The Butcher's Blood

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
==Objectives==
* Speak with Lyse.
* Speak with the prison guard.
==Script==
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Alphinaud 	First Estinien, and now Arenvald... 'Twould seem there is much amusement to be had at my expense. Honestly, I might as well go adventuring with Alisaie...
 	
Arenvald 	All jesting aside, we must tell people the good news. And I think Lyse should be the first.
Alphinaud 	Seconded. There is to be a meeting of representatives from across Ala Mhigo, so she is sure to be in the city. Shall we seek her out?
 	
Lyse 	Oh? You three look pleased with yourselves. What've you been up to?
Arenvald 	I'm glad you asked, Lyse. And I'm pretty sure you're going to like the answer...
Lyse 	You're joking... The mad king's trove!? I thought it was a myth!
Arenvald 	So did plenty of people. But they didn't have [Player Name] and Alphinaud in their party. The credit for finding it should really go to them. As for what to do with it all...I vote that it go towards alleviating the suffering of Ala Mhigo's poor.
Lyse 	Gods... If there's as much as you say...
Alphinaud 	Arenvald did not exaggerate, I assure you. We could not hope to carry even a fraction of it out on our own. I have taken the liberty of sketching out a rough map of the ruins─if you will assemble a squad of your most trusted freedom fighters, they should be able to follow the route to where the treasure lies.
Lyse 	Understood. I'll make sure every coin is accounted for, and that goes for the spending of it as well!
Arenvald 	Thank you.
Arenvald 	Oh, there is one other thing: when the time comes to draw up a plan for distributing the spoils, I would ask that you consult Alphinaud.
Arenvald 	I don't have a head for details. I'm not...educated. I see that simply handing out sacks of gil won't solve everything, but I couldn't rightly tell you what to do instead.
Lyse 	Oh, I know the feeling! I'd welcome any advice you could give us, Alphinaud.
Alphinaud 	Of course. I shall be at your disposal.
Resistancewarrior	Commander! We've got a problem!
Lyse 	Deep breaths. Tell me what's happened.
Resistancewarrior	A mob's gathered outside headquarters, and they've started making demands. You'd best come and see for yourself!
Alphinaud 	Fordola and her Skulls may have aspired to be imperial citizens, but they were born Ala Mhigan. To their countrymen, they are traitors of the worst kind.
 	
Arenvald 	The Butcher has much to answer for...but to simply drag her from her cell and slaughter her in the street...? General Aldynn is right.
 	
Raubahn 	After twenty years of imperial rule, 'tis no surprise that people should seek a target for all their pent-up rage and grief... I only wish I knew the solution.
 	
Mnaago 	Thank the gods General Aldynn arrived when he did. Any later and we would've had a riot on our hands.
 	
Campguard 	No one goes in without the commander's permission─not even you, miss/sir.
 	
Lyse 	My thanks, Raubahn. Listening to their anger, I could feel myself being swept away...
Raubahn 	'Tis a difficult tide to stem. 'Twas that same rage which brought us to our feet, and carried us to victory. But now the war is over, all the unspent fury is being channeled into vengeance.
Mnaago 	Aye, and it's not just here─we've reports of mobs forming all over.
Mnaago 	They've been targeting folk known to have cooperated with the Garleans. It starts with insults most often, then someone picks up a stone...
Mnaago 	Some industrious souls even thought to seek out the graves of Zenos and his officers. It was...grim.
Lyse 	I want to build a country where everyone, regardless of race or origin, can live side by side in peace. But maybe the time isn't right. Maybe people just aren't ready...
Lyse 	But that doesn't mean I'm not going to try. The representatives will be here soon, and I'll be damned if I'm going to give up before I've even begun.
Arenvald 	Who are these representatives exactly?
Lyse 	Oh, village elders, refugee leaders and the like. It wouldn't be right for us to dictate the nation's future on our own, so we've planned a summit of sorts.
Lyse 	We've even invited the Ananta and the Qiqirn to participate.
Raubahn 	Ala Mhigo stands at a crossroads, and this meeting will decide which path it takes. The matter of Fordola's sentence cannot be suffered to disrupt proceedings.
Mnaago 	Then let's execute her and be done with it. She herself asked to be put to death.
Lyse 	Naago! I already explained why we wouldn't do that!
Lyse 	Sending her to the gallows might satisfy people right now, but where would it end? Should we round up everyone who collaborated? And everyone who didn't resist? There would be no one left! And we'd be no better than Theodoric and Zenos!
Arenvald 	Begging your pardon, but...might I be allowed to speak with Fordola? Only, I caught a glimpse of her past. A moment of it, anyway─during the fight.
Arenvald 	She's done terrible things, aye...unforgivable things... But...in some ways, she's a victim of the circumstances in which she was born. And that's something I can understand...
Lyse 	All right. Speak with the prison guard when you're ready, and I'll come and join you. I want to talk to her too.
Raubahn 	I'll return to my other duties, then─we've barely begun to investigate the facility where they gave Fordola her powers. Be fairly warned, friends: she will test you. Don't let your emotions color your judgment when she does.
 	
Alphinaud 	If you will have me, I have a mind to attend this interview as well.
 	
Arenvald 	I've no great wish to save Fordola, even if I could. But there's more to her than meets the eye, I'm sure of it...
 	
Lyse 	Speak with the guard, and we'll all go in together.
 	
Mnaago 	I think it's best if I stay outside and keep watch for troublemakers. After what that woman did to Meffrid and Commander Kemp, I'd struggle not to throttle her.
 	
Campguard 	You've the commander's permission to enter, then?
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Post-Stormblood Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV