem to be solved, Hasdahd and Mehdjina are motivated to discover ways to aid their beloved village─but not before catching up with their neighbors.
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2824TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TODO_00Speak with Mehdjina.
2925TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TODO_01Speak with Hasdahd.
3026TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TODO_02Speak with Hasdahd again.
3127TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TODO_03Speak with Mehdjina at the airship landing.
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5248TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_SYSTEM_000_001In order to undertake this quest, you must first complete the main scenario quest “Growing Light.”
5349TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_002<Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! I have wonderful news.
5450TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_003Thanks to your tireless deliveries, we are now overwhelmed with orders. Mistress Tataru's plan was a success!
5551TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_004(-???-)That's another shipment sent! I don't think I've ever packed so many parcels in my life.
5652TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_Q2_000_000What will you say?
5753TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_A2_000_001I don't believe we've met before, have we...?
5854TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_A2_000_002Oh, um... Hello there, you!
5955TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_006Ah, my apologies. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Hasdahd.
6056TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_007Like so many Hannish refugees, I left my home in Palaka's Stand and came to Sharlayan during the Final Days. You saved my life more than once.
6157TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_008What an incredible memory you must have to remember one such as I! Ah, but I don't think we were ever properly introduced. My name is Hasdahd.
6258TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_009I was among those who traveled here from Palaka's Stand by way of Garlemald during the Final Days. You and your comrades ensured our safe arrival.
6359TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_010I've been working at Tataru Taru's Boutique with Mehdjina and Varsarudh, albeit behind the scenes. It's rare that I have occasion to visit the storefront.
6460TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_VARSARUDH_000_011An unfortunate side effect of the constant demands on all our staff. Though I think we would all agree that the hustle and bustle is for the best.
6561TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_012But don't you wonder what we'll do once the samples have served their purpose?
6662TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_013Our equipment is crafted to last─which is wonderful, of course, but also means that our customers are not like to require replacements for some time. Therefore if we are not constantly receiving <Emphasis>new</Emphasis> customers, our good fortune will eventually sour, no?
6763TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_VARSARUDH_000_014Mistress Tataru isn't so foolish as to have not anticipated such things. I'm sure she's already coming up with new and exciting products to offer our existing clients.
6864TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_016...A-Actually, I had an idea of my own! For a new product, I mean.
6965TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_017In fact, I presented it to Mistress Tataru just the other day: a new uniform to outfit the academics and researchers of Sharlayan!
7066TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_018Oho, how enterprising! And? What did she say?
7167TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_019Well, she seemed...hesitant. Which I could only interpret as reluctance to hurt my feelings with explicit rejection.
7268TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_020But then she told me to look into it further and draft a formal proposal for review!
7369TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_VARSARUDH_000_021That's wonderful, Mehdjina!
7470TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_100_021When she said to “look into it further,” did she mean for you to conduct some manner of market survey? Of the academics and researchers?
7571TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_110_021Just so! But...well, some are involved in such sensitive work that simply approaching them is out of the question. Which is to say my petition to enter Labyrinthos was denied...
7672TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_022Instead, I decided to try the Studium. A secretarial mammet was only too happy to schedule a meeting with an academic representative.
7773TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_023But now that it's come down to it, I'm feeling ill with nerves. If it were on Mistress Tataru's behalf it would be different, but this was my initiative. My idea...
7874TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_VARSARUDH_100_023I'd offer to accompany you, but I have to mind the counter...
7975TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_VARSARUDH_110_023Perhaps you could offer Mehdjina your support?
8076TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_024Oh, thank you!
8177TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_025Can I come as well? I'd like to start thinking of what supplies we'll need for our artisans once your plan is approved.
8278TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_026Of course! Very well, then─to the Studium we go!
8379TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_030In Thavnair, a man of science is almost certainly a practitioner of the alchemical arts, but these scholars pursue all manner of disciplines. Some less practical than others, from what I have seen.
8480TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_050This building might well be a temple for how austere it feels! ...I'm glad I have your company.
8581TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_051I was told a Qih Aliapoh would be meeting us here. I'm sure they will be along shortly...
8682TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_QIHALIAPOH_000_052Hello! Representatives from Tataru Taru's Boutique, I presume?
8783TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_QIHALIAPOH_000_053Oh, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! What a pleasant surprise─though I suppose your presence should merit no shock at all, given the breadth of your generosity.
8884TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_054Er, p-pleased to make your acquaintance! My name is Mehdjina, a-and I am ever so obliged to you for making the time to speak with us!
8985TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_QIHALIAPOH_000_055Qih Aliapoh, at your service. And there's no need to stand on ceremony, I assure you─most of our academics are far more concerned with their research than pleasantries! ...Admittedly to their detriment at times.
9086TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_QIHALIAPOH_000_056Anyway, how may I help you <If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),12))><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),4))>this evening<Else/>this morning</If><Else/><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),17))>today<Else/>this evening</If></If>?
9187TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_QIHALIAPOH_000_057A uniform for our academics and researchers, you say?
9288TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_QIHALIAPOH_000_058I myself am ill-equipped to offer an authoritative opinion on the matter, so permit me to arrange some meetings with faculty representatives.
9389TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_QIHALIAPOH_000_059Please make yourselves comfortable in the auditorium while I go and summon a few of our more personable personnel.
9490TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_RURUSHA_000_060Well, in the Faculty of Archaeology, we spend much of our time traipsing about ancient ruins─which often ends up <Emphasis>ruining</Emphasis> our clothes, if you'll pardon the pun.
9591TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_RURUSHA_000_061An outfit durable enough to handle extended use would be welcome, but it would need to be lightweight and breathable as well. Equatorial deserts can be most taxing─but then again, you'd be surprised just how many relics are hidden at the bottom of lakes! And northern waters can get quite chilly...
9692TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_RURUSHA_000_062As it stands, my colleagues and I throw on any old thing for our fieldwork. Whatever we have on hand that is suitable for the conditions, with the understanding it may need to be disposed of afterwards. Funding for research equipment and the like is precious enough as it is, and we can't afford to have dozens of bespoke garments for every situation. Which is probably not what you were hoping to hear, I realize.
9793TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_RURUSHA_000_063As it stands, my colleagues and I throw on any old thing for our fieldwork. Whatever we have on hand that is suitable for the conditions, with the understanding it may need to be disposed of afterwards. Poor Boric works his fingers to the bone as it is, and if Professor Namono caught me shopping for fancy clothes instead of interns, <Emphasis>he'd</Emphasis> be the one dressing <Emphasis>me</Emphasis> down! Misplaced priorities, never mind the tight budget. None of this is what you were hoping to hear, I realize.
9894TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_064No, thank you for your candor! It's true, new kit can be rather expensive. We must ensure our prices stay affordable...
9995TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_JUDE_000_065Th-The ideal outfit for astronomers!?
10096TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_JUDE_000_066How in the world am I to answer that!? I know less than nothing about fashion...
10197TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_JUDE_000_067Wait─Jeromere mentioned something about fashion recently. When we were stargazing. What was it...?
10298TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_JUDE_100_067"'Tis not the clothes that make the man, Jude, but the man that makes the clothes.“ ...Yes, very lovely and poetic, but I haven't the foggiest what it means!
10399TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_JUDE_000_068Er...well, I suppose we astronomers often conduct our celestial observations from locales remote and subsequently chilly. You know, mountaintops and the like. So something...warm?
104100TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_069...If “warm” is truly their only requirement, then I think it safe to say this is the opposite of an untapped market niche.
105101TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_DEBROYE_000_070The Faculty of Medicine has strict requirements for dress on account of hygiene regulations. Fabrics that are resistant to stains and possess antibacterial properties are a must, for example.
106102TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_DEBROYE_000_071Additionally, we students of nutritional sciences must vigorously dart about the kitchen, so dressing for comfort is nearly as essential as cleanliness. And if it were fashionable enough to perhaps inspire others to follow in our footsteps, all the better.
107103TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_DEBROYE_000_072Indeed, style is an essential ingredient! Like the perfect loaf of Mervynbread, the ideal outfit should not only embody practicality, but leave all who behold it with...a feeling of aesthetic satiety!
108104TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HINAGESHI_000_073Ah, we require no such clothing in the Faculty of Anthropology! For we make all that we require right here!
109105TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HINAGESHI_000_074Rather, Professor Tankin prefers to do so, that he may better understand how necessity begets innovation.
110106TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HINAGESHI_000_075I can't say I completely agree with the logic, though I suppose I've grown to appreciate his sense of <Emphasis>aesthetics</Emphasis> now that the professor and I are... B-But that has little bearing on your project!
111107TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TLAQATIA_000_076An outfit that ameliorates aether sickness! Without a doubt!
112108TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TLAQATIA_000_077You'd think we at the Faculty of Aetherology would have developed such an outfit by now, no? But alas, our primary projects demand every moment we possess. We cannot afford to divide our resources.
113109TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TLAQATIA_000_078Not long ago, “An outfit that ameliorates aether sickness!” might have been my answer. However, thanks to the Faculty of Medicine's miraculous─if experimental─treatment, I no longer have such a need.
114110TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TLAQATIA_000_079What's more, I don't know if I could bear to don anything but this professorial gown, at least for now. I worked so hard to earn it...
115111TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_QIHALIAPOH_000_080Well? How did it go?
116112TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_081I...I don't know, to be honest. Everyone has such different preferences that I'm not sure if it's even possible to satisfy them all.
117113TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_QIHALIAPOH_000_082A fair concern. The Studium's faculties are filled with opinionated individuals, each with their own peculiarities. Additionally, our academics spend much of their time engaged in fieldwork as opposed to seminars, which further complicates stipulations of dress.
118114TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_Q3_000_000What will you say?
119115TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_A3_000_001In other words, we have our work cut out for us.
120116TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_A3_000_002Academics sound just as unique as adventurers!
121117TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_084Indeed. It was naive to assume that one type of uniform could account for the needs of all academics.
122118TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_085...We had best return to the boutique! Thank you for your assistance, Mistress Aliapoh.
123119TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_100And I truly thought I had a good idea.
124120TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_101No doubt Mistress Tataru knew its folly but had me research it regardless, so that I might reach the conclusion on my own...
125121TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_102She meant well, I am sure. “See how the hardships make you strong.”
126122TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_Q1_000_000What will you say?
127123TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_A1_000_001I believe I've heard that expression before, but where...?
128124TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_A1_000_002...That's an important phrase to you, isn't it?
129125TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_104Perhaps in Thavnair? It comes from the teachings bestowed upon us by the old gods.
130126TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_105Many of us took comfort in the words during the Final Days, after we fled Palaka's Stand. You may have heard it spoken then.
131127TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_106Indeed, it is. It comes from the teachings bestowed upon us by the old gods.
132128TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_107Many Hannish held fast to those words and their wisdom during the Final Days so as not to give into despair.
133129TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_108When we call upon the divinities, it is not to beg for salvation, but for guidance.
134130TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_109So long as we live by Their teachings, there is no hardship we cannot overcome.
135131TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_110This is a core tenet of Hannish faith that has seen us through much adversity since the founding of our nation.
136132TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_111It is as you say, Hasdahd... Yet until you did, it did not occur to me to consider how they might apply to my personal struggle.
137133TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_112Coming to Sharlayan and working with Mistress Tataru at the boutique─I've met so many peoples from all sorts of cultures! ...But in trying so hard to accommodate their wants and needs, I fear my own heritage has become an afterthought...
138134TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_113There is no shame in dedicating yourself to your work. And as we all have our limits, compromise and sacrifice are inevitable.
139135TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_100_113It may surprise you, but once I aspired to become a steward. To look back on it now, it feels...fanciful.
140136TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_114Strange that we so easily let our dreams be cast aside by circumstance. I swore nothing would stand between me and my chosen path. And yet...here I am...
141137TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_100_114I know the divinities will guide us wheresoever we go, but...what if we stray too far?
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143139TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_116...Would I be a fool to suggest that perhaps we should return to Thavnair?
144140TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_117But...Mistress Tataru has done so much for us. We cannot simply leave the boutique on a moment's notice!
145141TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_118Maybe not, but what of our family and friends? It is one thing for us to send money and well-wishes, but I wonder if we could not do more if we were there, helping to rebuild. We haven't been back to the village since the Final Days, and if we're already forgetting our old lives... I don't know. I just think Mistress Tataru should know how we feel, is all.
146142TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_150I suppose I <Emphasis>have</Emphasis> been dedicating myself to work...but is this who I wanted to become? A Hannish who has forgotten her culture?
147143TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_200Varsarudh says that Mistress Tataru should be stopping by soon.
148144TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_201When I asked how she felt about returning to Thavnair, she said she'd need time to consider.
