Gate of Memoirs/Ever Shadowed

Some things will never leave you be.
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "Where it Rains"	Music: "Where it Rains"
 	
*Miell leans down, brushing away the tangled residue to reveal more of the ruins.
*Some were defaced beyond all recognition, but every so often an additional carving would bring some hope to its deciphering.
 	
*After scattering spring water around its perimeter, Phaedra set about examining every surface she could get her hands on,
*often pausing in quiet contemplation to consider its mysteries.
 	
*Miell: Are these familiar to you, Phaedra?
 	
*Phaedra: In a way, but I can't be certain.
*Phaedra: I was left alive in the Vale, this much I know. 
*Phaedra: Friendly voices whispered to me of my surroundings when I realized I could not see.
 	
*Phaedra: But...why here? Why me?
Portrait 	Dialogue
 	
*—Some distance away...
Music: "Devil's Heart"	Music: "Devil's Heart"
 	
*?: *snort*
 	
*Clad in bark-like growth over dull plate, the immense man trundles through the wood.
*It seemed an era ago when the nightmares first chased gentle sleep from his mind, so that only restive impatience remained.
*He had gone past the clearing a few times, and each time there was nothing but bitter memories of faceless comrades.
 	
*But today, it was different. There were figures in the ruins—one of them of particular interest.
 	
*Even through the fog of memory, Angahl recognized those eyes.
*Angahl: ...!
*Angahl: I...I know... I've seen...
Portrait	Dialogue
 	
*Anxious Voice: Do whatever you must! When she arrives at the camp, take her far from the fighting!
*Anxious Voice: Protect her with your life! My daughter is all I have!
 	
*Angahl: Y-yes my lord!
 	
*Angahl: On my life, I will not let the lady Phaedra come to any harm. I swear it!
 	
*"There I went...into the fray..."
*"Waiting and watching on the horizon...as more terrified faces were sent to their deaths..."
*"Young men with their entire lives ahead of them..."
*"Eaten alive by this very forest."
 	
*"All because of one man's words..."
Portrait 	Dialogue
 	
*"I thought...I had lost you."
 	
*Stumbling forward, Angahl's heavy boots snap a branch underfoot.
 	
*Miell: What was—
Music: "Overcome"	Music: "Overcome"
 	
*Phaedra: ...!
 	
*Phaedra snatches up her mask and slowly draws her lance.
*Phaedra: It came from over there... Let's tread carefully.
 	
*Miell: R-Right.
*Miell: Be careful, Phaedra...
 	
*The two women edge closer to the perimeter, tension hanging thick in the air.
*All they catch are fleeting glimpses of black shadows swirling about a large figure...
 	
*A loud roar reverberates around the ruins, and Phaedra looks up at the immense man sundering the earth beneath his feet with every slam.
 	
*His burning eyes glare feverishly, as if caught in a waking nightmare.
 	
*Miell: T-The giant!
 	
*The man turns, and the sight of Phaedra gives him pause.
*?: Ggghh...
 	
*Phaedra: ?!
 	
*Dark Creatures: SKREEEEE!!