E6 - A Brief Return Home

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SIGN    The Faraway Paladin
SIGN    The Lord of the Rust Mountains
SIGN    A Brief Return Home
[02:11] Tonio
    Will...
[02:13] Tonio
    I arranged the thing you asked for.
[02:18] Will
    Thank you.
[02:20] Tonio
    Well, then, take care.
[02:22] Will
    I will.
[02:23] DwarfA
    Young Master, I wish you well!
[02:25] DwarfB
    Our spirits are with you!
[02:27] Al
    Right!
[02:34] Anna
    I will be awaiting your return.
[02:39] Bee
    Oh, come on! Can't you even be a
    little sociable at a time like this?
[02:45] Menel
    Well, y'know...
[02:46] Menel
    Look forward to the stories I'll bring back.
[02:52] Will
    All right, we'll be going now.
[02:55] Bee
    Time for the heroes to take off!
[03:24] Will
    We'll disembark here.
[03:26] Al
    Huh?
[03:37] Marcus
    Okay, we'll take it from here.
[03:40] Will
    Yes, as we discussed earlier, please.
[03:43] Marcus
    Yep.
[03:44] Marcus
    We'll be counting on your continued
    favor after this, too.
[03:48] Will
    Of course.
[03:50] Marcus
    Keep it together.
[03:51] Reystov
    Yeah.
[03:57] Al
    Um... who was that?
[04:00] Al
    And why did we get off the boat here?
[04:03] Al
    Shouldn't we have gained
    a bit more distance?
[04:06] Will
    After that grand start
    to our voyage downriver,
[04:09] Will
    the demons will be on the move, too.
[04:12] Will
    While Marcus and his group act as
    our body doubles to confuse them,
[04:17] Will
    we'll go upriver.
[04:19] Menel
    When did you...
[04:21] Will
    I had Tonio arrange it for us.
[04:24] Will
    Marcus and his group, too.
[04:26] Menel
    So that's what you did.
[04:29] Will
    I checked with the dwarfs, too.
[04:31] Will
    Once we enter the tributary upriver,
[04:33] Will
    we'll be able to reach the
    mountains from the other side.
[04:36] Will
    While the demons are lying
    in wait at the front door,
[04:39] Will
    we'll kick down the back
    door and enter by force.
[04:43] Menel
    Sylphs, sylphs, put the wind at our backs,
[04:46] Menel
    to accompany us as we make our way.
[04:56] Menel
    I put Conceal and Silence on us,
[04:58] Menel
    so we won't be found easily.
[05:00] Will
    At this speed, we should
    be there by morning.
[05:14] Menel
    Calm down. He always does stuff like
    this as if it's totally natural.
[05:18] Al
    No, it's... If you go even
    farther south than Torch Port,
[05:22] Al
    there's a lakeside town that the
    High King took over, and it's very dangerous.
[05:27] Al
    I heard that even veteran adventurers are
    helpless amid the swirling mists of magic.
[05:32] Al
    The suggestion that we break through that
[05:34] Al
    is an incredible idea
    and remarkably courageous!
[05:39] Will
    Actually...
[05:42] Will
    That's where I grew up.
[05:44] Menel
    What?!
[05:49] Al
    So the Three Heroes still
    lived there as undead?
[05:54] Menel
    And is that stuff about the god of
    the undead for real? Gimme a break.
[05:58] Will
    I mean, I don't think we'll
    be attacked or anything.
[06:01] Menel
    Damn, I can't believe you
    never told me. Some friend.
[06:04] Will
    Sorry.
[06:05] Menel
    Oh, that's right.
[06:07] Menel
    You did cry when you heard that
    song about the Three Heroes.
[06:10] Will
    I-I didn't cry!
[06:17] Ghelreis
    This is the Maze Fog, isn't it?
[06:20] Will
    Yes. It's my grandfather's magic.
[06:23] Reystov
    The higher version of the Maze Alley
    magic that protects the Academy?
[06:28] Reystov
    I'd heard rumors, but this
    is my first time seeing it.
[06:31] Menel
    That makes it top-ranked magic, then!
[06:33] Menel
    So a human who'll only live a few decades
    can learn this and put it to use?
[06:37] Menel
    For real?
[06:38] Will
    For real.
[06:39] Will
    He'll even whip out the
    Words of Obliteration in battle.
[06:43] Menel
    What?!
[06:44] Will
    Hang on. I'll create a path through this.
[06:50] Will
    That's so like Gus.
[06:56] Will
    This Word goes here, and...
[06:59] Will
    Knowing Gus, this will be set up here...
[07:03] Will
    And this... is a trap.
SIGN    Through Hardships to the Stars
[07:16] Will
    Well, let's go.
[07:53] Menel
    Hey!
[07:56] Menel
    Go on.
[07:59] Will
    Thanks!
[08:16] Will
    Blood! Mary!
[08:26] Will
    I've just come home!
[08:27] Will
    And I brought my friends and companions!
[08:30] Will
    I'll be back later, okay?
[08:40] Will
    Gus! I'm home!
[08:48] Will
    Huh?
[08:49] Will
    Gus?
[09:02] Will
    No... It couldn't be...
[09:14] Gus
    Carelessness is the greatest enemy, boy!
[09:23] Gus
    Will...
[09:25] Gus
    Did you make a ton of money?!
[09:27] Will
    That's the first thing you say to me?!
[09:28] Will
    Shouldn't it be, "You're actually alive?"
    or something?!
[09:31] Gus
    I know the boy Blood, Mary,
    and I raised wouldn't die that easily.
[09:36] Gus
    I wasn't even worried.
[09:37] Will
    Yes, yes! I'm getting good,
    meaningful use out of my money!
[09:41] Will
    I'm the lord of the entire
    downstream region now!
[09:44] Gus
    A lord, you say?
[09:46] Gus
    I get it.
[09:48] Will
    What?
[09:48] Gus
    You were taken in by some
    nobleman's widow. You poor thing.
[09:53] Will
    Why would you assume that?!
[09:54] Will
    I earned it through my own strength!
[09:57] Will
    I'm quite a famous paladin now, in fact!
[09:59] Gus
    Hm... I'm impressed you got so far in
    so little time, at such a young age,
[10:04] Gus
    and with no connections.
[10:06] Gus
    And? What of your love life?
[10:10] Will
    I... uh...
[10:12] Gus
    Wussing out, are you?
[10:15] Gus
    Oh, and I so wanted to meet my
    great-grandchild before moving on in the cycle!
[10:21] Gus
    Why did my grandson have to be a wuss
    who can't even win over a single woman?
[10:25] Will
    I-I'm not a wuss!
[10:26] Gus
    Shouldn't something happen
    if you're out adventuring?
[10:29] Gus
    Like you save a strong-willed
    girl disguised as a bandit,
[10:33] Gus
    or you help out a peddler girl
    who's running from guards?
[10:38] Gus
    What's that look for?
[10:40] Will
    I did...
[10:41] Will
    and they were all guys.
[10:51] Gus
    Yes, I'm so glad you've come home, Will.
[11:02] Gus
    The dragon?!
[11:04] Gus
    You're going to fight
    the Calamity's Sickle?!
[11:07] Will
    It's the only way.
[11:08] Gus
    Are you planning to try to finagle him?!
[11:11] Will
    F-Finagle him?
[11:12] Gus
    The gods hired Valacirca to
    work for them, didn't they?
[11:16] Gus
    Which means there's a chance you can
    resolve everything with money and goods!
[11:19] Menel
    Oh, yeah. I remember hearing
    ideas like that before.
[11:21] Gus
    How disappointing! After all the times
    I told you bargaining is crucial!
[11:23] Al
    What a coincidence, Sir Menel.
    I remember, as well.
[11:26] Ghelreis
    Mm.
[11:27] Reystov
    Yeah...
[11:28] Gus
    I'm just saying, there's no need to limit
    yourself to just one possible solution.
[11:33] Gus
    Always be flexible with your ideas!
[11:36] Gus
    Don't let your focus get too narrow!
[11:38] Will
    Okay.
[11:42] Gus
    Now, then...
[11:44] Gus
    Friends of my grandson, allow me to
    extend to you my warmest welcome.
[11:50] Gus
    Make yourselves at home while you are here.
[11:56] Ghelreis
    I never thought I would see you again.
[11:59] Gus
    Oh? And where have we met before?
[12:02] Ghelreis
    I am the soldier the three of you saved
    after I fled the mountains 200 years ago.
[12:08] Ghelreis
    I had no idea you were the
    renowned Wandering Sage.
[12:13] Gus
    Ah, that inexperienced,
    injured soldier was you?
[12:17] Gus
    You have aged.
[12:21] Ghelreis
    Indeed. I have aged.
[12:24] Ghelreis
    Thanks to you, I lived to serve a new ruler,
[12:28] Ghelreis
    and am able to walk the same path
    as your grandson, Sir William.
[12:34] Gus
    How serendipitous.
[13:00] Menel
    Hey. I'm coming in.
[13:03] Menel
    Was this your room?
[13:05] Will
    Yeah.
[13:09] Menel
    Y'know... that Gus guy is really something.
[13:13] Will
    I thought you'd say he was more
    low-brow than you expected.
[13:16] Menel
    I mean... he is, but... it's more like...
[13:22] Menel
    When he showed me to your room,
[13:24] Menel
    I felt like he could see
    everything about me.
[13:28] Will
    Yeah. He's amazing, huh?
[13:30] Will
    I'm proud to call him my grandpa.
[13:33] Menel
    Cool.
[13:36] Menel
    Also...
[13:37] Menel
    He asked me, "Oh, are you the bandit girl?"
[13:40] Menel
    What did he mean?
[13:48] Will
    Gus, got a minute?
[13:52] Gus
    You want to know about Valacirca?
[13:54] Will
    Yeah.
[13:55] Gus
    The evil dragon Valacirca...
[13:58] Gus
    I've never seen him with
    my own eyes, either.
[14:01] Will
    I see...
[14:02] Gus
    I would have liked to try bargaining
    with him if I had a chance.
[14:06] Gus
    Had he not been employed by the demons,
[14:09] Gus
    all those heroic lives would
    never have been lost.
[14:14] Gus
    If you do intend to fight him,
    you'll want to aim for his old wounds.
[14:18] Gus
    Dragon scales are tough.
[14:20] Gus
    I doubt even Blood could cut
    through them to his flesh.
[14:25] Will
    What about the Words of Obliteration?
[14:27] Gus
    Only if they land successfully.
[14:29] Will
    I thought so.
[14:37] Gus
    Do you know why the true dragons
    of old could fly so quickly,
[14:41] Gus
    despite their enormous size?
[14:44] Will
    Because Words race through the air.
[14:46] Gus
    Exactly.
[14:48] Gus
    The dragons of old dwell within myths.
[14:51] Gus
    They are far closer to the Words
    than those of us who live today.
[14:55] Gus
    If it comes down to a battle
    of magic, you will lose.
[14:59] Will
    So I'm at a disadvantage
    in a magic battle...
[15:01] Gus
    His constitution and the physical
    strength and hardiness it gives him
[15:06] Gus
    are no joke, either.
[15:09] Gus
    You would be at a disadvantage
    in close combat, as well.
[15:13] Gus
    To phrase it like Blood would,
    he's got you beat in muscle.
[15:16] Gus
    The typical strategy for slaying
    a dragon is an ambush,
[15:19] Gus
    but Valacirca is likely using
    the demons as a warning system.
[15:22] Will
    I'm starting to see why the god
    of the undead tried to stop me.
[15:26] Gus
    Stagnate, eh?
[15:28] Gus
    Did a Herald come to you?
[15:29] Will
    It was a crow.
[15:31] Gus
    Hah! Sounds like you've got an admirer.
[15:33] Will
    Much as I hate to agree...
[15:35] Gus
    Stagnate thinks the way gods think.
    There's no keeping up with them.
[15:39] Gus
    And talk about being overly friendly
    for a god! And impertinent to boot!
[15:46] Gus
    I must admit I am somewhat grateful, though.
[15:51] Gus
    Stagnate gave me the opportunity to live
    as an undead and continue raising you,
[15:55] Gus
    and allowed Blood and Mary to die happy.
[16:06] Gus
    Say... Did you know?
[16:09] Gus
    Yeah. That's why I came alone.
[16:13] Will
    I have basically no way to
    bargain with the dragon.
[16:21] Gus
    Will, you are going to die.
[16:23] Will
    I made up my mind to fight anyway.
[16:26] Will
    If the dragon is left alone,
    there'll be chaos.
[16:30] Gus
    Could you not just run away?
[16:34] Will
    Gus...
[16:35] Will
    Being alive and not being
    dead aren't the same thing.
[16:46] Gus
    Well, I suppose there's nothing I can say.
[16:50] Will
    Oh, yeah.
[16:51] Will
    There's something I've
    been wanting to ask you.
[16:53] Will
    I heard the tale of how you
    three killed the wyvern.
[16:57] Gus
    Oh?
[16:58] Will
    Do you remember the boy and
    half-elf girl you lent money to?
[17:02] Gus
    Oh, that brings back memories!
    Of course I do!
[17:06] Will
    They were promoted to the nobility,
[17:08] Will
    and the old half-elf lady is still
    waiting for you to this day.
[17:11] Will
    Mind if I collect the debt
    she owes in your place?
[17:14] Gus
    Well, getting one's money
    is important, after all!
[17:18] Gus
    Can't do that if you're dead!
[17:20] Will
    And when you borrow something,
    you have to return it.
[17:23] Gus
    Fine by me, then.
[17:25] Gus
    If you're going to collect that debt for me,
[17:28] Gus
    I can't just sit around and let you die.
[17:32] Gus
    The equipment used by the comrades who
    battled the High King still rests in this city.
[17:38] Gus
    Why not refurbish it for
    yourself and your companions?
