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− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|Lest you wonder, my creator named me for their esteemed teather, who was said to be a hermetic of unrivaled skill. I should like to meet them, but apparently they are no longer in Il Mheg.|Speak to Ezel II before speaking to Tyr Beq.}}}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|{{Loremforename}}! Thanks to you, Lakeland is now brimming with fun and happy dreams! Though there's still much to do, Lyhe Mheg has begun to regain its former shine, and for that I'm truly grateful. |
− | + | ---- | |
− | + | My best friend and I, we built the place together, you see. But they're gone now, and it falls to me to look after our precious garden. | |
− | + | ---- | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | Oh, right! The little girl whose nightmare we vanquished─she's having a dream right now. Would you like to go and see her together?}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|Why, yes, I'd love to!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Um, actually, I wasn't asking... <sigh> Never mind... When you're ready, speak to Thon Sul as before, and they'll show you in.}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|That such a thing should be possible... The Weaver is no idle epithet!|Speak to Ezel II before speaking to Sullen Girl.}}}} |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|While the children dream, we call them to Lyhe Mheg to play with us. Rest assured we send them back alive and well!|Speak to Tyr Beq before speaking to Sullen Girl.}}}} | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Sullen Girl|link=y|Oh, you're the hero from my dream! The one who defeated the monster controlling my doll! You're so brave and strong, just like the Warrior of Darkness! |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ---- |
− | + | Ever since I had that dream, I haven't been afraid to say how I feel. Well, it might still be a little bit embarrassing...but my heart feels so much lighter now.}} | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|That is well, child! It's poison for the soul to keep your feelings pent up inside!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Sullen Girl|link=y|Oh dear, is it that time already? I'd like to stay and talk some more, but I have to wake up soon. Thank you, all of you! Till next time!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Well, how strange to receive thanks from a mortal... It's not a bad feeling! |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ---- |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | While the children dream, we call them to Lyhe Mheg to play with us. Rest assured we send them back alive and well!}} |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|When the little girl wakes up, she'll forget having met us. But I'm sure she'll feel all warm and fuzzy inside!|Speak to Tyrbeq before speaking to Ezel II.}}}} | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|<snort> I've been thinking, friends. With things settled in Lakeland, perhaps we may now turn our attention to those suffering from nightmares in other regions?}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Yes, I think it's a good time now. What do you say we take ourselves to Kholusia next?}} |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|No objections from me. Now, based on previous observations, An Lad plants a potent nightmare within a chosen individual, who in turn spreads it to those around them. | |
− | + | ---- | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | That little girl was one such person─the source of the nightmares in Lakeland. We must look for her counterparts in Kholusia and elsewhere, and likewise aid them.}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|I see, I see! And I trust you can track down these people with your keen sense of smell?}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|But of course! ...Is what I would like to say, but it has become...complicated. <snort> |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ---- |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | In order to prevent further interference, it seems An Lad has taken to employing magicks to veil the scent of the nightmare at the source. |
− | + | ---- | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | The result being, though I can sense the general area where nightmares are concentrated, I can't readily identify the individual from which they all emanate.}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|First you can't keep the nightmare down, and now you can't even find them? Bah! What use are you!?}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|Come, come, let's not lose faith so soon! |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ---- |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | It just so happens I know someone who can help us─my creator. Let us go to Pla Enni and seek their counsel together.}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|Lugg Aenc here is the Nu Mou acquaintance I mentioned, the one who alerted me to the nightmares. We meet every so often to trade things like the fae lamps they need to make porxies.|Speak to Tyrbeq before speaking to Ezel II.}}}} |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Lugg Aenc|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|Yes, an extract of this mushroom should serve...|Speak to Lugg Aenc before speaking to Ezel II.}}}} | |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|This is my esteemed creator, Lugg Aenc. On the subject of the heart and the mind, I know none more versed than they. | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ---- |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | Master Lugg Aenc, I am returned. If it please you, these are my companions. We seek your sage counsel on the matter of the pale pixie.}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Lugg Aenc|link=y|Ah, if it isn't Ezel II, the namesake of my beloved teacher! Pleased am I that you still think me your master! |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ---- |
− | + | <gasp> Y-You are the hero who set free our fallen king! A-A fitting payment─such a valorous deed calls for a fitting payment!}} | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Ah, Lugg Aenc... Just another Nu Mou at the end of day...}} |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|With all due respect, Master, we have need of haste. As you are aware, we are on a quest to eliminate nightmares, but the pale pixie has veiled the scent with magicks. Is there no way to lift its effects?}} | |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Lugg Aenc|link=y|Hmmm, I'm afraid lifting such magicks will be no easy feat. However, I believe we may greatly narrow down the search by considering the circumstance of the pale pixie's birth.}} | |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Their birth, you say? There's always more of us appearing, so I hadn't given it any thought.}} | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Lugg Aenc|link=y|To state a commonly held belief, 'tis said that a pixie is born when the soul of a mortal who died in childhood gathers new aether to itself. Are we following thus far? |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | Having originated from a life ended too soon, such a soul is often unstable, and is defined by the needs that once drove its owner─needs that are highly susceptible to the influence of outside aether. | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | This brings me to my hypothesis. Should a soul defined by unfulfilled needs take on aether laden with extremely adverse emotions...}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|...It may give rise to a nightmare-spawning pixie such as An Lad!}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|What ill luck to be born like this...}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|If this hypothesis is correct, we may confirm that An Lad is drawn to those who are tormented by the same unfulfilled needs. And as a pixie, it is in children most of all that they would see kindred souls.}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|I can say from experience that there's a strong connection between needs and dreams. And in the case of Kholusia, most dreams are to do with food.}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|Food, you say? It's decided, then! We search for children in Kholusia whose hearts are hounded by hunger! | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | As I mentioned, An Lad has veiled the scent of the source, but the nightmares are concentrated in Wright. Our task, then, is to find a child there who suffers from nightmares yet gives off no scent. Let's set out at once!}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Lugg Aenc|link=y|A-A moment! Given the service you have performed for us, we owe you a tremendous debt. I cannot feel at ease until it is repaid. Is there no service I can offer you? | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | N-Nothing at all? Hmmm, in that case... You are staying at Lydha Lran, yes? If it would not be considered overly bold, I shall take myself there. My familiars are at your disposal should you need them.}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Lugg Aenc|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|Let you wonder, I created Ezel to be my assistant. His reports on the nightmares he devours have provided me with many an invaluable insight into mortal and fae minds alike.}}}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|I'll stay hidden and leave the talking to you and Ezel.|Speak to Tyrbeq before speaking to Ezel II.}}}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Wright Woman|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|<sigh> Whatever will I do...?|Speak to Wright Woman before speaking to Ezel II.}}}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|<sniff> <sniff> Mmmmmm, yes... This village positively reeks of nightmares. There can be no doubt─the source is here, spreading their influence to those around them.}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Wright Woman|link=y|D-Did that pig just talk? And did it say something about nightmares?}} | ||
− | {| | + | {| |
|+What will you say? | |+What will you say? | ||
− | |||
|} | |} | ||
− | + | <div>'''It's a familiar that hunts nightmares.|We're investigating nightmares.'''</div> | |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Woman|link=y|Truly? Then...perhaps you can help me. A child I recently took in, he's been having terrible nightmares. I don't know what to do... | |
− | + | ---- | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | The boy was originally from a nearby village. His parents abandoned him and went to try their luck in Eulmore. It's sad, I know, but I'm afraid it's not an uncommon story in these parts. |
− | + | ---- | |
− | + | Anyway, for a long while he was alone and had to fend for himself. He was on the brink of starving to death when I found him and brought him here. | |
− | + | ---- | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | I managed to nurse him back to health, but the experience seems to have scarred him. He refuses to eat unless he's ripe to collapse, out of fear that the food will run out.}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|Where is the child now?}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Woman|link=y|I thought I saw him playing on the north side of the village earlier, but like as not he's fallen asleep. He always seems tired these days.}} |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|Thank you for sharing this with us, madam. Rest assured we shall do all that we can. <snort> | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ---- |
− | {{ | + | I daresay this is a promising lead! Come, let us search for the child!}} |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Woman|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|A flying, talking pig... What will they think of next?|Speak to Wright Woman before speaking to Wright Boy.}}}} | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Boy|link=y|Unnngh... No... Get away from me... Get away...}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|Tossing and turning in his sleep, yet not a whiff of a nightmare... I believe we've found our source! |
− | + | ---- | |
− | + | To be so hungry yet be unable to eat... No child deserves to suffer so. | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ---- |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | Rest easy now, lad! We shall vanquish your nightmare!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Let me get this straight: he's hungry, but he refuses to eat even though there's food? I don't understand mortals sometimes... Anyway, we all remember what to do, yes?}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|Uhhh... I...I don't know─''hurk''─how long I can hold it in... Q-Quickly, this way!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Here I go! Get ready, {{Loremforename}}!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Boy|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|Uhhh...|Speak to Wright Boy before speaking to Tyr Beq.}}}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|Ewww, that is disgusting! Hurry and put it out of my misery!|Talk to Tyr Beq before fighting nightmare.}}}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|It's harder work...<huff>...bringing it back up... <wheeze>|Talk to Ezel II before fighting nightmare.}}}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|My belly has recovered, I am happy to report!|Speak to Ezel II before speaking to Tyr Beq}}}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Ugh, cannot unsee... That thing's going to haunt my dreams...}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|But it will haunt the young boy's no more! Let us hasten back to Wright and see how he fares!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Boy|link=y|What the...? Do I know you? It feels as though I've met you before. Both you and the flying pig...}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Woman|link=y|Ah, so you found him.}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|How do you feel, my boy?}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Boy|link=y|It's strange... I was having a terrifying dream, but it suddenly turned happy. Then I woke up, and my stomach─it doesn't feel like it's in knots anymore.}} |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Woman|link=y|Well, now... What dream was it that you saw?}} | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Boy|link=y|It's kind of hazy...but there was a great, gluttonous monster that ate everything. I was fighting it and losing. But then someone appeared and helped me, and together we defeated it! |
− | + | ---- | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ...Um, Mother? I'm starving. Can I have something to eat?}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Woman|link=y|B-But of course, my dear boy! You can have as much as you like! |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ---- |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | We mightn't have anything fancy, but we grow enough here to feed everyone. You needn't fear ever going hungry. So come, let's go home. I'll even bake you a sweet!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Wright Boy|link=y|...It was you, wasn't it? The hero who helped me in my dream? Thank you! Thank you so much!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|Uwaaah! Th-They're back!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|An Lad|link=y|Why? Why do you interfere?}} |
− | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Hmph, we would ask you the same question! Why won't you have fun with dreams like a normal pixie?}} | |
− | + | {{Loremquote|An Lad|link=y|...Fun? What does that mean?}} | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|You really don't know? If you're not making mischief, what is it that you're trying to do? What's your purpose?}} |
− | + | {{Loremquote|An Lad|link=y|What's my purpose? I don't know. I merely follow my heart. | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ---- |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | Since being born, there are two dreams I see. One where I can never reach someone I love. And another where I'm crying alone in a cramped old castle. |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ---- |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | When I awaken, I'm driven by a burning desire for them. For that someone, though their face is a blur. And for Lyhe Mheg, oh-so-nostalgic Lyhe Mheg...}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|What do you mean? Why Lyhe Mheg? And who's this someone? |
− | + | ---- | |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | ...}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|Well, that was certainly perplexing... But in any case, we've accomplished our mission here. So come, my friends! Another gate wants for opening in Lyhe Mheg!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|There you are! Come, come, let us open the next gate!|Speak with Ezel II before speaking to Tyr Beq.}}}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|We've been waiting for you, {{Loremforename}}. If truth be told, An Lad's words still weigh on my mind...but I daresay we've earned a moment of fun!}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Oh yes, we're going to open another gate, and we're going to put the bubbles we've gathered to use!}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|And how does one use these bubbles exactly?}} |
− | {{Loremquote| | + | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Tee hee! What was it that you said, Ezel? Better to show than to explain or some such? |
− | + | ---- | |
− | + | Right, {{Loremforename}}, I want you to do the honors again! This time, hold an image of Kholusia in your mind!}} | |
+ | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|A-Amazing!|Speak to Ezel II before speaking to Tyr Beq.}}}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|Tee hee! Surprised, yes? Feel free to stay and play as long as you like. We'll be waiting for you outside!}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|{{Loremtextconditional|Never have I seen such a delightful place! I'm giddy with excitement in spite of myself! <snort>|Speak to Ezel II before speaking to Tyr Beq.}}}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|There you are, {{Loremforename}}! I trust you had fun! Amazing what you can do with happy dreams and a touch of pixie magick, right?}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Ezel II|link=y|This porxie, for one, is thoroughly impressed! You truly live up to your reputation as a founder of Lyhe Mheg!}} | ||
+ | {{Loremquote|Tyr Beq|link=y|You know, {{Loremforename}}, if you liked it in there, you're welcome to make Lyhe Mheg your home. | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | Oh yes, forever and ever and ever... | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | Tee hee! Right, now that we've reclaimed Kholusia, we must work to fill it with lots of happy dreams. If you're willing to help, Uin Nee yonder will set you some tasks!}} |
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Lest you wonder, my creator named me for their esteemed teather, who was said to be a hermetic of unrivaled skill. I should like to meet them, but apparently they are no longer in Il Mheg. |
Forename! Thanks to you, Lakeland is now brimming with fun and happy dreams! Though there's still much to do, Lyhe Mheg has begun to regain its former shine, and for that I'm truly grateful.
My best friend and I, we built the place together, you see. But they're gone now, and it falls to me to look after our precious garden. Oh, right! The little girl whose nightmare we vanquished─she's having a dream right now. Would you like to go and see her together? |
Why, yes, I'd love to!
|
Um, actually, I wasn't asking... <sigh> Never mind... When you're ready, speak to Thon Sul as before, and they'll show you in.
|
That such a thing should be possible... The Weaver is no idle epithet! |
While the children dream, we call them to Lyhe Mheg to play with us. Rest assured we send them back alive and well! |
Oh, you're the hero from my dream! The one who defeated the monster controlling my doll! You're so brave and strong, just like the Warrior of Darkness!
Ever since I had that dream, I haven't been afraid to say how I feel. Well, it might still be a little bit embarrassing...but my heart feels so much lighter now. |
That is well, child! It's poison for the soul to keep your feelings pent up inside!
|
Oh dear, is it that time already? I'd like to stay and talk some more, but I have to wake up soon. Thank you, all of you! Till next time!
|
Well, how strange to receive thanks from a mortal... It's not a bad feeling!
While the children dream, we call them to Lyhe Mheg to play with us. Rest assured we send them back alive and well! |
When the little girl wakes up, she'll forget having met us. But I'm sure she'll feel all warm and fuzzy inside! |
<snort> I've been thinking, friends. With things settled in Lakeland, perhaps we may now turn our attention to those suffering from nightmares in other regions?
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Yes, I think it's a good time now. What do you say we take ourselves to Kholusia next?
|
No objections from me. Now, based on previous observations, An Lad plants a potent nightmare within a chosen individual, who in turn spreads it to those around them.
That little girl was one such person─the source of the nightmares in Lakeland. We must look for her counterparts in Kholusia and elsewhere, and likewise aid them. |
I see, I see! And I trust you can track down these people with your keen sense of smell?
|
But of course! ...Is what I would like to say, but it has become...complicated. <snort>
In order to prevent further interference, it seems An Lad has taken to employing magicks to veil the scent of the nightmare at the source. The result being, though I can sense the general area where nightmares are concentrated, I can't readily identify the individual from which they all emanate. |
First you can't keep the nightmare down, and now you can't even find them? Bah! What use are you!?
|
Come, come, let's not lose faith so soon!
