The shaft of light that all but exploded from the castle changed everything.
[k]
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The six hundred royal army soldiers who had been laying siege to the gate vanished in an instant.
[k]
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The Sheffield soldiers who had been fighting valiantly atop the ramparts died on the spot, blood gushing from their bodies.
[k]
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Those faeries merely near the beam's path breathed their last peacefully, as though they had only fallen asleep.
[k]
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The ramparts, which hadn't so much as budged when struck with Gawain's Galatine, were now completely melted down, barely leaving behind a husk.
[k]
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Even the Tam Lin who had been standing before the main gate could no longer be seen amidst the haze of white smoke.
[k]
[charaTalk G]
[charaFace G 5]
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＠Gawain Soldier
Lady Gawain... She's...
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[lr]For just a moment, terror gripped the battlefield.
[k]
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Both the queen's army, who had suddenly lost their will to fight, and the soldiers of Sheffield, who would normally have welcomed the turn of the tide, reeled at the nightmare that had sprung up around them.
[k]
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Amidst the white smoke, only a single figure was still standing, though his breathing was shallow and ragged...
[k]
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＠Boggart
Ha...
[k]
＠Boggart
Ha...ha...
[k]
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＠Sheffield Soldier
Lord...Bo...ggart...
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＠Boggart
Haha, hahaha, hahahahahahahahaha!
[k]
＠Boggart
That was phenomenal! Absolutely phenomenal!
[k]
＠Boggart
Behold, my soldiers! If this isn't fortune smiling on us, I don't know what is!
[k]
＠Boggart
We can win! We can still win! Not even the Tam Lin can touch me while I have this!
[k]
＠Boggart
This... With this, I can obliterate ANYTHING that stands in my way! And not just Morgan!
[k]
＠Boggart
I can be rid of that fool Woodwose, Cnoc na Riabh from the north, AND the calamity pool threatening Norwich!
[k]
＠Boggart
This is incredible! Just magnificent!!!
[k]
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[lr]Though it was right in front of him to see,[sr]Boggart remained blind to the truth.
[k]
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He failed to realize how odd it was that the dead queen's soldiers had vanished without a trace. He failed to notice his own soldiers' painful deaths on the ramparts.
[k]
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He failed to see the faeries who had collapsed near the castle, and the soldiers right next to him who had fallen like withered trees.
[k]
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＠Mash
Ah...[sr]A-aah...
[k]
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[lr]The Child of Prophecy fell to her knees in despair, aghast at the horrors her sins had brought about.
[k]
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It wasn't just that she had inadvertently harmed the townspeople she cared so deeply for.
[k]
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Was it the fact that she had brought that cylinder here? That was part of it.
[k]
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Was it her inability to stop Boggart? Certainly, that was a part of it too.
[k]
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More than anything, she felt her greatest sin was her own weakness.
[k]
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Her failure to consider the effect she had on those around her, or the reason she was here in the first place, using the loss of her memory as an excuse.
[k]
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＠Boggart
Now, who's next!?[sr]Where's that accursed Lancelot flying about!?
[k]
＠Boggart
Here, Child of Prophecy, come here! You can wield this even more accurately, right!?
[k]
＠Boggart
You see that blue bee buzzing around up there!? I want you to shoot it down, along with the queen's army! Hahahahaha!
[k]
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[lr]Boggart turned, oblivious to what was happening to him.
[k]
＠
There, he saw...
[k]
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＠Mash
Why...?
[k]
＠Mash
Why must I harm this beautiful world...?
[k]
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＠Boggart
...
[k]
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＠Habetrot
Forget about him, Mash! Come on![sr]We need to get out of here!
[k]
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[charaTalk A]
[charaFace A 18]
[charaFadein A 0.1 0,-15]
＠Mash
...B-but, what about Lord Boggart?[sr]We can't leave him here alo[line 2]
[k]
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[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 2]
[charaFadein B 0.1 1]
＠Boggart
D-don't you worry about me![sr]You really are weak and useless, aren't you!?
[k]
＠Boggart
I have no need for a queen who weeps over war! Go on! Take her wherever you like!
[k]
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＠Habetrot
There, you see!? Boggart made his choice![sr]He'd rather stay here and kill his enemies!
[k]
＠Habetrot
What do YOU want to do!?[sr]What CAN you do!?
[k]
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＠Mash
I... I have to help the townspeople escape!
[k]
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＠Habetrot
Okay! I'd rather just make a break for it myself, but if that's what you want, I'm game! Now come on, let's hurry!
[k]
[charaFace F 2]
＠Habetrot
See you, Boggart! Don't worry about my tab! I'll be taking your bride as my payment!
[k]
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＠Mash
B-Boggart? Please be careful!
[k]
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＠Gawain Soldier
L-Lady Gawain! You're all right! I can't believe it!
[k]
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[charaFace E 10]
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＠Tam Lin Gawain
Hm? You can't believe what?[sr]...Oh, you mean that light round?
[k]
[charaFace E 2]
＠Tam Lin Gawain
That was just a beam of hot magical energy! The only threat it posed was a bit of iron poison!
