A Guilty Conscience

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
==Objectives==
* Speak with Yugiri.
* Speak with Hien.
==Script==
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Alisaie 	Quite the swordsman, isn't he. I wonder, did the Empire train him to kill before or after appointing him ambassador...
Yugiri 	The Red Kojin's presence here does not bode well. We must inform Lord Hien.
Asahi 	Well, after that little ordeal, I believe it may be time for us to return to the enclave.
Alisaie 	Return, my lord? But what of Namai? You seemed so eager to observe the villagers going about their daily lives.
Asahi 	To be frank, I still am. But I rather doubt the good people of Namai would take kindly to the sight of a man in imperial uniform with blood still dripping from his blade. Even in your company, my presence would only prove a distraction.
Asahi 	Fret not, however. Thanks to the three of you, I have seen a great deal more than I otherwise would. And with any luck, Lord Hien will have finished considering my proposal by the time we return.
 	
Alisaie 	Did you see the sincerity in his eyes when he spoke with Azami? I feel strange saying this, but...what if he truly has come to sue for peace?
 	
Asahi 	I trust you will inform Lord Hien of our encounter with the Red Kojin? If we are to deter them from encroaching on Yanxia, our response must be swift and decisive.
 	
Maxima 	I understand you served as the ambassador's escort. My thanks.
 	
Yugiri 	Thank you again for agreeing to join me. If not for your aid, the Kojin may well have overwhelmed us.
Yugiri 	Pray go on ahead. Lord Hien is expecting you. I will remain without and keep watch over our guest.
Alisaie 	Well, we had best not keep him waiting.
 	
Yugiri 	Lord Hien was quite insistent that you join him. Pray go on ahead. I will keep watch over the ambassador.
 	
Alisaie 	Judging by the sparkle in Alphinaud's eyes, their discussion was riveting. How sorry I am to have missed it.
 	
Alphinaud 	Feeling refreshed, I trust? We have considered the ramifications of this proposal from every angle, and I believe Lord Hien has reached a decision.
 	
Hakuro 	Master Alphinaud has shared with us his knowledge of the eikons, and reminded us of the threat they pose in so doing. It is strangely comforting to know the Empire shares our concern.
 	
Kienkangatekeeper03028	You are expected, my lady/sir. Shall I show you in?
Eventarea 	Enter the Kienkan?
 	
Hien 	Welcome back, my friend. Yugiri tells me you accompanied her and Asahi on a tour of Yanxia. I had hoped you might take the opportunity to recover from your exertions at Sakazuki...
Hien 	...But I gather your time was well spent. Until the ambassador affords Yugiri a chance to make a full report, however, I must rely on you to supply the details. So please─tell us how it all unfolded.
Alphinaud 	The Red Kojin? Here? Have there been any other such incidents since the liberation?
Hien 	Only one, that I am aware of. If they are planning some new venture here in Yanxia, we will need to increase patrols.
Hien 	Not that I am aware of. If they are planning some new venture here in Yanxia, we will need to increase patrols.
Hien 	In any event, I am indebted to you for fighting them off. But tell me─and don't be modest─was Asahi truly the first to leap to the youngsters' aid?
Alisaie 	He was. I was quick to doubt him when we first met, but his desire to save them seemed quite genuine. It's possible he truly believes what he's saying.
Hien 	In the time I've known you, you have always been an excellent judge of character. What do you make of the ambassador?
 	
Hien 	Oh, how I would love to believe that. An ally within the Empire could change everything. It could give us a real chance at peace.
 	
Hien 	Then the question of what his true intention may be remains.
 	
Hien 	He confounds you too, I see. And for that reason alone, we would be fools to underestimate him.
Hien 	Regardless of his aim, I am resigned to playing his game. For now, at least.
Alisaie 	Well, forswearing summoning should be simple enough, considering you never dabbled in it in the first place─which just leaves the somewhat thornier question of how to police the Red Kojin.
Hien 	It was with that very question in mind that I sought Alphinaud's counsel. Thanks to his knowledge of the eikons and the rituals used to invoke them, I believe we've identified a workable solution.
Alphinaud 	As you will recall, Susano was summoned forth using the power of relics locked away in the Kojin's treasure vault on the Isle of Zekki. Though said relics remain there to this day, it is all but certain that the act of summoning exhausted their stores of aether making subsequent summonings impossible.
Alphinaud 	Assuming that is the case, preventing the primal's return rests on denying the Red Kojin the means to amass new stores of aether, either via the acquisition of crystals or the relics they are wont to collect.
Hien 	For this, I plan to enlist the aid of our friends the Blue Kojin. Since Doma's liberation, we have forged closer bonds with Bunchin and his people, and with their support, I am quite confident we can keep the Red from obtaining what they require to call upon this Susano.
Alisaie 	And what of the prisoners?
Hien 	They will be exchanged as agreed, and I will give full credit to Asahi for the success of the transaction. If there is aught we can do to help the Populares garner favor, I mean to see it done.
Hien 	But first, I have some unfinished business to attend to. Would you all come with me?
Alisaie 	Yes, of course, but...what manner of business?
Hien 	A past mistake which I would see put right. One which has weighed heavy on my mind...
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Post-Stormblood Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV