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< Act 2-13 >
Levin: ...
Levin: Could that... Could that really be true, Ms. Wordsworth? Is Princess Alexia really still alive?
Labyrinthia: It's still a "maybe", at best...
Labyrinthia: But do you recall what Edna said? The last words out of her mouth before she scurried away...
[We see the illustration from when Edna leaned out of the carriage to see the party.]
Labyrinthia: "I'm not going to waste time messing around with some imposter when I've already got the real thing in my hands!"
Clarissa: Oh...!
Labyrinthia: Clarissa, which direction was Edna coming from?
[Clarissa turns.]
Clarissa: I'm pretty sure it was that way.
Labyrinthia: That road leads to one of the abbeys that Edna supervises. Although that particular abbey has fallen completely into ruin.
Levin: But you think that's where the froggy old hag is holding Princess Alexia captive?
Labyrinthia: As I said, it's still a "maybe", at best.
Clarissa: But what about rescuing Princess Katrina?
Labyrinthia: It was Princess Katrina who rescued me from the capital...
Labyrinthia: Her Highness charged me with bringing this ARM to Princess Alexia.
[She holds up the ARM.]
Clarissa: ...
Labyrinthia: My theory might be entirely off-based...but pursuing it is the only way I could ever repay Princess Katrina for what she did for me.
Labyrinthia: Princess Katrina draws hope from her belief that Princess Alexia is still alive.
Labyrinthia: For her sake as well as ours, I would like to suggest that we rescue Princess Alexia before we return to the capital.
Clarissa: ...
Clarissa: If that's Princess Alexia's ARM, would you please let me be the one to give it to her?
Clarissa: There are so many things I have to say to Princess Alexia...so I'd like to give her that, too.
Labyrinthia: ...
Labyrinthia: I understand... Very well.
[Clarissa takes the ARM. On the world map, a link forms to White Devil Plains, and then to Sundome Abbey Ruins, marked with a red !. Upon arriving there, Ragnar looks around.]
Ragnar: This is the last searchable building inside these ruins...
They must have cleaned the place out pretty thoroughly.
Levin: Not only is Princess Alexia not here...but neither is anyone else. Are you sure you had this right, Ms. Wordsworth?
Labyrinthia: Well, who knows...? Just because we can't find her doesn't mean she isn't here.
Levin: ...?
[They're interrupted when a large number of zombified men in coats and hats appear.]
Clarissa: --Monsters!
Felius: They had a summoning trap set up in here!
Raganr: When there's smoke, there's fire, as they say. If they hadn't gone overboard like this, we might have just gone on our way...
Levin: Hah...I should've figured. This is exactly the sort of thing that froggy old hag would've come up with.
Clarissa: We'll need to go through ehre with a fire-toothed comb.
Labyrinthia: And that makes it all the more important we survive this. Wouldn't look very impressive otherwise.
All right, everyone, get ready...!
=D.E.R.=
Labyrinthia: Let's take a look at the Tactical Map we'll be fighting on.
Labyrinthia: We'll be starting here...
Labyrinthia: And the enemy line looks like this.
Labyrinthia: Damnations are undead monsters with the unique ability to burrow underground. They may approach and attack us from unexpected places.
Labyrinthia: That'll be tough to deal with...but on the plus side, they can't burrow through stone floors, meaning they're essentially immobile on top of them.
Labyrinthia: These Damnations will be tough to track...but if we can restrict their range of motion, that'll cut their threat in half.
[The battle ends when all enemies have been defeated.]
-Council Chamber-
Charlton: Well, Piedras? Your pursuit of Chevalet Blanc seems to be taking longer than anticipated...
Piedras: ...
Chelle: Piedras Blancas responds thusly:
Chelle: "There is no cause for concern, Charlton Blunt. The eyes, ears, and noses of every beast in the realm are tracking the targets' every move."
Charlton: I have no concerns about your ability to track them. It is the termination of Chevalet Blanc that seems to be running behind schedule.
