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Yuri
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Well, that was awful. I'm never going back down there, that's for damn sure.
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Balthus
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Ha! With things like that wandering around, you couldn't even if you wanted to.
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Yuri
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Aren't you optimistic. There were a few times I was sure we were done for.
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Balthus
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Not sure I believe you. You were pretty calm that whole time.
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Constance
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Has Aelfric yet returned? We must present the chalice to the church at once!
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Rogue, Resident enter the scene
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Resident
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You! You're all safe! How could you sneak off at a time like this?!
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Rogue
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Underground? But we are underground! Anyway, things are bad! Really bad!
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Rogue
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Some strangers from the outside have kidnapped Master Aelfric!
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Constance
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Aelfric? No! It cannot be true!
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Rogue
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It happened as soon as he returned from the monastery. Bandits were lying in wait.
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Balthus
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Dammit! How could this happen?!
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Constance
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This was clearly premeditated. I am certain it is connected to the bandits we fended off earlier.
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Yuri
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Have you alerted the church?
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Rogue
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Not yet. It all happened so suddenly...
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Rogue
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Do you think we should? Can we trust them? If we cause too much trouble, Abyss is doomed...
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Yuri
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Now isn't the time to worry about that! We're in no position to cover something like this up.
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Yuri
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The church has eyes and ears everywhere, so they may already know what's going on. Either way, go and tell them the news. Now.
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Rogue
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Sure thing! Understood!
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Yuri
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Also, if anyone was wounded, send them here. We'll patch them up with healing magic.
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Yuri
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Wait... Where's Hapi? And Linhardt?
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Rogue leaves the scene
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Constance
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Hapi! Wherever did you disappear to! Aelfric has been—
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Hapi
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I know. Take a look at this.
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Balthus
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What's that? Looks like some kind of fancy letter.
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Hapi
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That's because it is. It was lying in the classroom.
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Hapi
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"We have abducted Cardinal Aelfric. We can guarantee his safety, for now.
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Hapi
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"If you want to help him, meet us tomorrow evening in the ruins of the old chapel. Bring the chalice.
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Hapi
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"Know that if you alert the knights, the cardinal's life will be forfeit."
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Could it be...
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Balthus
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No doubt about it. This letter must have been left by the people who abducted Aelfric.
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Constance
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Then our enemy really is after the chalice. All the while, they were waiting for us to locate it for them.
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Constance
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No... No! Something about this does not ring true!
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Hapi
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None of it rings true, so which part in particular are you talking about?
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Constance
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How did the enemy know that we were searching for the chalice to begin with?
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Constance
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This can only mean that someone in Abyss is—
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Yuri
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You smell a rat. Someone who notified the church of our plan.
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Yuri
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It's no good talking about theoretical rats right now. First we have to deal with the problem at hand.
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Constance
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Too true. For once you are speaking reasonably.