2-4

## Scene 1
\g[Snow Field]
\f[2|Owen]\f[1|Elijah]\f[5|Sawyer]\f[6|Edmund]
\s[2]
Edmund, are you sure you're reading\n
that map correctly? There's just white\n
as far as the eye can see out this way.|

\s[5]
Is summer even a season in Toska?|

\s[1]
It's dark, too. Does the sun not shine here?|

\s[6]
Sometimes, it does not. I have heard\n
tales of places in the far north where\n
the sun does not rise for months.|

\s[5]\m[5|5]
The further north we go, the c-colder\n
it gets... We should make camp.|

\s[6]
That will not be necessary. There is a\n
small village up ahead we can rest at.|

\s[1]
Rest?|

\s[5]
Finally!|
\s[-2]

\f[1|nil]\f[5|nil]
\w[16]

\s[2]
... Are you certain that they'll shelter us?|

\s[6]\b[6|2]
Possibly. It is remote. They have a militia,\n
as all Toskan settlements do...\b[6|0] But, it is far\n
smaller than those of the port towns.|

\s[2]
I imagine that there's little chance\n
they've heard of Chebovir, then.|

\s[6]
Mmm. Rumors in the wind can be\n
spun out of proportion. It would\n
be wise to proceed with caution.|
\s[-2]

\f[1|Sawyer]
\s[2]
We'll have to keep a firm grip\n
on our weapons, but I suppose\n
it's the best chance we have.|
\s[-2]

\m[6|5]\w[4]

\s[5]
... Do you not always keep a\n
hand close to your weapons?|

\s[1]
Well, when you put it like that--|
\s[-2]

\w[8]\r[5]

\s[5]
Hush. We approach the town's guard tower.|
\s[-2]

\m[1|3]\w[8]
\s[3]
Let me handle this. I have a plan.|
\s[-2]

## Tower Thing?
## Scene 2
\g[town2snow]
\f[6|Aliana]\m[6|5]\w[8]
\s[5]
Halt! You don't look like any\n
Toskans I've ever seen. State\n
your names and your business!|
\s[-2]

\f[0|Owen]\m[0|2]\w[16]\f[0|Sawyer]\m[0|1]\w[4]
\s[1]
Greetings! My name is Grif, and this\n
is my friend Lars. We're merchants\n
from a small town in the mountains.|\n
I'm looking to do business in a prosperous\n
nation like Toska to expand my wealth.|

\s[2]
... Our wealth, Grif.|

\s[1]
Semantics.|

\s[5]
Humph! I see no goods for you to sell,\n
only a dozen armed men. Explain yourself!|

\s[1]\e[1|1]
Toska is renowned for its natural\n
resources and enchanting curios!|\n
We're seeking to purchase goods from the\n
whole length and breadth of Toska, as to\n
sell back home for profit of course.|\e[1|0]\n
As for the guards, there have been\n
rumors of strife within these borders,\n
so they are...\b[1|1] an a-added insurance.|
\s[-2]

\m[1|1]\b[1|2]
\s[1]
*Atchoo!*\b[1|0]|
\s[-2]

\s[5]
... Mountains? Fortuitan obviously, given your\n
state. Your new regent has set up a trade embargo\n
against us, you're taking quite the risk here!|

\s[1]\e[1|1]
Haha, risk exactly! As my father always told me:\n
"The greater the risk, the greater the reward!"|\n
And thanks to the embargo, we'll be the only suppliers\n
of Toskan goods in Fortuita! We'll corner the market!|

\s[5]
...See that you give me no trouble, for\n
I am a soldier of the Shield of Toska.|\n
I will not hesitate to strike you down should\n
even the tiniest snowflake be out of place.|
\s[-2]

\r[5]
\s[5]
Guards, open the gates, and confiscate their weapons!|
\s[-2]

\m[1|3]\w[4]

\s[3]
Oh you um, shouldn't do that!\r[5] What if\n
someone were to attack? We'd need our weapons\n
to help defend ourselves... a-and the people!|

\s[5]
If someone attacks us, then\n
you can have your weapons back.|
\s[-2]

\f[5|nil]
\w[16]

\s[3]
(Help me out here, Lars.)|

\s[2]
Refusal will seem suspicious, and running\n
is the last thing we want to do right now.|\n
We'll just have to... "accept the search."|

\s[3]\e[3|1]
Ah! Yes, yes...|
\s[-2]

\w[16]\e[3|0]
\f[6|SniperM-0]\fc[6|Toska]\name[6|Sniper]\m[6|5]\w[8]
\s[5]
All right, hand over your weapons.|
\s[-2]

\m[3|3]\w[32]\m[3|1]\w[8]
\m[2|3]\w[32]\m[3|2]\w[16]
\s[5]
... What kind of tome is this?\n
I can't... What language is this?|

\s[2]\e[2|1]
A merchant's greatest weapon is his\n
mind, this is where I keep all my\n
accounts, written in Velhari's own script.|\n
I'm a fan of ancient languages, you see--|
\s[-2]

\s[5]
Whatever! Enough blabbering!|
\s[-2]

\m[5|4]\w[16]\m[4|5]\w[16]
\s[5]
The rest of you; weapons! Now!|
\s[-2]

\m[5]\m[5|0]\f[0|nil]
\w[16]\e[2|0]
\s[2]
All right, everyone! After\n
this, we will find an inn!|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]\w[16]

\m[1|2]\w[5]

\s[2]
I can't believe you lied like that!\n
You greatest weapon isn't your mind,\n
Owen; it's boredom.|
\s[-2]

\f[5|Owen]
\s[5]
Who? All these years Grif, and you can't\n
even get my name right, come, let's go.|

\s[2]\b[2|1]
Very funny.|
\s[-2]

## Perfect time for the base baybee
## Anyway, scene 3
\g[Inn]
Inside the inn. Sawyer, Edmund, and Owen are seated. Risa is nearby with a group of rando mooks (maybe some random generic classes)
\f[5|Edmund]\f[2|Owen]\f[1|Sawyer]
\s[5]\e[5|1]
I am surprised at your improvisational skills!|

\s[1]\e[1|1]
Heh, well I try--|

\s[5]\e[5|0]
And further shocked the lack of forward\n
planning. We are now trapped in an enemy\n
settlement, and defenseless! Impressive.|

\s[1]\e[1|0]
Correction Edmund, Lars and I still have our tomes.\n
YOU are defenseless, but hopefully not for long.|\n
We sent Elijah and Eagle to find their armory.|

\s[2]
And if we keep quiet, it will\n
be an unnecessary precaution.|
\s[-2]

\s[2]
Now, Edmund: that guard back there mentioned\n
the Shield of Toska. I recall you saying\n
something about them back on the ship.|

\s[5]
I did, yes. It is an elite group within\n
the Toskan military. They answer to the\n
Tsarina, and the Tsarina only.|\n
They are not well known outside of Toska,\n
but the military intelligence in Fortuita\n
is probably aware of them.|\n
However, I cannot answer why one is out\n
in a village so remote. It is unsettling.|

\s[2]
Were there any out in Chebovir?|

\s[5]
I did not see any, no.|
\s[-2]

\s[5]
Governor Kristoff consulted with them\n
occasionally, but that is about the extent\n
of the presence they typically have in Chebovir.|
\s[-2]

\f[6|None]\name[6|Risa]
\s[6]\x[Risa]
Pardon? What's this I hear about Chebovir?|
\s[-2]

\r[5]\w[16]
\f[5|nil]
\f3|Edmund]\o[2]\o[1]
\f[6|nil]\f[7|Risa]\m[7|6]\w[5]
\s[1]
Ah sorry, we're travelling merchants.\n
We were just discussing rumours. Do\n
you know anything about them?|

\s[6]
Well, nothing really. Except, you\n
know, the garrison there was wiped\n
out. Every last man was killed.|\n
Even the governor didn't manage to\n
make it out alive. And, if you can\n
believe it, no one knows who's responsible.|\n
Some say rebels, some say assassins.|

\s[1]
Oh that's terrible! Well, thank\n
you for the info, miss...?|

\s[6]\e[6|1]
I'm sorry, did I not introduce myself?\n
My name is Risa. And these are my friends...|
\s[-2]

\w[16]
## Maybe music change? \event

\f[5|MercenaryM-0]\fc[5|Toska]
\f[4|FighterM-0]\fc[4|Toska]

\s[1]
Ah... Hello...|
\s[-2]

\f[5|nil]\f[4|nil]\w[8]

\s[6]\b[6|2]
It's interesting, a large group of heavily armed\n
'merchants' stroll into my town not a week after\n
an entire Toskan garrison gets slaughtered...|\b[6|0]\n
Which, incidentally, is in a city less\n
than a week's travel away.|

\s[2]
I see word travels fast in this town.\n
We did arrive here from Chebovir, but\n
our band moves much slower than most.|\n
We set off two weeks prior.|

\s[6]\m[6|6]
Hah! Two weeks ago, from Chebovir! I'm\n
impressed you survived the violent blizzard!|
You know, the one that prevented all travel?|\n
Come along, my friends would love to hear more--|
\s[-2]

\m[3|4]\w[4]
\s[4]
I suggest you back away.|

\s[6]
Hey, hey, no need to reach for your weapons...\e[6|0]\n
that you don't have.\e[6|1] We're friends here!|

\s[2]
What?|
\s[-2]

\m[4|3]\w[4]

## Music change! \event

\m[6|5]\e[5|0]\w[4]

\s[5]
In case you haven't noticed, I don't work for\n
the witch who runs the guard tower around here.|\n
Me and my friends here fight for the Toska\n
that should be, not the one that is. If you\n
haven't guessed it, I'm a revolutionary.|

\s[3]
So the rumors were true...|

\s[5]
Now, I'm certain WE didn't slaughter\n
the soldiers in that garrison.|\n
Our order is too small to be that bold,\n
and is locally based here in this town.|\n
However, one of our scouts caught sight\n
of the invaders, and described several\n
men and women that fit your descriptions.|\n
Now, who are you?|

\s[2]
Doesn't matter. All you need to know is that\n
we're here to stop the Tsarina from aiding Arynden.|

