The Forest and the Princess

The Forest and the Princess is a World Quest in Simulanka.
==Steps==
* Start the quest by approaching Saborn, Souffache, and Cimest near the central waypoint of the Forest of Blessings
# Talk to Princess Cimest
# Accept Princess Cimest's trial
# Undergo the trial with Princess Cimest
# Talk to Princess Cimest
# Undergo the trial with Princess Cimest 
# Touch the "relic"
==Dialogue==
;(Approach the base of the tree, optional)
: Paper Squirrel: Are you here to take the trials as well?
;(Approach the paper squirrels guarding a common chest, optional)
: Paper Squirrel A: This is a gift for our guests!
: Paper Squirrel B: You heard the Princess. Please, take it!
;(Approach Saborn, Souffache, and Cimest)
:???: Your Highness! What brings you here?
:???: ...Given how things stand, I shall retrieve the myself, and then decide what to do next.
:???: Your Highness! That will not do!
:???: Your Highness! You cannot go!
:???: Oh? It seems you have a better solution. Let's hear it then, Minister Saborn.
:Saborn: I... Uh... Would like to inform Your Highness that, following a long discussion with Souffache last night, we have come to the conclusion that... It would be better to set up a trial ground elsewhere...
:Souffache: Hear, hear! And then the Guardian who passes our selection process can retrieve the relic for us — two birds, one stone!
:Cimest: But without the relic, how can we be sure that the chosen Guardian is really the one we are looking for?
:Saborn: I... Uh...
:Cimest: Worry not, ministers. Though we are indeed facing a great crisis, this is precisely as the legends predicted.
:Cimest: When the crisis befalls us, a Guardian shall thereupon emerge. At this moment, what I must do is ensure that they are shown the right path.
:Cimest: Besides, I am the best flyer in the kingdom, so there is none more suitable than I to judge the Guardian's abilities.
:Souffache: But...
:Cimest: Then will you go instead?
:Souffache: I—I'm afraid... My legs are rather useless when it comes to flight of any kind...
:Cimest: How about you, Saborn? Will you go?
:Saborn: Uhh, m—my eyesight... Alas, I fear I would be unable to see their movements clearly enough to judge...
:Cimest: Good, that's settled then. The two of you will stay to handle affairs within the kingdom, while I shall assist in managing the selection process at the original location myself.
: Something fun going on?
: Might I submit myself as a candidate for the trial, Your Highness?
::Paimon: Ooh, ooh! We're good at flying, and adventuring too! Can we participate?
:Cimest: Oh, greetings to both of you, and welcome to the Kingdom of Breezes and Bells. You're very welcome to sign up for the "Guardian of the Kingdom" selection trials.
:Cimest: You have not previously participated in the selection trials of our Kingdom of Breezes and Bells, if I am not mistaken?
:Paimon: How does Your Highness know this?
:Cimest: Your appearance differs greatly from our kingdom's subjects. Had you taken part before, I would not forget it.
:Cimest: Oh! That's enough chit-chat, I suppose. As it so happens, I was just about to head over to host the selection ceremony near the Relic Shrine. Let us go there together.
:Cimest: Ministers, the kingdom's affairs are in your hands. Do try not to let anyone cut this tree down while I'm away finding our true Guardian, if you could?
:Saborn & Souffache: *sigh* As you wish, Your Highness.
:Cimest: The two of you, please come with me. Before the selection officially begins, there are a few things I still need to tell you.
;(Talk to Saborn or Souffache, optional)
:Souffache: Saborn, we must think of something!
:Saborn: *sigh* ...You are no doubt right. But when have we ever managed to hold back the princess?
----
;(Approach Cimest at the marked location)
:Cimest: Please wait here a moment. I will introduce the trial for you, as well as a few things that you'll need to watch out for.
:Paimon: Wow... Her Highness sure is a decisive decision-maker, huh? Guess that's a true princess for you...
: I declared I'd accept the trial quite suddenly...
: But Your Highness didn't seem particularly surprised...
:Cimest: Hmm? Oh... Perhaps my introduction seemed a little too forthcoming. My apologies.
:Cimest: In truth, there have been many squirrels who — like you — have suddenly turned up and declared their intention to undergo the trial, so I am already accustomed to receiving such "candidates."
:Cimest: At least... There were many, before that dragon attacked the kingdom.
: You said it was to retrieve a relic...
: Is it being kept somewhere dangerous?
:Cimest: It is indeed. As I mentioned, not long ago, a giant dragon passed through our kingdom.
:Cimest: We tried our best to drive it away, but before leaving, it trampled both the trial ground and the sacred site where the relic was kept to smithereens.
:Cimest: Our original, stable trial environment is now very different from the way it used to be. The wind currents have become unpredictable, causing a dramatic increase in the difficulty of some trial stages.
:Cimest: After the environment changed so drastically, some candidates — who could have easily passed the first few stages before — now find even the very first stage too challenging.
:Cimest: But from another perspective, the current trial is actually a better test of a candidate's true strength, so it should better help us choose a strong "Guardian of the Kingdom."
: I—I'm pretty strong!
:Paimon: P—Paimon too!
:Cimest: Hmm... Well if that is truly the case, let us get straight to it. Allow me to introduce the trial for you.
:Cimest: Simply put, in this trial, the candidate must help their squirrel companion fly in the right direction by guiding them along the wind currents.
:Cimest: Don't worry, it isn't complicated. All you have to do is observe the direction of the currents and make decisions accordingly.
:Cimest: Of course, you need not worry about the issue of direction. In this kingdom, no wind can stop me from flying wherever I will.
:Cimest: Alright, let us begin. Please make sure you're both ready.
;(After completing the first set of garlands)
:Cimest: Looks like we work well together. Your judgments are most precise.
;(After completing the second set of garlands)
:Cimest: Ahead lies the final trial. Prepare yourselves.
----
;(Complete the challenge)
:Paimon: Your Highness, you're amazing! You flew past so easily!
:Cimest: Your ability to judge the wind's currents was also remarkable. It seems you are worthy to undergo the trial after all.
:Cimest: Let us make haste to the site where the relic is being kept... Hopefully we won't have another run-in with that dragon.
:???: "...I am a voice, but not life..."
:Paimon: Huh, what was that? It sounded like... someone's voice? , did you hear that?
: I definitely heard it...
: ...But I have no idea what it meant.
:Paimon: Whoa, The Princess is way ahead... Let's forget about that for now and catch up with her first.
;(Approach the source of the voice, optional)
:???: "...Time is uninhabitable, and there is no place to stand within eternity..."
;(Investigate the door, optional)
: Eavesdrop ...?
:Tightly-Shut Door: (The door is shut tight. You can faintly hear something from within...)
----
;(Approach Cimest)
:Paimon: So... This is where the relic was being kept?
: These footprints are massive.
: That dragon must be huge...
:Cimest: Perhaps in driving the dragon away, we also drove it into a rage.
;(If the player has completed Until the End of the World)
:: That dragon is actually...
::
::Cimest: ...Can such a thing be? Truly unexpected.
::Cimest: At the time, I was too panicked, and so I just gave the order to drive him away.
::Cimest: Had we the chance to calmly speak with one another, perhaps...
::Cimest: Ahem! Never mind. What's done is done. We must focus on the problem at hand.
::Cimest: As for that dragon... once all our problems have been resolved, I shall visit him personally.
::Cimest: Now, let us focus on the relic.
:Cimest: The relic is down there. Pass the trial, and you may claim it.
:Paimon: Paimon thought that the relic would be protected by some kind of seal, or guard, or... something.
:Paimon: But it looks like it's just lying there, and it doesn't seem like anything's stopping someone from just taking it...
: Just a hop and a step away.
: don't we just jump down and take it?
:Cimest: What you say is correct. This relic does indeed have a "seal" — namely, the "trial" that you have seen.
:Cimest: According to the kingdom's records, one must pass the trial in order to retrieve the relic.
:Cimest: Conversely, if it is taken by someone who has not yet passed the trial, it will lose its "meaning" as a relic.
:Cimest: ...Thus, even I must pass the entire trial to retrieve the "true" relic.
:Cimest: There must be both a "trial" and a "challenger" to do so.
:Cimest: Without satisfying these two conditions, the best-case scenario is that we'd be walking away with a useless lump of stone.
:Paimon: "The best-case scenario"... Does that mean something worse could happen too?
: Those who act in defiance of the rules shall be cursed.
:Paimon: C—Cursed! Uhh, in that case, let's just... go ahead and accept the trial...
;(After completing the first set of garlands)
:Cimest: Hmm... Perhaps those furious flowers over there could be of some use...
----
;(After completing the trial)
:Cimest: ...I hadn't expected you to be able to judge the wind currents so accurately.
:Cimest: If you were flying squirrels like I am, navigating those wind currents would pose you no challenge, of that I am certain...
: Paimon's a natural when it comes to flying.
: If everyone had to use wind gliders, I'd be unbeatable.
:Cimest: Pfff... Is that so? I'm glad to hear that, because you two are the most Guardian-like candidates I've ever seen.
:Cimest: Then let us continue. The current wind conditions are just right.
: No problem!
:Paimon: Hehe, everything's going great! Maybe we're the Guardians that Her Highness has been looking for.
: Your Highness was outstanding too.
: Your Highness is the only true Guardian.
:Cimest: Thank you for your kind words. I had in fact passed the trial many times before the dragon destroyed the sacred site.
:Cimest: Purely in terms of flying ability, I am confident that no other squirrel is my equal. Previous candidates found even the first few stages too difficult.
:Paimon: Huh? But if Your Highness already passed the trial, how come you didn't take the relic?
:Cimest: ...Unfortunately, the relic has yet to acknowledge me.
: So even Guardians require the relic's acknowledgment?
: Why does that relic get to call all the shots...
:Cimest: That I do not know. Perhaps it thought I didn't pass the trial...
: Surely there aren't hidden stages?
: Do the trial stages change for each challenger?
:Cimest: All I know is, the relic has never lit up for me.
:Cimest: But you... Not only have you come precisely at our kingdom's hour of need, but your capabilities are undeniable. That is why I believe you will earn the relic's acknowledgement.
:Cimest: Let us continue. The final stage of the trial awaits.
;(After completing the second set of garlands)
:Cimest: ...It appears we have some uninvited guests.
:Cimest: Might I trouble the two of you to kindly remove them from the premises? Should we indulge their antics, I fear we will be delayed in our task.
;(After defeating the enemies)
:Cimest: Truly, you both are exceptionally skilled.
:Cimest: ...Something's wrong with the furious flowers.
:Cimest: Very well. Then I shall complete this part on my own.
:Cimest: Please, stay vigilant, to ensure that more unwanted guests do not invite themselves.
;(After completing the trial)
:Cimest: There we go. Next... we must accept the Relic's judgment.
;(Approach the marked area)
:Paimon: We passed! , we're Guardians now! So is this the relic that's used to acknowledge new Guardians?
:Paimon: Huh? There's something carved onto it, like a line of text maybe? Let Paimon take a closer look...
:Paimon: "Stories follow rules, unfolding in cyclical patterns, but each should follow its own course."
:Paimon: Uhh, Paimon doesn't get it. Do you get it, ?
: It's probably some roundabout way of cheering us on?
: It's probably meant to encourage challengers.
:Cimest: Those words have always been there. Even I do not know their origin...
:Cimest: I sense that they may hold some great significance for the kingdom... But I have yet to grasp their meaning.
:Cimest: Whatever the case, given your performance in the trial, you are undoubtedly the most suitable candidate for the title of "Guardian" that I've ever met.
:Cimest: Your abilities and judgment are beyond question. Meeting you at a time like this is truly a blessing for our kingdom.
:Cimest: Now that we have retrieved the relic, we may hold the ceremony right away.
:Cimest: I am fully confident that your courage and abilities will have won you the relic's respect.
: You flatter me, Your Highness.
: Nothing can stand in our way!
:Paimon: Hehe, it was nothing! We're just glad we could help you, Your Highness.
:Paimon: Whoa! When did you guys get here? Paimon didn't even notice you arrive!
:Souffache: We flew over, of course! We were among the best flyers around when we were young, you know. How else would we have been able to serve the princess?
: Never judge a squirrel by its appearance...
:Souffache: Well, I never! A visitor turning up at our time of crisis, a Guardian emerging from the trials victorious... and the relic in our possession, intact and unharmed!
