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darkdawnscript) wrote2014-06-20 12:11 am
darkdawnscript) wrote2014-06-20 12:11 am
Ayuthay pt. 1
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| Ayuthay |
[Outside:]
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KS01: If you've come to enjoy a good war, you're going to be disappointed... The Ayuthay are nowhere to be found! So we're just standing around, waiting for additional orders!
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS01: You've got a communication from the palace? That's too important for my eyes!
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KS02: Most soldiers are Kaocho farmers, since real warriors are pretty rare... So I'm glad we haven't battled yet. Maybe more orders will arrive soon. But hopefully not.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS02: You've got a letter from King Wo! Show that to the main guards, then deliver it to the generals!
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KS03: Are you from Ayuthay?
Matthew: [Yes]
KS03: I don't really care either way, but you can't enter right now. In fact, you might be at risk staying here. We're awaiting more orders for our siege of Ayuthay.
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Matthew: [No]
KS03: That doesn't surprise me. When the army arrived, no on from Ayuthay was here! As if a magician made them all vanish! Maybe more orders will arrive soon and give us something to do.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS03: A communication from the palace? Yikes—that's not for MY eyes!
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[NOTE: You can progress by showing the letter to either of the guard barring the entrance. These are the variations you can get from showing either of them the letter plus the lines they'll say when you first speak to them.]
Kaocho Guard 3: We're busy taking over this place. I can't let you pass unless you have business here. So visit Kaocho if you want to get into the army business. King Wo is the man with the master plan.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
Kaocho Guard 3: Is that a letter from Kaocho Palace?
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Kaocho Guard 4: GAAAH! Don't surprise me like that! You don't belong in Ayuthay. Not here, not now.
Kaocho Guard 4: Sorry for being jumpy. I'm just a farmer from Kaocho helping with this whole occupation thing. I'm hoping I get off duty before more orders arrive from Kaocho.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
Kaocho Guard 4: Is that a letter from Kaocho Palace?
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[NOTE: At this point the dialogue is always the same.]
[The guards look at each other.]
Kaocho Guard 3: It's a letter from the palace!
Kaocho Guard 4: It must be from the king!
Kaocho Guard 3: From the looks of it, King Wo has sent you. So you're here to aid our assault on Ayuthay?
Matthew: [Yes]
Kaocho Guard 3: Welcome then, friends! We need good warriors to help Kaocho smash Ayuthay!
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Matthew: [No]
Kaocho Guard 3: Oh, are you just here to cheer us on then?
(*Continuing*)
Kaocho Guard 4: Come on in!
[They move out of the way.]
Kaocho Guard 3: Our generals, Ku-Tsung and Ku-Embra, are across the pond. The letter says to see them.
Kaocho Guard 4: Yikes. I mean, lucky you! You'd better get that letter to the generals—fast!
-Onward!-
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Kaocho Guard 3: Generals Ku-Tsung and Ku-Embra are in the temple across the pond. Your letter says to report to them.
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Kaocho Guard 4: Give your letter to the generals when you see them. But don't waste their time, whatever you do!
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KS04: Trying to get across the pond? There's no raftsman here to paddle you to the other side. Maybe you can wait for a strong wind to blow you over. That, or the hot air from one of King Wo's proclamations.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS04: Oh, you have a letter from the king? Seriously, you need to get that to the generals on the other side!
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KS05: The Ayuthay people ran scared. They abandoned their city. Now we await new orders from Kaocho!
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS05: You've got a secret strategy for our attack on Ayuthay in that letter, don't you? Get it to the generals!
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KS06: Many of my fellow soldiers think the Ayuthay fled their city when we invaded. But I'm not so sure... I have the feeling that we're being watched. So I wonder what further orders from Kaocho will say.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS06: A letter from King Wo? I wonder if he knows what's truly going on here...
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KS07: don't mind conquering a country for King Wo. But some of the orders he sends makes him sound like a bully.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS07: You've got a big-deal letter from Kaocho Palace? Then you must be a big deal too!
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Kaocho Guard 5: The generals are planning their strategy right now. Only those with urgent messages can see them.
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Kaocho Guard 6: I overheard the generals inside talking about problems with their plans to take over Ayuthay. They're in a nasty mood, waiting for letters from King Wo.
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[Showing the letter to either of the palace door guards:]
Text: Matthew uses Wo's letter.
[The guards look at each other.]
Kaocho Guard 5: Follow me.
[He heads inside.]
-Onward!-
[Entering the place, we see the two generals looking around.]
Unseen Person 1: Hee-hee!
Unseen Person 2: Hee-hee-hee!
Unseen Person 1: Pffft—haha!
Unseen Person 2: Wha-ha-ha!
[The generals destroy two nearby statues.]
Unseen Person 1: Hee-hee-hee-hee!
Unseen Person 2: Gaww—ha-ha-ha!
[The guard approaches them.]
Kaocho Guard 5: Excuse me...? Generals?
Ku-Tsung: We're busy right now!
Ku-Embra: We must purge the evil spirits!
Kaocho Guard 5: Please, generals! We have visitors from Kaocho! These people possess a letter from King Wo!
Ku-Tsung: Eh? They don't look like Kaocho warriors... Hmm. Never mind. Show me the letter, then!
-Onward!-
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Kaocho Guard 5: Quickly now! Show General Ku-Tsung your letter!
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Ku-Embra: Why are you wasting my time when General Ku-Tsung asked for that letter?
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
Ku-Embra: Can't you follow orders?! General Ku-Tsung said that HE wants to read that!
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Ku-Tsung: You've got a letter from King Wo? Give it to me!
Text: Matthew uses Wo's letter.
[Ku-Tsung dramatically opens the scroll and nods a lot before putting it away.]
Ku-Embra: What does it say, General Ku-Tsung?
Ku-Tsung: King Wo write that Matthew here has come with his companions to help up with their Psynergy.
Ku-Embra: Hah! You puny people? Help us with Psynergy? I'll believe that when I see it! They look like a pack of pups, not powerful Adepts!
Ku-Tsung: But the letter IS from King Wo. His Majesty cannot be wrong.
Ku-Embra: In that case, I wonder why His Royal Highness has sent them here...
Ku-Tsung: His letter promises that they will help us with our assault on Ayuthay.
Ku-Embra: The king is infallible. But these worms? They're not worth my attention. I need veteran warriors.
Kaocho Guard 5: Er...excuse me, generals? May I go back to my post outside?
Ku-Tsung: Hold your tongue, soldier. We'll dismiss you when we're good and ready. Now, General Ku-Embra, I know of a task we can put to these Adepts.
Ku-Embra: I won't have Adepts underfoot! They'll only trip up our plans to push deeper into the castle!
Ku-Tsung: But we can't move deeper until the evil spirits here are exorcised. These Adepts CAN do that, I'm sure.
Ku-Embra: Ah, yes... Now, that's a good idea, General Ku-Tsung.
Ku-Tsung: The castle is plagued by all manner of fiends. Clean out the place!
Ku-Embra: We will be waiting outside while you do the dirty work. Tell us when you're finished.
Ku-Tsung: Onward!
Ku-Embra: To victory!
[Matthew and the guard move out of the way so the generals can leave.]
Kaocho Guard 5: Er, good luck with that. I'll just be outside... where it's less haunted.
[The guard leaves. Matthew’s group looks around.]
Rief: I heard the laughing when we arrived, but it's gone now.
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[If you talked to Baghi:]
Karis: We're not here to actually work for those guys anyway. They can deal with evil spirits themselves. We just need to find that tree that Baghi mentioned. It's supposed to be in the courtyard here.
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[If you haven't talked to Baghi:]
Karis: Let's watch out for those evil spirits—we wouldn't want them sneaking up on us.
Tyrell: Hey! Evil spirits! Hello?!
Rief: Ayuthay is somewhat of a mystery at the moment. But you know, a journey up the mountains to Passaj might yield more answers. The leaders of Passaj and Ayuthay do know each other, an their people have shared ancestry. I believe that we should trek to Passaj to see what more we can find.
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-Onward!-
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Kaocho Guard 5: No doubt... There are some cr-cr-creepy spirits around here. Get rid of them...please!
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Kaocho Guard 6: Our generals went off somewhere. They said they'll return when the evils that plague this place are gone.
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Text: Looks like a stone gate—but there's no possible way through here.
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Text: The stone face upon this ancient tree has its eyes closed, as if waiting to be woken up.
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[Matthew plays the flute in front of the tree. The face on it lifts up and he's pulled inside. The screen goes dark.]
Ayuthay Boy 1: They found the way inside...!
Ayuthay Girl: How could they not? You kept laughing! Now they know about us!
Ayuthay Boy 2: We overheard those generals saying they're Adepts.
[The picture comes back and Matthew stands. He's surround by three children, two guards presumably from Ayuthay, and a guy with a fancy hat who's not wearing a shirt. The children move away in surprise]
Ayuthay Boy 1: They're awake!
Ayuthay Girl: They can hear us!
Ayuthay Boy 2: Their eyes are open!
[Tyrell stands, followed by Karis and Rief. The young man with the hat is pleased and speaks.]
Amiti: Their eyes are open, but we have not yet opened their eyes... Welcome, strangers. I'm sorry your arrival was so...jarring.
Tyrell: What? What happened? Did we pass out or something?
Amiti: Our giant tree is such a mystery. When you played the flute, it drew you down more powerfully than usual. Now, strangers. Know that you are most welcome here.
Tyrell: Well, thanks, I guess. But who are you?
Ayuthay Boy 1: Who is HE?!
Ayuthay Girl: How dare you speak to Amiti like that?!
Ayuthay Boy 2: They can’t really be Adepts, can they?
Rief: We beg your pardon! You're Amiti? Baghi sent us to you!
Amiti: Oh, Baghi? Now I see... He gave you his Tree Flute!
Ayuthay Guard 2: We can't be certain, Amiti. They might have robbed Baghi.
Ayuthay Guard 1: The children say they saw them deliver a letter from King Wo to his Kaocho generals.
Ayuthay Boy 1: King Wo sent them to join the generals!
Ayuthay Girl: To help with Kaocho's attack on Ayuthay!
Ayuthay Boy 2: But...the generals refused to let them in the army!
Ayuthay Guard 1: What's this?! You were turned away?
Ayuthay Guard 2: Why wouldn't the generals want Adepts in their army?
Ayuthay Boy 2: They gave them a different job. To purge the evil spirits they've been hearing nearby.
Ayuthay Girl: Which is just silly. Since it was just those two laughing—when we're supposed to be hiding quietly!
Ayuthay Boy 1: We're sorry! We were only playing! It just gets so boring. I suppose you're going to blame us for the statues the generals smashed too!
Amiti: Ah, I understand everything now.
Tyrell: Understand what?
Amiti: All this foolishness about Adepts joining the Kaocho army... My friends ran to get me, worried that our enemies had found us at last.
Karis: So that's why the laughing stopped the moment we gave our letter to the generals!
Ayuthay Boy 1: When we heard you were Adepts... Yeah, powerful Adepts...!
Ayuthay Boy 2: We ran to tell Amiti that you'd all come to Ayuthay!
Amiti: And just as they told me, you played the Tree Flute. I assumed Baghi had come.
Rief: We're sorry for the confusion. I swear, we didn't come to aid Kaocho. We came to help Passaj.
Ayuthay Guard 2: So, what do we do with them now, sir?
Amiti: We should take them...to see Paithos.
Ayuthay Guard 1: Are you sure? Straight to Paithos?
Ayuthay Boy 1: You mustn't!
Ayuthay Girl: But these people are outsiders!
Ayuthay Boy 2: I guess you really must trust these Adepts!
Tyrell: Well, who's this Paithos then? Is this guy really worth all this security?
Ayuthay Boy 1: How can he not know?!
Ayuthay Girl: Paithos is wondrous beyond comprehension!
Ayuthay Boy 2: How can an Adept not know this?
Amiti: Please, let's be more patient with our guests... Paithos is our king.
Ayuthay Guard 2: Paithos would want to see any Adepts that came our way. But we have no proof that they're Adepts, and yet you'd take them to the king?
Amiti: Adepts are descendants of the Jenei. Thus, by the ancient bonds, we must offer them help and hospitality. Besides, Paithos has anticipated their arrival. He's been predicting lately that Adepts would arrive in Ayuthay. I'll lead the way. Please, follow me.
[He heads for the door, but stops.]
Amiti: Stay close. Don’t stray. I'll be taking a secret path.
[Amiti goes out the door.]
-Onward!-
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Ayuthay Girl: If Ku-Tsung and Ku-Embra are tough generals, why are they so scared of spirits anyway?
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Ayuthay Boy 1: The ladders in here go to secret chambers! It's so fun to hide in them and play!
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Ayuthay Guard 1: They say that Adepts are descendants of the Jenei. But who can say for sure?
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Ayuthay Guard 2: The Kaocho soldiers don't scare us! Once old King Paithos gives the word... we'll send them packing!
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Ayuthay Boy 2: The Kaocho army is camped in the city. They're sort of just hanging around. I hope they give up and go home.
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[When you go through the door, Amiti is directly ahead staring at a stone door with plants growing in front of it.]
Amiti: This is the secret way to the throne room. It looks impassable, does it not? But watch as I play one of our ancient flutes...
[He plays a flute. The plants lift the door open.]
Amiti: Ancient secrets like these still hold such wonder for me! Such a heavy slab... yet it moves at the sound of a flute! The ancient Exathi built such things in many of their cities and castles. Such as this...and our great tree! The throne room isn't far from here. Please, come with me.
[Amiti goes through the door. Matthew automatically follows.]
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[If you turn around and try to run through the halls:]
Karis: Really, we ought to stay close behind Amiti.
-Onward!-
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[When you approach Amiti in the next room:]
Amiti: Paithos's throne room is up there.
[He heads up the stairs.]
-Onward!-
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[If you try to go toward the left door:]
Karis: We really should follow Amiti, don't you think?
-Onward!-
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[If you try to go toward the right door:]
Karis: We really should keep up with Amiti.
-Onward!-
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[Outside:]
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Ayuthay Minister 1: We have reports that the Kaocho generals have already realized you're missing.
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[Upon entering the throne room, we get an establishing shot of a man wearing less than Amiti, three ladies fanning him, and two old advisers also in the room.]
Amiti: [off-screen] Uncle! The Adepts you've been waiting for—they're here!
Paithos: Come in! Come in!
[Amiti walks in, followed by Matthew.]
Paithos: You have done well, Amiti, son of Veriti! I have urgent topics to share with you and our guests. Court, I dismiss you!
[The three ladies fanning him and the old guys leave the room.]
Paithos: So these are the Adepts who spoke with General Ku-Tsung?
Amiti: Indeed, Uncle. My friends, introduce yourselves.
Tyrell: Me? I'm Tyrell. And this here is our leader, Matthew.
Karis: What an honor to meet you, Your Majesty! I'm Karis!
Rief: As for me, I'm Rief, Your Majesty.
Paithos: How far you've come to grace our court, Adepts!
Amiti: They climbed the heights to Passaj, where they got the Tree Flute. For they came through the ancient tree, you see.