It just so happens I know someone who can help us─my creator. Let us go to Pla Enni and seek their counsel together. |
Lugg Aenc here is the Nu Mou acquaintance I mentioned, the one who alerted me to the nightmares. We meet every so often to trade things like the fae lamps they need to make porxies. |
Yes, an extract of this mushroom should serve... |
This is my esteemed creator, Lugg Aenc. On the subject of the heart and the mind, I know none more versed than they.
Master Lugg Aenc, I am returned. If it please you, these are my companions. We seek your sage counsel on the matter of the pale pixie. |
Ah, if it isn't Ezel II, the namesake of my beloved teacher! Pleased am I that you still think me your master!
<gasp> Y-You are the hero who set free our fallen king! A-A fitting payment─such a valorous deed calls for a fitting payment! |
Ah, Lugg Aenc... Just another Nu Mou at the end of day...
|
With all due respect, Master, we have need of haste. As you are aware, we are on a quest to eliminate nightmares, but the pale pixie has veiled the scent with magicks. Is there no way to lift its effects?
|
Hmmm, I'm afraid lifting such magicks will be no easy feat. However, I believe we may greatly narrow down the search by considering the circumstance of the pale pixie's birth.
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Their birth, you say? There's always more of us appearing, so I hadn't given it any thought.
|
To state a commonly held belief, 'tis said that a pixie is born when the soul of a mortal who died in childhood gathers new aether to itself. Are we following thus far?
Having originated from a life ended too soon, such a soul is often unstable, and is defined by the needs that once drove its owner─needs that are highly susceptible to the influence of outside aether. This brings me to my hypothesis. Should a soul defined by unfulfilled needs take on aether laden with extremely adverse emotions... |
...It may give rise to a nightmare-spawning pixie such as An Lad!
|
What ill luck to be born like this...
|
If this hypothesis is correct, we may confirm that An Lad is drawn to those who are tormented by the same unfulfilled needs. And as a pixie, it is in children most of all that they would see kindred souls.
|
I can say from experience that there's a strong connection between needs and dreams. And in the case of Kholusia, most dreams are to do with food.
|
Food, you say? It's decided, then! We search for children in Kholusia whose hearts are hounded by hunger!
As I mentioned, An Lad has veiled the scent of the source, but the nightmares are concentrated in Wright. Our task, then, is to find a child there who suffers from nightmares yet gives off no scent. Let's set out at once! |
A-A moment! Given the service you have performed for us, we owe you a tremendous debt. I cannot feel at ease until it is repaid. Is there no service I can offer you?
N-Nothing at all? Hmmm, in that case... You are staying at Lydha Lran, yes? If it would not be considered overly bold, I shall take myself there. My familiars are at your disposal should you need them. |
Let you wonder, I created Ezel to be my assistant. His reports on the nightmares he devours have provided me with many an invaluable insight into mortal and fae minds alike. |
I'll stay hidden and leave the talking to you and Ezel. |
<sigh> Whatever will I do...? |
<sniff> <sniff> Mmmmmm, yes... This village positively reeks of nightmares. There can be no doubt─the source is here, spreading their influence to those around them.
|
D-Did that pig just talk? And did it say something about nightmares?
|
Truly? Then...perhaps you can help me. A child I recently took in, he's been having terrible nightmares. I don't know what to do...
The boy was originally from a nearby village. His parents abandoned him and went to try their luck in Eulmore. It's sad, I know, but I'm afraid it's not an uncommon story in these parts. Anyway, for a long while he was alone and had to fend for himself. He was on the brink of starving to death when I found him and brought him here. I managed to nurse him back to health, but the experience seems to have scarred him. He refuses to eat unless he's ripe to collapse, out of fear that the food will run out. |
Where is the child now?
|
I thought I saw him playing on the north side of the village earlier, but like as not he's fallen asleep. He always seems tired these days.
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Thank you for sharing this with us, madam. Rest assured we shall do all that we can. <snort>
I daresay this is a promising lead! Come, let us search for the child! |
A flying, talking pig... What will they think of next? |
Unnngh... No... Get away from me... Get away...
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Tossing and turning in his sleep, yet not a whiff of a nightmare... I believe we've found our source!
To be so hungry yet be unable to eat... No child deserves to suffer so. Rest easy now, lad! We shall vanquish your nightmare! |
Let me get this straight: he's hungry, but he refuses to eat even though there's food? I don't understand mortals sometimes... Anyway, we all remember what to do, yes?
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Uhhh... I...I don't know─hurk─how long I can hold it in... Q-Quickly, this way!
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Here I go! Get ready, Forename!
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Uhhh... |
Ewww, that is disgusting! Hurry and put it out of my misery! |
It's harder work...<huff>...bringing it back up... <wheeze> |
My belly has recovered, I am happy to report! |
Ugh, cannot unsee... That thing's going to haunt my dreams...
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But it will haunt the young boy's no more! Let us hasten back to Wright and see how he fares!
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What the...? Do I know you? It feels as though I've met you before. Both you and the flying pig...
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Ah, so you found him.
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How do you feel, my boy?
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It's strange... I was having a terrifying dream, but it suddenly turned happy. Then I woke up, and my stomach─it doesn't feel like it's in knots anymore.
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Well, now... What dream was it that you saw?
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It's kind of hazy...but there was a great, gluttonous monster that ate everything. I was fighting it and losing. But then someone appeared and helped me, and together we defeated it!
...Um, Mother? I'm starving. Can I have something to eat? |
B-But of course, my dear boy! You can have as much as you like!
We mightn't have anything fancy, but we grow enough here to feed everyone. You needn't fear ever going hungry. So come, let's go home. I'll even bake you a sweet! |
...It was you, wasn't it? The hero who helped me in my dream? Thank you! Thank you so much!
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Uwaaah! Th-They're back!
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Why? Why do you interfere?
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Hmph, we would ask you the same question! Why won't you have fun with dreams like a normal pixie?
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...Fun? What does that mean?
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You really don't know? If you're not making mischief, what is it that you're trying to do? What's your purpose?
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What's my purpose? I don't know. I merely follow my heart.
Since being born, there are two dreams I see. One where I can never reach someone I love. And another where I'm crying alone in a cramped old castle. When I awaken, I'm driven by a burning desire for them. For that someone, though their face is a blur. And for Lyhe Mheg, oh-so-nostalgic Lyhe Mheg... |
What do you mean? Why Lyhe Mheg? And who's this someone?
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Well, that was certainly perplexing... But in any case, we've accomplished our mission here. So come, my friends! Another gate wants for opening in Lyhe Mheg!
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There you are! Come, come, let us open the next gate! |
We've been waiting for you, Forename. If truth be told, An Lad's words still weigh on my mind...but I daresay we've earned a moment of fun!
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Oh yes, we're going to open another gate, and we're going to put the bubbles we've gathered to use!
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And how does one use these bubbles exactly?
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Tee hee! What was it that you said, Ezel? Better to show than to explain or some such?
Right, Forename, I want you to do the honors again! This time, hold an image of Kholusia in your mind! |
A-Amazing! |
Tee hee! Surprised, yes? Feel free to stay and play as long as you like. We'll be waiting for you outside!
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Never have I seen such a delightful place! I'm giddy with excitement in spite of myself! <snort> |
There you are, Forename! I trust you had fun! Amazing what you can do with happy dreams and a touch of pixie magick, right?
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This porxie, for one, is thoroughly impressed! You truly live up to your reputation as a founder of Lyhe Mheg!
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You know, Forename, if you liked it in there, you're welcome to make Lyhe Mheg your home.
Oh yes, forever and ever and ever... Tee hee! Right, now that we've reclaimed Kholusia, we must work to fill it with lots of happy dreams. If you're willing to help, Uin Nee yonder will set you some tasks! |