Scalding Sands - Camel Bazaar
Vendor
You stay where you are, thieves!I'm reporting you to the police!
Hey, let's all calm down. Stealing wasn't my intention in the slightest... Ooh, I know!
Come with me to the Asim residence. We'll have this sorted out in—
Wait! Don't turn them in yet!
Sir, these are friends of mine. I'll pay for their drinks.
Vendor
Oh, really? Fine, whatever. I don't care as long as SOMEONE pays.
I'm sorry for the trouble my companions caused.
Vendor
Hmph! You'd better keep an eye on your "friends" from now on.
Phew... At least we avoided causing a scene. Idia put in a call to Ortho, and he gave me some local currency to use.
Thanks for that, Silver! You saved us!
Whew, what a scare. I tried to warn you...
This is strange. Nobody in Silk City has ever told me to pay for something before.
Geez, this goes beyond being ultra-rich. They treat you like a king here...
I've known the guy at that drink stall for ages, too. What's happened to him?
Kalim, this may not look any different from reality, but remember that it's still a dream. Things can be completely different here from how they are in reality.
Oh, right. The way things were in my dream was nothing like reality either...
I guess Jamil's dream is twisted in some way like mine was, huh? But why would people in town not know who I am in Jamil's dream?
Vil's feeling a lot better. Let's meet back up and look for places where Jamil might be.
We can start by checking my place. Jamil's place is on our grounds.
Scalding Sands - Former Site of Kalim's Home
Wh... This can't be right...
MY HOUSE IS GONE!
The main building, the annexes, Jamil's home, they're all gone! Where'd everybody go?!
There ain't a single blade of grass, either.
Local Resident
You folks tourists?
Yes. We came to see the Asim palace...
Local Resident
Oh, the Asim palace? It had a change in ownership years back, and the new owner had it relocated to high ground on the outskirts of town.
They had it RELOCATED?!
Do you know the current whereabouts of the family who used to live there?
Local Resident
Beats me. Last I heard, they had to give up their house after their business failed... But I don't know the details.
Local Resident
The one who bought up the place might know more.
Thank you for sharing that. Let's check out where the palace was relocated.
Right.
I'm getting a bad feeling about this...
You're not the only one, Vil
My home really did get relocated to higher ground!
Wait, now that I'm looking at it... It looks like the exterior's been repainted too.
What did it look like originally?
I'll project an image I found online.
The roofs have gone from teal to red.
You're right. I see other differences as well.
Guard A
Hey! What are you kids doing here? This is a private residence. If you're up to no good, I WILL call the police—ah, wait.
Guard A
Never mind. Now I recognize you, Kalim! It's almost time for Mr. Viper to go to school. Why aren't you dressed yet?
Jamil? Jamil is here?!
Guard A
What kind of question is that? This is where Jamil lives...
Scalding Sands - Jamil's Home
So the one who bought up Kalim's home was...
Guard A
Mr. Viper's father, the head of the Viper family. He was kind enough to buy this manor from the Asims when they were in sore need of money.
Guard A
The Vipers used to work for the Asims, but now they're the richest family in Silk City!
Guard A
Kalim, you should be grateful to the Viper family for helping yours when you could barely put food on the table.
Um... Sure...?
So in essence, Kalim is no longer the heir to a wealthy family in this dream. That explains why the man at the bazaar called him a thief.
SFX
*horns start blaring in the distance*
Huh? I hear music coming from somewhere.
Look! There's an elephant emerging through the front gates at the head of a whole parade.
Wait a minute. See that guy riding that elephant? Isn't that...
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