Paithos: They came through the ancient tree?
Amiti: Yes, Baghi entrusted them with his Tree Flute. We owe him for delivering the Adepts to us.
Tyrell: Uh-oh—this guy wants something from us. I can tell!
Karis: Oh, Tyrell! You shouldn't speak to King Paithos like that!
Rief: You mustn't, Tyrell!
Tyrell: What?! Oh, come on! You know I'm no good with this fancy talk!
Paithos: So blunt! How refreshing! I believe we'll get along perfectly.
Amiti: Honesty is always welcome in our court.
Paithos: Then let me get to it! As you have guessed, I have been waiting for your arrival.
Karis: Waiting... for us?
Amiti: Not you specifically. For a group of Adepts.
Paithos: We need Adepts, for the ancient Jenei blessed Ayuthay with a miraculous machine called the Alchemy Well. When the Jenei sealed Alchemy from the world, our well stopped working. The Ayuthay people are proud to say that one of our own found a way to restart the Alchemy Well in recent years.
Amiti: Yes, my dearly departed mother! She discovered that she had powers of Psynergy. She used her abilities to bring the Alchemy Well back to life, which brought water back to Ayuthay!
Paithos: Ah, so the tale goes... Everyone here praises Veriti for the miracle. But there is more to the story, and it involves the identity of Amiti's father.
Rief: Your Highness, if this topic is too personal, we can leave you be...
Amiti: What...what do you mean? My mother conceived me through her miraculous power! I have no father... Do I...?
[Paithos looks away and doesn't answer.]
Amiti: Please, Uncle! You told me that I was conceived of her power! You told everyone in Ayuthay that!
Paithos: Now it is time to tell the truth.
Karis: Er, maybe we shouldn't listen in on family matters like this. So if you'll excuse us...
Paithos: No, stay. The truth bears on all of you. Listen carefully. The one who truly fathered Amiti...was an Adept. An exceedingly powerful one. But I told the Ayuthay people that Veriti was the one who started the Alchemy Well.
Amiti: Am I to believe my mother wasn't the one who restarted the Alchemy Well? Who saved Ayuthay with its waters?
Paithos: Your mother possessed no Psynergy.
Amiti: No, Uncle! You're confused! Why, you have skill with Psynergy! And so did she!
Paithos: My power? Ah, I can't even get a pebble to do more than tremble. No, I cannot be called an Adept. And my sister had no Psynergy whatsoever. Your true father was the Adept behind everything.
Tyrell: Adept this! Adept that! I’m just about fed up! Ever since we left the lookout cabin, all we hear is people talking about us Adepts! Is that how the whole world thinks of us—like we're pulling everyone's strings?!
Paithos: Not at all, my friends. Still, this Adept was quite mysterious. He came here like a shadow, saved Ayuthay, then left before we learned his identity. Only my sister knew him truly. I never saw his face.
Matthew: ...?
Karis: What? How is that even possible?
Tyrell: You never knew who Amiti's dad was?
Rief: A secret romance! It sounds like something from a fairy tale!
Amiti: Isn't there anything you can tell me about him?!
Paithos: My sister fell in love with this Adept at first sight, seemingly the day after he arrived. Veriti said that he felt the same for her—which is why it was so hard on her when he left. Soon enough, Veriti found that she was with child. You, Amiti.
Karis: And you're sure he was an Adept?
Paithos: He performed so many miracles that there was no doubt of it.
Amiti: Yes, surely... If my mother did none of those things, then he was our Adept. For he started the Alchemy Well, then found the Luna Mask that was required to make it operable.
Paithos: There is a prophecy that Adepts would come to restore an ancient civilization that included much more than Ayuthay. It was a golden era when all our lands and cities worked as a harmonious whole, not broken into pieces.
Rief: The restoration of an ancient civilization?
Karis: We heard a similar thing while we were in Passaj. Well, perhaps that Adept was part of this prophecy. He did bring the well to life.
Paithos: No, he told us that Ayuthay would need to wait years longer until the Adepts of prophecy would come.
Amiti: Then why did that Adept come to Ayuthay? And what am I, if not my mother's miracle?!
Paithos: Calm yourself, child. I don't have the answer. Veriti may have known, but she took his secrets with her.
Rief: But if your Alchemy Well is already pumping water, why does Ayuthay need us?
Matthew:
Paithos: Yes, you've waited patiently to hear how you come into this story. That Adept left his work half done.
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Matthew:
Paithos: Yes, you've waited patiently to hear how you enter into this story! That Adept left his work half done!
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Matthew:
Paithos: No tears—not yet. For it's not a sad story now that you're here. That Adept left his work half done.
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Matthew:
Paithos: I cannot blame your impatience. For here's how you come into this story. That Adept left his work half done.
(*Continuing*)
Paithos: He got our Alchemy Well working again, but if the legends are true, the well can do immeasurably more!
Amiti: Twenty years ago, Ayuthay was on the verge of being lost to the desert. Our well has made it lush and green. But farther away, the land is still falling to waste and desolation. Legends say that our well once fed waters far beyond Ayuthay, to all Ei-Jei—even all the way to Harapa!
Paithos: The Alchemy Forge up in Passaj once pumped the waters. Their machine is dead—and so Ei-Jei is dry and dying.
Amiti: The machines are named as a pair, you see. When both machines are running, they work in harmony to benefit this whole part of the world!
Paithos: I had placed all my hopes on that mysterious Adept. But he has been gone so long... So I had all but given up on the Jenei prophecy. Until I heard of a new group of Adepts at our door! No doubt, you are the Adepts who will bring our ancient civilization back to life.
Tyrell: Do you really think we're the Adepts in this prophecy, Matthew?
Matthew:
Tyrell: You're right. It's unlikely, but it sounds like King Paithos really thinks that we could help.
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Matthew:
Tyrell: You're right! King Paithos really thinks that we could help, and we are pretty good Adepts!
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Matthew:
Tyrell: I know it's overwhelming, but it sounds like King Paithos really thinks that we could help.
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Matthew:
Tyrell: I know it's bizarre, but it sounds like King Paithos really thinks that we could help.
(*Continuing*)
Karis: So, if we finish fixing the Alchemy Forge, we'll restore this whole area to its ancient glory?
Rief: When you put it like that, it sounds like we've already fulfilled half of the prophecy!
Paithos: What?! Did you already fix the forge while you were in Passaj?!
Amiti: That's wonderful!
Karis: Well, it's powered up, but we can't use it. When we started the forge, the shape of a mask appeared...
Paithos: That happened when our Alchemy Well was first started!
Amiti: Ah, Uncle! It's not hard to guess what mask they will need!
Paithos: The Sol Mask, I presume?
Amiti: The well and the forge have many similarities, so I believe that you're right!
Tyrell: Well, it's time that you help US then! We've been looking for that mask!
Amiti: After the Alchemy Well was started, we needed something called the Luna Mask to operate the machine.
Paithos: Luna is the moon...so if you need a companion mask, surely you must need a Sol Mask. Legend tells of a Sol Mask hidden in the Ouroboros, a place our ancestors helped construct. It is under Kaocho, but it's impossible to find its true entrance, let alone do what must be done to enter. If you must go there, I must reveal a treasure we have guarded in Ayuthay since ancient times.
Rief: And what is that? Please, tell us!
Amiti: It is the Insight Glass, the object that will help you solve the puzzle of the Ouroboros.
Rief: What is the Insight Glass?
Paithos: It is an object that opens a window upon inner truths. It can...show the way forward.
Karis: A window upon inner truths? What, does the Insight Glass let you see the future?
Paithos: We don't know exactly. Only the Jenei could use it, so we have kept it hidden until the right time.