149145TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_100_201For my part, at least, I think consulting with Mistress Tataru will help put my mind at ease.
150146TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TATARU_000_202My, what a busy counter we have <If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),12))><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),4))>tonight<Else/>this morning</If><Else/><If(LessThan(PlayerParameter(11),17))>today<Else/>tonight</If></If>! Hasdahd, it's good to see you out from behind your usual shipping crates.
151147TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_203Yes, I...I thought I'd come and help Mehdjina with her research! We've just returned from interviewing academics at the Studium.
152148TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_204A-About that, Mistress Tataru...
153149TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_205...Suffice it to say, their requirements were all radically different. I know I said a uniform for researchers and academics, but I'm afraid I may have <Emphasis>deeply</Emphasis> overestimated the feasibility of such a project.
154150TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TATARU_000_206And that's perfectly all right! The important thing is to learn from what you discover so you can retain and apply that knowledge as you continue on your entrepreneurial journey.
155151TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TATARU_000_207The right idea for a new product will find us when it's ready. In the meantime, I have more samples in need of delivery, and seeing as <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> is very conveniently standing within my line of sight─
156152TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_208A-A thousand pardons, Mistress Tataru, b-but...before you continue, I wish to speak with you about a personal matter...
157153TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_209You have shown us incredible charity─which makes this all the more difficult to ask─but...I wonder if I should return home. To Thavnair.
158154TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_100_209Please do not mistake this as dissatisfaction with our arrangement. If anything, I've grown so accustomed to life in Sharlayan that I fear I've begun to forget myself. My dreams, my faith...the person I used to be before I came here.
159155TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_110_209Not only that, in spite of my regular remittances, I worry that our village struggles to rebuild after the Final Days, while I live happily removed from a burden I ought to share more.
160156TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_120_209It feels...disingenuous. To both my home and the many kindnesses you continue to show us.
161157TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TATARU_000_210I see. And do you both feel the same?
162158TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_211I've been so devoted to my work that I hadn't given much thought to returning until Hasdahd mentioned it, but...to claim that I am not worried about the village would be a lie.
163159TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_VARSARUDH_000_212While I am of a similar mind to Mehdjina, I must nevertheless remain here. Among other reasons, there is a project I am resolved to complete...
164160TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TATARU_000_213Well, I would be very sorry to see any of you go. But if remaining here causes you grief, I will spare no effort to see you safely home.
165161TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TATARU_000_214...Which is why I have decided that our next set of samples shall be delivered to Palaka's Stand!
166162TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TATARU_000_215Furthermore, I ask that those who wish to visit accompany <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> on <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> errand. Seeing how your village fares is no doubt the best thing for you both right now. It will help you to understand your feelings, after which we may proceed howsoever you desire!
167163TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TATARU_000_216And should your colleagues require it, I'm sure you can be relied upon to dispense the perfect advice.
168164TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_VARSARUDH_000_217Mehdjina, Hasdahd─give everyone my regards.
169165TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_TATARU_000_218Then it's settled! I'll begin preparing the samples at once.
170166TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_219Allow me to assist!
171167TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_220...No matter what happens, we must finish Mistress Tataru's necklace!
172168TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_221Are we ready to proceed with the restoration, do you think?
173169TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_VARSARUDH_000_222I daresay we have enough additional materials, thanks to <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>'s dedication.
174170TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_VARSARUDH_000_223As for the work itself, I thought we could entrust it to the lapidary Mistress Tataru once apprenticed with.
175171TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_Q4_000_000What will you say?
176172TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_A4_000_001I'm sure that will mean a lot to Tataru.
177173TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_A4_000_002I was sort of hoping that <Emphasis>I</Emphasis> could do it...
178174TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_VARSARUDH_000_225I'm glad you think so as well.
179175TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_VARSARUDH_000_226Ever so eager to contribute. Fear not─I have an especially important job for you later, if you'll pardon the mystery now.
180176TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_227Let's leave the necklace in Varsarudh's capable hands and join Hasdahd in Scholar's Harbor!
181177TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_230I never imagined we'd get the opportunity to return so quickly! I hope everyone is doing well...
182178TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_300I remember when we first set foot upon these docks.
183179TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_301After a long, exhausting journey through frozen wastes─after surviving those horrid beasts─Mistress Tataru was a warm beacon of light.
184180TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_302Working at the boutique has helped us to rebuild our lives, but...I will never forget that feeling of powerlessness.
185181TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_100_302Should I have stayed in Palaka's Stand and tried to defend my people? Was I a coward to flee? Is it a betrayal to my home and to myself to remain here? I can't stop thinking in circles...
186182TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_303...Anyway, I'm glad for this opportunity to better understand where my heart truly lies.
187183TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_100_303...All will be well, I'm sure. But we must be off, lest we miss our connecting flight.
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189185TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_310How I've missed the smell of spice! And this warmth! Haha!
190186TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_400We're back... We're truly back in Thavnair!
191187TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_401Was Radz–at–Han always this grand? I can't believe we lived so close yet so rarely made the trip!
192188TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_402You remember how it was─village duties always kept us all too busy for travel.
193189TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_403Defending pilgrims was trying enough for the stewards even before the Final Days. I wonder how many temple roads are still traversable...
194190TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_100_403If even those in Radz–at–Han struggle to travel for worship, our feelings of estrangement may be more common than we think.
195191TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_404Since we've come all this way, would you mind terribly if Hasdahd and I toured the city on our own? Let's plan to meet in Palaka's Stand anon.
196192TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_410Home at last!
197193TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_500Yes, home... I can finally breathe again. Come, let's go and find the elder.
198194TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_502Elder Yeruvvet!
199195TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_000_503Hasdahd? Mehdjina! How wonderful it is to see you! I have been so, so worried. Tell me, how is life in Sharlayan? Are you being treated well?
200196TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_000_504Oh yes, Elder! Our employer, Mistress Tataru, is the kindest of businesswomen─in fact, she arranged for us to accompany <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> on <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> errand here, so we might enjoy some time at home.
201197TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_000_505That is very good of her, indeed. I am relieved to hear you are being looked after.
202198TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_000_506You are ever a guardian to our people. Thank you for seeing these children safely home.
203199TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_100_506Now then: what is this errand you speak of?
204200TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_000_507How splendid! Our stewards shall put these to good use, you may be assured.
205201TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_000_508If only we could repay your generosity with something even half as marvelous. Alas, ours is a village of little extravagance.
206202TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_509...Everything seems as ever it was.
207203TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_000_510Indeed. With the support of the Radiant Host and the funds you and others have sent, we have regained much of the peace we once knew.
208204TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_512Thank the Sisters...
209205TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_050_512...Still, there was something I wished to speak with you about, Elder.
210206TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_100_512You are worried your heart grows distant from Thavnair. That you have wandered too far from home.
211207TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_000_513But my child, it is only right that you should wander─that you should roam! Your heart's connection endures, no matter where you go. You yet think of us fondly enough to visit, yes? And send us what gil you can spare, do you not?
212208TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_050_513Gestures, perhaps, but not true commitment! Should I not be here, with all of you, working to restore our village?
213209TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_100_513There is no “restoring” our village, Hasdahd. Without those we lost, Palaka's Stand will never be what it was.
214210TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_110_513We must instead do all we can to become a new village, with a new future ahead of us. Although the particulars of our path are not yet clear to me...
215211TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_112_513How so?
216212TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_115_513Ours has always been a settlement of stewards, as well you know, tasked with the protection and preservation of Thavnair's sacred sites.
217213TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_120_513But we have seen our roads shaken and temples defiled by beasts. The material is not always within our ability to protect.
218214TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_125_513What <Emphasis>is</Emphasis> everlasting is our faith─the bonds between our people and the divine. Through the old teachings, we remind ourselves of life's meaning.
219215TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_000_514Yet if we wish to ensure our traditions endure for generations to come, should we not strive to do more than maintain our temples until pilgrims deign to visit? Ah, but I do not wish to tire you with an old man's musings.
220216TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_HASDAHD_000_520Surely there are other ways of ensuring our people remain connected to their heritage and faith...
221217TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_MEHDJINA_100_520All we need is the right idea... Something new our village could offer...
222218TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_000_521Well, well! My words seem to have inspired you─and with the worldly insights you have gained, I am sure any future you envision for Palaka's Stand will be nothing short of remarkable.
223219TEXT_AKTKSA501_04812_YERUVVET_000_522But there is no need to rush. Take some time to speak with the others and make yourselves at home.
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