Lumisade Aftermath (Hard)

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## Summary

Lord of Avillon talks about repayments from Lumisade with Lucilicca, before deciding to move on to Varhya. Krom decides to join the knights of Avillon.

## Character List

### Major

* "Lord" of Avillon
* Rouin
* Krom Ledios (Water)

### Minor

* Lucilicca La'elaya (Fire)
* Fram Berge (Water)
* Johan Talede (Light)

### Mentioned

* Laphlaes Selkena (Earth)
* Cesaire
* Emile
* Mu
* Zaira
* Charles III

## Content

Lucilicca: The Archmage of Lumisade’s Second Tower greets you, monarch of Avillon.

"Lord": How are things in Lumisade, Lucilicca?

Lucilicca: There are still many things that need to be resolved. My plate is overflowing just trying to take care of the riots that have broken out everywhere. When I think of how much aid we received from Avillon, I wat to repay you right away, but… please just give me some time until the situation in Lumisade settles.

"Lord": Don’t worry. I understand. I had hoped you would join Avillon’s forces, but forging a firm alliance between Avillon and Lumisade will accomplish the same thing.

Lucilicca: It sounds like you have a plan for things moving forward. Lumisade will be with you when you need us.

"Lord": That’s all I needed to hear. Just don’t forget that our enemy is unimaginably powerful.

Lucilicca: I won’t. Heh, but I still can’t believe you only want us to become allies, after you helped us resolve such a terrible and dangerous situation. At this point, I can’t help but trust you implicitly.

"Lord": Heh, maybe that’s why someone once called me a softie… Ahem. How did your talks go with the First Archmage?

Lucilicca: They went all right. He’s a good person, but he can be so stubborn… But the way, are you and the mage who controlled Laphlaes’s mind… acquaintances?

"Lord": As it stands right now, I know her, but she doesn’t know me. She’s the empire’s highest ranked mage, and has surpassed the limits of humanity. We’ll have to face her a some point.

Lucilicca: Well, that would explain ho she was able to affect Laphlaes… Did something like this happen in your previous life too?

"Lord": Yes, although she didn’t show herself at Lumisade last time. She first appeared at Rhodon.

Lucilicca: If we can determine what caused the difference, maybe it’ll help us on our path forward.

"Lord": There’s not much we can ascertain at the moment. It’d be nice if we could get some more information on Gallus’s movements.

Lucilicca: No kidding… Well, I don’t have much time, so I’ll be returning to Lumisade first thing tomorrow. If something comes up, let me know.

"Lord": Our chef here does amazing things with food, so you can look forward to enjoying a feast tonight. Get some rest while you’re here.

Lucilicca: Thank you.

"Lord": I suppose that wraps things up with Lumisade for now… We can’t get too involved in their internal affairs, but hopefully they will go in the right direction. Rouin, can you come here?

Rouin: You called, Your Highness?

"Lord": Please update me on the status of Varhya.

Rouin: I’ve prepared the information you asked for. Varhya’s Tribal Communion failed to repel the monster that emerged from the earth, and are said to be on the brink of total destruction.

"Lord": What…?

Rouin: However, only a very small number of people from Varhya are seeking refuge in Rhodon. I believe they might have been scattered across Varhya and are desperately trying to protect the areas they are in. Given that the monster’s domain already stretches across all of Varhya, we may want to consider establishing lines of defense in the eastern regions of Rhodon.

"Lord": The situation’s become that severe…? Is this another result of the timeline changing…?

Rouin: The monster appeared approximately four months ago, before you breached Rhodon’s border.

"Lord": I should have examined the situation earlier. This is my fault… If I had investigated Varhya’s situation earlier, we could’ve helped…

Rouin: You said Mu is currently unavailable, did you not? There is no way for you to know everything that happens in the world, Your Highness. You needn’t blame yourself. It is my fault, after all. If I had guessed your intentions to send relief to Varhya earlier, we could have helped.

"Lord": What? No, Rouin, it’s not your fau… Oh, I see what you were doing. Thanks.