\s[5]
Hmm... I expect you to expand upon that later.|\n
Regardless, that makes us have something in\n
common. Now, follow me. There's a hidden room\n
behind a false wall in the wine cellar.|

\s[1]
Do we have a choice?|

\s[5]\e[5|1]
You could resist and bring the might of the Toskan\n
militia on us when they see us fighting, or\n
you could follow me so we can help each other.|\n
Enemy of my enemy, and all that.|

\s[2]
Fine. Edmund, gather the others. Tell\n
them to be on alert, just in case.|\n
I don't want us getting friendly with\n
the Toskan locals to become a habit.|

\s[3]
Right away.|
\s[-2]

## Scene 4
\g[Dungeon]
\r[5]\f[5|SageM-0]\fc[5|Toska]\name[5|Elder]\w[16]
\f[0|Risa]\m[0|2]\w[8]\r[5]\w[8]
\s[5]
Risa? What madness have you wrought this time?|

\s[2]
Oh, stow it, old man. We'll never\n
get anywhere without taking risks.|\n
In case you haven't noticed, we haven't\n
done a damn thing to fight back yet!|

\s[5]
Yes, girl, but there's a fine line\n
between bravery and outright stupidity.\n
Who have you brought with you?|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]\w[6]
\f[6|Risa]
\w[16]
\f[2|Owen]
\s[2]
Call me Owen. This is Sawyer,\f[1|Sawyer]\w[16] Edmund,\f[1|nil]\w[8]\f[1|Edmund]\w[16] and Charles\f[1|nil]\w[8]\f[1|Charles].|\f[1|nil]\n
We wish to stop your country from aiding Arynden.|

\s[5]
I see. Are you planning on joining us?|\n
I will admit that we're in dire need of help,\n
but I can tell that not one of you has a Toskan\n
hair on their head. Except you over there...|
\s[-2]

\f[1|Edmund]
\s[1]
... ... ...|
\s[-2]

\f[1|nil]
\w[8]

\s[5]
Regardless, I demand to know what\n
the lot of you are doing here.|

\s[2]
We're not exactly here to help\n
you overthrow the local militia,\n
if that's what you're wondering.|
\s[-2]
\w[8]

\f[6|nil]\w[4]

\f[1|Charles]
\s[1]
Milord, wouldn't it be in our best\n
interest to help these people?\n
They want the same thing we do.|

\s[2]
As far as I'm concerned, committing ourselves\n
to this group will only slow us down.|\n
They don't have the means of assassinating\n
the Tsarina, nor would it befit us to drag\n
them around the tundra.|

\s[5]\b[5|2]
Tsarina, Tsarina, Tsarina!\b[5|0] It's always\n
the Tsarina with you younger folks.|\n
Despite what you've been told in wherever\n
in the Mists you've come from, our\n
Tsarina is not the head of a snake.|\n
Hers is the largest head alongside\n
thousands of others that make up the\n
hydra that our country has become.|\m[5|5]\n
Do you realize what madness you'd\n
thrust upon us if she was killed?|

\s[2]
A power struggle, I'd imagine. As you've\n
said, she wields the majority of power.|\n
The rest of the country will have no choice to\n
fight over that power, and all the men and weapons\n
available will be used by new, warring factions.|\n
Toska will no longer be able to aid Arynden.|
\s[-2]

\f[6|Edmund]
\s[5]
And what will be the cost of your victory?|

\s[2]\b[2|2]
Thousands. Many of them possibly innocents.|

\s[1]\m[1|1]
A civil war...?\b[1|1] Edmund, I'm so sorry.|

\s[6]\b[6|2]
This was the game you were playing\n
all along, wasn't it, Owen?|

\s[2]\m[2|2]
We have no choice, Edmund! Toska is\n
the first line of defense for an army\n
larger than you can imagine.|

\s[6]\b[6|0]
Fairly easy to say when it isn't your\n
homeland that will suffer in the interim.|

\s[2]
It needs to fall if we're to defeat Arynden!|

\s[6]
Enough. I have already made my choice.\n
So long as you keep to your word during\n
your mission, we have no quarrel.|\n
What happens afterwards... That is\n
something I will tend to.|

\s[2]
Thank you, Edmund. We'll talk later.|

\s[1]
... ... ...|
\s[-2]

\f[1|nil]\f[6|nil]
\w[16]

\s[2]
Now, sir, I can assure you that this\n
is not only necessary, but imperative.|\n
With the Staff of Ages in hand, I have little\n
doubt that King Oberon is going to incite\n
destruction in every corner of the world.|\n
That includes this one.|
\s[-2]

\f[6|Risa]\m[6|6]
\w[4]
\s[6]
Wait, what?! The Staff of Ages was stolen?|\n
I knew that the Aryndese king took down\n
the new Fortuitan queen, but... That must mean...|
\s[-2]

\f[1|Sawyer]
\s[1]
Yes. We're Fortuitan lords.|

\s[2]
The latest in a line of barons as old as Velhari.|

\s[1]
Our mission here is to ensure that Arynden\n
doesn't have the strength to invade my home.|\n
Freeing the Toskan people is an added bonus.|

