ffxiv-datamining/csv/custom/008/CtsOpn70WanderingMinstrel_00897.csv

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5	1	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_001	Have you come here to share a heroic yarn with me, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>? Please, do go on─you have my rapt attention.
6	2	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_Q1_000_001	What story will you share?
7	3	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_MENU_CANCEL	Nothing.
8	4	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_002	Oh, have you come just to say hello? I appreciate the gesture, to be sure, just as I appreciate that you are a busy <If(PlayerParameter(4))>woman<Else/>man</If>. Even so, I do hope you find time in the future to regale me with a tale or two.
9	5	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_003	...Ah, I understand. You have no tales worth telling─yet, that is. I know for certain 'tis but a matter of time until you are thrust into the heart of matters most dramatic.
10	6	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_004	Fortunately, the denizens of this city are great lovers of tall tales and thrilling verse. They simply cannot hear enough of your exploits, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! Thank you for being my ever-dependable muse.
11	7	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_005	So, what have you brought for me today?
12	8	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_006	You did battle with Valigarmanda!? The tural vidraal of legend, dubbed the Skyruin, who ruled the heavens by beak and talon. Many are the legend of this beast among beasts, but I would wager the telling of your battle is more thrilling than the most harrowing tales!
13	9	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_007	By the hands of a devious scoundrel was the seal put in place by Gulool Ja Ja broken, and thus was the living calamity unleashed again upon the world...only to be struck down by Wuk Lamat and her mighty companion!
14	10	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_008	This glimpse into the events of the rite of succession shall provide me with more than enough inspiration for my next song. Thank you for sharing it with me, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>.
15	11	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_009	By the by, do you know the meaning of the term “tural vidraal”?
16	12	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_010	In the language of the Mamool Ja, it means “that which clings to the earth.” A fitting description for beings powerful enough to claim an entire continent as their territory. And Valigarmanda was said to be the most formidable among them.
17	13	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_011	Though you emerged victorious, the fiend was but recently roused from slumber. What do you suppose would have happened had Valigarmanda been given sufficient time to regain its strength?
18	14	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_012	Hah, such questions are why we have imaginations, yes? And imagine I shall... The mightiest heroes of Etheirys matched against the full fury of Valigarmanda. A story for the ages!
19	15	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_020	So, what have you brought for me today?
20	16	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_021	Ah, the final moments of the former Dawnservant's firstborn. His story gives rise to a complex mixture of emotions, and it would be insulting to call it something so trite as an adventurous tale.
21	17	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_022	As the only true son of Gulool Ja Ja, he doubtless felt a heavy burden of responsibility to be deemed worthy of succeeding his father. This weight was likely made all the more stifling by the fact he had but one head.
22	18	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_023	And so he sought great power to make up for his perceived shortcomings. Yet he could never quite live up to the expectations he set for himself, and in his blind pursuit, he stepped upon a crooked path...
23	19	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_024	For thirty long years did he keep company with anger in that dome... Yet no amount of anguish can justify the countless lives he stole.
24	20	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_025	You know what I believe, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>? I believe the moment Zoraal Ja killed his own father, whose admiration he fought so hard to win, his life lost all meaning.
25	21	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_026	His sins cannot be forgiven, 'tis true. Yet his story is a tragic one, and I suspect each of us can see parts of ourselves reflected within it.
26	22	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_027	Thank you for sharing it with me. A dark shadow loomed over the rite of succession, and we would do best not to forget he who cast it.
27	23	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_028	While many will view Zoraal Ja as a murderer and tyrant, reducing him to a mindless villain will blunt the impact of the lessons we can learn from his fate. This is a tale that must be told with great care...
28	24	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_030	So, what have you brought for me today?
29	25	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_031	The trials and tribulations of Queen Sphene, who was confronted with many a difficult decision as she sought to protect the citizens of her nation, Alexandria...
30	26	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_032	In that realm, people regard souls as merely a resource. And when they die, the aether of their memories is used to create the Endless, simulacra of the departed that can only be sustained with life force harvested from the living...
31	27	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_033	Being so very different from what we know, such a way of life is difficult for us to accept. Indeed, it seemed only inevitable that you should come into conflict with Sphene.
32	28	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_034	She herself was not among the living, but an entity brought forth to fulfill a certain objective. And therein, I believe, lay the root of this tale's tragedy.
33	29	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_035	Recreated from the noblest of souls though she was, she was helpless to defy the purpose to which she had been bound: protecting the Endless no matter the cost.
34	30	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_036	Thus did she continue on her destructive path, though she knew it led only to a dead end.
35	31	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_037	A question if you may, my friend. Deep in your heart, do you believe that the Sphene whom you met was alive?
36	32	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_Q5_000_001	What will you say?
37	33	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_A5_000_002	She was alive, in her own way.
38	34	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_A5_000_003	Though she was many things, she wasn't alive.
39	35	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_A5_000_004	I'm not sure...
40	36	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_038	So you think that. Even with the knowledge that her existence differed from the living, you hold that she was alive...
41	37	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_039	I see. Indeed, her existence differed greatly from the living. There is no changing that fact.
42	38	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_040	I see. Though her existence differed much from the living, precisely what does it mean to be alive? 'Tis no easy thing to define.
43	39	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_041	I thank you for your honest answer. I shall take it to heart.
44	40	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_042	For my part, whether or not she was possessed of life, I believe that there existed an individual called Sphene, who cared deeply for her people. Who heard the voices of her people, felt as they did, and thought only for their welfare.
45	41	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_043	That is why, at battle's end, she returned as the gentle soul you knew.
46	42	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_044	But here, a thought fills me with dread. What if that soul failed to return, and the fearsome entity she had become continued its relentless onslaught?
47	43	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_045	Might it have succeeded in its objective, and plundered life force from other realities at the cost of untold destruction...? Of such a possibility shall I sing, that we might give thanks for the path we were mercifully spared.
48	44	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_046	By golden light two rulers walked, Their paths in conflict lying.♪ One bound to slay, one sworn to save, They forged ahead untiring.♪
49	45	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_047	The mem'ries of departed days, Endure as fate and fetters.♪ For keepers staunch a blessed warmth, Oblivion for the breakers.♪
50	46	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_SYSTEM_000_98	Chaotic alliance raids pit up to twenty-four adventurers against a fearsome foe who has been made even more powerful than before.
51	47	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_Q2_000_99	Do you wish to unlock the Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic)?
52	48	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_100	Ah, that reminds me. Some days ago, I had the pleasure of meeting your good friend G'raha Tia.
53	49	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_101	He approached me, wondering if he had seen me elsewhere before, and so I told him about my endeavors in verse.
54	50	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_102	Taking an interest in my work, he invited me to join him at Xbalyav Ty'e, where we discussed tales of heroism over tacos and churrasco.
55	51	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_103	'Twas then that he shared a story that is especially close to his heart.
56	52	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_104	The fellowship of NOAH's foray into the Crystal Tower... You played a vital role in it, did you not?
57	53	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_105	Together with more than a score of your fellows, you triumphed over numerous formidable foes to secure the structure.
58	54	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_106	How do you recall the experience, pray? As adventurers typically work in small groups, I daresay it felt quite different to be part of a large contingent.
59	55	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_Q3_000_107	What will you say?
60	56	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_A3_000_108	It was thrilling!
61	57	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_A3_000_109	I may have been a little nervous...
62	58	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_A3_000_110	I just played it by ear.
63	59	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_111	Haha, you truly are fearless, my friend!
64	60	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_112	Truly? I would not have expected that!
65	61	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_113	Hehe, I do favor such an approach myself.
66	62	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_114	Now, I can only speak as an observer, but I imagine it must be uniquely satisfying to sally forth as a member of a great collective to accomplish tremendous feats.
67	63	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_115	And to defeat the dreaded Cloud of Darkness is a tremendous feat indeed.
68	64	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_116	She is a ruler among her kind, occupying the highest rung of the hierarchy of voidsent.
69	65	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_117	Full oft has she left her mark upon mankind's history, not least of all when she forged a pact with Emperor Xande.
70	66	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_118	And according to records, she employed powerful magicks the likes of which defied mortal comprehension.
71	67	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_Q4_000_119	What will you say?
72	68	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_A4_000_120	She did...?
73	69	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_A4_000_121	Didn't she use beams and...more beams?
74	70	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_122	Hmm... It may well be that you saw merely one aspect of the Cloud of Darkness.
75	71	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_123	As I understand it, voidsent are changeable beings, their forms dependent on factors such as the aether at their disposal. Another time, and you may have faced a somewhat different foe.
76	72	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_124	'Tis an intriguing possibility to consider, would you not agree?