Rouin: Ha ha, thank you for noticing my intent. Your Highness. Is your mission in Varhya to have the Tribal Communion join our forces, or to defeat the monster?

"Lord": Ultimately it’s the latter. The former is something they’ll need to decide themselves. But we might pass the point of no return soon if we don’t do anything. The monster is producing more and more offspring to enlarge its dominion. If we don’t put an end to it, other nations may well meet the same fate as Varhya.

Rouin: Understood. You need not worry about Rhodon, as it is quickly becoming more stabilized.

"Lord": Seize some of the assets of the nobles who were planning an uprising, and send them to Lumisade as relief. Have Captain Emile take charge of the transport. He wanted a chance to prove himself, and I say we give him just that.

Rouin: I shall do as you command, Your Highness.

"Lord": Johan, Fram.

Johan: Yes, Your Highness?

Fram: I’m here!

"Lord": Make preparations as quickly as possible for our next mission. Two days should be enough, right?

Johan: That should be sufficient to ready at least some of the times and supply battalion. Where is our destination?

"Lord": Varhya, the wildlands. We’re at a disadvantage that will only grow the longer we wait. The survival of the West is at stake.

Johan: Leave it to me, Your Highness!

Fram: I’ll go tell the other knights! Oh, and I almost forgot! That knight captain from Rhodon wanted to talk to you.

"Lord": He must have reached a decision. Call him in. Krom… I wonder what he’s been thinking…

Krom: Krom from the household of Ledios greets you, monarch of Avillon.

"Lord": I heard you have something you’d like to say.

Krom: May I give you an answer to the things you said to me before?

"Lord": I remember saying I wanted you to make amends by my side for your wrongdoings.

Krom: Yes, and I would like to offer the rest of my life to that end. I would like you to give me the opportunity to atone for my sins. I would like you to teach me of things I have been unable to see until now. I would like you to give me the opportunity to make amends to the people I ignored, those whom I refused to look at.

"Lord": I didn’t say to you what I did because you would be useful to me, or because I could gain something from you. People who want to be better must be given the opportunity to improve. That is true whether they’re a serf, a slave, a knight captain, or a monarch. It’s true regardless of their position, the influence they wield, or their talents or capabilities. All I did when I offered you that proposition was see you as a person, an equal and someone who wants to be better.

Krom: …

"Lord": I am not “bestowing” upon you an opportunity from my position as monarch. I am passing along an opportunity that the world should give you and everyone else who seeks after it.

Krom: You do not need to lower yourself like that. You are the ruler of a nation, and a truly great monarch.

"Lord": No, that’s why I said what I said: I do not want me or anyone else to be lifted up on a pedastal. A ruler is not one who puts down others, or raises up themselves.

Krom: …

"Lord": I apologize if I’ve rambled on. You’ve been open with me, and I wanted to be open with you.

Krom: No, you didn’t ramble. I now understand more how you see the world.

"Lord": I’m not trying to get you to see everything the same as me. That’s what the empire is trying to do… But you said you wanted to learn from me, so feel free to take away whatever you can. Learn what’s relevant to you, and turn that into your own view of the world.

Krom: I will.

"Lord": Krom Ledios, from this moment forward you are a knight of Avillon. Be faithful in fulfilling your duties. Let your loyalty be to the world and your heart with the people.

Krom: I swear to it, Your Highness.

"Lord": Good. That makes you and Zaira fellow knights.

Krom: That is true. I hope… I can see Zaira more as a person, more as the person she is.

"Lord": It might be awkward for you two at first, but you’ll get used to it. Meanwhile, we’re trying to get Charles III to set right his mistakes. Have you met with him?

Krom: Yes. I met him before coming to see you in order to tell him my thoughts.

"Lord": That must have been hard for you, but you did it anyway You’re definitely changing.

Krom: I genuinely want to be a better person.

"Lord": You should join us on our mission to Varhya. Speak with Johan.

Krom: By your command, Your Highness.

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