Gate of Memoirs/Home Sweet Home

Coming back to reality is a good thing when your dreams get this wild.
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Music: "Source Hall"	Music: "Source Hall"
 	
*Ni'en: Grraagh! Huff...
 	
*Kisrai: It's no use—they're not leaving his body.
*Kisrai: Short of killing him, there's little else we can do!
 	
*Luro: That's not an option!
 	
*Ni'en crouches low for another lunge, but a presence snatches his attention.
 	
*Charging out of the brush was the Stag, and with a toss of his mighty head, roots erupted from the earth to ensnare the beast.
*Glaes: Are you all right?!
 	
*Luro: Heh... Of all the times...
 	
*Kisrai: That shadow… Up there!
 	
*Glaes: Vyrr! Now!
 	
*With a mighty roar, a red dragon plunges out of the frozen clouds.
*It inhales deeply and lets loose a stream of white-hot flame, searing Ni'en before all present.
 	
*Kisrai could only watch in abject horror...
 	
*...while normally eloquent Luro was at a complete loss for words.
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*Narrator: "But Wolf and Owl heaved a sigh of relief when the outsider emerged unscathed."
*Narrator: "For he was a Sanje, impervious to righteous flame and light—the essence of life."
*Narrator: "Purged of impurities, he fell unconscious, but safe."
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*The dragon lands gingerly in the rather narrow clearing, and lowers its head for a small figure to slide off.
 	
*Luro: Maeri!
Music: "Frozen Tears"	Music: "Frozen Tears"
 	
*Maeri: Did I get here in time? Is anyone injured?
*Maeri: Whew...
 	
*Glaes: Had it not been for her quick thinking, all would have been lost...
 	
*Glaes: "Not long after she parted ways with us, I had thought her returned home."
*Glaes: "But here she remained, in search of these mysterious pages that seem to dictate the course of fate..."
*Maeri: "I went looking for Mister Glaes after I left the grove, Mister Luro."
*Maeri: "Umm, I just figured, there might be more about these impure spirits..."
*Maeri: "Then I read this part about a golden-haired stranger."
*Luro: "That's...you."
*Maeri: "Another one, I mean!"
*Maeri: "Umm, anyway, I reread the part about Miss Vyrr..."
*Maeri: "And in between there just seemed to be something about fire and...spirits!
*Maeri: "Let me see..."
*Maeri: "Fire's light doth chase the night by the golden stranger's might."
 	
*Vyrr: Imagine my surprise when a little morsel showed up at my den unannounced again…
 	
*Vyrr: ...Not that she would ever be unwelcome.
 	
*Ni'en: Ugh... Is it over?
*Ni'en: Whoa, it got lively all of a sudden. What'd I miss?
 	
*Ni'en: I see... Wait, you're saying you read about me in this book?
 	
*Ni'en: What'd I do to get so famous!
 	
*Maeri: Uhh...
*Maeri: (I can't tell him this is part of the story, right?)
 	
*Maeri: (Actually, I'm not sure what part of this is a story anymore...)
 	
*Ni'en: Hey, all's well that ends well!
 	
*Kisrai: I...believe I owe you an apology.
*Kisrai: Though you are an outsider, you risked your life to save mine.
 	
*Ni'en: Hey, I can't stand aside when a bad spirit's involved.
 	
*Ni'en: Besides, I got saved by kin! I consider that repaid in full!
 	
*Vyrr: ...Kin? You don't look like any dragon I know.
*Vyrr: … …
 	
*Vyrr: What's with that smitten look, boy?!
 	
*Ni'en: Um, sorry, ma'am!!
 	
*Glaes: Heh... Nature works in mysterious ways.
 	
*Luro: Don't give me any of that camaraderie, old stag. 
*Luro: It took two outsiders to fix this mess.
 	
*Kisrai: Would that the rules governing us were less rigid.
 	
*Kisrai: ...But I feel a change upon the wind. Our world has changed.
 	
*Glaes: Indeed...
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*Narrator: "All manners of creatures lived humbly in that land; none loved it more than the Shifters..."
*Narrator: "...For were they not living Spirits in body and soul, of man and animal in perfect harmony?"
*Narrator: "At long last the blizzard fell away and the impurities died out with the dragon's breath..."
*Narrator: "And all the creatures rejoiced, for the golden stranger had arrived, and brought with him the promise of new beginnings."
*Narrator: —THE END—
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Music: "Earth Lament"	Music: "Earth Lament"
 	
*Maeri: *yawn*...
*Maeri: Good...morning...
 	
*Maeri: Morning! It's morning!
 	
*Maeri: We're back, Woolie!
*Maeri: I'm not so sure if I'd like another dream that long again…
*Maeri: But it was nice making all those friends, no?
 	
*Woolie seems to nod in agreement.
 	
*Maeri: Hehe. Well then...
*Maeri: Let's go look for our friends over here.
 	
*Maeri: I'm sure they'll want to hear all about how much we enjoyed the gift!
 	
*Narrator: "So it was that the girl returned to her home, safe and sound."
*Narrator: "Though their parting was brief, she was sure she would meet them again soon..."
*Narrator: "It was only a night's rest away, after all."