:Souffache: Your Highness, everything is exactly as the legends said!
:Saborn: It seems that our kingdom finally has a "future" to look forward to!
:Cimest: We shall find out soon enough.
:Cimest: Now, please place your hand upon the relic. Let it light up and proclaim that you are henceforth the "Guardian of the Kingdom"!
: ...Erm, do... do you think it's not bright enough?
: Has... it even lit up at all?
:Paimon: Let Paimon take a look... Ehh? M—Maybe it's been there so long that... it just can't light up anymore?
:Paimon: Kinda like how candles that've been lying around too long won't burn very brightly.
:Saborn: How... How could that be? All the details match, yet the relic still...
:Souffache: Your Highness, whatever the case, at least the relic is in our hands. Even if our guest has failed to be acknowledged by...
:Cimest: ...No.
:Souffache: Your Highness?
:Cimest: Place the relic to one side. It is my kingdom for which the challengers have come; therefore it is I who must acknowledge them.
:Saborn: Your Highness! B—But no ruler of our kingdom has ever taken it upon themselves to acknowledge a "Guardian"...
:Cimest: Then let us create a precedent for future rulers to follow.
:Cimest: , Paimon, come forward.
:Cimest: As Princess of the Kingdom of Breezes and Bells, I hereby declare...
:Cimest: That and Paimon shall henceforth be recognized as the kingdom's "Paladins of Breezes and Bells"!
: At your service, Your Highness.
: It is my honor, Your Highness.
:Paimon: Hooray! A "Paladin of Breezes and Bells"... Hehe, such a cool title!
: Definitely cooler than just being any old guardian.
:Saborn: B—But surely that means we still haven't found our "Guardian"? And if that is so, then we won't be able to fulfill our "calling."
:Souffache: And if we cannot fulfill our "calling"... We'll no longer have a "future" to look forward to, just like the kingdoms that came before us...
:Cimest: ...Fret not, I will find a way.
;(If the player has not completed The Lotus Leaf and the Champion)
:: You have my sword.
:: Shouldst thou require my aid, I am at thy service.
::Cimest: My thanks, good Paladin. I will indeed need your help.
::Cimest: But first, I will need to put the pieces of this puzzle together...
::Cimest: After some time has passed, please return to my kingdom to meet me. When the time is nigh, we shall set forth in search of the kingdom's future together.
;(If the player has completed The Lotus Leaf and the Champion)
:: Wait, speaking of choosing a Guardian...
:: They're currently choosing a champion over at Rainsong Pond...
::Paimon: You mean that Faurobert who could jump super high?
::Paimon: You're right! The whole reason they held that contest was to find a champion to come rescue the princess...
::Paimon: Although it doesn't seem like the princess needs saving. If you were looking for a super-strong champion to win your contest, they just so happen to have one!
::Paimon: In fact, there's bound to be heaps of potential champions over there!
:: Wait... By "contest," you mean "trial."
:: And by "champion," you mean "Guardian."
::Cimest: What an extraordinary coincidence...
::Cimest: Though our trial doesn't really have anything to do with jumping. Still, from what you've said, it sounds like they've found the strongest candidate to complete their calling.
::Cimest: ...It seems a trip over to Rainsong Pond is in order. Thank you for informing me.
::Saborn: Wait! But Your Highness, they're all paper frogs over there! They're nothing like us, they're not...
::Cimest: So what? A Guardian's most vital asset is what is in their heart, not their appearance.
::Cimest: Ministers, you are to stay and look after the kingdom while I am gone. I will go to Rainsong Pond myself.
::Cimest: My loyal Paladin, I hope that the "Champion" over at Rainsong Pond is as fearless and skilled as you are.
::Paimon: Well... Skilled is certainly accurate...
:: But as for fearless...
:: ...That remains to be seen.
::Cimest: Oh? You mean to say that this "Champion" of theirs is actually... a sheep in wolf's clothing?
::Cimest: Hahaha! Then all the more reason to go meet him in person!
::Cimest: Alright, that's settled then. Oh, and if I'm going over to Rainsong Pond... Perhaps I'd better bring some gifts...
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==Change History==
pt-br:A Floresta e a Princesa
ru:Лес и принцесса