| 1 |
|
qst202305_msg001 |
84 |
Excuse me, my Prince... Did you
perchance mention a "sealed-up
legendary beast"? |
| 2 |
|
qst202305_msg002 |
84 |
Huh? Sorry, mate. Do I know you? |
| 3 |
|
qst202305_msg003 |
84 |
Apologies, my Prince. My name is
Zaman. I'm a wandering bard. |
| 4 |
|
qst202305_msg004 |
84 |
There's actually a song about a
legendary sealed-up beast in the
corpus of poetry that I hold dear. |
| 5 |
|
qst202305_msg005 |
84 |
I was reminded of it when I heard you
speak of it... Your stentorian tones
certainly carry, my Prince! |
| 6 |
|
qst202305_msg006 |
84 |
You've heard of it?! |
| 7 |
|
qst202305_msg007 |
84 |
What does it say about it in this song
of yours? |
| 8 |
|
qst202305_msg008 |
84 |
Ahem. It is the epic tale of a band of
heroes who sealed away the infamous
and vile creature... |
| 9 |
|
qst202305_msg009 |
84 |
The heroes set out, together with their
loyal Blades and many allies... |
| 10 |
|
qst202305_msg010 |
84 |
But the beast was strong! Its vile
power was the sort that could grind
a whole nation to dust! |
| 11 |
|
qst202305_msg011 |
84 |
For this reason, they called the fiend
"Thanatobeast Andraz". |
| 12 |
|
qst202305_msg012 |
84 |
Wow! What a cool name! It must have
really been something! |
| 13 |
|
qst202305_msg013 |
84 |
The mighty heroes commanded
great power. Yet, it was not enough
to fell the beast with finality. |
| 14 |
|
qst202305_msg014 |
84 |
They laid down their lives, but all they
could do was seal it away. |
| 15 |
|
qst202305_msg015 |
84 |
In the song, they used four sealstones
to bind its monstrosity. |
| 16 |
|
qst202305_msg016 |
84 |
So that it remained locked away,
they hid the stones in four different
lands. |
| 17 |
|
qst202305_msg017 |
84 |
OK! Great! So where do I find these
stones, then? |
| 18 |
|
qst202305_msg018 |
84 |
Well, according to the song... |
| 19 |
|
qst202305_msg019 |
84 |
One, the stone of earth, is in a land of
verdant forest; another, the stone of
fire, in a sweltering waste. |
| 20 |
|
qst202305_msg020 |
84 |
The stone of water abides in the watery
land of eternal spring. The last, of wind,
in a tiny country blessed by sea breeze. |
| 21 |
|
qst202305_msg021 |
84 |
That's what the song says, anyway! |
| 22 |
|
qst202305_msg022 |
84 |
So what are we waiting for? Let's go
and find those stones! |
| 23 |
|
qst202305_msg023 |
84 |
Erm... May I ask... What will you do if
you find those stones? |
| 24 |
|
qst202305_msg024 |
84 |
That's easy. |
| 25 |
|
qst202305_msg025 |
84 |
We'll smash them, and bring
Thanatobeast Andraz back to life! |
| 26 |
|
qst202305_msg026 |
84 |
Then I'll smash him up till he's well
and truly decked! |
| 27 |
|
qst202305_msg027 |
84 |
You mean you're going to defeat
Thanatobeast Andraz? |
| 28 |
|
qst202305_msg028 |
84 |
Ahahahaha!
That is really very amusing! |
| 29 |
|
qst202305_msg029 |
84 |
You must be the very first person I've
met who's taken that old tale seriously. |
| 30 |
|
qst202305_msg030 |
84 |
Yeah, I believe it. Mythra here had
heard of it, too. |
| 31 |
|
qst202305_msg031 |
84 |
By the way, where is this thing sealed
away exactly? |
| 32 |
|
qst202305_msg032 |
84 |
Maybe there's a hint about that in
the song or something? |
| 33 |
|
qst202305_msg033 |
84 |
Ah...indeed... |
| 34 |
|
qst202305_msg034 |
84 |
So...what is it? |
| 35 |
|
qst202305_msg035 |
84 |
Actually...I forgot. |
| 36 |
|
qst202305_msg036 |
84 |
What? How could you forget the most
important part? |
| 37 |
|
qst202305_msg037 |
84 |
To be honest, I never thought anyone
would want to find it... |
| 38 |
|
qst202305_msg038 |
84 |
But, have no fear! I believe my old
mentor will know the rest of the song! |
| 39 |
|
qst202305_msg039 |
84 |
I'll ask him about it before
you remove the four seals. |
| 40 |
|
qst202305_msg040 |
84 |
When you've done that, meet me at
Anastatia's. |
| 41 |
|
qst202305_msg041 |
84 |
OK! We'd better start looking for these
stones then! |
| 42 |
|
qst202305_msg042 |
84 |
May you be successful! |