\s[2]
As far as I can tell, our goals are quite similar.|\n
If you two could lead a secondary force\n
against the capital, you could save many lives.|

\s[1]
So... Are you in? Will you help us?|
\s[-2]
\w[16]

\s[5]\b[5|2]
... ... ...|
\s[-2]

\w[4]
\b[5|0]
\s[5]
No.|
\s[-2]

## Music Change? \event
\w[16]

\m[6|6]\s[6]\e[6|2]
Elder!|

\e[1|2]
\s[1]
Tch.|
\s[-2]
\f[1|nil]
\w[8]

\s[5]\m[5|5]
My word is final! We may be revolutionaries,\n
but we are not fools! The cost is too great,\n
and the task is nigh impossible.|\n
Assassinate Tsarina Laika? Out of the question.|

\s[2]
It will be made possible by necessity.|

\s[5]\b[5|2]
Brash and foolish. A dangerous combination.|\b[5|0]\n
I won't help you, but I won't hinder you\n
either. Kindly leave my village before\n
you invite something worse.|
\s[-2]

\f[1|None]\name[1|???]
\s[1]\x[Aliana]
Heh, heh. It's much too late for that, fools.|
\s[-2]

\r[2]\m[5|5]\w[4]

## Music Change
\event

\f[2|nil]
\f[2|Aliana]\f[1|SniperM-0]\fc[1|Toska]\name[1|Sniper]
\s[2]
We knew dissidents were hiding here, but we\n
decided to wait. Lucky for us, because now I\n
know who's responsible for the Chebovir massacre.|\n
Looks like you were right after all, Corporal.|

\s[1]
I knew it. We should have assumed the Fortuitans\n
were coming as soon as their queen got killed.|

\s[2]
You've done good work. Kindly make sure\n
these dissidents end up dead, would you?\n
There'll be a promotion in it for you!|

\s[1]\e[1|1]
Yes, ma'am!|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]\e[1|0]\w[8]
\m[1|2]
\m[2|2]\w[6]
\s[2]
Soldiers, storm the cellar!|
\s[-2]

\f[1|CavalierM-0]\fc[1|Toska]
\s[5]
We need to surrender! Defeating her\n
hand-picked guard is nigh impossible!|

\s[6]
Enough of this! Elder, get behind me--|
\s[-2]

\m[6|6]\w[4]

## (Gale attack.mp4)
\event

\m[1|1]\w[4]
\s[1]
Arghh!|
\s[-2]

\m[2|3]\r[3]
\s[3]
How!?|

\s[6]
What?|
\s[-2]

\f[6|nil]\f[5|nil]
\w[5]
\r[3]
\f[5|Owen]\f[6|Sawyer]\w[4]
\f[1|Aliana]
\s[5]
As my friend said: "A merchant's greatest weapon\n
is his mind." You should try using yours sometime.|

\m[1|2]\w[4]
\s[1]
Mages!? Dammit corporal, I told\n
you to confiscate their arms!|
\s[-2]

\f[1|None]\name[1|Soldier]
\s[1]\x[SoldierM-0]
M'am! Enemies from the rear,\n
we're being boxed in!|

\s[3]
What, how? Alright, you hold them off!|
\s[-2]

\f[3|nil]\f[1|nil]
\w[6]
\r[2]
\s[2]
Wait ma'am! Plea--|

\m[4|Risa]\m[4|3]\w[8]
\sound[Hit_Kill]

\s[2]\m[2|2]
Augh!!|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]
\w[8]

\r[3]\s[3]
After her! We can't let her get beyond the\n
town walls! There's no way we'll be able\n
to keep up with her in the snow drifts!|
\s[-2]

## Pre-map
\f[6|Aliana]\m[6|3]\w[8]
\s[3]\r[3]
Curses... they've taken out my guard already?|\n
Listen up, you lot! I'll pass Governor Kristoff's\n
message on to the other provinces immediately!|\r[3]\n
You must not allow those Fortuitans to catch me!|
\s[-2]
\f[3|nil]\w[8]

## Warp to Lee?
\f[1|Lee]\s[1]
Fortuitans, eh? It's been a while...|
\s[-2]

## Scene
\f[1|Eagle]\f[2|Elijah]
\s[1]
Edmund, Charles!|
\s[-2]

\f[5|Edmund]\f[6|Charles]
\s[6]
Our weapons? You found the\n
armory! Th-thanks Eagle!|
\s[-2]

\f[5|nil]\f[6|nil]
\w[8]

\f[4|Risa]\f[5|Owen]\f[6|Sawyer]\e[6|1]
\s[6]
Eagle I could kiss you right now,\n
but it will have to wait! This is\n
Risa, she is a Toskan revolutionary.|

\s[1]
Risa? You should protect your\n
townspeople, we can handle this.|

\s[4]
Nah, they can take care of themselves.\n
This is where the real stuff is happening.\n
I've never fought a Shield of Toska before.|\n
And I want them to pay for what\n
they've done to this country.|

\s[1]
This is your first time fighting one?\n
Surely you understand how they act in\n
battle. What's our strategy?|

\s[4]
We need to take out Aliana. Once she's down,\n
the other soldiers will likely scatter.|

\s[5]
I had a similar thought. Now,\n
we're wasting time here.|\n
Elijah, would you care for the honors?|

\s[2]
Ahem. We fight in the cold and dark,\n
but we shall bring the light to where\n
it is not! Everyone, after that mage!|
\s[-2]

## Wind Sword Village?
\g[House]
\f[1|Visitor]\m[1|2]\w[4]
\f[5|Man4Villager]\name[5|Villager]
\s[5]
You're with the rebellion, right?|\n
Here, take this. My family's been hiding\n
it for generations, but if it helps you\n
guys out, it'd be better in your hands.|\n
I'm much too afraid to do anything else!|
\s[-2]

## Master Seal House
\g[House]
\f[6|Visitor]\m[6|5]\w[4]
\f[2|Woman4Villager]\name[2|Villager]
\s[2]
Dear, it's so cold outside! Come in\n
for a hot drink. Oh, what's that?|\n
You're busy? Well, take my tea-kettle,\n
then. I wrapped it specially for you.\n
Go on, don't be shy. I insist.|
\s[-2]

\s[2]
What do you mean it's not a tea kettle...?\n
Of course it is. Now, stop asking questions\n
and drink up, won't you?|
\s[-2]

## House 1
\f[5|Man2Villager]\name[5|Villager]
\f[1|Visitor]\m[1|2]\w[4]
\s[5]
You see? You see?! I knew no good\n
would come from a rebellion.|\n
The Tsarina's forces will burn this\n
town to the ground. See her?|
\s[-2]

\f[6|Woman2Villager]\w[16]
\s[5]
She's all I have left of her\n
mother. And now you do-gooders\n
are going  to get us all killed!|\m[5|5]\n
Why can't you just leave things alone?|
\s[-2]

## House 2
\f[2|Woman1Villager]\name[2|Villager]
\f[6|Visitor]\m[6|5]\w[4]
\s[2]
Oh, thank you. I don't know who you\n
are, but you're fighting the Tsarina.|\n
That must be a good thing. I've lost\n
a husband and a brother to that\n
witch's infernal war machine.|\n
Go stop them; once and for all!|
\s[-2]

## Talk Risa Edmund
\f[6|Risa]\m[6|4]\w[4]
\s[4]
Loyalist scum! Die!|
\s[-2]

\f[3|Edmund]\m[3|2]\w[4]
\s[2]
Hold, hold, I'm on your side!\n
I'm with Owen, remember?|
\s[-2]

\m[4|5]\w[4]
\s[5]
Oh, right. Sorry.\e[5|1] Heat of the battle, and all.|

\s[2]\b[2|1]
You should take more care to point\n
your lance in the right direction.|\b[2|0]\n
And you should adjust your attitude,\e[5|0]\n
too. You are speaking to a fellow\n
Toskan, after all.|

\s[5]
Yes, but I'm no loyalist, like\n
you were just the other day.|\n
It's the likes of you people\n
that bleed our country dry!|

\s[2]
Says one soldier to the other. I joined\n
the military because I thought it the\n
right thing to do to protect Toska.|\n
I do not like Owen's plan, seeing as it\n
will put innocents in the line of fire,\n
but it's better than dying for the Tsarina.|\n
I have made my decision, and I intend\n
to hold true to it.|

\s[5]
... Well, if you're helping us, prove it!\n
I don't want to have to pick up your slack.|
\s[-2]

\r[5]\m[5|6]\w[4]
\f[6|nil]

\b[2|2]\w[16]
\s[2]
... That one has discipline problems.|
\s[-2]

## Talk Charles Owen
\f[2|Charles]\f[5|Owen]
\s[2]
I don't feel right about this,\n
Owen. I know this fight is\n
necessary, but still...|

\s[5]
You shouldn't feel good. It's\n
natural to think that way.|

\s[2]
What do you mean by that?|

\s[5]
What we're doing here is by\n
no means virtuous. But for\n
Fortuita's sake, it's necessary.|\n
We just have to focus on not\n
getting corrupted by it.|

\s[2]\b[2|2]
 'And if you gaze long into an abyss,\n
the abyss also gazes into you.'|

\s[5]
Well said, Charles. Where did you hear that?|

\s[2]\b[2|0]
Oh, it's... just a doggerel of poetry.|
\s[-2]

## Talk Marques Darius
\f[2|Marques]\w[8]\r[5]\f[5|Darius]
\s[2]
Hey there, buddy.|

\r[5]\s[5]
... ... ...|

\s[2]
Can I bounce something off of\n
you? I've been thinking, lately.|

\s[5]
... Yes.|

\s[2]
Thanks. You ever wonder\n
why we're out here?|

\s[5]
... No.|

\s[2]
You don't? Look, I get what we're\n
doing. We're helping Owen and everything.\n
But why? Is this really our fight?|

\s[5]\r[5]
... ... ...|

\s[2]
I mean, I suppose we helped him\n
take out Seneca. But we could have\n
easily walked away and gone home.|\n
And yet, we're still here.|

