Moving On

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. This quest was adjusted in patch 5.3.
==Journal==
* Desiring to be left alone with her thoughts, Minfilia bids you assist Alphinaud with an unspecified task. Respect the Antecedent's wishes and join Alphinaud outside the solar.
* According to Alphinaud, the Antecedent's blind refusal to contemplate leaving Ul'dah stems from the empty hope that her late mother F'lhaminn still lives. For whatever reason, rumors have recently begun to circulate that the famed songstress did not perish in the fires of the Calamity. Convinced that Minfilia will not see sense until these rumors have been proven false, Alphinaud has resolved to determine their origin, and asks that you assist him. Speak with Gegeruju in Costa del Sol to inquire about one such rumor.
* A heartbroken Gegeruju is further dismayed to learn that the object of his affections, who only recently left, was none other than the famed Songstress of Ul'dah. Though he recalls her expressing a desire to go west, he assures you that F'lhaminn will soon tire of her rough style of living and return to his waiting arms. Providing you do not share his optimism, journey to Wineport and question the local residents.
* Your cursory investigation yields a promising lead, provided by the incorrigible Wine Baron of Limsa Lominsa. Apparently, a woman matching F'lhaminn's description visited Byrglaent's winery very recently, but, finding her perfume to be intolerable, he expelled her from the premises. Though he has no inkling as to where she went next, the Wine Baron suggests that you solicit the aid of Shamani Lohmani, reasoning that his unique talents may enable him to track the perfumed lady.
* Shamani Lohmani vividly recalls the woman's scent, as well as the conversation he had with her. After observing that her perfume was reminiscent of a local species of flower, she asked him where she might find the most pristine specimens, and he duly told her. Assuming she followed his directions, she would then have proceeded south into Raincatcher Gully. With luck, she may still be there.
* You succeed in locating your quarry mere moments before a ravenous goobbue emerges from the forest, seemingly intent on devouring you both. Undeterred, you set about the beast, and it soon succumbs to your onslaught. All that remains is to verify the identity of the perfumed lady.
* Your attempts to ascertain the perfumed lady's identity succeed only in arousing her suspicion, but when Alphinaud subsequently enters the scene, she has no choice but to admit that she is indeed F'lhaminn. With much to discuss, the three of you agree to adjourn to Wineport, where you may continue your conversation in safety.
* Thanks to your efforts, the stage is now set for a long-overdue reunion between Minfilia and F'lhaminn. Proud to do your part, you look forward to what is sure to be an emotional meeting between the two.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Alphinaud.
* Speak with Gegeruju in Costa del Sol.
* Gather information in Wineport.
* Speak with Shamani Lohmani.
* Search for F'lhaminn.
* Speak with F'lhaminn.
* Speak with Alphinaud in Wineport.
==Script==
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The Waking Sands in Western Thanalan, Thanalan	The Waking Sands in Western Thanalan, Thanalan
Minfilia 	Leave Ul'dah... Has it truly come to this?
Minfilia 	...Hm? Oh. [Player Name]. Pray attend to Alphinaud.
Minfilia 	He is engaged in some business or other and requires your assistance.
Minfilia 	Pray be on your way. Alphinaud waits upon you, and I have much to think about.
Minfilia 	Oh, and...tell him he shall have my answer in due time.
 	
Alphinaud 	Confound it. She knows what must be done, and still she hesitates.
Alphinaud 	All because of these fanciful rumors.
Alphinaud 	Hm. I should explain. Minfilia's mother─well, adoptive mother─was among the great many who perished during the Calamity.
Alphinaud 	F'lhaminn was her name, though you may know her better as the “Songstress of Ul'dah.” She was a performer of singular talent, and much beloved by the people of Eorzea─not to mention a certain Sharlayan minstrel.
Alphinaud 	As you may imagine, the news of her passing was greeted with shock and disbelief by her adoring followers, many of whom refused to acknowledge what had happened. That her body was never found only served to encourage speculation.
Alphinaud 	Minfilia, too, struggled at first to accept the truth, but as F'lhaminn's absence stretched from months into years, she saw that there could be no other explanation.
Alphinaud 	Until recently, at any rate. For whatever reason, rumors have once again begun to circulate that F'lhaminn is alive and well.
Alphinaud 	One of our informants, Father Iliud, has sent word that a woman matching the songstress's description has been seen of late at the seaside resort of Costa del Sol.
Alphinaud 	If we could succeed in tracking her down, I have no doubt that any worries that now plague Minfilia's heart might be assuaged.
Alphinaud 	I mean to set forth for La Noscea at once. Let us reconvene there and inquire with Master Gegeruju as to the veracity of these rumors.
Alphinaud 	Ah, you've arrived. Let us see if Master Gegeruju can shine any light onto the rumors regarding F'lhaminn.
 	
Gegeruju 	<sigh> O sweet siren of the sands, my Miqo'te muse! Why have you forsaken me...?
Gegeruju 	T-Titan's Bane! I mean, [Player Name]! What brings you to my humble resort?
Gegeruju 	F'lhaminn!? You mean to tell me the goddess made flesh who dwelt among us until so very recently was the Songstress of Ul'dah!? Egads, man/woman─if I had known that, I would've chained her to my bedpost and never let her leave!
Gegeruju 	Oh, for shame! To think that she now plies her trade for the riffraff off to the west or wherever she said she was going! It's a tragedy, I say! A tragedy!
 	
Alphinaud 	West, is it? Thank you, Master Gegeruju. Your information will serve us well.
Alphinaud 	That said, there are any number of places she could be. I shall begin my search by the docks and see if any witnesses might have some knowledge to spare. I would be most appreciative if you could travel on to Wineport and do the same.
 	
Junghbhar 	...Eh? You want to know if I've seen a Miqo'te lass by the name of F'lhaminn? I wish! I haven't seen a lass of any description for far too bloody long... Er, excepting yourself, of course.
 	
Byrglaent 	Well, if it isn't [Player Name], the savior of Wineport! To what do we owe the pleasure?
Byrglaent 	Ah, yes, we did receive a customer matching that description. She was a delight to behold, to give the woman her due, but her perfume was so ghastly, I had no choice but to eject her from the premises. Interfering with tastings, you understand.
Byrglaent 	If she is your quarry, why not consult your blind associate? His olfactory perception is without peer. Given that I could smell the woman from a malm away, I daresay he could smell her from ten.
 	
Shamani Lohmani 	<sniff> <sniff> I see you have had many grand adventures since last we spoke, [Player Name]. You must share them with me sometime.
Shamani Lohmani 	The girl from a little while ago? One does not forget a perfume like that. So robust and intoxicating...yet simultaneously familiar. Reminiscent of a bloom native to these parts, in fact.
Shamani Lohmani 	I said as much when we spoke. She complimented my powers of observation and asked me where she might find some of the flowers.
Shamani Lohmani 	So I told her to follow the road south into Raincatcher Gully and then head east after crossing the second bridge. The flowers which grow in the shade of the cliff have the strongest scent, you see. If you make haste, you may yet find her there.
 	
F'lhaminn 	I am in your debt, stranger. I did not realize my activities had aroused the goobbue's ire until it was too late.
F'lhaminn 	Their oils can be used to make a perfume, you see, and I─
F'lhaminn 	F'lhaminn? I'm... I don't...
F'lhaminn 	Who are you? Whom do you serve?
Alphinaud 	It appears you've already found our woman. Consider me impressed, my friend.
Alphinaud 	The Songstress of Ul'dah, I presume? Minfilia─or should I say, Ascilia─is looking for you.
F'lhaminn 	Ascilia!?
Alphinaud 	You are the very picture of health, milady─yet the world thinks you dead.
Alphinaud 	I can only conclude that this was by design. The question is: why?
F'lhaminn 	Not everyone who endeavors to find me does so with the best intentions, child.
F'lhaminn 	You will be pleased to know that I fully intend to reveal myself to Minfilia─when the time is right.
Alphinaud 	Oh! Well...that does please me. More than you know. But tell me: sojourns in the forests of La Noscea aside, when exactly will the time be right?
F'lhaminn 	When I deem it so. Do you imagine I traveled all this way on a whim? As I was telling your associate prior to your intrusion, I came here to harvest these flowers for use in a perfume. Does that satisfy your curiosity, or would you interrogate me further?
Alphinaud 	M-My apologies for the interruption. Anyway─now that we all have that which we came for, might we continue this conversation in a safer locale? Wineport, say?
F'lhaminn 	Rescued yet again from the jaws of a ravenous goobbue. How quickly we forget the lessons of the past.
F'lhaminn 	<sigh> Though I was not solely to blame for that foolishness...
Alphinaud 	This...this is not at all how I had envisioned it.
Alphinaud 	I can scarce begin to imagine what emotions will go through Minfilia's heart when she reunites with her mother after all these years.
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Seventh Astral Era Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV