Valor's Afterglow: Return by Sundown

Valor's Afterglow: Return by Sundown is the second quest in the Valor's Afterglow World Quest Series.
==Steps==
# Talk to the distressed Jinwu
# Go to the beacon placement sites to look for Zhiqiong (0/5)
#* Zhiqiong is at the beacon placement site south of Stony Halls. The remaining placement sites, if any are left, do not need to be checked once the player finds Zhiqiong.
# Defeat the monsters around Zhiqiong
# Talk to Zhiqiong
# Talk to Jinwu
# Pass Jinwu's soup to Zhiqiong
# Talk to Zhiqiong, who has woken up
==Dialogue==
;(Head to the exploration camp at the underground mines)
:Jinwu: Could you come over, ? I've got something urgent for you.
;(Talk to the distressed Jinwu)
:Jinwu: Ugh, it's Zhiqiong again... She went to retrieve those beacons, and hasn't been back since.
:Jinwu: I gave her three extra hours, knowing that dumb habit she has of running around everywhere... But it's been at least five or six hours since.
:Jinwu: Could you help me look for her? That kid really respects you, so you should have an easier time... and I don't want to have anyone get in trouble on my watch again.
:Paimon: Gah, what's with her, running off again like that?
: Alright, I'll go.
: Where might she be?
:Jinwu: Ah, yes! Silly me, I almost forgot to tell you the most important thing!
:Jinwu: She probably didn't go too far, but at the same time, where would she go...?
:Paimon: Alright, don't worry about it, Jinwu! We'll head over to the places where we placed the beacons yesterday first!
: That's a pretty good call, Paimon.
:Jinwu: Alright... alright then. If you find her, please inform me as soon as possible.
;(Talk to Jinwu again)
:Jinwu: How's Zhiqiong? Have you found her?
: I'm still looking.
: We haven't found her yet.
:Jinwu: Alright, but please, find her soon. If something happens...
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;(Go to the beacon placement sites to look for Zhiqiong)
;(Approaching the wrong beacon placement site — 1)
:Paimon: There's no one here!
;(Approaching the wrong beacon placement site — 2)
:Paimon: Zhiqiong's not here!
;(Approaching the wrong beacon placement site — 3)
:Paimon: Ugh, Zhiqiong isn't here...
;(Approaching the wrong beacon placement site — 4)
:Paimon: Zhiqiong's not here. C'mon, where is she?
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;(Approaching the correct beacon placement site)
:Paimon: Um, this... Oh no! That's... Zhiqiong, isn't it? C'mon, c'mon! We've got to rescue her!
;(Talk to Zhiqiong after defeating the monsters around her)
:Paimon: Uh oh! She's not looking so good! C'mon, we've got to get her out of here, quick!
: Can you still walk?
: Don't worry, I'll take you back.
:Zhiqiong: Sorry... I'm sorry, Jinwu... and... *cough*
:Zhiqiong: Don't look at me... *cough* Don't look at me like that. Please, don't be disappointed in us... *cough*
:Zhiqiong: The golden city... The black watchtower...! *cough* The heavenly envoys have left...!
:Paimon: Cut it with the nonsense, you!
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:Jinwu: Khedive's given her some medicine... and she's regained consciousness, but she won't tell me anything.
:Jinwu: Do you know what happened? How did she end up like... that?
: She was trapped in the black mud when we found her.
:Paimon: That's right, and we got her out just in time!
:Jinwu: ...
:Jinwu: Never mind that for now. What Zhiqiong needs now is rest. Could you help me deliver this bowl of soup to her while it's still hot?
:Jinwu: I'm not a very good cook, but I've had to take care of my fair share of miners, and no one's ever said my fare was bad.
:Jinwu: Alright, go then. See if she's any better.
:Jinwu: I have to tell Muning that Zhiqiong can't stay underground anymore.
:;(Obtain Jinwu's Soup)
;(Talk to Jinwu again)
:Jinwu: ...
:Jinwu: Eh? Oh, my bad. There were some things on my mind. Sorry...
:Jinwu: I have to give Zhiqiong a good talking-to...
:Jinwu: It's not like I haven't seen kids like her while working in the mines all these years...
:Jinwu: There are too many who, like her, see adventure as some kind of noble pursuit, only to see their hopes shattered... and find that it is too late to regret their choices.
:Jinwu: And yet, who am I to judge? *sigh* How could a Violetgrass lodged in a cliff's cleft criticize a bird for its way of life?
:Jinwu: And yet, how can I just let it go like... *cough* You know what? Maybe stopping her is the wrong thing to do. I mean, she's an adult who can take care of herself already, isn't she?
: She'll be fine.
: She won't regret her decisions.
:Jinwu: I suppose... I hope you're right.
;(Talk to Khedive)
: How's Zhiqiong...
:Khedive: Zhiqiong's condition has worsened. What on earth is she being so stubborn about, honestly...
:Khedive: I gave her some medicine. It should be able to at least slow some of the more serious symptoms, so her situation is stabilizing...
:Khedive: I'm no adventurer, and I can't claim to understand their desires, but I have no wish to watch someone else suffer before my eyes like this...
:Khedive: *sigh* Forget it. I hope she's more amenable to your logic.
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;(Pass Jinwu's soup to Zhiqiong)
:Zhiqiong: *cough* *cough* I'm sorry...
:Paimon: Oh, so you're sorry now, and not when you were running around all over the place, huh!?
: Alright, give it a rest, Paimon...
:Zhiqiong: *cough* Hah... I lost my footing... by mistake... funny, huh? *cough*
:Paimon: Nope, it's not funny at all! Is your life really worth so little to you!?
: You need rest. Jinwu made you some soup.
;(Submit Jinwu's Soup)
:Zhiqiong: Jinwu made this...? Thank you... and please help me thank Jinwu and the others, too.
:Zhiqiong: I'll be fine, I just need to get some sleep and I'll be good as new...
:Zhiqiong: I'm really very sorry... *cough* Could you please come back again in a bit?
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