Divide and Conquer (Final Fantasy XIV)

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
==Objectives==
* Speak with Raubahn.
* Speak with Lyse at Castrum Oriens.
* Speak with Alphinaud.
==Script==
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Alisaie 	Let us pray they arrive safely...
 	
Alphinaud 	Master Kemp, your concern for your men's well-being is commendable, but I would urge you to consider your own.
 	
Conrad 	You saved a good many of my men, and I cannot thank you enough for that.
Conrad 	...But the fact remains: our forces were decimated. In this state, we'll not be mounting an assault on Castellum Velodyna or anywhere else.
Conrad 	We need to be honest with ourselves about our prospects. But first, we need to put our affairs here in order. Afterwards, I'll join you all at Castrum Oriens.
Alphinaud 	Understood. We will go and speak with General Aldynn.
 	
Alisaie 	I can see the Reach means a lot to these people...but it would be suicide to stay.
 	
Alphinaud 	For more than a decade, the Resistance has resided here, hidden from the eyes of the Empire. And just when we set our sights on Velodyna, they strike. Do you not find that passing strange?
 	
Raubahn 	Pipin has already departed with the wounded, has he? Good. We have completed our search of the Reach and the surrounding area.
Raubahn 	As far as we can tell, Zenos and his men returned straightways to Specula Imperatoris after quitting this place. 'Twould seem he's lost interest in us.
Alphinaud 	Which brings us to the most troubling question of all─not how he found us, but why he chose to spare our lives having done so.
Raubahn 	In war, you kill or capture your enemy. You don't leave him to fight another day. Only a fool would turn his back and walk away...but Zenos is no fool.
Raubahn 	Whatever his motive, this is neither the time nor the place to think on it. I will leave a token force to watch over the Reach. The rest will fall back to Castrum Oriens. We can discuss our path forward there.
 	
storm officer 	How in Llymlaen's name did they find the Reach? I thought their glamours were impenetrable.
 	
serpent officer	I have called upon Stillglade Fane to send every available conjurer, no matter how inexperienced, to help with the wounded. I pray it will be enough.
 	
Lyse 	Krile is with Y'shtola. She still hasn't woken up, but...Krile says she's through the worst.
Alphinaud 	Given the severity of her wound, we could have hoped for no more. Let us pray she makes a full recovery.
Lyse 	We lost a lot of good people, didn't we...
Lyse 	I saw it happen. When that Skulls commander cut down Meffrid. A single blow, and that was it.
Lyse 	Everything he fought for, all his hopes and dreams for the future. Gone in an instant. And do you want to know the worst part? It wasn't a Garlean who did it─it was an Ala Mhigan.
Lyse 	Gods help me, if I ever─
No. Not now. Not while the General's waiting.
Alisaie 	Oh, Lyse...
 	
Alisaie 	So we fight on, come what may. Sentiment notwithstanding, what other choice did we have?
 	
Raubahn 	If the rumors are to be believed, this is not the first time Zenos has “spared” his foes. They say he abides by an unusual code, and takes pleasure in the fight. Whatever his reasons, we must use this time to our advantage.
 	
Conrad 	We've got a long road ahead of us...but it all begins with the first step.
 	
Conrad 	We'll stay in the Reach and rebuild. We'll reinforce our defenses. And if they come again, we'll be ready.
 	
Pipin 	I wish you well on your journey, my friend. Let us pray that when we meet again, our fortunes will be much changed.
 	
Lyse 	I can't deny a part of me wants to stay and fight... But I know I'd be more use to you and the others.
 	
Krile 	You've said your piece, yes? Now would you please return to bed? You'll never recover if you carry on like this!
 	
Mnaago 	<pant> <pant> Ye gods, the pain... It seemed like a good idea at the time...
 	
Alphinaud 	It goes without saying, but the Scions alone have not the strength to topple a provincial government, here or anywhere else.
Alphinaud 	And I am quite certain the same can be said of the Doman Liberation Front. Nevertheless, we can but go and assess the situation for ourselves, and see what can be done.
Alphinaud 	Lest you doubt what good we few can accomplish, I would remind you that my grandfather and his twelve disciples once journeyed to these lands to save Eorzea and her people from certain doom. And you know only too well how that tale ended─albeit at great cost./Brave souls with an impossible task. And Eorzea lives on.
Alphinaud 	Our present mission may not be as monumental in scope, but it is no less important to the multitudes whom we would free from imperial oppression─whom we will free.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Stormblood Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV