At the Hideaway

Campaign: The Waterwyrm's Cradle

Chapter 2 / 4-1

At the Hideaway

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Summary

Having rescued Sarisse, the prince and company are led to a forest refuge where she and Luca's people are hiding. They decide to prepare for a confrontation with the Empire by eradicating fiends the Empire has set free.

Dialogue

Stop struggling! As if! Let GO of me! Sarisse! You there! Unhand her at once! What manner of savage picks a fight with a frail little girl? The kind whose bones are about to get snapped in two.

Hi-yaaaaaah!

I-it's the traitor and his band of criminals!

Bahhh... Retreat! We need to report this to Captain Harle!

Are you all right, Sarisse? I'm fine, but...how do you know my name? I told him.

Ho, Sarisse! I'm glad you're safe. I was so worried.

Luca? WHAT?! How are you not dead?! Ha ha! Oh, come on. Do you really think a dragon could kill the likes of m—

Bwaaargh?!

You idiot! That was a DRAGON, and you were INSANE to take it on!

Know your limits next time, mush-for-brains!

Holy carp! I think that blow lifted Luca a couple'a feet off the ground. I cheerfully retract my previous statement about a "frail little girl." Luca? You still with us, buddy? Oh man, I don't think eyes are supposed to roll back in your head like that. *sniff* It's his fault for worrying me.

Now apologize, Luca!

You may have to wait until his organs shift back into their normal positions. "Southern Sylvan / Luca's Sister" "Sarisse" ...So that's what happened, eh?

Well, thanks for rescuing my dumb brother. We've been looking for him day and night.

And that's why you elected to greet me with your fist instead of a wave?

You're WORSE than the dragon.

Well, that will teach you to catch a lady by surprise. You should go easy on the squabbles. His wounds could reopen anytime.

Even my healing talent has its limits.

I'm sorry, Cleo.

I must say, it's not very often we meet a sylvan from outside of Woodhaven.

Yes, I suppose it is rather unusual. Speaking of which, do you know where the other villagers are? They're okay. The elder realized the Empire was coming and brought us to safety. Great! So where can we find them? The forest refuge. You know the place.

Come with us, Euden. I'm sure everyone will want to meet the man who rescued Luca.

Sylvan Village -Forest Refuge-

Is everyone all right? ...Luca?! You're alive! I've never seen so many sylvans in one place... Nor I. Just look at all those ears! There's a whole sea of them.

It's adooorable...

Er, well, I suppose they do have a certain...flair. What? Huh? Did I say something? Um...pay me no mind. Luca, you blasted fool!

What were you thinking, taking on a dragon in battle?

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to put everyone through so much trouble. You should be sorry. Houses can be rebuilt, but lives are harder to piece back together.

We've all been worried sick.

I'm sorry, Elder.

I'll never do anything that stupid again. I swear it on my bow and in the name of Mother Nature.

Very good, then.

I believe we owe you our gratitude, travelers.

We only did what anyone would do.

And while I know it's not my place to tell you what to do, Elder, the Empire's army is going to find this place soon. We should devise a plan before that happens.

Hmm... Then it's just as I feared.

But my people are not fighters, and we have nowhere else to run.

Eh, don't worry about that. We'll keep ya safe.

All we gotta do is lure Emile away from his troops and then "persuade" him to back off.

We should ready ourselves.

The first step is to hunt down the fiends the Empire has loosed in the area.

Aw, that'll be a cinch!

Right, Euden?

Heh. Right indeed, Notte.