\s[5]
... Look.|

\s[2]\m[2|2]
H-huh? ... Oh. Look at all those enemy\n
soldiers! I think I get it, now. He\n
needs us to help him with this.|\r[5]\n
No way he'd be able to go it alone.\n
And in a way, I guess we need him, too.|\n
Especially after all this time\n
we've spent together.|

\s[5]
... Yes.|

\s[2]\e[2|1]
Thanks, pal. Now, let's go chase\n
down that mage! Maybe there'll be\n
some loot around here, too!|
\s[-2]

\f[2|nil]
\e[5|1]
... ... ...|
\s[-2]

## Talk Sawyer Eagle
\f[2|Eagle]\m[2|3]\w[4]
\s[3]
Milord! Be careful!|
\s[-2]

\f[5|Sawyer]
\s[5]
Ah! Eagle I had him! Go after\n
their leader, I'll be fine!|
\s[-2]

\m[3|2]\w[4]
\s[2]
You would have perished at the\n
tavern had I not intervened.\n
We shall chase her together.|

\s[5]
I don't pay you to be clingy\n
Eagle, what's gotten into you?|

\s[2]\m[2|2]\e[2|2]
Me? Next time you want someone to\n
do an espionage mission, ask Kane.|\n
Anything could have happened to\n
you in there, and I would not\n
have been able to stop it.|

\s[5]
Eagle, do you doubt your own abilities?|

\s[2]\m[2|2]
Of course not! But how can--|

\s[5]
And I should think so! You were given\n
warning, instruction and performed your\n
duties perfectly. So what's the problem?|

\s[2]\b[2|2]\e[2|0]
... ... ...|

\s[5]
You are the best retainer I could have\n
ever asked for. And if you ever doubt\n
yourself again, I'll be quite upset.|\n
Do you understand?|

\s[2]
... First you offer to kiss me,\n
and now this? Lord Sawyer, are\n
you feeling alright?|

\s[5]
What? Oh, the cold must be getting to me...|scroll\m[5|5]\n
Ahem! Why are you still here? After her!|

\s[2]
Understood!|
\s[-2]
\m[2|3]\w[4]\f[3|nil]
\w[16]

\s[5]
*Sniff* Ah... I should really see a healer.|
\s[-2]

## Recruit Lee (Owen)
\g[Village]
\f[6|Owen]\m[6|5]\w[4]
\s[5]
Wait a moment... Lee? Is that you?|
\s[-2]

\f[1|Lee]\m[1|2]\w[4]
\s[2]
Aha! So you're the one who's been\n
thrashing up my friends! Eat fire!|

\m[5|5]\s[5]
Wait! Lee, it's me! Owen!|

\s[2]\m[2|2]
H-huh...? Wow... It really is you, isn't it?\n
You have some nerve just waltzing up into\n
Toska and killing all these people, you know.|\n
What are you even doing here?|

\s[5]
I should be asking you the same\n
question. Since when were you in Toska?|

\s[2]
I was sent to get intel for Sebby--\m[2|2]\n
Erm, that is to say, Sebastian.|\n
You know, pick some stuff up here and\n
there, figure out how to make some\n
fancy tomes for Fortuita to use.|\n
What else would I be doing out in\n
this frozen wasteland?|
\s[-2]

\w[16]

\s[2]
... Speaking of, did something happen\n
to Sebastian? I haven't received any\n
messages from him recently.|

\s[5]
... ... ...|

\s[2]
Not to mention that I've been getting some weird\n
rumors about a civil war. Laughable stuff.|\e[2|1]\n
Get this: apparently, Princess Belle took\n
the throne from Seneca, of all people!\n
Everyone knows that Kalvesta is the queen.|\n
Pretty crazy Toskan propaganda, right?|

\s[5]
Erm... I'll explain everything\n
later. Help us for now.|

\s[2]\e[2|0]
What? No! I'll blow my cover. Not to mention\n
that these people are SUPPOSED to trust me!|\n
And I made some friends, too! Do you KNOW\n
how hard it is to make friends with Toskans?!|

\s[5]
If we don't kill your entire squad, I\n
blow my cover. Sacrifices need to be made.|

\s[2]
Fine, fine... I suppose I was going to\n
have to leave them all at some point,\n
anyway. Let's go crack some skulls.|
\s[-2]

## Recruit Lee (Sawyer)
\g[Village]
\f[6|Sawyer]\m[6|5]\w[4]
\s[5]
Huh? What on earth are YOU doing here?|
\s[-2]

\f[1|Lee]\m[1|2]\w[4]
\s[2]
Aha! So you're the one who's been\n
thrashing up my friends! Eat fire!|

\s[5]
Lee! Give it a rest. It's me, Sawyer!|

\s[2]\m[2|2]
H-huh...? Wow... It really is you, isn't it?\n
You have some nerve just waltzing up into\n
Toska and killing all these people, you know.|\n
What are you even doing here?|

\s[5]
Well currently, we're waltzing into\n
Toska, and killing all these people.|\n
What are you doing here?|

\s[2]
I was sent to get intel for Sebby--\m[2|2]\n
Erm, that is to say, Sebastian.|\n
You know, pick some stuff up here and\n
there, figure out how to make some\n
fancy tomes for Fortuita to use.|\n
What else would I be doing out in\n
this frozen wasteland?|
\s[-2]

