Heroic Reprise

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Fray knows you have not heard the voice in some time, and so s/he hopes to help you as s/he did before. Join her/him in eastern Thanalan and prepare for communion.
* It begins, as always, with an offering of blood. Seek out and slay axe beaks. Fray is watching.
* Something is lacking, but you cannot say what. Well, it is done. Perhaps Fray will be satisfied.
* A flicker of annoyance spasms across your face. How pointless, you think, and Fray smiles, for s/he knows your heart. Remember this feeling. Treasure it. It will serve you well in your next communion in Camp Drybone.
* How dare Isembard interrupt our communion! As if pilgrims have not been kidnapped before! Yet here you are again, forced to risk life and limb to rescue fools who should have armed themselves. All because there is no one else. So be it. Raid the Amalj'aa encampment and rescue the prisoners.
* Fortunately, Amalj'aa are far better sport than peistes, eh!? And the beastmen were happy to keep coming, howling with rage for their fallen kin, no matter how many you slew! Fray's chuckling is infectious, and you find yourself sharing her/his grin.
* Fray suggests you refrain from cleaning the blood from your equipment. Let Isembard see what you accomplished firsthand.
* Isembard's eyes wander to the bloodstains, only to flee a moment later. You can hear the fear in his voice as he thanks you for saving the pilgrims. Fray ought to find that amusing.
* Those who have never known true sacrifice quake at the sight of it. You know this because Fray knows this. Extend your hand and prepare for communion.
* “Serve... Save... Slave... Slay...” The voice drones on, each word resounding in your heart as the tapping of hammer and chisel. “Sacrifice is to renounce that which binds you,” Fray says. “To recognize that which matters─and forsake all that does not.” Serve... Save... Slave... Slay... Fray knows you cannot continue to carry all these burdens. Heed her/his warning, before it is too late.
※The next dark knight quest will be available from Fray upon reaching level 45.
==Objectives==
* Rendezvous with Fray at the Burning Wall.
* Slay axe beaks.
* Speak with Fray.
* Commune with Fray in Camp Drybone.
* Rendezvous with Fray at the Amalj'aa encampment.
* Speak with Fray.
* Report to Isembard.
* Speak with Fray.
* Commune with Fray.
==Script==
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Fray 	You look well, [Player Name]. More determined.
Fray 	You have not heard the voice since last we spoke. I know. But worry not.
Fray 	If your affinity with your darkside is as strong as I believe, then communion is all you require.
Fray 	Come with me to the Burning Wall. You know what you must do.
 	
Fray 	It begins, as always, with blood. A confirmation of your identity.
Fray 	There are axe beaks here which have grown ferocious beyond reckoning. Vile creatures, eager to prey on man and beast alike.
Fray 	Offer yourself to them. They will come.
Fray 	Then make an offering of them to me.
 	
Fray 	No more words, [Player Name].
 	
Fray 	Ahhh, now that is the [Player Name] I've longed to see!
Fray 	You resent this, don't you? This “pointless” trial.
Fray 	Perhaps you even resent me for subjecting you to it.
Fray 	Remember this feeling. Treasure it. I want it smoldering within you when we commune in Camp Drybone.
 	
Fray 	Close your eyes and hold out your hand towards me. Breathe deep through your nose─let the air fill your lungs, then let it pass from your lips. Slower, slower...
Fray 	Listen to my voice. Listen to your heartbeat. Listen for the other...
Isembard 	Thank the Twelve, it is you! [Player Name]!
Isembard 	Isembard, remember? It must have been ages since last we spoke!
Isembard 	To think that you would end up slaying the Lord of the Inferno! When you first came through looking for our missing commonfolk, I took you for a─
Isembard 	Ah, but this isn't the time to reminisce! I sought you out because I need your help!
 	
Fray 	...Do tell.
Isembard 	Not long ago, an Amalj'aa raiding party attacked a caravan on the road and abducted several pilgrims!
Isembard 	We reported the incident to both the Brass Blades and the Immortal Flames, but it seems neither is in a position to muster forces at present.
Isembard 	You know what lies in store should they not be rescued soon. Please, [Player Name]─there is no one else!
Fray 	Really? Charge into an enemy encampment filled with Amalj'aa warriors and free some fools who should've armed themselves!?
Fray 	Risk life and limb to do the work of a dozen men all because you bloody asked!? Is that it!?
 	
Fray 	But that's what we do, isn't it? Every godsdamned time. Fine. We'll bring them back.
 	
Fray 	But what choice do we have, eh? Like you said─there's no one else. We'll bring them back.
 	
Isembard 	I...I... Thank you for... They were bound for the encampment to the southeast...
Fray 	Then so are we.
 	
Isembard 	They...they were bound for the encampment to the southeast...
 	
Fray 	The nerve of some people, after all you do for them...
Fray 	They're inside, just as Isembard said. Mere moments away from being tempered, I'm sure.
Fray 	Well, what are you waiting for? It's time to play the hero!
 	
Fray 	Heh heh, just didn't know when to leave off, did they?
Fray 	Neither did you though, eh? I mean, look at yourself. Most of that's not even your blood!
Fray 	Leave it. You've nothing to be ashamed of.
Fray 	Let's go and give Isembard the good news.
 	
Fray 	Isembard ought to know what you did. Show him.
 	
Isembard 	W-Welcome back, [Player Name]! I heard you really gave those Amalj'aa what for! G-Good show!
Isembard 	I'm sure you're eager to be on your way, so I won't waste any more of your time...but th-thank you! Come back whenever you like!
 	
Isembard 	We're fine, [Player Name]! No need to linger on our account! Pray be on your way!
 	
Fray 	Those who have never faced death do not scruple to condemn others to it. They know nothing of true sacrifice, and are weak for their ignorance.
Fray 	In sacrifice there is strength. In sacrifice there is liberation.
Fray 	Close your eyes and hold out your hand towards me. Breathe deep through your nose─let the air fill your lungs, then let it pass from your lips. Slower, slower...
 	
Fray 	On a throne of bone s/he waits...
Fray 	Serve... Save... Slave... Slay...
They come to entreat her/his judgment...
Fray 	Serve... Save... Slave... Slay...
One by one, in solemn procession...
Fray 	...So. What did you hear this time?
Fray 	Hm. And there I was thinking you were on the verge of discerning the truth...
Fray 	Your affinity with your darkside grows stronger by the day. And yet...there is a hesitation.
Fray 	Listen to me, [Player Name]. You have performed great deeds and saved countless people. You are a hero to the realm...
Fray 	But you are no dark knight.
Fray 	A dark knight accepts that s/he cannot save everyone─that sometimes, s/he is fortunate just to save herself/himself.
Fray 	Sacrifice, [Player Name], is to renounce that which binds you. To recognize that which matters─and forsake all that does not.
Fray 	At the very least, you must realize that you cannot continue to carry all these burdens...
Fray 	Unless you wish to die a slave.
Fray 	...I'm fine, just a little...just a little tired.
Fray 	The communion is ended, and with it, our time together. But we shall meet again, as we did before.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
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