[Edna walks in, smirking.]
Charlton: So you've returned, Edna?
Charlton: I won't ask what you were off doing by yourself. But please try not to get in our way.
Edna: Grandiose is ever, I see. How I've missed your swagger during my time away!
Edna: So you exposed the sham princess's true indentity and found a convenient way to off Hrathnir.
I suppose you're feeling pretty good about yourself right now, hmmm?
Charlton: ...
[She turns to see Piedras and Chelle and frowns.]
Edna: And it seems you got so carried away, you've begun indulging yourself in some rather questionable things...
Edna: The former majesty of Elesius Castle has been replaced by the stench of dogs on a rainy day. I suppose I have these two to thank for that?
Piedras: ...
Chelle: ...
Charlton: The Zortroa Kinship are the hounds that we've set upon the imposter princess and her Chevalet Blanc army.
Edna: Then I hope they can get the job done. Now that the imposter has been exposed, it's embarrassing to still have her wandering around.
Charlton: Naturally. That's why we have them tracking Chevalet Blanc's movements.
Charlton: At the moment, instead of progressing towards the capitol, Chevalet Blanc seems to be garrisoning their troops near the Sundome Abbey ruins.
If we send the Zortroa to fight them there...
Edna: The Sundome Abbey ruins?! You said they went there?!
Charlton: ...
Edna: Don't let the rebels get anywhere near the abbey ruins!
Edna: And don't send your hounds there either!
[Charlton frowns.]
Charlton: Why the hysterics, Edna?
Edna: All of the abbeys in Elesius are under my purview!
Edna: I can't allow those insolent rebels, or your freakish hounds, to get anywhere near that abbey!
Charlton: Well, that's something of a contradiction. What do you suggest we do, then?
Edna: I'll hire some Drifters! They'll take care of it! Problem solved!
Charlton: ...
[Edna gnashes her teeth and leaves.]
Piedras: ...
Chelle: Piedras Blancas speaks thusly:
Chelle: "Should we withdraw for now, Charlton Blunt?"
Charlton: Since the abbey is under Edna's purview, I do not possess the authority to defy her demands.
Charlton: For now, we have no choice but to withdraw the kinsmen you've assigned to the hunt.
Piedras: ...
Chelle: "That woman is clearly pursuing an agenda of her own. It is no business of ours how you deal with her, but we have no intention of becoming involved."
Charlton: Then so be it.
Charlton: All I ask is that you do as I instruct. And I expect great things from you.
Charlton: And should those expectations be met, my promise will me honored.
Piedras: ...
Chelle: "We will certainly fulfill our end of the contract."
Chelle: "Since the shameful day that the sun set on our homeland, the kinship has worked at nothing but honing ourselves for combat."
Charlton: So you've discarded the human aspects of yourselves entirely. Since humanity is weak, I suppose that much is inevitable. It is hardly a moving sentiment.
Piedras: ...
Chelle: "Do not forget, Charlton Blunt. Though we may stand as allies in this fight, the grudge we bear towards Elesius is far older, and far stronger."
Chelle: "Should you fail to honor your commitment, the Zortroa Kinship would not hesitate for a moment before setting their fangs to tear out your throat."
Charlton: I shall endeavor to remember that I hold a dangerous blade.
-Sundome Abbey Ruins-
[Clarissa looks around.]
Clarissa: It has to be around here somewhere...
Levin: This is it! Over here, Clarissa!
[Clarissa runs to them. A cut-in shows Felius moving a large tile in the floor, revealing a set of stairs leading underground.]
Ragnar: And here's our proof... It's pretty clear now that this is no normal abbey.
Felius: If they're keeping the Princess Royal here, her cell would likely be this way...
Labyrinthia: Your Highness... Please hold on just a little while longer...
Clarissa: All right, everyone... Let's go rescue Princess Alexia!
[The screen fades to black and the player is prompted to save.]