\w[16]

\s[2]
... Speaking of, did something happen\n
to Sebastian? I haven't received any\n
messages from him recently.|

\s[5]
Uhh...|

\s[2]
Not to mention that I've been getting some weird\n
rumors about a civil war. Laughable stuff.|\e[2|1]\n
Get this: apparently, Princess Belle took\n
the throne from Seneca, of all people!\n
Everyone knows that Kalvesta is the queen.|\n
Pretty crazy Toskan propaganda, right?|

\s[5]
... It's best if you just help us\n
out, Owen will explain later.|

\s[2]\e[2|0]
What? No! I'll blow my cover. Not to mention\n
that these people are SUPPOSED to trust me!|\n
And I made some friends, too! Do you KNOW\n
how hard it is to make friends with Toskans?!|

\s[5]
Trust me, I know the feeling. But, right\n
now, you have two choices: help, or watch.|

\s[2]
Fine, fine... I suppose I was going to\n
have to leave them all at some point,\n
anyway. Let's go crack some skulls.|
\s[-2]

## Vs Aliana
\f[1|Aliana]
\s[1]
If you think I'm going to let\n
you stand in my way, you're wrong.\n
Fall to the wayside!|
\s[-2]

## Owen vs Aliana
\f[1|Aliana]\f[6|Owen]
\s[1]
You think you can assassinate\n
the Tsarina? Please. The Shield\n
will stop you!|

\s[6]
Judging their standards by you,\n
I'd say that they won't.|
\s[-2]

## Sawyer vs Aliana
\f[1|Aliana]\f[6|Sawyer]
\s[6]
Excuse me miss? You seem\n
to be under attack. Might\n
we have our weapons now?|

\s[1]
Your pet already stole\n
them from the Garrison!|

\s[6]
Did he? Are you certain?|

\s[1]
Shut up--|

\s[6]
Ah well, if you've misplaced our\n
things, I can always take\n
whatever's left from your corpse!|
\s[-2]

## Eagle vs Aliana
\f[1|Aliana]\f[6|Eagle]
\s[1]
Step aside bodyguard, you\n
are no match for the Shield!|

\s[6]
Is that why you're fleeing\n
from a band of merchants?|

\s[1]
You think now's the\n
time to crack jokes!?|

\s[6]
Jokes?|
\s[-2]

## Edmund vs Aliana
\f[1|Aliana]\f[6|Edmund]
\s[1]
Your armor... Oh, I'm going to\n
enjoy killing you! Die, traitor!|

\s[6]\b[6|2]
... ... ...|
\s[-2]

## Lee vs Aliana
\f[1|Aliana]\f[6|Lee]
\s[1]
W-what?! Lee? What is the\n
meaning of this?|

\s[6]
Oh, nothing. Just fighting\n
for my country and stuff.\n
Just like you, actually.|

\s[1]\m[1|1]
Rrgh! I will not stand for\n
this! Get out of my way!|
\s[-2]

## Aliana defeated
\f[1|Aliana]
\s[1]
How could I...? Damn you all!|\b[1|1]\n
I will... I must... have revenge...!|
\s[-2]

## Outro 1 (Risa Alive)
\g[Village]
\s[2|Sawyer]\f[1|Owen]\f[5|Risa]\f[6|SagaeM-0]\fc[6|Toska]\name[6|Elder]
\s[2]
Well, that worked out well.|

\s[5]\e[5|1]\m[5|5]
That was awesome! My first Shield kill!|

\s[6]\b[6|2]
Now look at what you've done.\b[6|0]\n
You've brought desolation and\n
waste to our village!|

\s[2]
We got them all, didn't we?|

\s[6]
Well, yes.\e[5|0] But, a troop of Toskan soldiers lead\n
by one of the Shield of Toska will be missed.|\n
The military will undoubtedly be on your trail now.|

\s[1]
I'm sorry to have dragged you into this.|

\s[5]\m[5|5]
No! It's not your fault, Owen.|

\s[6]
I suppose you're right, Risa. We\n
chose to rebel. Now, we must deal\n
with the consequences of our actions.|\n
I know I said we wouldn't help you, but\n
I think the circumstances have changed.|\n
Here, take this. It's an accurate map of\n
Toskan activity we've uncovered, as well\n
as known bases and patrol routes.|

\s[1]
I can't thank you enough.|

\s[6]
You can thank me by parting\n
ways with my organization.|

\s[5]
What? I thought we were helping him.|

\s[6]
The trail from Chebovir will lead to our\n
village. If we travel with you, I risk the\n
lives of every man, woman, and child here.|\n
We must go our separate ways. And you, Risa,\n
will go with them. I will not toletate your\n
hotheadedness in my organization any longer.|

\s[5]\m[5|5]
Elder...!|

\s[2]
Eh, we function better as a small group, anyway.|

\s[1]
And we will have need of your services,\n
Risa. Your skills will be put to better\n
use on the battlefield than here.|\n
Very well, elder. May we meet again\n
under better circumstances.|

