Short on Courage

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
==Objectives==
* Speak with the lovelorn townsdwarf.
* Speak with the Hume lady.
* Speak with the lovelorn townsdwarf.
==Script==
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Dwarf03552 	<sigh>
Have you ever felt love's piercing sting?
Dwarf03552 	There's this Hume girl─no, this Hume lady─who's stabbed me right through the heart. I saw her on my way back from the mines, and I've been dreaming of her ever since...
Dwarf03552 	They say love is a dance, aye? Well, I've been watching from the edges for long enough─I think it's time I took to the floor!
Dwarf03552 	She should be on her way to fetch water from the river soon, but...
Gah, I'm too nervous to approach her alone. Would you come with me? Please, you've got to come with me!
Dwarf03552 	Thank you─you're the best friend I never had! Off to Boiled Owl Bridge we go!
 	
Lady03552 	...Oh! I almost lost my bucket!
 	
Dwarf03552 	Look, there she is!
This is it, then. I'm just going to...stay right here because I'm a big, bearded coward.
Dwarf03552 	...I need another favor from you. Will you ask her if she's wed? And if unwed, then what manner of man makes her swoon? Oh, and make sure to be subtle!
Dwarf03552 	I'm like to stumble over my own tongue if I try talking to her now. No, first I need you to ask if she's wed, or, if unwed, her preference in men. Perfectly innocent questions from a perfect stranger!
 	
Lady03552 	Oh, weren't you the lady/man who was traveling with Alphinaud? He spoke very highly of you, you know. Said he admired both your strength of arm and strength of character.
Lady03552 	Now, what could such an admirable woman/fellow want with a simple girl like me?
Lady03552 	...Am I wed? Well, no...and I've no prospects to speak of, neither. Amity is not exactly bursting at the seams with suitors.
Lady03552 	...And if I were to pick a suitor? Gracious me, you are forward, aren't you?
Lady03552 	Hmmm... Well, it's what's on the inside that counts, isn't it? I would hope to meet a soul filled with warmth and kindness─someone much like how Alphinaud described you, I suppose.
Lady03552 	No, I've no interest in how a person looks. I'd seek a partner with your qualities─someone kind and generous.
 	
Dwarf03552 	W-Well!? What did she say!?
Dwarf03552 	...Kindness? What, like the sort of kindness you showed me...?
Dwarf03552 	Hm? Is that something other folk judge their partners by?
Dwarf03552 	In my village, it ain't considered polite to show your face until after you're wed. Helms stay on outside the family home! Still, it probably helps that she's not concerned with how I look...
Dwarf03552 	...Sh-She did!? And here I thought I'd brought an ally, not a rival!
Dwarf03552 	<cough> Well, we should be heading back, then. It ain't right for me to demand help then leave you unpaid for your counsel!
 	
Dwarf03552 	I was wrestling with the idea on the way home, and I've come to a conclusion: to win my lady's heart, I need to be more like you!
Dwarf03552 	I'll travel the world, and make of myself a man worth marrying. Aye, I think I need to have a word with the chief...
Thanks again for coming along, friend!
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Kholusian Sidequests in Final Fantasy XIV