Gate of Memoirs/On the Road Again

Nick and Silvie have arrived in the outskirts of the town. Will they find what they seek here?
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Music: "Cordelica"	Music: "Cordelica"
 	
*Nick: Sigh...We still haven't found a single trace of the mastermind behind the attack on the workshop.
 	
*Silvie: Take heart, Nick. They're out there somewhere.
 	
*Nick: The question is, why? The bandits we dispatched that evening...most of them were petty thieves.
*Nick: Why would they be bold enough on their own to slaughter innocents?
 	
*Silvie: Did the elves have...enemies?
 	
*Nick: Not a one. Some were mischievous, aye, but they were kind, every last one of them.
*Nick stares at Silvie for a moment, then looks away.
*She reminds him too much of his elves. Silvie was born from their lingering emotions, after all.
 	
*Nick: Aaagh. I've failed them.
 	
*Silvie: (I wish I knew what to do. I don't like seeing Nick like this.)
 	
*Silvie: Nick, there's another town up ahead. Let's make a stop and take a break.
*Silvie: Maybe someone there will have heard something.
 	
*Nick: I doubt it. I think I'd rather stay out here.
 	
*Silvie: Nick? Are you alright?
 	
*Nick: Aye. Just give me some time alone.
 	
*Silvie: Alright. I'll head into town and ask around a bit.
*Silvie: Be careful, okay?
 	
*Nick nods silently, and Silvie leaves the old huntsman to his devices.
 	
*Silvie: Poor Nick. If only I could remember more than just that dreadful scene.
*Silvie: What a way to wake up, surrounded by corpses...
*Silvie: I can only hope they've found peace...
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*Meanwhile, after leaving the cave and parting ways with Bjorn, Linlin, and Kitsu...
*Annette and Haido find themselves back out in the snowy wood.
 	
*Annette: We're looking for someone called Nick, right? What does he look like?
 	
*Haido: He's got a silver beard, wears armor, and wields two enormous blades!
 	
*Annette: Wait, what?! He's some kind of warrior?
 	
*Haido: A huntsman, to be exact.
 	
*Annette: So his quip about "the wicked and the naughty"...
 	
*Haido: He didn't tell me very much, but he said he used to run a workshop with his elves.
*Haido: Bandits burned down the place, and...and...I awoke in there.
*Haido: I think it was bad, because the elves weren't breathing. Silvie said they were...d-...dead.
 	
*Annette: ......
*Annette: Oh, Haido, I'm so sorry to hear that.
 	
*Haido: Nick, Silvie, and I traveled together for a while. But I decided to leave.
*Haido: I...I don't really understand the things they say. I thought going alone would be the best thing to do...
 	
*Annette: Well, in moments like this, we need some encouragement to press on!
 	
*Annette: We gotta have MUSIC ♪
 	
*Haido: Yes...Yes, that's right! "Music is balm for the soul!"
 	
*Haido: I don't know what that means but it sounds good!
 	
*Annette: Yeah! Let's play a song to boost our spirits, and maybe Nick will hear it too!
 	
*Haido: And a one, and a two...
 	
*Silvie: Wh-What was that?!
*Silvie: What a terrible racket!
*Silvie: Oh no...I'd better go check on Nick!
*Drawing her blades, Silvie tears through the forest toward the sound.