[17:48] Will
    In here?
[17:49] Gus
    Erasus.
SIGN    Erasure
[17:55] Will
    Delusion magic?
    I didn't know there was a door here.
[17:59] Gus
    We couldn't let a child like
    you find out about it.
[18:03] Gus
    You took matters to the
    extreme with Mary, as it was.
[18:11] Menel
    Whoa...
[18:13] Gus
    This was originally an alcohol storehouse,
[18:16] Gus
    which is why it has a basement.
[18:18] Gus
    Take whichever pieces you like.
[18:21] Gus
    I'm sure the owners will permit it.
[18:27] Gus
    A great shield?
[18:29] Will
    Yeah.
[18:30] Will
    To protect against the dragon's breath.
[18:32] Will
    Was it Blood who looked after this armory?
[18:36] Gus
    Yes.
[18:37] Gus
    And everything in it belonged to the
    warriors who battled the High King with us.
[18:43] Will
    You're all done?
[18:44] Reystov
    Yeah. I don't need anything.
[18:46] Reystov
    It's certainly a fine sight,
    but no matter how well it performs,
[18:50] Reystov
    I can't put my trust in a
    weapon I'm not used to.
[18:52] Reystov
    That said, Gus the Sage...
[18:56] Reystov
    I would like to borrow
    your talent for Signs.
[18:58] Gus
    Oh?
[19:00] Reystov
    Engrave some Words into this that
    won't detract from its usability.
[19:04] Reystov
    I should be able to master a change
    that small within a few days.
[19:07] Gus
    I see.
[19:09] Gus
    Very well. Give it here.
[19:13] Gus
    Hmm...
[19:14] Gus
    while nameless, it is a fine sword.
[19:17] Gus
    It has long been used with care.
[19:20] Gus
    One day, it will be memorialized
    in song as the Sword of Reystov.
[19:24] Reystov
    Yeah... I hope so.
[19:29] Menel
    Hey, Gus the Sage.
[19:32] Gus
    You can just call me Gus.
[19:33] Menel
    Okay, old Gus.
[19:35] Menel
    Who owned this?
[19:37] Gus
    That belonged to Telperion
    the Silver-String.
[19:41] Menel
    I see.
[19:43] Gus
    Are you, perchance, from
    the Great Forest of Erin?
[19:46] Menel
    Yeah. Same as him.
[19:48] Gus
    That silver hair...
[19:50] Gus
    Are you related to Telperion?
[19:53] Menel
    Distantly, but yeah.
[19:55] Menel
    I'll take this.
[19:57] Gus
    Do you think you can use it?
[20:00] Gus
    They say if one who is unworthy uses a
    mithril bowstring, he'll lose his fingers.
[20:05] Menel
    Not a problem.
[20:10] Menel
    See?
[20:16] Ghelreis
    What about these?
[20:18] Gus
    That is the full armor set of
    Bavore, the Blade-Breaker.
[20:22] Ghelreis
    It appears to be dwarf armor.
[20:25] Gus
    Indeed.
[20:26] Gus
    Bavore was a wandering dwarf warrior.
[20:29] Gus
    He participated in our battle
    against the High King,
[20:32] Gus
    calling it a battle of revenge
    for the Iron Mountains.
[20:35] Ghelreis
    I see...
[20:37] Ghelreis
    I shall take this.
[20:41] Al
    And I'll take this.
[20:43] Gus
    It takes remarkable strength
    to swing that as you just did.
[20:47] Al
    What was the person who used this like?
[20:50] Gus
    It was Ewing the Fierce.
[20:52] Gus
    He was always smiling so cheerfully.
[20:54] Gus
    He didn't much care for fighting.
[20:58] Gus
    If our world had been at peace,
[21:00] Gus
    perhaps he would have been a fine farmer...
[21:05] Will
    That's right. Ewing, Bavore, Telperion...
[21:09] Will
    They all gave their lives
    to defeat the High King.
[21:15] Will
    All the weapons and armor
    pieces in this armory...
[21:19] Will
    Every single one of them was
    so important to someone,
[21:23] Will
    and each has its own story.
[21:26] Will
    I pray, wherever they are,
    they find guidance and repose.
[21:35] Will
    Hey...
[21:37] Will
    Once we take care of the demons
    and the dragon and come back,
[21:40] Will
    can I bring a troubadour girl I know here?
[21:43] Will
    She's a halfling,
    and she's a tad rambunctious...
[21:46] Gus
    Of course. Do as you please.
[21:49] Gus
    I'll tell her all the stories she wants.
[21:51] Will
    Okay. Thanks.
[21:53] Gus
    Is this girl, by any chance...
[21:55] Will
    She's a good friend.
SIGN    Asleep Beneath the Water