Paralogue 6: Tournament of Kings/Supports

## Augustus and Grace

### C Support

* **Grace**: Aw, look at you, swinging that big scary axe around like there’s invisible monsters around. It’s adorable.

* **Augustus**: There are several things wrong with what you just said, but I’ll let them slide. How’s it going, mom?

* **Grace**: It was going fine until I said anything. Just…keep doing your pretend attacking thing.

* **Augustus**: I don’t like that tone of voice. Something the matter?

* **Grace**: Nothing at all.

* **Augustus**: If I’m not mistaken, you so just sniffled.

* **Grace**: No way!

* **Augustus**: Moooooom, tell me what’s wrooooong.

* **Grace**: …Why don’t you fling spells at everyone like your dad?

* **Augustus**: Because magic isn’t my thing. Is it bugging you that I’m not exactly like he is?

* **Grace**: Not bugging me, just making me a bit sad.

* **Augustus**: Mom, trust me, you don’t want to see me try and use magic. I’m horrendous. When he’d get bored of teaching me jokes, my dad would hand me a tome and ask me to curse something.

* **Grace**: He did?

* **Augustus**: Yup. And it always went bad. One time, I missed my target completely and hit a poor innocent squirrel. Oh how it shrieked in pain until someone kil—

* **Grace**: Okay, thanks for the mental image. Forget I ever brought up you using magic. You’re fine the way you are. Leaving now, love you!!

* **Augustus**: —and that was when I learned how to make rings from their fingers and…wait, where’d you go? Mom?

## Augustus and Danica

### C Support

* **Augustus**: Whoa, hey there Danica. Nice wandering fingers you got there. Trying to pocket something that belongs to me?

* **Danica**: And have my hand chopped off when you find out? No thank you. I was just fixing part of your shirt.

* **Augustus**: Since when did you decide you care about my clothing?

* **Danica**: Since when didn’t I care?

* **Augustus**: Er, since always?

* **Danica**: Stop being so apprehensive. I’m not stealing anything.

* **Augustus**: Your track record says otherwise.

* **Danica**: I know how you play. You have the clothes on your back and the weapon in your hand. No more, no less.

* **Augustus**: You’ve forgotten something.

* **Danica**: …There’s no way. I literally just went through your pockets and didn’t find anything else. You’re lying.

* **Augustus**: Ignoring the fact that you just admitted to sizing me up for thievery, you totally did miss something.

* **Danica**: Prove it.

* **Augustus**: It’s in the waistband of my pants. My handy guide to how to make jokes in any situation, no matter how terrible! It’s a classic!

* **Danica**: More like, it’s a waste of time to try and steal it.

* **Augustus**: I’ll have you know that my brilliant dad and I came up with all the jokes in it. Mostly him, of course, but I helped! It’s always nice to have a father’s humor clo—Danica is your hand in my pants or am I happy to see you?

* **Danica**: I, er, neither?

## Daniel and Rachel

### C Support

* **Daniel**: Rachel, can I ask a favor?

* **Rachel**: What's that?

* **Daniel**: This is...kind of a big favor. Like, really big.

* **Rachel**: What is it?

* **Daniel**: I've been debating about who to ask this to, and I think I want to ask you.

* **Rachel**: What do you...need?

* **Daniel**: I would like you to be my personal healer.

* **Rachel**: ...What?

* **Daniel**: I need someone to keep me safe. Maybe follow me around at all times, just in case something goes wrong.

* **Rachel**: I...

* **Daniel**: Please?

* **Rachel**: Daniel, I don't think so.

* **Daniel**: ...Oh.

* **Rachel**: No offense! But that's too much to ask of me. There's so many Shepherds and so many of us are healers that if you get hurt, a scream should get you help right away.

* **Daniel**: I guess you're right.

* **Rachel**: Besides, why be so careful? Look at you, you're ripped! If something bad happens to you, it wouldn't be any old accident without a healer present.

* **Daniel**: I dunno, it doesn't hurt to be too careful.

* **Rachel**: Sometimes, it does hurt to be too careful. Don't rely on me, or any other healer for that matter, to do be around all the time. We have lives too, you know.