\s[2]
Or never again!|

\s[6]
I very much doubt we will, but good luck.|
\s[-2]

## Outro 1 (Risa Dead)
\g[Village]
\s[2|Sawyer]\f[1|Owen]\f[5|SagaeM-0]\fc[5|Toska]\name[5|Elder]
\s[2]
Well, that worked out... Sort of.|

\s[5]\b[5|2]
Now look at what you've done.\b[5|0]\n
You've brought desolation and waste\n
to our village!\b[5|2] Not to mention Risa...|

\s[2]
W-we got them all, didn't we?|

\s[5]\b[5|0]
A troop of Toskan soldiers lead by one of\n
the Shield of Toska will be missed. The\n
military will undoubtedly be on your trail now.|

\s[1]
I'm sorry to have dragged you into this.|

\s[5]
We chose to rebel. Now, we must deal\n
with the consequences of our actions.|\n
I know I said we wouldn't help you, but\n
I think the circumstances have changed.|\n
Here, take this. It's an accurate map of\n
Toskan activity we've uncovered, as well\n
as known bases and patrol routes.|

\s[1]
I can't thank you enough.|

\s[5]
You can thank me by parting\n
ways with my organization.|

\s[2]
Ah... Fair enough.|

\s[5]
The trail from Chebovir will lead to our\n
village. If we travel with you, I risk the\n
lives of every man, woman, and child here.|\n
We must go our separate ways.|

\s[2]
Eh, we function better as a small group, anyway.|

\s[1]
Very well, elder. May we meet again\n
under better circumstances.|

\s[5]
I very much doubt we will, but good luck.|
\s[-2]

## Outro 2 Lee
\g[town2snow]
\f[2|Owen]\f[1|Sawyer]\f[6|Lee]\m[6|5]\w[4]
\s[5]
So, Owen, still hanging out\n
with this wannabe mage kid?|

\s[1]
You're one to talk.|

\s[2]
Sawyer and I are still friends, yes.\n
He's helping with our objective.|

\s[5]
Does this objective have any thing to do\n
with, y'know, the whole "Sebastian has cut\n
off all contact with me" situation?|\n
I'm still a bit concerned.|

\s[2]
Let me explain...|
\s[-2]

## Part 2
\g[town2snow]
\f[2|Owen]\f[1|Sawyer]\f[5|Lee]
\s[2]
...And after Oberon escaped, I thought that\n
the only way we could stop him was to\n
curtail Toska's supply route to Arynden.|\n
That's why we're here.|

\s[5]
Huh.|

\s[1]
That's all you can say?|

\s[5]
What else is there to say? Seneca and Sebastian\n
are in hiding, and Kalvesta is dead, so there's\n
no use in me sticking around here anymore.|\n
I'm coming along.|

\s[2]
Thank you. I'm glad to have another\n
Fortuitan at my side out here.|

\s[1]
Hopefully this one ends up becoming\n
a capable mage by the end of this.|

\s[5]\b[5|1]
Aren't you a funny guy.|
\s[-2]

## Outro 3 (Risa Alive)
\g[Fields]
\f[2|Sawyer]\f[5|Owen]
\s[2]
Where to next, Owen? *sniff*|

\s[5]
This map they gave me indicates that\n
there's some form of resistance nearby.|\n
At least, there have been half\n
a dozen patrols lost.|

\s[2]
That's an awfully informative map.|

\s[5]
Indeed, it's possible that there\n
may be potential allies there.|\n
At the very least, it'll prove\n
useful to throw off our scent.|

\s[2]
When you say resistance, do you mean\n
THE resistance, or something else?|
\s[-2]

\s[2]\m[2|2]
Risa! Come here.|
\s[-2]

\w[16]

\f[6|Risa]
\s[6]
Hmm? What is it?

\s[2]
Have your fighters patrolled\n
these areas recently?|

\s[6]
Hmm, the Tsarina's soldiers seem\n
to think so. But no, to my knowledge\n
we have no one near this area.|

\s[2]
I have a bad feeling about this Owen.

\s[5]
Whatever's here, it still bares\n
investigating. We should rest now.|\n
Let's find somewhere to make camp\n
for the night, and we can continue\n
our mission in the morning.|

\s[2]
All right...|
\s[-2]

## Outro 3 (Risa Dead)
\g[Fields]
\f[2|Sawyer]\f[5|Owen]
\s[2]
Where to next, Owen? *sniff*|

\s[5]
This map they gave me indicates that\n
there's some form of resistance nearby.|\n
At least, there have been half\n
a dozen patrols lost.|

\s[2]
That's an awfully informative map.|

\s[5]
Indeed, it's possible that there\n
may be potential allies there.|\n
At the very least, it'll prove\n
useful to throw off our scent.|

\s[2]
When you say resistance, do you mean\n
THE resistance, or something else?|
\s[-2]

\s[5]
Truthfully, I can not be certain.|

\s[2]
And you call ME reckless.|

\s[5]
Regardless, whatever we find will\n
require investigating. We should rest.|\n
Let's find somewhere to make camp\n
for the night, and we can continue\n
our mission in the morning.|

\s[2]
All right...|
\s[-2]