Amiti: May I go with the Adepts in search of the Insight Glass?
Tyrell: Hold on. Just where are we going now?
Paithos: The Insight Glass is hidden within our Temple of Barai, which is currently underwater.
Karis: A temple that's underwater?
Amiti: The temple is submerged under Barai Pond, outside the city walls.
Paithos: Surely our pond water won’t stand in the way of might Adepts like you, will it?
Matthew:
Tyrell: Yeah, I'm curious to see an underwater temple too!
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Matthew:
Tyrell: You're that excited to jump into the pond? Well, I wasn't looking forward to it, but I am now!
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Matthew:
Tyrell: I'm not jumping at the chance to get wet, but I would have thought you'd be a little more curious.
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Matthew:
Tyrell: What, you don't want to go near the water? Well, I hate that even more, but you don't see me complaining!
(*Continuing*)
Amiti: The Temple of Barai is said to be dazzling.
Rief: So you've never seen the inside?
Paithos: When the Alchemy Well was turned on, the pond flooded, and so did most of the temple.
Amiti: The temple remains underwater today. I've never seen the inside during my lifetime.
Paithos: So to get inside, you'll need to figure out a way around all that water.
Karis: Like sucking the water back out, maybe?
Amiti: We have heard that it's possible to reverse the flow of our Alchemy Well.
Paithos: I'm sure the moment you see it, you'll know exactly what to do, Adepts!
Amiti: I can help them while they're in Ayuthay, Uncle. The city hidden down here can baffle visitors. You can find your way there back the way we came.
Paithos: Our Amiti will surely be useful to you. Good luck.
Tyrell: So now we're braving the submerged Temple of Barai!
Rief: There must be some way we can use the Alchemy Well to drain the pond waters outside the castle.
Amiti: We just need to find some way to put it in reverse.
Karis: We turned on one machine, so we must be able to put one in reverse too!
Matthew:
Karis: Right! If anyone can do it, WE can!
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Matthew:
Karis: Right! We're excellent Adepts, so let's show everyone what we're made of!
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Matthew:
Karis: Oh, don't doubt us, Matthew! I'm sure that we can do it!
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Matthew:
Karis: Oh, don't worry. I'm sure we can do it, Matthew!
(*Continuing*)
Karis: Your Highness, you can count on us to figure out how to reverse the flow from the Alchemy Well.
Paithos: Then you have my leave! Return when you have completed your task!
[The court comes back in.]
-Onward!-
[Throne Room:]
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Paithos: Don't concern yourselves with those ridiculous Kaocho generals. We'll keep an eye on them. Just drain Barai Pond, then recover the Insight Glass hidden within the temple.
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A01: Since our king has put his faith in you, I imagine that he has now... confessed everything?
Matthew: [Yes]
A01: Ah, but I can tell for myself. Our Amiti always looks so radiant, but now shadows darken his face. No doubt he now knows the truth of his birth. Perhaps this was not the best time, but now is better than never.
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Matthew: [No]
A01: Hmm. That is unfortunate. The truth about Amiti's mother, Veriti, must finally be told. I was shocked when I learned that Amiti wasn't really conceived through special powers.
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A02: King Paithos has been waiting for the coming of the Adepts for a long time. I'm sure he is happy you've finally arrived.
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A03: King Paithos embodies Ayuthay's unwavering spirit. How it must weigh on him to never show doubt.
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A04: So is it true that our little lord Amiti will be accompanying you?
Matthew: [Yes]
A04: He means the world to us, you know. If he suffers so much as one scratch, we will never forgive you.
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Matthew: [No]
A04: Perhaps you are pondering it. He would be a great guide for the Temple of Barai.
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Ayuthay Minister 2: I can't believe that the Alchemy Well is capable of providing water to far more than just the Ayuthay area! So if restoring the Alchemy Forge in Passaj can make that happen, I'm sure we'll do anything to help.
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[Hallways & Rooms:]
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A05: Were your ancestors really the ancient Jenei?
Matthew: [Yes]
A05: I wish I'd inherited such power. I just hope you always commit yourself to doing good.
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Matthew: [No]
A05: Oh, but it must be so! You carry yourselves in such a refined way. Surely you have a Jenei pedigree!
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A06: We grow up learning that the people of Ayuthay and Passaj all have ancient roots. The people of Kaocho must have their own roots. So why do they want to take over our countries?
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A07: Psynergy has been all around us as long as I can remember. That's not long, I guess. But older people remember a time when Psynergy was rare. They say life was so difficult then!
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A08: The water from our Alchemy Well is nice and cool. We use it to keep food from spoiling!
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Oven: It's a batch of rice noodles, mixed with shrimp and bean sprouts—a local favorite!
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Oven: It's sour-and-spicy soup, an Ayuthay specialty.
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A09: When we heard that Kaocho failed in its assault on Passaj, we weren't nearly as worried. Still, Ku-Tsung and Ku-Embra will never give up. We can't turn our backs on the generals.
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Ayuthay Guard 1: This exit leads out of Ayuthay. Those who want to come and go must get permission.
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Ayuthay Guard 2: Any who wish to leave Ayuthay must first get leave from King Paithos.
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A10: Maybe our jail will finally get some use, given all those Kaocho soldiers milling around outside.
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A11: I don't know why we even guard this place. It's not like Ayuthay has any criminals!
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A12: Our ancestors, the Exathi, were remarkably skilled at working with stone. The Exathi made so many masterpieces! We're still pretty good today, of course.
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A13: After the Golden Sun event 30 years ago, the Ayuthay have grown gradually richer! Stonecutters like us are now in great demand wherever we go!
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A14: Our people have always been skilled at stonework. In ancient times, we were true masters. Even the Jenei came our way!
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A15: The things we were never taught, we just make up on the fly. That's what true genius is!
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A16: I wonder who the better craftsmen are, the stoneworkers of Ayuthay or the smiths of Passaj?
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A17: Is your name Matthew?
Matthew: [Yes]
A17: I've heard that the Kaocho generals are looking for you!
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Matthew: [No]
A17: No? Well, I don't know who this Matthew person is, but the Kaocho generals want to see him!
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A18: Paithos once told my husband that the Barai pond waters can be drained! But how could anyone do that?
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A19: Amiti used to keep the Luna Mask, because it's said only Adepts could use it. Paithos possesses some Psynergy, but I guess it's not enough. So Amiti must be powerful!
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A20: Since ancient times, our people have hidden down here when calamity comes to Ayuthay. Fortunately, it's such a lovely shelter that we don't mind going about our lives underground.
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A21: I wish we could go down there! Do you Adepts know any way to mop up a whole pond?
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A22: If all this water went away, I bet we'd find secret paths! Then we could really make mischief!
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A23: The soldiers have set up camp outside and have no idea that there's so much more of Ayuthay!
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A24: Paithos predicted you Adepts would come. Do you think his other predictions will come to pass?
Matthew: [Yes]
A24: Ah, then the waters of the pond WILL be drained by the Alchemy Well! How wonderful! Then I can gaze upon the glorious Temple of Barai with my own eyes once more!
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Matthew: [No]
A24: Hmm, too bad. The king's ideas usually bear such ripe fruit.
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A25: If you want to leave Ayuthay, head up one floor, then find the room at the south end with the ladder! But the guards at the top of that ladder won't let anyone in or out unless they have permission.
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A26: I've heard you came to Ayuthay by way of Passaj and Kaocho! What world travelers you are!
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A27: Are you warriors seeking to hone your skills here in Ayuthay?
Matthew: [Yes]
A27: You have the auras of true warriors. I bet you've been practicing since you were very young!
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Matthew: [No]
A27: Well that can't be... You have the auras of warriors! I'm sure you're on the warrior's path but don't know it.
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[Outside:]
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KS01: If you've come to enjoy a good war, you're going to be disappointed... The Ayuthay are nowhere to be found! So we're just standing around, waiting for additional orders!
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS01: You've got a communication from the palace? That's too important for my eyes!
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KS02: Most soldiers are Kaocho farmers, since real warriors are pretty rare... So I'm glad we haven't battled yet. Maybe more orders will arrive soon. But hopefully not.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS02: You've got a letter from King Wo! Show that to the main guards, then deliver it to the generals!
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KS03: Are you from Ayuthay?
Matthew: [Yes]
KS03: I don't really care either way, but you can't enter right now. In fact, you might be at risk staying here. We're awaiting more orders for our siege of Ayuthay.
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Matthew: [No]
KS03: That doesn't surprise me. When the army arrived, no on from Ayuthay was here! As if a magician made them all vanish! Maybe more orders will arrive soon and give us something to do.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS03: A communication from the palace? Yikes—that's not for MY eyes!
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[NOTE: You can progress by showing the letter to either of the guard barring the entrance. These are the variations you can get from showing either of them the letter plus the lines they'll say when you first speak to them.]
Kaocho Guard 3: We're busy taking over this place. I can't let you pass unless you have business here. So visit Kaocho if you want to get into the army business. King Wo is the man with the master plan.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
Kaocho Guard 3: Is that a letter from Kaocho Palace?
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Kaocho Guard 4: GAAAH! Don't surprise me like that! You don't belong in Ayuthay. Not here, not now.
Kaocho Guard 4: Sorry for being jumpy. I'm just a farmer from Kaocho helping with this whole occupation thing. I'm hoping I get off duty before more orders arrive from Kaocho.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
Kaocho Guard 4: Is that a letter from Kaocho Palace?
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[NOTE: At this point the dialogue is always the same.]
[The guards look at each other.]
Kaocho Guard 3: It's a letter from the palace!
Kaocho Guard 4: It must be from the king!
Kaocho Guard 3: From the looks of it, King Wo has sent you. So you're here to aid our assault on Ayuthay?
Matthew: [Yes]
Kaocho Guard 3: Welcome then, friends! We need good warriors to help Kaocho smash Ayuthay!
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Matthew: [No]
Kaocho Guard 3: Oh, are you just here to cheer us on then?
(*Continuing*)
Kaocho Guard 4: Come on in!
[They move out of the way.]
Kaocho Guard 3: Our generals, Ku-Tsung and Ku-Embra, are across the pond. The letter says to see them.
Kaocho Guard 4: Yikes. I mean, lucky you! You'd better get that letter to the generals—fast!
-Onward!-
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Kaocho Guard 3: Generals Ku-Tsung and Ku-Embra are in the temple across the pond. Your letter says to report to them.
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Kaocho Guard 4: Give your letter to the generals when you see them. But don't waste their time, whatever you do!
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KS04: Trying to get across the pond? There's no raftsman here to paddle you to the other side. Maybe you can wait for a strong wind to blow you over. That, or the hot air from one of King Wo's proclamations.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS04: Oh, you have a letter from the king? Seriously, you need to get that to the generals on the other side!
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KS05: The Ayuthay people ran scared. They abandoned their city. Now we await new orders from Kaocho!
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS05: You've got a secret strategy for our attack on Ayuthay in that letter, don't you? Get it to the generals!
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KS06: Many of my fellow soldiers think the Ayuthay fled their city when we invaded. But I'm not so sure... I have the feeling that we're being watched. So I wonder what further orders from Kaocho will say.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS06: A letter from King Wo? I wonder if he knows what's truly going on here...
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KS07: don't mind conquering a country for King Wo. But some of the orders he sends makes him sound like a bully.
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
KS07: You've got a big-deal letter from Kaocho Palace? Then you must be a big deal too!
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Kaocho Guard 5: The generals are planning their strategy right now. Only those with urgent messages can see them.
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Kaocho Guard 6: I overheard the generals inside talking about problems with their plans to take over Ayuthay. They're in a nasty mood, waiting for letters from King Wo.
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[Showing the letter to either of the palace door guards:]
Text: Matthew uses Wo's letter.
[The guards look at each other.]
Kaocho Guard 5: Follow me.
[He heads inside.]
-Onward!-
[Entering the place, we see the two generals looking around.]
Unseen Person 1: Hee-hee!
Unseen Person 2: Hee-hee-hee!
Unseen Person 1: Pffft—haha!
Unseen Person 2: Wha-ha-ha!
[The generals destroy two nearby statues.]
Unseen Person 1: Hee-hee-hee-hee!
Unseen Person 2: Gaww—ha-ha-ha!
[The guard approaches them.]
Kaocho Guard 5: Excuse me...? Generals?
Ku-Tsung: We're busy right now!
Ku-Embra: We must purge the evil spirits!
Kaocho Guard 5: Please, generals! We have visitors from Kaocho! These people possess a letter from King Wo!
Ku-Tsung: Eh? They don't look like Kaocho warriors... Hmm. Never mind. Show me the letter, then!
-Onward!-
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Kaocho Guard 5: Quickly now! Show General Ku-Tsung your letter!
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Ku-Embra: Why are you wasting my time when General Ku-Tsung asked for that letter?
-Matthew uses Wo's letter.-
Ku-Embra: Can't you follow orders?! General Ku-Tsung said that HE wants to read that!
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Ku-Tsung: You've got a letter from King Wo? Give it to me!
Text: Matthew uses Wo's letter.
[Ku-Tsung dramatically opens the scroll and nods a lot before putting it away.]
Ku-Embra: What does it say, General Ku-Tsung?
Ku-Tsung: King Wo write that Matthew here has come with his companions to help up with their Psynergy.
Ku-Embra: Hah! You puny people? Help us with Psynergy? I'll believe that when I see it! They look like a pack of pups, not powerful Adepts!
Ku-Tsung: But the letter IS from King Wo. His Majesty cannot be wrong.
Ku-Embra: In that case, I wonder why His Royal Highness has sent them here...
Ku-Tsung: His letter promises that they will help us with our assault on Ayuthay.
Ku-Embra: The king is infallible. But these worms? They're not worth my attention. I need veteran warriors.
Kaocho Guard 5: Er...excuse me, generals? May I go back to my post outside?
Ku-Tsung: Hold your tongue, soldier. We'll dismiss you when we're good and ready. Now, General Ku-Embra, I know of a task we can put to these Adepts.
Ku-Embra: I won't have Adepts underfoot! They'll only trip up our plans to push deeper into the castle!
Ku-Tsung: But we can't move deeper until the evil spirits here are exorcised. These Adepts CAN do that, I'm sure.
Ku-Embra: Ah, yes... Now, that's a good idea, General Ku-Tsung.
Ku-Tsung: The castle is plagued by all manner of fiends. Clean out the place!
Ku-Embra: We will be waiting outside while you do the dirty work. Tell us when you're finished.
Ku-Tsung: Onward!
Ku-Embra: To victory!
[Matthew and the guard move out of the way so the generals can leave.]
Kaocho Guard 5: Er, good luck with that. I'll just be outside... where it's less haunted.
[The guard leaves. Matthew’s group looks around.]
Rief: I heard the laughing when we arrived, but it's gone now.
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[If you talked to Baghi:]
Karis: We're not here to actually work for those guys anyway. They can deal with evil spirits themselves. We just need to find that tree that Baghi mentioned. It's supposed to be in the courtyard here.
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[If you haven't talked to Baghi:]
Karis: Let's watch out for those evil spirits—we wouldn't want them sneaking up on us.
Tyrell: Hey! Evil spirits! Hello?!
Rief: Ayuthay is somewhat of a mystery at the moment. But you know, a journey up the mountains to Passaj might yield more answers. The leaders of Passaj and Ayuthay do know each other, an their people have shared ancestry. I believe that we should trek to Passaj to see what more we can find.
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-Onward!-
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Kaocho Guard 5: No doubt... There are some cr-cr-creepy spirits around here. Get rid of them...please!
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Kaocho Guard 6: Our generals went off somewhere. They said they'll return when the evils that plague this place are gone.
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Text: Looks like a stone gate—but there's no possible way through here.
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Text: The stone face upon this ancient tree has its eyes closed, as if waiting to be woken up.
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[Matthew plays the flute in front of the tree. The face on it lifts up and he's pulled inside. The screen goes dark.]
Ayuthay Boy 1: They found the way inside...!
Ayuthay Girl: How could they not? You kept laughing! Now they know about us!
Ayuthay Boy 2: We overheard those generals saying they're Adepts.
[The picture comes back and Matthew stands. He's surround by three children, two guards presumably from Ayuthay, and a guy with a fancy hat who's not wearing a shirt. The children move away in surprise]
Ayuthay Boy 1: They're awake!
Ayuthay Girl: They can hear us!
Ayuthay Boy 2: Their eyes are open!
[Tyrell stands, followed by Karis and Rief. The young man with the hat is pleased and speaks.]
Amiti: Their eyes are open, but we have not yet opened their eyes... Welcome, strangers. I'm sorry your arrival was so...jarring.
Tyrell: What? What happened? Did we pass out or something?
Amiti: Our giant tree is such a mystery. When you played the flute, it drew you down more powerfully than usual. Now, strangers. Know that you are most welcome here.
Tyrell: Well, thanks, I guess. But who are you?
Ayuthay Boy 1: Who is HE?!
Ayuthay Girl: How dare you speak to Amiti like that?!
Ayuthay Boy 2: They can’t really be Adepts, can they?
Rief: We beg your pardon! You're Amiti? Baghi sent us to you!
Amiti: Oh, Baghi? Now I see... He gave you his Tree Flute!
Ayuthay Guard 2: We can't be certain, Amiti. They might have robbed Baghi.
Ayuthay Guard 1: The children say they saw them deliver a letter from King Wo to his Kaocho generals.
Ayuthay Boy 1: King Wo sent them to join the generals!
Ayuthay Girl: To help with Kaocho's attack on Ayuthay!
Ayuthay Boy 2: But...the generals refused to let them in the army!
Ayuthay Guard 1: What's this?! You were turned away?
Ayuthay Guard 2: Why wouldn't the generals want Adepts in their army?
Ayuthay Boy 2: They gave them a different job. To purge the evil spirits they've been hearing nearby.
Ayuthay Girl: Which is just silly. Since it was just those two laughing—when we're supposed to be hiding quietly!
Ayuthay Boy 1: We're sorry! We were only playing! It just gets so boring. I suppose you're going to blame us for the statues the generals smashed too!
Amiti: Ah, I understand everything now.
Tyrell: Understand what?
Amiti: All this foolishness about Adepts joining the Kaocho army... My friends ran to get me, worried that our enemies had found us at last.
Karis: So that's why the laughing stopped the moment we gave our letter to the generals!
Ayuthay Boy 1: When we heard you were Adepts... Yeah, powerful Adepts...!
Ayuthay Boy 2: We ran to tell Amiti that you'd all come to Ayuthay!
Amiti: And just as they told me, you played the Tree Flute. I assumed Baghi had come.
Rief: We're sorry for the confusion. I swear, we didn't come to aid Kaocho. We came to help Passaj.
Ayuthay Guard 2: So, what do we do with them now, sir?
Amiti: We should take them...to see Paithos.
Ayuthay Guard 1: Are you sure? Straight to Paithos?
Ayuthay Boy 1: You mustn't!
Ayuthay Girl: But these people are outsiders!
Ayuthay Boy 2: I guess you really must trust these Adepts!
Tyrell: Well, who's this Paithos then? Is this guy really worth all this security?
Ayuthay Boy 1: How can he not know?!
Ayuthay Girl: Paithos is wondrous beyond comprehension!
Ayuthay Boy 2: How can an Adept not know this?
Amiti: Please, let's be more patient with our guests... Paithos is our king.
Ayuthay Guard 2: Paithos would want to see any Adepts that came our way. But we have no proof that they're Adepts, and yet you'd take them to the king?
Amiti: Adepts are descendants of the Jenei. Thus, by the ancient bonds, we must offer them help and hospitality. Besides, Paithos has anticipated their arrival. He's been predicting lately that Adepts would arrive in Ayuthay. I'll lead the way. Please, follow me.
[He heads for the door, but stops.]
Amiti: Stay close. Don’t stray. I'll be taking a secret path.
[Amiti goes out the door.]
-Onward!-
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Ayuthay Girl: If Ku-Tsung and Ku-Embra are tough generals, why are they so scared of spirits anyway?
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Ayuthay Boy 1: The ladders in here go to secret chambers! It's so fun to hide in them and play!
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Ayuthay Guard 1: They say that Adepts are descendants of the Jenei. But who can say for sure?
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Ayuthay Guard 2: The Kaocho soldiers don't scare us! Once old King Paithos gives the word... we'll send them packing!
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Ayuthay Boy 2: The Kaocho army is camped in the city. They're sort of just hanging around. I hope they give up and go home.
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[When you go through the door, Amiti is directly ahead staring at a stone door with plants growing in front of it.]
Amiti: This is the secret way to the throne room. It looks impassable, does it not? But watch as I play one of our ancient flutes...
[He plays a flute. The plants lift the door open.]
Amiti: Ancient secrets like these still hold such wonder for me! Such a heavy slab... yet it moves at the sound of a flute! The ancient Exathi built such things in many of their cities and castles. Such as this...and our great tree! The throne room isn't far from here. Please, come with me.
[Amiti goes through the door. Matthew automatically follows.]
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[If you turn around and try to run through the halls:]
Karis: Really, we ought to stay close behind Amiti.
-Onward!-
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[When you approach Amiti in the next room:]
Amiti: Paithos's throne room is up there.
[He heads up the stairs.]
-Onward!-
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[If you try to go toward the left door:]
Karis: We really should follow Amiti, don't you think?
-Onward!-
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[If you try to go toward the right door:]
Karis: We really should keep up with Amiti.
-Onward!-
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Ayuthay Minister 1: We have reports that the Kaocho generals have already realized you're missing.
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[Upon entering the throne room, we get an establishing shot of a man wearing less than Amiti, three ladies fanning him, and two old advisers also in the room.]
Amiti: [off-screen] Uncle! The Adepts you've been waiting for—they're here!
Paithos: Come in! Come in!
[Amiti walks in, followed by Matthew.]
Paithos: You have done well, Amiti, son of Veriti! I have urgent topics to share with you and our guests. Court, I dismiss you!
[The three ladies fanning him and the old guys leave the room.]
Paithos: So these are the Adepts who spoke with General Ku-Tsung?
Amiti: Indeed, Uncle. My friends, introduce yourselves.
Tyrell: Me? I'm Tyrell. And this here is our leader, Matthew.
Karis: What an honor to meet you, Your Majesty! I'm Karis!
Rief: As for me, I'm Rief, Your Majesty.
Paithos: How far you've come to grace our court, Adepts!
Amiti: They climbed the heights to Passaj, where they got the Tree Flute. For they came through the ancient tree, you see.
Paithos: They came through the ancient tree?
Amiti: Yes, Baghi entrusted them with his Tree Flute. We owe him for delivering the Adepts to us.
Tyrell: Uh-oh—this guy wants something from us. I can tell!
Karis: Oh, Tyrell! You shouldn't speak to King Paithos like that!
Rief: You mustn't, Tyrell!
Tyrell: What?! Oh, come on! You know I'm no good with this fancy talk!
Paithos: So blunt! How refreshing! I believe we'll get along perfectly.
Amiti: Honesty is always welcome in our court.
Paithos: Then let me get to it! As you have guessed, I have been waiting for your arrival.
Karis: Waiting... for us?
Amiti: Not you specifically. For a group of Adepts.
Paithos: We need Adepts, for the ancient Jenei blessed Ayuthay with a miraculous machine called the Alchemy Well. When the Jenei sealed Alchemy from the world, our well stopped working. The Ayuthay people are proud to say that one of our own found a way to restart the Alchemy Well in recent years.
Amiti: Yes, my dearly departed mother! She discovered that she had powers of Psynergy. She used her abilities to bring the Alchemy Well back to life, which brought water back to Ayuthay!
Paithos: Ah, so the tale goes... Everyone here praises Veriti for the miracle. But there is more to the story, and it involves the identity of Amiti's father.
Rief: Your Highness, if this topic is too personal, we can leave you be...
Amiti: What...what do you mean? My mother conceived me through her miraculous power! I have no father... Do I...?
[Paithos looks away and doesn't answer.]
Amiti: Please, Uncle! You told me that I was conceived of her power! You told everyone in Ayuthay that!
Paithos: Now it is time to tell the truth.
Karis: Er, maybe we shouldn't listen in on family matters like this. So if you'll excuse us...
Paithos: No, stay. The truth bears on all of you. Listen carefully. The one who truly fathered Amiti...was an Adept. An exceedingly powerful one. But I told the Ayuthay people that Veriti was the one who started the Alchemy Well.
Amiti: Am I to believe my mother wasn't the one who restarted the Alchemy Well? Who saved Ayuthay with its waters?
Paithos: Your mother possessed no Psynergy.
Amiti: No, Uncle! You're confused! Why, you have skill with Psynergy! And so did she!
Paithos: My power? Ah, I can't even get a pebble to do more than tremble. No, I cannot be called an Adept. And my sister had no Psynergy whatsoever. Your true father was the Adept behind everything.
Tyrell: Adept this! Adept that! I’m just about fed up! Ever since we left the lookout cabin, all we hear is people talking about us Adepts! Is that how the whole world thinks of us—like we're pulling everyone's strings?!
Paithos: Not at all, my friends. Still, this Adept was quite mysterious. He came here like a shadow, saved Ayuthay, then left before we learned his identity. Only my sister knew him truly. I never saw his face.
Matthew: ...?
Karis: What? How is that even possible?
Tyrell: You never knew who Amiti's dad was?
Rief: A secret romance! It sounds like something from a fairy tale!
Amiti: Isn't there anything you can tell me about him?!
Paithos: My sister fell in love with this Adept at first sight, seemingly the day after he arrived. Veriti said that he felt the same for her—which is why it was so hard on her when he left. Soon enough, Veriti found that she was with child. You, Amiti.
Karis: And you're sure he was an Adept?
Paithos: He performed so many miracles that there was no doubt of it.
Amiti: Yes, surely... If my mother did none of those things, then he was our Adept. For he started the Alchemy Well, then found the Luna Mask that was required to make it operable.
Paithos: There is a prophecy that Adepts would come to restore an ancient civilization that included much more than Ayuthay. It was a golden era when all our lands and cities worked as a harmonious whole, not broken into pieces.
Rief: The restoration of an ancient civilization?
Karis: We heard a similar thing while we were in Passaj. Well, perhaps that Adept was part of this prophecy. He did bring the well to life.
Paithos: No, he told us that Ayuthay would need to wait years longer until the Adepts of prophecy would come.
Amiti: Then why did that Adept come to Ayuthay? And what am I, if not my mother's miracle?!
Paithos: Calm yourself, child. I don't have the answer. Veriti may have known, but she took his secrets with her.
Rief: But if your Alchemy Well is already pumping water, why does Ayuthay need us?
Matthew:
Paithos: Yes, you've waited patiently to hear how you come into this story. That Adept left his work half done.
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Matthew:
Paithos: Yes, you've waited patiently to hear how you enter into this story! That Adept left his work half done!
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Matthew:
Paithos: No tears—not yet. For it's not a sad story now that you're here. That Adept left his work half done.
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Matthew:
Paithos: I cannot blame your impatience. For here's how you come into this story. That Adept left his work half done.
(*Continuing*)
Paithos: He got our Alchemy Well working again, but if the legends are true, the well can do immeasurably more!
Amiti: Twenty years ago, Ayuthay was on the verge of being lost to the desert. Our well has made it lush and green. But farther away, the land is still falling to waste and desolation. Legends say that our well once fed waters far beyond Ayuthay, to all Ei-Jei—even all the way to Harapa!
Paithos: The Alchemy Forge up in Passaj once pumped the waters. Their machine is dead—and so Ei-Jei is dry and dying.
Amiti: The machines are named as a pair, you see. When both machines are running, they work in harmony to benefit this whole part of the world!
Paithos: I had placed all my hopes on that mysterious Adept. But he has been gone so long... So I had all but given up on the Jenei prophecy. Until I heard of a new group of Adepts at our door! No doubt, you are the Adepts who will bring our ancient civilization back to life.
Tyrell: Do you really think we're the Adepts in this prophecy, Matthew?
Matthew:
Tyrell: You're right. It's unlikely, but it sounds like King Paithos really thinks that we could help.
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Matthew:
Tyrell: You're right! King Paithos really thinks that we could help, and we are pretty good Adepts!
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Matthew:
Tyrell: I know it's overwhelming, but it sounds like King Paithos really thinks that we could help.
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Matthew:
Tyrell: I know it's bizarre, but it sounds like King Paithos really thinks that we could help.
(*Continuing*)
Karis: So, if we finish fixing the Alchemy Forge, we'll restore this whole area to its ancient glory?
Rief: When you put it like that, it sounds like we've already fulfilled half of the prophecy!
Paithos: What?! Did you already fix the forge while you were in Passaj?!
Amiti: That's wonderful!
Karis: Well, it's powered up, but we can't use it. When we started the forge, the shape of a mask appeared...
Paithos: That happened when our Alchemy Well was first started!
Amiti: Ah, Uncle! It's not hard to guess what mask they will need!
Paithos: The Sol Mask, I presume?
Amiti: The well and the forge have many similarities, so I believe that you're right!
Tyrell: Well, it's time that you help US then! We've been looking for that mask!
Amiti: After the Alchemy Well was started, we needed something called the Luna Mask to operate the machine.
Paithos: Luna is the moon...so if you need a companion mask, surely you must need a Sol Mask. Legend tells of a Sol Mask hidden in the Ouroboros, a place our ancestors helped construct. It is under Kaocho, but it's impossible to find its true entrance, let alone do what must be done to enter. If you must go there, I must reveal a treasure we have guarded in Ayuthay since ancient times.
Rief: And what is that? Please, tell us!
Amiti: It is the Insight Glass, the object that will help you solve the puzzle of the Ouroboros.
Rief: What is the Insight Glass?
Paithos: It is an object that opens a window upon inner truths. It can...show the way forward.
Karis: A window upon inner truths? What, does the Insight Glass let you see the future?
Paithos: We don't know exactly. Only the Jenei could use it, so we have kept it hidden until the right time.
Amiti: May I go with the Adepts in search of the Insight Glass?
Tyrell: Hold on. Just where are we going now?
Paithos: The Insight Glass is hidden within our Temple of Barai, which is currently underwater.
Karis: A temple that's underwater?
Amiti: The temple is submerged under Barai Pond, outside the city walls.
Paithos: Surely our pond water won’t stand in the way of might Adepts like you, will it?
Matthew:
Tyrell: Yeah, I'm curious to see an underwater temple too!
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Matthew:
Tyrell: You're that excited to jump into the pond? Well, I wasn't looking forward to it, but I am now!
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Matthew:
Tyrell: I'm not jumping at the chance to get wet, but I would have thought you'd be a little more curious.
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Matthew:
Tyrell: What, you don't want to go near the water? Well, I hate that even more, but you don't see me complaining!
(*Continuing*)
Amiti: The Temple of Barai is said to be dazzling.
Rief: So you've never seen the inside?
Paithos: When the Alchemy Well was turned on, the pond flooded, and so did most of the temple.
Amiti: The temple remains underwater today. I've never seen the inside during my lifetime.
Paithos: So to get inside, you'll need to figure out a way around all that water.
Karis: Like sucking the water back out, maybe?
Amiti: We have heard that it's possible to reverse the flow of our Alchemy Well.
Paithos: I'm sure the moment you see it, you'll know exactly what to do, Adepts!
Amiti: I can help them while they're in Ayuthay, Uncle. The city hidden down here can baffle visitors. You can find your way there back the way we came.
Paithos: Our Amiti will surely be useful to you. Good luck.
Tyrell: So now we're braving the submerged Temple of Barai!
Rief: There must be some way we can use the Alchemy Well to drain the pond waters outside the castle.
Amiti: We just need to find some way to put it in reverse.
Karis: We turned on one machine, so we must be able to put one in reverse too!
Matthew:
Karis: Right! If anyone can do it, WE can!
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Matthew:
Karis: Right! We're excellent Adepts, so let's show everyone what we're made of!
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Matthew:
Karis: Oh, don't doubt us, Matthew! I'm sure that we can do it!
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Matthew:
Karis: Oh, don't worry. I'm sure we can do it, Matthew!
(*Continuing*)
Karis: Your Highness, you can count on us to figure out how to reverse the flow from the Alchemy Well.
Paithos: Then you have my leave! Return when you have completed your task!
[The court comes back in.]
-Onward!-
[Throne Room:]
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Paithos: Don't concern yourselves with those ridiculous Kaocho generals. We'll keep an eye on them. Just drain Barai Pond, then recover the Insight Glass hidden within the temple.
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A01: Since our king has put his faith in you, I imagine that he has now... confessed everything?
Matthew: [Yes]
A01: Ah, but I can tell for myself. Our Amiti always looks so radiant, but now shadows darken his face. No doubt he now knows the truth of his birth. Perhaps this was not the best time, but now is better than never.
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Matthew: [No]
A01: Hmm. That is unfortunate. The truth about Amiti's mother, Veriti, must finally be told. I was shocked when I learned that Amiti wasn't really conceived through special powers.
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A02: King Paithos has been waiting for the coming of the Adepts for a long time. I'm sure he is happy you've finally arrived.
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A03: King Paithos embodies Ayuthay's unwavering spirit. How it must weigh on him to never show doubt.
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A04: So is it true that our little lord Amiti will be accompanying you?
Matthew: [Yes]
A04: He means the world to us, you know. If he suffers so much as one scratch, we will never forgive you.
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Matthew: [No]
A04: Perhaps you are pondering it. He would be a great guide for the Temple of Barai.
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Ayuthay Minister 2: I can't believe that the Alchemy Well is capable of providing water to far more than just the Ayuthay area! So if restoring the Alchemy Forge in Passaj can make that happen, I'm sure we'll do anything to help.
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[Hallways & Rooms:]
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A05: Were your ancestors really the ancient Jenei?
Matthew: [Yes]
A05: I wish I'd inherited such power. I just hope you always commit yourself to doing good.
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Matthew: [No]
A05: Oh, but it must be so! You carry yourselves in such a refined way. Surely you have a Jenei pedigree!
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A06: We grow up learning that the people of Ayuthay and Passaj all have ancient roots. The people of Kaocho must have their own roots. So why do they want to take over our countries?
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A07: Psynergy has been all around us as long as I can remember. That's not long, I guess. But older people remember a time when Psynergy was rare. They say life was so difficult then!
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A08: The water from our Alchemy Well is nice and cool. We use it to keep food from spoiling!
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Oven: It's a batch of rice noodles, mixed with shrimp and bean sprouts—a local favorite!
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Oven: It's sour-and-spicy soup, an Ayuthay specialty.
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A09: When we heard that Kaocho failed in its assault on Passaj, we weren't nearly as worried. Still, Ku-Tsung and Ku-Embra will never give up. We can't turn our backs on the generals.
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Ayuthay Guard 1: This exit leads out of Ayuthay. Those who want to come and go must get permission.
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Ayuthay Guard 2: Any who wish to leave Ayuthay must first get leave from King Paithos.
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A10: Maybe our jail will finally get some use, given all those Kaocho soldiers milling around outside.
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A11: I don't know why we even guard this place. It's not like Ayuthay has any criminals!
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A12: Our ancestors, the Exathi, were remarkably skilled at working with stone. The Exathi made so many masterpieces! We're still pretty good today, of course.
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A13: After the Golden Sun event 30 years ago, the Ayuthay have grown gradually richer! Stonecutters like us are now in great demand wherever we go!
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A14: Our people have always been skilled at stonework. In ancient times, we were true masters. Even the Jenei came our way!
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A15: The things we were never taught, we just make up on the fly. That's what true genius is!
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A16: I wonder who the better craftsmen are, the stoneworkers of Ayuthay or the smiths of Passaj?
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[Main City:]
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A17: Is your name Matthew?
Matthew: [Yes]
A17: I've heard that the Kaocho generals are looking for you!
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Matthew: [No]
A17: No? Well, I don't know who this Matthew person is, but the Kaocho generals want to see him!
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A18: Paithos once told my husband that the Barai pond waters can be drained! But how could anyone do that?
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A19: Amiti used to keep the Luna Mask, because it's said only Adepts could use it. Paithos possesses some Psynergy, but I guess it's not enough. So Amiti must be powerful!
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A20: Since ancient times, our people have hidden down here when calamity comes to Ayuthay. Fortunately, it's such a lovely shelter that we don't mind going about our lives underground.
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A21: I wish we could go down there! Do you Adepts know any way to mop up a whole pond?
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A22: If all this water went away, I bet we'd find secret paths! Then we could really make mischief!
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A23: The soldiers have set up camp outside and have no idea that there's so much more of Ayuthay!
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A24: Paithos predicted you Adepts would come. Do you think his other predictions will come to pass?
Matthew: [Yes]
A24: Ah, then the waters of the pond WILL be drained by the Alchemy Well! How wonderful! Then I can gaze upon the glorious Temple of Barai with my own eyes once more!
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Matthew: [No]
A24: Hmm, too bad. The king's ideas usually bear such ripe fruit.
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A25: If you want to leave Ayuthay, head up one floor, then find the room at the south end with the ladder! But the guards at the top of that ladder won't let anyone in or out unless they have permission.
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[Inn:]
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A26: I've heard you came to Ayuthay by way of Passaj and Kaocho! What world travelers you are!
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A27: Are you warriors seeking to hone your skills here in Ayuthay?
Matthew: [Yes]
A27: You have the auras of true warriors. I bet you've been practicing since you were very young!
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Matthew: [No]
A27: Well that can't be... You have the auras of warriors! I'm sure you're on the warrior's path but don't know it.
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