Interlude 1

## Intro 1
\g[Boat]
\f[2|Roy]\f[5|Merlinus]
\s[2]
Merlinus, how much longer before\n
we arrive at the Western Isles?|

\s[5]
We should arrive sometime in the\n
next few days, weather permitting.|

\s[2]
Oh... I have to admit, I'm not\n
used to just... waiting around.|

\s[5]\e[5|1]
I imagine not! Ever since we left\n
Pherae, it has been fight after\n
fight, with little time to rest.|

\s[2]
I suppose I should take advantage\n
of this brief time of respite.|

\s[5]\e[5|0]
I agree. Given this is a merchant ship\n
and not an official naval vessel, we\n
should be able to shop or chase rumors.|

\s[2]
Is that really necessary? We just\n
left Ostia not that long ago.|\n
And what good are rumors exactly?|

\s[5]
True, but who knows what we'll run\n
into with these bandits on the Isles.|\n
As for rumors, they might inform\n
you of life in the Western Isles\n
that could prove useful in the future.|

\s[2]
Hmm... All right, I'll look into both.|
\s[-2]


## Base Events
# Lilina & Cecilia
# Training and such. If Lilina is dead, Roy takes her place.
\g[Room]
\f[2|Lilina]\f[5|Cecilia]
\s[2]
Well? What do you think, General Cecilia?|

\s[5]\e[5|1]
I'm impressed, Lilina. I always\n
knew you had a knack for nature\n
magic, but Light magic is unexpected.|\n
Where did you learn that?|

\s[2]
Well... One of my father's retainers was\n
a cleric from Etruria. When she left,\n
she forgot her tomes and I inherited them.|\n
... I don't think my father realized the\n
tomes were different from my normal ones.|

\s[5]
I suppose to the untrained eye, tomes\n
all look the same, don't they?|

\s[2]\b[2|1]
... Yes, clearly to some...|

\s[5]\e[5|0]
Are you referring to a certain red head?|

\s[2]\m[2|2]\b[2|0]
W-what? No! Why would you ask that?|

\s[5]\e[5|1]
Oh... No reason. But here, I brought this\n
tome for you from my supplies back at home.|

\s[2]
What is it?|

\s[5]\e[5|0]
It's an Arcthunder tome. I know your\n
preference for Nature magic is Thunder,\n
despite how much that pains me...|

\s[2]
I'm sorry! Wind magic is difficult...|

\s[5]
I'm kidding, Lilina, it's fine.|\n
If anything, I have more I can\n
learn from you if you master\n
a different magic type.|

\s[2]
Well... All right then. Thank you.|
\s[-2]

## Arcthunder

# Bors, Barthe, Wendy
# Talk about the updated Triangle Attack
\g[Below Deck]
\f[2|Bors]\f[6|Barthe]\f[5|Gwendolyn]
\s[2]


# Marcus, Merlinus
# Speaking about Roy's progress. If Marcus is dead, no convo.

# Dieck, Wade, Lot
# Talk about life in the Western Isles
\g[Boat]
\r[2]\f[2|Wade]
\s[2]
... ... ...|
\s[-2]

\f[5|Lot]
\s[5]
Figured I'd find you out here.|

\s[2]
I thought I'd be more excited\n
to go back home... But I'm not.|\r[2]\n
I feel tense. Things weren't like\n
this when we left, were they?|

\s[5]
If it was, I certainly don't recall it.\n
It's been a while since we left, though.|

\s[2]\r[2]
Gah... I feel so damn guilty.|
\s[-2]

\f[6|Dieck]
\s[6]
There you two are, I've been looking for you.|
\s[-2]

\r[2]\f[5|nil]\w[5]\f[1|Lot]\o[2]\m[6|5]\w[5]
\s[2]
Oh... Sorry, Captain. I needed\n
to just get away from it all.|

\s[5]
I get it. You two are from here, right?|

\s[1]
Yep. We left a few years back\n
before we got hired by you.|

\s[2]
I just hope it's not as bad\n
as they're saying...|

\s[5]
Well if it is, just know I have\n
your back. I mean that.|

\s[1]
Thanks, Captain.|
\s[-2]