77	73	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_125	...So together with your comrade Ryne, you gave rise to a being based upon the Cloud of Darkness?
78	74	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_126	A familiar yet distinct entity shaped by your combined impressions of the voidsent queen...
79	75	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_127	That gives me an idea! I shall compose a song about the <Emphasis>true</Emphasis> Cloud of Darkness as I imagine her, for which I shall draw inspiration from your account!
80	76	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_128	'Tis an intriguing possibility to consider...and it gives me an idea!
81	77	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_129	I shall compose a song about the <Emphasis>true</Emphasis> Cloud of Darkness as I imagine her, for which I shall draw inspiration from your account!
82	78	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_130	Without further ado...
83	79	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_131	When Light and Dark as one become, to oblivion all to cast,♪ A champion dauntless shall arise, to cleave them at the last.♪
84	80	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_132	Into their hands entrusted be, the hopes of all mankind,♪ Upon the wind eternal borne, a bright and shining sign.♪
85	81	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_133	The time is come, so go you forth, unto the battlefield.♪ The final confrontation looms, To test your blade and shield.♪
86	82	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_134	Though it may pale in comparison to facing the Cloud of Darkness, it gave me great satisfaction to compose these verses. And should they give you satisfaction as well, then naught would please me more!
87	83	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_200	So, what have you brought for me today?
88	84	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_201	Well now, that is quite a tremendous tale... If I may, I shall attempt to recount it in my own words, the better to reflect upon the events for song.
89	85	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_202	A century past, the hero Ardbert fought and felled the Ascian Mitron. By the power of Light, the villain's body was transformed into Eden, the first sin eater, who unleashed the Flood of Light that engulfed the First.
90	86	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_203	Despite being locked in a stupor, Mitron mustered the strength to call from the prison that was his vessel, in the desperate hope of reaching his fallen comrade, Loghrif. And reach Loghrif he finally did, in her reincarnated form as the maiden Gaia.
91	87	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_204	From a young age, Gaia had heard Mitron's voice in her mind. She referred to it as “the faerie,” and there were times when it even took over her consciousness.
92	88	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_205	And be it by chance or by fate, Eden's subsequent awakening by Ryne, the Oracle of Light, led to Gaia's appearance in the Empty, where the two maidens first encountered each other.
93	89	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_206	At length, Mitron restored Loghrif's memories in Gaia, and the two Ascians returned once more. But in no small part due to your valor, the worst was prevented from coming to pass...
94	90	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_207	'Tis truly a stirring tale, and no moment of it more so than when Gaia lay on the verge of being erased. How beautiful to imagine that her memories of Ryne served as an anchor that kept her from fading away.
95	91	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_208	Yet as perfectly as that unfolded, I cannot help but wonder what might have happened if something else had gone awry. For instance, in the moment that Ryne roused Eden, what if Mitron had likewise reached out and interfered...?
96	92	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_209	Yes, I believe I have the makings of a song. One that speaks of a future that was not, yet may very well have been...
97	93	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_210	A villain dark a gaol did break, The Light to liberate.♪ A maiden pure her eyes unsure, He sought to change her fate.♪
98	94	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_211	Undying soul a gaol did flee, The Dark to stir awake.♪ A maiden lost to find once more, And good a promise make.♪
99	95	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_212	The First, a reflection that lay on the verge of annihilation by Light... Though I but speculate, many a tale must lie untold that steered its course.
100	96	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_213	As you tell it, the immortal Ascians were behind the calamities that befell the reflections.
101	97	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_214	If so, is it not a possibility that they, too, were responsible for the Flood of Light?
102	98	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_215	The Flood was then forestalled by the Oracle of Light, Minfilia, whose power was inherited by maidens after her. Souls who, by virtue of their gift, were destined to die fighting the sin eaters.
103	99	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_216	Theirs was a cruel path, but I wish to believe that they did not walk it alone. That someone stood with them, who sought to break the tragic wheel of fate.
104	100	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_217	Said someone might have been like them in some ways, yet the complete opposite in others. For instance...a maiden of like age, but who has ties to the Ascians─an Oracle of Darkness.
105	101	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_218	Yes, I believe I have the makings of a song. One that speaks of legacies inherited and destinies reshaped...
106	102	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_300	So, what have you brought for me today?
107	103	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_301	Zelenia Triantafylli, second-in-command of Alexandria's royal knights... Chivalry is a timeless subject, indeed! Long has it been the inspiration for some of our most beloved tales.
