Merlinus x Lugh

## Merlinus x Lugh
\f[5|Merlinus]\f[2|Lugh]
\s[5]
Thank you for helping me out\n
with the supplies, Lugh. I\n
really appreciate it.|

\s[2]\e[2|1]
It's no problem, Mister Merlinus.|

\s[5]
... Say, you remind me of someone\n
I had helping me with the supplies\n
a while back... Vibrant young girl.|

\s[2]\e[2|0]
Oh?|

\s[5]
Indeed... I quite enjoyed her company,\n
despite how much of a nuisance she was\n
at the start.\b[5|2] I wonder where she is now...|

\s[2]\m[2|2]
W-wait, I'm a nuisance?|

\s[5]\b[5|0]
Hmm? No, no. You remind me of\n
her because you look like her.|\e[5|1]\n
Hah! Given the amount of time\n
that's passed, you could even\n
pass as her own child.|

\s[2]
... Mister Merlinus... What was her name?|

\s[5]\e[5|0]
The girl? Hmm...\b[5|2] It's been quite a\n
while... If I recall, she used to\n
call me and another man something...|\n
Blast, if my memory was better...|

\s[2]
Uh... Uncle?|

\s[5]\b[5|0]\m[5|5]
Yes! That's right! Uncle Merlinus!\n
Nino, that was her name.|

\s[2]
... I was afraid you'd say that.|

\s[5]
What's with the sullen look, son?|

\s[2]
I think you met my mother...|
\s[-2]

## Merlinus x Lugh B
\f[5|Merlinus]\f[2|Lugh]
\s[5]
Ah... Lugh. I'm sorry, I didn't\n
know Nino was your mother...|

\s[2]
It's nothing you did, Mister Merlinus.|\n
You just seem so happy to talk\n
about her, and I only know her\n
by name as the woman who left us.|

\s[5]
Right... I... I'm sorry.|

\s[2]
You were close with her, right?\n
Do you have any idea where she is?|

\s[5]
No... After we parted ways some\n
twenty years ago, I never heard\n
from her. She was illiterate.|\n
Makes keeping in touch difficult.|\n
I do remember her talking about\n
'Uncle Jan'... Oh! The Black Fang!|

\s[2]
Huh?|

\s[5]
That's right, Nino was... part of a\n
league of assassins. That could be\n
why she left you and your brother.|\n
To keep you safe from her past.|

\s[2]
My mother... was an assassin?\n
This doesn't make any sense...|

\s[5]
I'm not trying to excuse her actions,\n
she could have always come to Pherae.|\n
I'm certain Lord Eliwood would have\n
done everything to protect her from\n
any potential bounty hunters...|

\s[2]
... Sorry... Can we... talk about this later?|

\s[5]
Oh! Yes, I'm sorry. I believe I rambled\n
on much longer than anticipated.\n
Hopefully this helped with your\n
questions about Nino, though.|

\s[2]
Yes... A bit.|
\s[-2]

## Merlinus Lugh A
\f[2|Lugh]\f[5|Merlinus]
\s[2]\b[2|1]
Mister Merlinus...|

\s[5]
Lugh! Have you been crying? What happened?|

\s[2]
I... Do you think she's... you know...|
\s[-2]

\m[5|4]\w[5]
\s[4]
Now, son, there's no use in asking\n
questions like that. The answer is\n
only going to bring you more pain.|

\s[2]
B-but... I have to know...\n
Is she gone... or does she\n
just not care about us...|

\s[4]
I don't know if she's gone, but\n
the Nino I knew would never\n
abandon family without a reason.|\n
If she lost her life... We'll\n
cross that bridge when we get there.|\n
But until then! We will look for\n
her together, once this war is over.|

\s[2]
R-really? You would do that...?|

\s[4]
Of course. Like I said, she probably\n
left you behind to keep you safe from\n
people who were after her head.|\n
Being part of an assassin agency\n
is far from a safe line of work.|\n
But knowing her, I'll bet she's\n
still out there, counting the days\n
until she can come home to you.|

\s[2]\b[2|2]
... That's a nice thought...\n
Me, Raigh, Mom, and Uncle Merlinus...|

\s[4]\m[4|4]
N-not you too... Sigh... I suppose\n
like mother like son. I will be your\n
Uncle Merlinus as long as you need.|
\s[-2]