GULGALLANA

[soulping]

[ Once you enter the train, it takes off...moving for only a few moments before coming to a stop in the midst of the void Delriza's realm floats in.

There's still no sign of the echo herself, but fortunately it's at this point that the rules of the game burn themselves into your mind, like you always knew what you were supposed to be coming here for. ]

Comments

[beathach]

[what even . . . ]

[naturen]

[ you're mentally asking the wrong person, friend. ] There's, uh, p-probably no alternate path, I'm guessing...

[beathach]

Well, there's probably ways through that aren't the paths, but . . .

[naturen]

Y... eah. That... [ pshoo. ] That definitely doesn't sound like a good idea.

... If only I had more of my Earth Seal abilities. Or at least that foot-sense one. [ curse you, shards! ]

[beathach]

I'd probably be a little more helpful that way, if I had some of my abilities back, too.

[naturen]

Right now, I'm... a little stronger than average and a little more durable. But that doesn't mean a lot for the knight...

[beathach]

I'm stronger too, but . . . mm. I think this is more a what-if scenario anyway. Our abilities probably won't come into play.

[naturen]

Oh! The "you" meant... [ nervous laughter ] Oops.

[beathach]

It's fine. I could be wrong, too.

[naturen]

E-Either way... I wonder if they're actually after what we have or... the princess herself.

[beathach]

If they're rogues . . . I would assume they're after what we have.

[naturen]

Ah... P-Probably. [ iris is thinking like, rebels that don't want the peace talks to go through, but then again... it doesn't have to be that complicated. right? ]

That... makes it a little easier, then. We just have to make it seem like the princess and her knight aren't worth targeting?

[beathach]

Right. Which is why it's better for them to hang back.

[naturen]

And the rest of the group is... p-probably ready and experienced enough to deal with taking the front, so... If we can just confuse them long enough to let them get through... that should do it?

[beathach]

We don't know how many there are, though.

[naturen]

R... Right... Why would anyone even take this path...

[beathach]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the most direct one.

[naturen]

That's... probably it, yeah. And why they seem so... prepared. On both sides.