Dune-Entombed Fecundity: Part I

Dune-Entombed Fecundity: Part I is the third part of the .
==Steps==
# Speak with Jeht and Azariq
# Talk to Babel
# Descend to the innermost depths of the Eternal Oasis in Mt. Damavand
# Reach the entrance of Mt. Damavand
# Defeat all opponents
#* Wave 1:
#* Wave 2:
# Enter Mt. Damavand
# Investigate the abandoned Eremite camp
# Explore Mt. Damavand
# Examine the mysterious mechanism
# Activate the mysterious mechanism
# Proceed deeper
# Connect the junctions
# Proceed deeper
# Find another way to enter the central area
# Proceed deeper
# Collect Liloupar's fragment
# Head into the depths
# Open the door
# Head to the depths of the mountain
# Activate the mysterious mechanism
# Enter the central area
# Activate the mechanism
# Hold back the attracted monsters
#* Wave 1: 
#* Wave 2: 
# Head to the exit
# Talk to Jeht and the others
# Return to the surface
# Talk to Azariq and the others
# Talk to Azariq
==Gameplay Notes==
* Wenut attacks will occur in the combat area during step 5.
* Azariq and Jeht will fight alongside the player during step 5 as an and an , respectively.
** Jeht will also fight alongside the player during step 23.
==Dialogue== 
;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Jeht, optional)
:Jeht: (The scent of spices... *sniff* Mm, just right. It shouldn't attract too much trouble.)
;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Azariq, optional)
:Azariq: (...Ugh, my lower back hurts... my back is wounded... agh!)
;(Talk to Jeht or Azariq)
:Jeht: , Paimon, how'd you sleep?
: Not bad. Thanks for asking.
::Paimon: Ah... Why did Liloupar have to use all those strange metaphors about bugs and scorpions? Took Paimon half a night to get them out of her head!
;(If the player had chosen to play Genius Invokation TCG)
: Not great. I kept thinking about cards every time I closed my eyes.
::Liloupar: And yet you were quite happy to play...
::Paimon: Because if you're gonna play, you should play hard! Paimon was having fun watching from the sides, too!
:Azariq: Haha... Glad you guys got some rest. I sure didn't.
:Jeht: Huh? And who asked you to get up in the middle of the night to go find Matriarch Babel?
:Azariq: Hmph. Wrong way around. She came to find me.
: What did Matriarch Babel want from you?
:Jeht: Ah... It was an urgent... thing.
:Azariq: Some matters concerning the... elders of the tribe, you know?
:Liloupar: Oh... I see we have happened upon some open secret.
: ...
:Paimon: ?
:Azariq: Matriarch Babel spoke briefly with me last night. What we must do next is use the tunnels in the dunes to enter the underground portions of the Eternal Oasis.
:Liloupar: Indeed... My Master, Al-Ahmar, once created a most intricate system of canals, shaped to provide irrigation for the soil of the mortal kingdoms...
:Liloupar: Before the dune was encased in sandstorms, before Al-Ahmar was naught but dust, this place rolled with hills most fecund and verdant.
:Azariq: But those canals have long run dry. Fortunately, that lends them to our purposes quite well, allowing entry to the foundations of the Oasis within the dunes.
:Jeht: So Matriarch Babel has finally made her decision.
:Azariq: It's because reclaimed the Jinni. She can serve as our guide. Moreover, my tongue's as clever as that of a mockingbird's, but you should know that by now.
:Liloupar: I indeed witnessed this occurrence, my master, but I thought there was little need to go into detail about it with you.
:Jeht: ...
:Jeht: Alright. Let's go and discuss the rest of the details with Matriarch Babel, then.
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;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Babel, optional)
:Babel: (...You're still youthful, Azariq. Hehe...)
;(Approach Babel)
:Babel: You've arrived, . I hope that our hospitality hasn't disappointed you.
:Babel: Ah, Jeht. While you're here, I shall entrust the great task of apprehending the traitor Aderfi to you...
:Babel: I suspect that the recent spike in traitors within the tribe has something to do with the interference of those who hail from the snowlands.
:Jeht: You mean the Fatui?
: The Fatui... Their influence spreads even here?
:Paimon: They're just like those... toads or centipedes Liloupar keeps talking about... We keep running into them everywhere we go!
:Babel: Initially, they approached our merchants under the banner of trade. Then, before long, they started meddling in our affairs... Annoying as it is, the forces behind them are indeed powerful.
:Babel: Prior to the present, we had already pushed the northerners out of our territory, forbidding them from appearing on our hunting grounds to prevent them from further harming our people.
:Babel: Yet, they continue to circle us in the desert like hyenas. I don't know if they seek treasure or an alliance from us... Regardless, they are dangerous.
:Jeht: I got it. I'll return with additional information or a newly claimed life.
:Babel: "And."
:Babel: Information, and a newly claimed life.
:Azariq: ...
:Jeht: ...I understand.
:Babel: Ahem... However, the Fatui are not the most important segment of today's conversation.
:Babel: , the task I bade of you today... I believe that Azariq has already gone over the broad strokes with you.
:Azariq: Indeed, Matriarch Babel.
:Babel: Good, but I must warn you still that the path ahead is fraught with dangers... Our scouts have discovered signs that many Wenut may be active in the area.
:Azariq: Be at ease, I will guide them down a safe path.
: About the Wenut...
::Babel: Wenut are extremely dangerous creatures. Approach them with caution. They may attack you upon being drawn by the Jinni's presence.
::Liloupar: Speak not of me as if I am some manner of calamity, desert-wench!
::Liloupar: My master, I will be alert on your behalf. If you come under assault by these Wenut... I may yet be able to rally my strength and defend you.
::Jeht: I've got your back too, .
::Paimon: Whoa! Suddenly, we've got two handy sidekicks. Hehe.
: About Azariq...
::Azariq: I'll be your guide and help to expel the Wenut, but I won't be heading into the forbidden zone. Sorry.
::Babel: I respect Azariq's considerations. The remains left by a god long past... That is something not lightly disturbed by the likes of us, who yearn only to stand vigil over this tomb. This most unpalatable task must fall to you.
::Jeht: Thanks for this opportunity, Matriarch Babel.
::Babel: Yes... I hope for your safe return.
:Babel: Esteemed Liloupar... After entering the foundations of the Eternal Oasis, we must rely on your power to guide the group.
:Babel: The ruins of the canals may yet hide your... fragments.
:Liloupar: Indeed. Of this I am aware... But I am curious as to how this knowledge came unto you.
:Liloupar: You learned this from "outsiders," did you not?
:Babel: ...
:Azariq: ...
:Liloupar: Ha! Worry not! Robbing a few bookish researchers, parting a merchant camp with the maps they have brought with them... These are tricks of an old trade for a desert-dweller! I understand! Ahahaha!
:Liloupar: Thank you for granting me this boon of knowledge. It shall yet lead me to old memories and power both. But I will be watching you, and that lad of yours.
:Jeht: Liloupar, what's wrong with you? Matriarch Babel only organized this expedition to ensure that I can lay my parents to rest! How can you just... slander her like this?
:Babel: Jeht!
:Babel: My apologies, esteemed Liloupar. I understand your misgivings, and will endeavor to win your trust...
:Liloupar: Do as you will. I seek respite!
:Jeht: ...
:Babel: Ahem. Very well. Do not let me forestall your departure. Leave as soon as you are able.
;(Talk to Babel again, optional)
:Babel: Apologies, our business has me distracted... Was there something you needed?
: About the traitors...
::Babel: Ah, we have let an outsider see the troubles our traitors have caused us... How shameful.
::Babel: But worry not. With Jeht's aid, Aderfi will soon be delivered unto rightful justice.
:: Is Aderfi truly a traitor?
:::Babel: He has already stained the Tanit name... This means that he has cast aside the name of his mother, and must be punished.
:::Babel: As with nations or cities, tribes too must enforce their laws. I think you understand this.
:: I'm just concerned that there isn't enough evidence...
:::Babel: Well... You are of the city-folk. It is unsurprising that you worry about matters such as "evidence" and "suspicions." This I understand.
:::Babel: But for us Tanit, he has already stained the name of the tribe with his dishonor... Forgotten the name of his mother. Punishment must be delivered unto him.
: About Jeht...
::Babel: Jeht? She is a good child. She learns our ways quickly and greets trouble with neither grimace nor complaints.
::Babel: Heh. Speaking of her, it's a shame that there was an... incident between us and her father in years prior...
::Babel: But I'm just glad that Jeht has returned to us. Though her father... *sigh* I suppose we can consider this a delayed resolution.
::Babel: She likes you, you know. I can tell.
::Babel: So... Please don't disappoint her and ruin the friendship you have.
: About Azariq...
::Babel: He is my "son." Though not born of my flesh, I trust him very much.
::Babel: Clever, loyal, strong, ethically unbending, and skilled in gaining favor with others. Like a loyal wolf to the pack, he has never failed me.
::Babel: It is a shame that he is... male.
::Babel: If he was a woman, he could take my place... That way, I could finally retire and lead the children in managing our Sumpter Beast caravans.
::Babel: Heh... But at least I still have Jeht.
: See you.
::Babel: Farewell. I bid you safe travels for your coming adventures.
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;(Approach the marked area)
:Jeht: Hey... It's just ahead, right? Look out, , and don't let the sand get in your mouth.
:Azariq: Haha. I think you're the one who needs to worry about that! Keeping your mouth shut works better than anything in stopping that from happening!
:Jeht: Mind your own business!
;(Approach the marked area)
:Jeht: Huh. Wait. I... I feel something moving beneath the sand.
:Liloupar: Indeed. I believe it is a Wenut.
:Paimon: Eek—!
;(While fighting the opponents)
:Jeht: Be wary of those things that just burrowed underground. They're a sly lot!
:Azariq: You too, be careful! No talking during combat!
;(Defeat the opponents)
:Jeht: *huff* Is that all?
:Paimon: That's Jeht for you, always so swift with whatever she does...
;(After defeating the opponents)
:Azariq: Next, you can just keep going into the depths of the canyon. The tunnel leading to the foundations of the Eternal Oasis should be right there.
:Jeht: Hmm... , beware of sandstorms. In canyons like these, the wind-flung grains sting worse than those flung by the winds on the open sands.
:Liloupar: Be at ease. I shall protect my master. Let us progress.
:Azariq: Well, I'm gonna split now. You guys stay alert and stay safe.
:Jeht: Thanks. You too.
:Paimon: Azariq! You're the one who should be staying safe, walking through the desert alone and all. Don't get eaten by Wenut!
;(After the cutscene)
:Liloupar: "Canyon of kings, source of all power, does the halo of your radiance yet cast its ring..."
:Jeht: What kind of song is that?
:Liloupar: Why? Do you wish to learn? Hehe... A pity. With my memory in tatters, the remainder of this poem no longer greets my recollection.
;(Approach the narrowing valley)
:Paimon: Look. Abandoned camps!
:Jeht: That's pretty normal. Some people from the various tribes come into the canyon to avoid the sandstorms, and some get unlucky and never make it back out.
;(Walk further in the valley)
:Jeht: What? There are still more camps ahead? Hold on for a second, . I'm going to check.
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;(Approach the abandoned tent)
:Jeht: This is a Tanit camp... It even has the tribe's markings.
:Jeht: Matriarch Babel must've sent someone here ahead of us.
:Liloupar: Oh, ho? What's this? Someone appears to be less attuned to the traditions they so claim to practice than they'd like...
: Is there something wrong with the campsite?
:Paimon: Huh... What's wrong with the campsite? Paimon's not seeing anything here.
:Liloupar: She dispatched people to comb this area before our arrival. However, I perceive that they never made it out. Perhaps it is because of such that this place was marked as "forbidden."
:Liloupar: Which means that this area was forbidden for matters of practicality, and not terrors wrought of superstition.
:Liloupar: As for why she sent people here with regularity prior... It could not just be to sate the desire of young Jeht here... More camps lie ahead, I would warrant.
:Jeht: ...We'll ask Matriarch Babel about this once we get back. For now, we keep moving.
;(Continue on the path)
:Jeht: There's a mechanism there. Let's go check it out!
;(Investigate the mechanism)
:Jeht: What... What is this...
:Jeht: Though I really don't want to act without thinking things through, I have a feeling that if we want to continue, we'll need to activate this thing...
:Paimon: Hmm, but what if it's dangerous?
:Liloupar: This is a water-pumping mechanism. It was used to attune to the flow and vectors of water... Though now, water's place in its pipes has been usurped by sand.
:Liloupar: *sigh* As surely as you are witness, this once was a lush garden, in a time when the flowing springs had yet to become a fleeting rarity amongst the sands.
:Liloupar: Enough talk. I think I may yet be able to spark function back into this mechanism... Allow me to try, my master.
:Paimon: It sure sounds like this place is familiar to Liloupar. , let's just let her give it a go!
;(Start the mechanism)
:;(Sand begins to flow into a nearby mechanism and a nearby door opens)
:Jeht: Listen... Do you hear that? It feels like something is trembling deeper in the tunnels. Is a door opening?
:Liloupar: Yes... And I believe I know the direction. Let us proceed.
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;(Approach the door)
:Jeht: So, the trembling came from this door... I wonder what's behind it?
:Liloupar: A fragment of myself is here, just ahead somewhere... I can sense it.
;(Approach the marked area)
:Jeht: ...
: Found something?
: What are you thinking about?
:Jeht: Look there. Those tunnels. I'm thinking... of connecting them and clearing the accumulated sand. I think that might open a path for us.
:Liloupar: Ah, a reckless thought, born of ignorance. Still, the plan is worth a try.
:Jeht: You're getting on my nerves, Jinni.
:Liloupar: It is my acknowledgment you are receiving, little one.
:Jeht: Aren't you the little one here!?
:Paimon: Jeht's young and Liloupar's small, so the way Paimon sees it, they're both little ones.
:Jeht: By that logic, seeing that you're both young and small, that makes you the littlest one!
:Paimon: What? D—Don't bring Paimon into your squabbles! ! Paimon's not little, right?
: ...
:Liloupar: Hah... How adorable...
;(After the cutscene)
:Liloupar: No more idle chatter. Jeht's recommendation is most wise. Please proceed, my master.
;(Approach the marked area)
:Liloupar: The path ahead lies beneath the sands.
:Jeht: What... Oh, it's been buried... It'll take years for just us few to dig it out.
:Liloupar: Fret not. Let us hunt about for mechanisms nearby that might help drain the sand.
:Paimon: Sure! Let's go!
;(After connecting the junction)
:Paimon: Whoa, the wall is gone! Let's check what's hiding behind it!
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;(Connect the next junction)
:Jeht: It worked! Let's keep going!
;(Enter the next room)
:Liloupar: The path ahead lies beneath the sands.
:Jeht: What... Oh, it's been buried... It'll take years for just us few to dig it out.
:Liloupar: Fret not. Let us hunt about for mechanisms nearby that might help drain the sand.
:Paimon: Sure! Let's go!
;(Rotate the Pipe Diverter Valve)
:Paimon: Hmm... This mechanism looks like it can adjust the direction in which the sand flows...
:Paimon: Take a closer look at where both sides lead!
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;(Activate the mechanism to drain the sand and open the door)
:Jeht: It worked! Let's keep going!
:Liloupar: ...A heartbeat... draws nearer...
;(Approach the Teleport Waypoint)
:Jeht: There are so many scattered ruins here... I wonder what happened.
:Liloupar: If my memories had never come so undone, perhaps I could offer you enlightenment.
:Liloupar: But all that unfolded here, all that has not been regarded as a "lesson" by the sages of other nations... It hurts my very being.
:Jeht: Can Jinn feel pain too?
:Liloupar: The Jinn have little need for a vessel, and even less need for senses. But should we begin to connect with others... Then we will take from them their pain... Even should we not comprehend the source of it.
:Jeht: Oh...
:Liloupar: I know my words are beyond your understanding. There is no need for you to placate me.
:Jeht: I did understand you! Just... Not completely...
;(Approach the door)
:Jeht: Look at this door! There must be a temple behind it or something!
:Liloupar: The pain... grows... more pronounced...
;(Approach Liloupar's fragment)
:Liloupar: My lord, I already see it! It's a fragment of mine, of my divinity and wisdom. Please... Please bring me closer!
;(Obtain Liloupar's fragment)
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:Jeht: ! Are you alright? Answer me!
:Paimon: ! Don't scare Paimon like that! Are you okay?
:Liloupar: Worry not... my master remains unscathed.
: Sorry, I was out of it for a moment...
::Jeht: 
::Paimon: Yeah! You worried Paimon sick!
: It was a memory. Someone else's memory...
::Jeht: Huh? I don't... What are you saying?
:Liloupar: Apologies. I did not mean to let you behold a moment so shameful. But as you might understand, I have reclaimed a portion of my memories. Now, I may guard you better.
:Paimon: Huh. The light inside the bottle really does look more sprightly now.
:Jeht: Yeah... It looks just like the lights I saw when Matriarch Babel was emerging from Azariq's tent.
:Paimon: ?
:Jeht: ...Let's change subjects.
:Liloupar: Across the sands, there is still much of me that lies scattered. If you find it within yourself to offer me this generosity, my master, I will be beyond grateful should you collect my fragments and return me to wholeness.
:Liloupar: In areas around a Jinni's fragments, a spot of green should flourish...
:Liloupar: This is because we Jinn always release energy around us to create an environment conducive to our slumber. I hope you shall bear this in mind.
: I will.
:Liloupar: You have my thanks.
:Paimon: Paimon will help too! Paimon's eyesight is second to none! Don't worry about it.
:Liloupar: Ah... I am invigorated! Come. Let us delve deeper.
:Jeht: Yeah. Let's go.
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;(Proceed past the Primal Obelisk)
:Jeht: The ruins here are more intact... Is this an ancient temple?
:Liloupar: No. Alas, it is merely a water supply station.
:Liloupar: The mortal kingdoms of the oasis drew the water they needed from within this mountain, so they hollowed it and wove an interconnected network of tubes...
:Liloupar: This place used to be the greenhouse and reservoir where they would cultivate their crops and plants.
:Liloupar: *sigh* But look upon it now.
:Jeht: Oh... Incredible...
:Liloupar: Pitiful child... How can one envisage paradise's shape without ever having feasted one's eyes upon it?
;(Approach the mechanism)
:Liloupar: This place, once a pump for water, now only plies its trade in sand.
;(Activate the mechanism)
:;(Sand starts to flow into a mechanism)
:Jeht: Hmm... I can't help but wonder what this place looked like back when it was flowing with water...
:Liloupar: Check the reservoir... The central hall comes next. We must activate that mechanism.
;(Start the mechanism)
:Paimon: Ahh! Monsters! And so many of them! What's going on?
:Liloupar: What's going on is that we attracted them here.
:Jeht: Hey, don't put the blame on US! You're the reason they popped up!
;(Defeat the enemies)
:;(The mechanism activates and opens a large door)
:Jeht: It's guiding us through this large door. Let's go see where it leads.
;(Enter the cavern)
:Paimon: Whoa... What a cavern. Was this place full of water too?
:Jeht: What is this place?
:Liloupar: A mechanism once built to sustain a dream of eternity, to supply the oasis, forever and always. It was once propelled by water but is now driven only by sand.
:Liloupar: King Deshret left his glass goblet here, at the center of this place. The tales speak of him bidding farewell to joy, and leaving his cup behind here as a receptacle to contain past traumas and memories...
:Liloupar: And those traumas and memories protected the eternal sleep of my mistress, the Lord of Flowers.
:Jeht: Was that... something that happened in your time?
:Liloupar: Hm? I suppose, but the details elude my recollection, what with my memories being as scattered as they are...
:Jeht: Then, we need to go down there and activate that... glass?
:Liloupar: Patience. See how there are still two points of entry? Perhaps there are more mechanisms that we need to disable.
:Liloupar: Prithee have faith in my intuition, dear master.
:Paimon: Huh... So, how are we going to get through now?
:Jeht: Hmm... Looks like all we can do is head back to the surface and find another path. Uh... Jinni, can you find another way leading to the other two tunnel entrances?
:Liloupar: I dare not claim to be certain. With loose confidence... I believe so.
:Jeht: Alright. Good. Then, we'd best get back to the surface and start plotting a new path. Any objections?
:Liloupar: What do you think, my master?
: (Return to the surface) Let's go back first.
::Paimon: Alright...
:;(The player is teleported to the surface)
: I need to look around some more.
::Liloupar: Your words, my will, my master.
;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Jeht if the player did not return to the surface, optional)
:Jeht: (There's a lot of quicksand on the ground... It's gonna be really hard to traverse...)
;(Talk to Jeht again if the player did not return to the surface, optional)
:Jeht: 
: (Return to the surface) Let's go.
::Jeht: We're going, then. Keep up.
:;(The player is teleported to the surface)
: I need to stay and explore.
::Jeht: Alright. Be careful. I'll wait for you here.
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;(If the player chose to return to the surface with Jeht)
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:Jeht: Huh... The air outside is crisp!
:Liloupar: What difference is there? 'Tis still as dry and hot as before...
:Jeht: You aren't a desert-dweller. Of course you don't get it!
:???: Hey, little wildcat!
:Azariq: Over here! If this isn't a coincidence!
:Jeht: Azariq! What are you doing here?
:Liloupar: ...
:Azariq: Exploring and scouting, same as always. What, is running into another explorer in the desert strange to you?
: It is a little suspect, actually.
: A bit too suspect...
:Paimon: Running into sand and scorpions is normal. Running into the same person all the time is one coincidence too many for Paimon...
:Azariq: Haha, alright! Come over and have some food, drink some water. You all must be tired.
;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Azariq, optional)
:Azariq: (...Seems like he was right. This is indeed an exit...)
;(Talk to Azariq)
:;(It is past sundown, and the group sits around the campfire.)
:Jeht: Hmm. You got any plans after this? You wanna come with us?
:Azariq: Come with you? You've found a path?
:Liloupar: ...Don't tell...
:Jeht: Of course!
:Liloupar: ...
:Azariq: Heh, never mind that for now. The sky's dimming. We should rest. The path will still be there tomorrow.
:Jeht: Ha. You're right about that!
:Jeht: Speaking of which... Liloupar, I'm curious but never got to ask...
:Jeht: Why do you hate Matriarch Babel so much?
:Paimon: Yeah. Other than , you've been mean to everyone... Especially Matriarch Babel. Every word you say is always so harsh...
:Liloupar: What of it? Does it displease you that I taunt your "tribe-mother" so?
:Jeht: Of course it does! But I want to know why...
:Liloupar: Hmm... Why, you ask?
:Liloupar: Ha... Let me tell you a story, child.
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:Jeht: So... That was a scary story... horrifying, even. But what does this have to do with my question?
:Liloupar: The Jinni in the story is not so unlike Babel, is she?
:Liloupar: Where they differ, however, is the shame and quests for renown that so compel your kind... Babel wears them like a mask, though she too is a creature of deceit. I taste it wafting from her very being.
:Liloupar: To her, be it son or daughter, all children are but instruments for her schemes.
:Liloupar: If you were absent, my master... I fear I might even be quite fond of her. But today, things are different... She threatens your safety, and so affability is beyond my sphere of virtues.
:Jeht: No, Matriarch Babel isn't that kind of person...
:Liloupar: You have spent more time with her, and must've taken orders from her. Orders that... "the left hand" must never learn of.
:Liloupar: Perhaps those sordid affairs were just too inconvenient for you to face or consider... But I know your follies, and stupidity does not rank amongst them. Consider these matters yourself.
:Azariq: It's fine, Jeht! Don't take this stuff so seriously. It's not like she's that much nicer to me or anything!
:Liloupar: And should I? To you, who are little more than a slave?
:Liloupar: My words have run dry... Apologies, then, if I have upset you.
:Jeht: ...
:Paimon: Umm... Maybe we just haven't been together that long? Liloupar was pretty mean to Jeht before, but she seems much nicer now.
:Paimon: So, uh... Maybe... If everyone knew more about each other, we could have a few less misunderstandings... and stuff like that?
:Azariq: Yeah... Let's talk about something else instead.
:Jeht: S—Sure...
:Azariq: What's the matter, Jeht? You're looking real distracted right now.
:Jeht: Nothing... Just continue...
:Azariq: Speaking of which, what have you all discovered? Tell me — I'm curious.
:Jeht: Well... I don't really know how to describe it to you. There are countless ancient pipes leading into the temple inside the mountain and... the legendary goblet of Al-Ahmar is there too.
:Azariq: ...So, that thing was more than just a legend, huh? It really exists...
:Paimon: What are you talking about? Is that goblet valuable or something?
:Liloupar: Hah. That's not the actual goblet. It's just a mechanism holding the Eternal Oasis in stasis.
:Paimon: Aghhh... So, it's worth nothing at all? Now Paimon's depressed.
:Jeht: Yeah... So, that's what we've seen so far.
:Azariq: Then, the Eternal Oasis... was never far from us at all.
:Jeht: Yeah... Dad always told me that he would one day enter the Eternal Oasis and find Mom again... Never thought I'd be helping him make his dream come true.
: Jebrael would be proud of you.
::Jeht: Him? Ha! I don't care about him! Dad was a real simpleton... This trip was for me to send him to the place where he belongs. It doesn't matter what he feels about this!
::Jeht: ...
::Jeht: Ah... I don't know. Truth be told, I just don't know...
::Jeht: My parents... Will they truly reunite in such a place? The place we're heading to... Is it just a meaningless destination that I want to reach for the sake of... because I want to console myself?
::Paimon: No way! Jebrael would be super happy! You're helping him fulfill his wish after all...
: I imagine you're looking forward to this too, Jeht.
::Jeht: Of course, and that's because I'm with you guys!
::Jeht: Dad once said that the sands are like our home. I didn't get it at the time, but now I think I'm beginning to understand...
::Jeht: Home isn't perfect. Sometimes, it's downright frustrating, domineering, or even cruel. But you know you belong there.
::Jeht: You'll treasure its atmosphere and fear that it might leave you. You'll do anything to stop anyone from trying to tear it apart and seek care and companionship from its existence.
::Jeht: It took leaving Dad's protection to learn that this is what "home" is.
::Jeht: I know that Dad would never abandon me and that he never lied. But people have to grow up and find new homes for themselves.
::Jeht: To me, the Tanit might just be that home.
::Paimon: Finding a new place to belong to is great, and Paimon's sure Jebrael would be happy for you! Yep!
:Jeht: Whatever the case, I have you to thank, and Paimon. Thanks for... coming all this way to accompany me on this adventure. And, y'know, putting up with my... willfulness.
:Jeht: 
:Paimon: Hehe, being able to adventure with you again has been great for us, too!
:Azariq: *cough* And what about me, eh? Cold and alone... Abandoned by the fire...
:Jeht: Hahaha! Stop it! You're my family too! You really showed me how things were done when I first came to the tribe.
:Azariq: Hmph! This little wildcat was terrifying when she first arrived, let me tell you. Her face was like a doll. She wouldn't cry, wouldn't talk... But after spending some time messing about with me, she slowly opened up.
:Paimon: Whoa. So Jeht has moments of silence too? Paimon never thought that was possible!
:Jeht: Stop your heckling, Paimon. Don't listen to him. You too, !
:Azariq: Hahaha! Indeed. She didn't complain when she fell... and she didn't cry when she was hurt. Her calmness was... frankly terrifying, but her rage... When it comes... "Crash!" She's like thunder.
:Jeht: What are you saying? Do you want a beating?
:Azariq: Anyway, though Jeht is young, she is far more mature than most her age. It's frankly a relief.
:Jeht: Alright, alright. You're full of it... *sigh* I practically died of embarrassment when I first joined the Tanit...
:Jeht: The time after Dad was gone... was like a haze. Anyway, I thought I would never be able to feel normally again.
:Jeht: It was all thanks to Azariq guiding me, teaching me how things worked in the tribe like a big brother that I could recover. It's been slow going...
:Azariq: That's how it was. No need to be modest!
:Jeht: Yeah. Dad also said he was going to tell me more stories about Mom. But now, I'm never going to get a chance to learn who she was.
:Jeht: He said she was a beauty, that she was a character with countless virtues, like... "O stars high above the wasteland..."
:Azariq: ...
:Jeht: "O stars high above the wasteland, O nightingales weary from the day. It's time to take off the crown of roses; Cleanse yourself with wine made from grapes."
:Jeht: That's the only memory I have left of her. Dad always used to sing me this old nursery rhyme.
:Azariq: That was lovely.
:Jeht: Stop it, you know I'm always out of tune!
: You sing it better than Jebrael did.
: This is the song Jebrael liked to sing...
:Jeht: Hah. I knew you'd remember. I spent a long time practicing this one. Couldn't get it down when Dad was still with us.
:Jeht: After Dad... left, I, uh... Heh. Finding my pitch just got that much harder. But I still learned pretty good, didn't I?
:Paimon: Yeah, that sounded good! Jeht's voice might be a little raspy, but it fits a soft melody like this.
: Hmm. Just like Jebrael.
:Jeht: ...Yeah.
:Jeht: Alright, you should get some rest. We have lots to do tomorrow. I'll stand watch tonight.
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:Azariq: Hey, the sun's up. Got something to show you. Follow me!
:Jeht: What's the hurry? And what's with the secrecy? Can't you just show us here?
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