108	104	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_302	Stirring epics of heroes who give every onze of their strength to defend their charge. Some recount heart-wrenching tragedies of the disgraced, who live bearing the burden of failure, while others tell of selfless figures who pay the ultimate price for their virtue.
109	105	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_303	These yarns captivate listeners because they venture beneath the celebrated image of the gallant knight, providing a glimpse of a person ordinary and flawed. A person not unlike you or I.
110	106	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_304	And while 'tis plain that as captured in the queen's memory, Zelenia was a devoted subject, hers is certainly a tale driven by more than mere loyalty. After all, a life lived by the sword must inevitably be stained with crimson.
111	107	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_305	The queen viewed her as a stalwart guardian, and ever found comfort behind her imposing form. Yet from that position, Sphene could not see the steely gaze with which Zelenia regarded her foes, nor feel the rage that burned within her heart.
112	108	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_306	And I imagine the chaos of battle, as well, appeared quite differently from each of their perspectives. A fascinating duality, perhaps best illustrated with a song...
113	109	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_307	A steadfast blade she wields for me, Her gaze upon the foe.♪ In mem'ries deep that form engraved, Her knightly pose just so.♪
114	110	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_308	All threats that rise against my liege, With sword and spell struck down.♪ Deservéd death awaits the fools, Who dare assail the crown.♪
115	111	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_309	No rose is without thorns. Zelenia was doubtless an honorable fighter and protector, yet that selfsame honor fueled the merciless fury she unleashed upon the enemies of the royal family.
116	112	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_310	How would you have fared had such fury marked Queen Sphene's memories? Would you have bested Zelenia, or would her thorns have left you bloodied?
117	113	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_400	So, what have you brought for me today?
118	114	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_401	Ah, you speak of Calyx, genius born of a bygone era, and the primal he nourished upon a feast of mortal terror...
119	115	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_402	Powerful was the onset of fear felt by a people who had long escaped death's mournful memories. And powerful was the entity which that fear begat.
120	116	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_403	Yet would Calyx not have nurtured that selfsame dread since the moment of his birth?
121	117	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_404	Was he not fated to succumb to his childhood malady ere he reached his full growth?
122	118	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_405	The chirping insects which lulled him to sleep in the evening. The birdsong which called him awake come the morn... Such sounds must have been as chalk on a slate, marking the passage of his dwindling days.
123	119	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_406	Surely 'twas Calyx himself, more than any other, who nurtured the deepest, darkest fear of death.
124	120	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_407	Dwelling upon that beleaguered heart, I am inspired to sing of the horror it may have spawned...
125	121	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_408	Forget thee not the hand of death, For all shall feel its grip.♪ At queenly feet lay down thy fears, Dark prayer be on thy lip.♪
126	122	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_409	Forget thee not the hand of death, For even Endless end.♪ Where queen awoke stoke thee thy hope, 'Pon heels of Light ascend.♪
127	123	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_500	So, what have you brought for me today?
128	124	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_501	Arkveld, the white wanderer from a faraway world... I daresay that the word “hunt” suffices not to capture your struggle with the creature.
129	125	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_502	Intrigued though am I by the device described in the Felyne's tale, what strikes me most of all is the nature of this Guardian. That is, its predilection for energy.
130	126	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_503	In the animal kingdom, a predator devours other beasts for its survival. Yet Arkveld appeared not to be driven by this fundamental need.
131	127	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_504	Instead, it harbored an extreme obsession for aether─an obsession which saw it slaughter the beasts of Shaaloani to assert dominance over its newfound realm.
132	128	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_505	In response, the Serpentlord rose up to face this interloper, as if the land itself wished to repel a common threat.
133	129	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_506	Without such resistance─and your timely intervention─there is no telling how grave a threat Arkveld might have become.
134	130	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_507	Finding itself in an unfamiliar land, the Guardian merely did what its instincts bade it do. Were I to render such a savage life in verse, it might go thus...
135	131	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_508	In silv'ry coat its body cloaked, From distant world it came.♪ On reddened earth the Guardian roamed, The lives of foes to claim.♪
136	132	TEXT_CTSOPN70WANDERINGMINSTREL_00897_WANDERINGMINSTREL_000_509	In hunger deep was locked this beast, In silv'ry chains entwined.♪ To conquer all its savage fate, New paradise to find.♪