* **Daniel**: I know, I'm sorry.

* **Rachel**: I'll still heal you any time I can, but following you around is out of the question.

* **Daniel**: Right. Sorry for bothering you.

* **Rachel**: It's perfectly alright.

## Green and Taylor

### C Support

* **Taylor**: Hello Green.

* **Green**: Oh, why hello! What are you up to?

* **Taylor**: Oh, nothing, it's just that... er, uh. Well, I'm just gonna come out and say this. I, uh, want to ride your dragon.

* **Green**: ...You do?

* **Taylor**: Yeah. I'm no good at riding horses, but I wonder if wyverns are different. I mean, they're kinda like horses, so maybe I'm better at riding them.

* **Green**: I dunno. My wyvern doesn't just trust anyone to ride her. You have to earn the right to ride on her.

* **Taylor**: Aw, man. How can I prove I'm worthy of her trust?

* **Green**: Well, you can start by petting her. She enjoys ear scratches. But, er, make sure she can see you. She doesn't like not seeing whoever's petting her unless it's me.

* **Taylor**: Alright, I can do that.

* **Green**: Don't expect to be able to ride her too soon. It takes more than a few head pats.

* **Taylor**: I understand. But when she does trust me, can I ride her?

* **Green**: That will be her decision.

* **Taylor**: Alright then, I guess...

* **Green**: What's the matter? Did you think it would be easy?

* **Taylor**: No it's just...I didn't realize wyverns were so high maintenance, unlike horses.

* **Green**: It truly takes a devoted trainer to be such good friends with a wyvern. Do you have what it takes?

* **Taylor**: I'll do my best!

## Green and Aloasa

### C Support

* **Aloasa**: So, you're the dude who's gonna help fix our terrible country, aren't you?

* **Green**: Come again?

* **Aloasa**: You are Gren, right? And you're the dude who's gonna help with Tost's rebuilding, yeah?

* **Green**: First of all, I guess? I've been trying to help for a long time now.

* **Aloasa**: No! I mean, ugh! You're gonna be king or something, right?

* **Green**: Something like that. Bella and I haven't decided on what titles to use yet, but the idea is to lead the country, yes.

* **Aloasa**: Oh right, I totally forgot you're not alone. You have Bellzo or whatever as your helper.

* **Green**: Oh dear...if she heard you say that, you'd be a cadaver in the blink of an eye.

* **Aloasa**: But it's true, right? You'll be king?

* **Green**: Yes yes, sure! Why do you ask?

* **Aloasa**: I have a very important question to ask you!

* **Green**: What is it?

* **Aloasa**: As king, are you gonna ban the worship of Grima? Because Tost has such a large Grimleal population, I think it would be a controversial move. We wouldn't have King Gren for very long.

* **Green**: My name's Green. And no, I don't see the point in banning any religions, even if a lot of Grimleal are batsh....crazy. It would just cause more of a fuss than is needed.

* **Aloasa**: I see. That's good.

* **Green**: Besides, we're probably cutting the Grimleal population down a fair amount as it is, so it probably won't matter either way.

* **Aloasa**: Man, I can't wait to be living under King Gren and his assistant Bellzo.

* **Green**: Oh my god.

## Daniel and Aloasa

### C Support

* **Aloasa**: Hello! You were the spy working in the Grimleal, right?

* **Daniel**: Yeah, why?

* **Aloasa**: You met—and subsequently killed—some of my acquaintances, then.

* **Daniel**: I did?

* **Aloasa**: I know...a lot of the Grimleal. It's a long story, but to put it short, I've been a Grimleal my whole life, so I know all of them almost.

* **Daniel**: Okay then. Was there a point to this other than telling me you probably knew the people I betrayed?

* **Aloasa**: That tone tells me you feel bad about it.

* **Daniel**: Oh no, I definitely don't feel bad about it. They were the enemy through and through.

* **Aloasa**: Surely you must feel some guilt for betraying people!

* **Daniel**: Not at all. Why do you keep bugging me?

* **Aloasa**: I'm not bugging you...am I?

* **Daniel**: You are a bit.

* **Aloasa**: I just wanna show people that Grimleal are people too, okay? They have feelings just like everyone else!

* **Daniel**: They're also evil, so...

* **Aloasa**: Hey, I'm not evil. Anymore.

* **Daniel**: Sure.

## Chase and Heroi

### B Support

* **Chase**: Heroi, put up your dukes.

* **Heroi**: Oh dear. Here to try to get a leg up again?

* **Chase**: You know me too well.

* **Heroi**: More like I know recent events too well.

* **Chase**: What do you mean?

* **Heroi**: Do you remember what our score was when I first joined the Shepherds?

* **Chase**: Yeah, of course. It was three hundred sixty to three hundred sixty-one, my favor.

* **Heroi**: Do you know what the score is now?

* **Chase**: Obviously! It's three hundred ninety even.

* **Heroi**: Exactly. That is a lot of battles. Don't you get tired of fighting me?

* **Chase**: Never! We've been fighting alongside each other for so long, fighting with you is my best way to catch up. Since it's been years since we've worked a case together, we have a lot of catching up to do. Ergo, a lot of sparring.

* **Heroi**: Hmm...Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. It's been so long, I nearly forgot there's always a method to your madness.

* **Chase**: You'd be surprised how far ahead I plan.

* **Heroi**: How about putting that great forethought into this fight?

* **Chase**: Ha ha, touche!

## Sam and Pika

### S Support

* **Pika**: Sam! Hey there!

* **Sam**: Oh, Pika! Just who I wanted to see.

* **Pika**: You were looking for me? Funny, because I was looking for you.

* **Sam**: Oh, really? Well, you go first, then.

* **Pika**: Spill the beans, Sam. I know there's a reason you keep me behind. Something that's not just "strictly strategic."

* **Sam**: Wh-what?

* **Pika**: I'm not leaving until you tell me. Now spill the beans or I'll spill them for you.

* **Sam**: Your analogy kind of got lost there.

* **Pika**: Ha ha, I guess it did. ...Hey! No side-tracking me!

* **Sam**: Fine, fine. You win... Did you hear about the catastrophe?

* **Pika**: Hm, you mean that battle where the Shepherds lost most of their forces? That was like, a week before I joined if I remember correctly.

* **Sam**: Yeah. It was.

* **Pika**: After I joined, it must have been another week and a half before you actually spoke again. Much less to me.

* **Sam**: Yep.

* **Pika**: But why bring it up? Are you trying to distract me again?

* **Sam**: Not at all. That was the first battle where I lost a unit...soldier. And when I lost one, they started dropping like flies. That broke me, Pika. I loved each and every one of those soldiers like brothers and sisters.

* **Pika**: Yes.

* **Sam**: Please, Pika. Forgive me. I just...didn't want to see you get hurt.

* **Pika**: You didn't?

* **Sam**: Normally, I can stomach a loss. Sometimes you have to lay your life down for your country, and well, I'm okay with that. But I keep you away from the bloody bits of the fights because...well, you're the exception. I don't want to lose you.

* **Pika**: Sam...

* **Sam**: I just...I don't know what I'd do. Just thinking about it makes my chest feel like it's being squeezed by a boa constrictor. I'd rather watch that massacre ten times over than watch you die.

* **Pika**: I understand now.

* **Sam**: Which, uh, funnily enough, brings me to why I was looking for you.

* **Pika**: Y-yes?

* **Sam**: I have this.

* **Pika**: A ring! ...A ring.

* **Sam**: You know where this is going.

* **Pika**: I guess I do.

* **Sam**: Pika...in all honesty, I probably don't need to ask the question formally at this point, but...

* **Pika**: No need. And after a story like that, what kind of unit would I be if I disobeyed my tactician?

* **Sam**: No matter your answer, you're the most important unit...soldier...person to me.

* **Pika**: You're not very good at this.

* **Sam**: Give me a break, will ya?

* **Pika**: Ha ha, sure. On both accounts.

* **Sam**: Thank you.