Chapter 20B

## World Map Text
After meeting Niime, the "Hermit on
the Mountain", the mysteries of Bern's
Dragons were slowly beginning to unfold.
With more unknowns still needing verification,
Roy directed his troops towards a large
manor on the outskirts of Bulgar.
There, Advisor Roartz of Etruria
was preparing his defenses against Roy...

## Intro 1
\g[Castle]
\f[#|Roartz]\f[#|Soldier]
\s[#]
They allowed them to get into/n
the palace?!|/n
Blast!|/n
If I go to hell, then that Roy/n
shall be going down with me!|

\s[#]
Lord Roartz!|/n
The remainder of the Djuste Clan are/n
saying that they'll come to our aid/n
once they have securely hidden/n
the Mirugre.|

\s[#]
Mirugre?|/n
Ah, one of the Divine Weapons.|/n
Good, we must hold out own until then!|

## Scene 1
\g[Hill]
\f[#|Roy]\f[#|Niime]
\s[#]
This is Roartz's manor...|

\s[#]
I understand that this place holds/n
methods of attacking through little/n
cracks in the framework.|/n
You must not think you are safe/n
just because your back is to the/n
wall.|

\s[#]
Do you know much about this/n
place?|

\s[#]
Well, I am at least slightly known/n
to know more things than most people.|/n
The rumour about the place is/n
something I picked up back in the city.|

\s[#]
...Do you know what the/n
Dark Dragon looks like?|

\s[#]
Well, I can't say I'm absolutely sure/n
about that.|/n
But I would love to see it with my/n
own eyes.|

\s[#]
I was thinking...|/n
Maybe the Dark Dragon is in/n
human form as well.|

\s[#]
Perhaps.|/n
Maybe all the Dragons are in human/n
form now.|/n
I've also heard stories of Dragons/n
in human form living with people.|

\s[#]
Nabata...|

\s[#]
Hm?|/n
Did you say something?|

\s[#]
No, nothing.|

\s[#]
I don't know anything specific,/n
but i have read in an ancient scroll/n
that Dragons started taking human/n
form only after the Ending Winter.|

\s[#]
The Ending Winter...|

\s[#]
You have heard about it,/n
have you not?|

\s[#]
Yes, only in legend.|/n
'At the Winter of Ends, the laws/n
of nature were turned upside down.|/n
Day became night/n
and summer became winter.|

\s[#]
That's it.|/n
These scrolls are so old and damaged/n
so I couldn't decipher all of them/n
but one thing is clear.|/n
The Ending Winter was a disaster/n
powerful enough to bend and twist/n
the planet.|

\s[#]
What caused it?|

\s[#]
Who knows...|/n
Popular belief says that the laws/n
of nature were twisted when the/n
Dragons unleashed vast amounts of/n
magical power, but I have no idea/n
what really happened, either.|/n
But, it does seem certain that Dragons/n
started taking human form after the/n
Ending Winter.|/n
It must be more than coincidence.|

\s[#]
Yes, I agree.|

\s[#]
Well, wither way,/n
the truth lies in Bern.|

## Scene 1-Turn 3
\g[Room with Fireplace]
\f[#|Dayan]
\s[#]
Good,/n
the palace is in chaos.|/n
I shall fight those Bern troops/n
alone, to the death!|

## Talk Sue Dayan
\f[#|Sue]\f[#|Dayan]
\s[#]
Grandpa...|

\s[#]
Sue?!|/n
You were all right?|

\s[#]]
I was rescued by this army.|/n
But I was the only one of our/n
clansmen who survived...||

\s[#]
I understand...|
It was a hard battle.|

\s[#]
Grandpa, come with us.|/n
This army wouldn't invade Sacae.|

\s[#]
...Are you sure?|

\s[#]
I swear to the sky and earth.| (A possible creative liberty can be taken here, Mother Earth and Father Sky? Since it is implied she is saying, 'I swear to God.'

\s{#]
All right.|/n
I shall take your word for it.|

## Talk Shin Dayan
\f[#|Shin]\f[#|Dayan]
\s[#]
Chief!|

\s[#]
Shin, you've returned!|/n
Good, now you can join us...|

\s[#]
Chief...|/n
I am currently in the the service/n
of this army.|

\s[#}
What!|/n
Is it the Etrurian Army?|

\s[#]
Yes.|

\s[#]
.....|

\s[#]
This army wouldn't invade Sacae.|/n
So will you fight alongside us/n
as well?|

\s[#}
All right.|/n
I shall take your word for it.|

## Talk Roy Dayan
\f[#|Roy]\f[#|Dayan]
\s[#]
Are you the Etrurian General/n
leading this group?|

\s[#]
Yes.|/n
And you are?|

\s[#]
I am Dayan.|

\s[#]
Dayan...?|/n
I've heard it somewhere...|

\s[#]
I must first thank you.|/n
My clan was always fighting against/n
Bern and the clans that followed Bern.|/n
We were forced to guerrilla/n
warfare instead of going up against/n
them face to face.|/n
However, now that you have attacked/n
Bern, the tables are beginning to/n
tip in our favor.|

\s[#]
I see.|/n
I am glad that I could help.|

\s[#}
But I want to ask you one thing.|/n
Once this battle is over, do you/n
intend to withdraw your troops/n
right away?|

\s[#}
After this battle?|

\s[#]
Yes.|/n
Sacae belongs to us Sacaean people.\n
If authoritarian rule by Bern is only/n
to be replaced by Etrurian rule, then/n
we would have to fight you next.|

\s[#]
Right after this battle...|/n
That would not be possible.|/n
We must have Sacae as a base to/n
launch direct attacks on Bern.|

\s[#]
What...|/n
Directly into Bern's lands?|

\s[#]
Even if we could drive off Bern now,/n
it would only be a matter of time/n
until they strike back at us.|/n
We must destroy their roots.|/n
Right?|

\s[#]
Yes, you are right.|/n
I see...|/n
In that case, I/n
shall aid you.|

\s[#]
That would help us tremendously.|

\s[#]
But once Bern is defeated, you/n
must withdraw your troops from Sacae.|/n
Is that all right with you?|

\s[#]
Of course.|/n
You have my word.|

## Scene 1
\g[-]
\f[#|Thoril]
\s[#]
Those pigs from Etruria...!|/n
I shall avenge my Djute brothers/n
right here, right now!| (This has a modification from SF, in the rom, he says what is below, you can decide which one you prefer)
Those pigs from Etruria...!|/n
I shall avenge the Djute clan/n
right here, right now!|

## Vs Roartz
\f[#|Roartz]
\s[#]
S-Someone!|/n
Come and defend me!|/n
It is all over if I am hurt!|

## Vs Roartz (with Douglas)
\f[#|Roartz] \f[#|Douglas]
\s[#]
Douglas...hmph!|/n
After all that you said,/n
You too are following/n
those with power!|

\s[#]
Perhaps it may seem that way/n
from the outside. But there is/n
no hesitation in my/n
heart now.|

\s[#]
Silence!|/n
I've had just about enough/n
of you. Die here!|

## Roartz Defeated
\f[#|Roartz]
\s[#]
W-Wait...|/n
Be my servant!|/n
It is still not too late.../n
I shall... forgive your crime/n
of turning your blade.../n
toward me... Guh..!|

## Outro 1
\g[Castle]
\f[#|Roy]\w[16]
\f[#|Merlinus]
\s[#]
Next is Bern...|

\s[#]
Master Roy!|/n
We have some reports that remainders/n
of the Djute Clan are hiding in some/n
ruins near here.|

\s[#]
Ruins?|

\s[#]
Yes.|/n
And we also have a captive who/n
says that a bow used during/n
the Dragon-Human Wars lies resides there.|

\s[#]
What?|/n
Then...|

\s[#]
It's highly possible that/n
it is a Divine Weapon.|

\s[#]
We must get to those ruins!|/n
Let's go!|

## Outro 2  - No Divine weapon, past 26 turns, 4 additional bosses defeated
\g[Castle]
\f[#|Roy]\w[16]
\f[#|Merlinus]
\f[#|Guinevere]
\s[#]
Merlinus, I need you to send/n
this letter to Bishop Yodel in Etruria.|

\s[#]
A letter?|/n
May I ask what it says?|

\s[#]
It's the story we heard from/n
Niime about the Dragons.|

\s[#]
Oh?|/n
What did you discuss/n
with her about the Dragons?|

\s[#]
It'll get long if I tell you.|/n
I haven't sealed the letter yet, so/n
you can look through it if you want.|

\s[#]
Alright.|/n
Let me see...|

\s[#]
Princess,/n
is something wrong?|

\s[#}
..We enter Bern now.|

\s[#]
Yes.|/n
We will attack Bern very soon.|/n
So...may I ask the rest of/n
the story now?|

\s[#\
...Yes.|/n
That is why I came to you.|

\s[#]
King Zephiel was an outstanding pupil/n
in his studies, he was skilled in Warcraft...|/n
He grew to be the perfect heir for the king.|

\s[#]
That is correct.|

\s[#]
But still the former king/n
did not look kindly at him.|

\s[#]
In fact...|/n
Our father began to hate Zephiel/n
because he grew to become such a/n
brilliant and worthy youth.|

\s[#]
What...|/n
is that supposed to mean...?|

\s[#]
Our father was a man of ordinary/n
skill and intellect.|/n
Therefore, Zephiel's outstanding skill/n
made our father cold towards him.|

\s[#]
Jealousy...?|

\s[#]
And then one day, our father/n
told Zephiel that 'the next heir to/n
Bern would be Guinevere's husband.'|/n

\s[#]
What?!|/n
That's awful!|

\s[#]
But Zephiel was very patient.|/n
He said that he did not mind even if/n
he did not gain the throne.|/n
But the people around us, who were/n
looking forward to Zephiel's ability/n
to be a good king, would not allow/n
anyone else to be the heir.|/n
Pressured by the public, our father/n
lost his patience at last, and...|

\s[#]
Decided to kill King Zephiel...|

\s[#]
At a banquet, our father gave Zephiel/n
a poisoned drink from his own hands.|/n
And that was the first and last cup/n
that Zephiel ever took from our father.|/n
After returning to his room, Zephiel/n
started to get sick.|/n
For 10 days and nights, Zephiel lingered/n
between life and death.|/n
But Murdock, Zephiel's teacher and/n
loyal General, saved his life.|

\s[#]
... The former king never did/n
anything after that?|

\s[#]
No...|/n
But I have heard that he had plans/n
to get rid of Murdock and Zephiel's/n
mother as traitors.|/n
He was scheming to murder them all/n
along with Zephiel.|/n
After hearing that, Zephiel made/n
believe he was dead.|/n
Our father then checked the coffin to/n
confirm Zephiel's death.|/n
At that moment, Zephiel rose up from/n
the coffin and...with his sword...|

\s[#]
.....|

\s[#]
I was but a child then, so/n
naturally I could not have understood/n
what was going on. All I knew/n
is that after our father died, Zephiel/n
never smiled again. Until then, he was/n
strict at times, but he was always a kind/n
and loving brother to me. So...|

\s[#]
Princess...|

]s[#]
So I...from the bottom of my heart,/n
I felt that Zephiel can change, that he/n
can become that loving brother again. I.../n
had to take action.|

\s[#]
I...see...|

\s[#]
...But now, my brother is in a place/n
where my words cannot reach him.|/n
Roy, please... Please stop him.|/n
Please stop him from inflicting pain and/n
suffering to the people of Bern.../n
and the rest of Elibe.|

\s[#]
Even if it may resolve to the blade?|

\s[#]
...I have made my resolve when/n
I entrusted this task to you.|

\s[#]
I see. You have my word and loyalty,/n
Princess Guinevere. I swear on the Fire/n
Emblem that I will stop King Zephiel!|