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Briarland - Campground
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I think that's enough crying, Sebek. I agree that it's sad, but it won't do you any good to have puffy eyes tomorrow. |
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I'm not sad! I'm FURIOUS! If not for these humans... These Silver Owls... Our liege would have his father! As far as we know, our liege has no parents. Lady Maleanor may be alive here, but she's gone in the present! |
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Why did our liege have to lose his parents?! ANSWER ME, SILVER! |
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...Don't take this out on me. |
| I get how it must feel, but... | I wish we could do more, but... |
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I can't stand being a bystander any longer. For my liege's sake, I must join Lilia in protecting Lady Maleanor with my life! |
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Again, Sebek, this is a dream. Nothing here is real, and nothing you do here will change reality. |
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Then... Then... Can we not simply stay here? |
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Are you kidding?! The whole reason we came here was to wake up! |
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If we don't go back to reality, our liege will be able to live with his mother once he's born here. And you can live with Lilia. What more could we ask for?! |
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...! That's not... I mean... |
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Mrah?! There's a buncha black goop comin' up! |
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Darkness. It must have picked up on Sebek's emotions and come to send us into deeper slumber. Sebek, draw your weapon! Don't let the darkness take you! |
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If I stay here...my liege will be... |
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SEBEK! |
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The darkness just took him! |
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We can still get him back out! MC, Grim, help me out! |
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Sheesh, why's this guy gotta be such a handful?! |
Battle!
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Briarland - Campground
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Hey, Silver! You got somethin' glowing under your shirt! |
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What's this? The ring Father gave me? |
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This darkness stuff is shrinkin' back from the light! |
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I can feel power coming from the ring. What is this...? |
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Who cares what it is?! Get rid of this stuff, quick! |
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Right. Light! Banish the darkness! |
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Sebek popped back out! |
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Sebek! Are you all right?! |
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Urgh... What happened? |
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You were goin' on about wantin' to stay in this dream. Then the darkness came and swallowed you up. |
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Oh... I see... |
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Sebek, you're right that if we stayed here, we could live without sorrow. But even so... We have to get out of this dream. Otherwise, what would happen to our sleeping schoolmates? Or your family? And most of all... What would happen to Malleus, crafting these dream worlds in complete solitude?! |
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...! But when Lilia wakes up from this dream, he'll be... |
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He'd want to anyway. I know Father would advise against what Malleus is doing right now. |
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Yes... I don't doubt it. |
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A retainer isn't there to simply be a yes-man to their liege. Sometimes it's important to speak out against them. Surely Father taught you that, right? |
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...Yes, Silver. You're right. All this time, I've been second-guessing my choice to oppose my liege. The look in his eyes as he glared at me with fury and sorrow... It haunts me. I still question if staying this way would make my liege happier... But... My dream! My wish! To be our liege's finest retainer of all! That is a dream that cannot come true within another dream. The man that I respect and devote my life to serving is our real-world liege. He walks with Lilia, bearing the loneliness of his lack of parents... He loves gargoyles, ruins, and frozen treats... He is the soon-to-be ruler of Briar Valley... Yet he wears the same uniform as the rest of us commoners, and attends Night Raven College alongside us... I have but one liege, and he is in the real world! Never again shall I let myself be absorbed in a dream! On my honor, I shall return to our real-world liege! I shall not second-guess myself again. Is that clear, Silver?! |
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...Heh. That's the Sebek I know. You'd better not break your word on that. |
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Hmph! I need no warnings from you! *sniffle* |
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Guess he's got enough spirit to start yellin' again. |
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I'm sorry you had to see that, direbeast. No... Grim. And you, MC. My apologies for the embarrassing display. |
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Mrah? You actually apologized for somethin'? What's next, pigs flyin'? |
| We'll all work together to get through this! | Whoa, you called me by my name? |
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I... I'm going to bed now! The rest of you had better follow suit! GOOD NIGHT!!! |
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Why's he gotta go yellin' this late at night?! G'night! |
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It's his way of hiding his embarrassment and expressing gratitude. He may come off as abrasive, but he's actually very caring. I hope you'll keep getting along with him. |
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Myeh heh heh. Maybe if he doesn't get an attitude. *yawn* All that hikin' and fightin's worn me out. I'm going to sleep too. G'night! |
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Good night. |
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| Something wrong? | Something bothering you? |
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For one brief moment, what Sebek said made me waver. I started to believe if I stayed in this dream, Father and Malleus could both be happy... |
| But we can't... | I get how it must feel, but... |
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Don't worry, I know. But if I do start clinging to a dream and it looks like the darkness will take me... Please stop me, MC. |
| Absolutely. | I'll punch you if I have to. |
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...Thank you. It gets chilly at night when the days are clear here. Make sure to keep yourself warm. Good night. |
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It's time to leave! Pack up and—whoa! |
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Good morning... |
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Why are your eyes so puffy? Did you get stung by something? |
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No, sir. Don't mind me. It's just a bit of swelling. |
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Well...if you say so. We can't keep a sick person with our troops! |
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It's finally time to enter Silver Owls turf. |
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We could travel east through the Scarlet Plains following the river. That's the shortest route to the stronghold... But there are few places to hide in open fields. We're likely to encounter Silver Owls along the way. There's a smithy that works with mystium a bit to the north of here. It might be good to stop by and get them to do some maintenance work on our magearms. |
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We could also take a detour around Dragontail Peak to search for the missing envoys... Hmm. |
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