[k]
＠Tam Lin Gawain
It was crude and used without heart! It can't even compare to a single strike from High Queen Morgan!
[k]
[charaFace E 5]
＠Tam Lin Gawain
Now, what are you all doing!? And you call yourselves the cream of Camelot's crop!? Hurry up and resume your advance!
[k]
＠Tam Lin Gawain
That fool Boggart just destroyed his own town's greatest defense!
[k]
＠Tam Lin Gawain
Now's our chance to seize the castle!
[k]
＠Tam Lin Gawain
Pay no heed to the ones fleeing. All you need to concern yourselves with is Sheffield's castle!
[k]
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[lr]The queen's army poured in through the front gates[sr]as the soldiers of Sheffield tried to fight back.
[k]
＠
Some of the townspeople hid in their homes, holding up their hands in surrender when the queen's soldiers broke in.
[k]
＠
Others saw that the front gate was lost, and scrambled to make their way to the rear one.
[k]
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Tam Lin Gawain remained steadfast at the front gate, glaring at the castle keep a kilometer away.
[k]
＠
To Boggart, who had become utterly enthralled by the cylinder's sheer destructive power, she may as well have painted a target on herself.
[k]
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＠Boggart
You think you can match this power, girl!?[sr]You think you can distract me!?
[k]
＠Boggart
Cursed knight of Morgan! Let's see how tall you can stand after I fire another shot straight at you!
[k]
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[lr]Distracted by his elation, Boggart failed to realize[sr]that the weapon's poison was eating away at him.
[k]
＠
The only things on his mind were his animosity for Gawain, the Tam Lin he despised, and admiration for ■■■■■■■■'s magnificent leadership.
[k]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 1]
[charaFadein B 0.1 0,-50]
＠Boggart
...Heh. That little girl has[line 2]
[k]
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[lr]“...become quite the fine knight,” he thought,[sr]as his lips curled into a smile.
[k]
＠
At that moment, he recalled the other girl's tears just a brief moment ago.
[k]
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＠Boggart
...
[k]
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[lr]For the first time in all his life, Boggart found[sr]himself on a battlefield wondering one simple thing: Why?
[k]
＠
Why was the girl crying? Why had she been so upset? What reason could she possibly have for such sadness?
[k]
＠
Try as he might, Boggart could not understand.
[k]
[charaTalk B]
[charaFace B 2]
[charaFadein B 0.1 0,-50]
＠Boggart
What am I saying? This is war, and I have a weapon that can defeat my enemy! Weapons exist to be used! What more is there to consider!?
[k]
＠Boggart
Sheffield belongs to me! I'll never let you bastards have so much as a single citizen!
[k]
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[lr]Even as he grew dimly more aware that his true anger[sr]laid not with the Tam Lin, but with his own cowardice...
[k]
＠
Boggart placed his increasingly numb finger on the trigger, and prepared to fire his last shot.
[k]
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＠Mash
It looks like the castle is still safe. Can we evacuate the townspeople here!?
[k]
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＠Habetrot
We could, but then there'd be nowhere for them to run! They'd all end up either captured or killed!
[k]
＠Habetrot
If you really want to save everyone, then we'll need to open the rear gate and secure an escape route for them!
[k]
＠Habetrot
Sure, it'll basically hand Sheffield to the enemy, but that was going to happen sooner or later anyway!
[k]
＠Habetrot
The townspeople may not have a lot of great options available to them...
[k]
＠Habetrot
But whether they die to the queen's army, head north to become Cnoc na Riabh's slaves, or get lost in the Nightcall's domain, it should at least be their choice!
[k]
＠Habetrot
Now, come on, Mash! Let's head to the rear gate!
[k]
＠Habetrot
Just make sure you run for it if you see a Tam Lin, okay? They're here for you, after all!
[k]
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＠Mash
I will! Let's go, Habetrot!
[k]
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＠Sheffield Faerie
Please, open the gate![sr]The queen's soldiers are right on our heels!
[k]
＠Sheffield Faerie
If they catch us, they're gonna tax us!
[k]
＠Sheffield Faerie
I don't have that much longer left to live![sr]There's no way I'll survive another taxation!
[k]
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＠Sheffield Guard
Calm down! We can't open the gate![sr]Besides, it wouldn't change anything!
[k]
＠Sheffield Guard
It won't be long now before Lord Boggart sends the queen's army packing!
[k]
＠Sheffield Guard
Return to your homes and await his victory! Those of you without homes, head for the castle!
[k]
＠Sheffield Guard
We guards can't stay here any longer, either! We need to hurry to the front gate! We don't have time for this!
[k]
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＠Sheffield Faerie
We can't go back to our homes! All the fire raining down from above would burn us alive!
[k]
＠Sheffield Faerie
And the queen's soldiers are already occupying the castle! Our only choice is to run for it!
[k]
＠Sheffield Faerie
Cnoc na Riabh's army is practically next door, right!? I'm sure they'll help us!
Lord Boggart can't save us! He's the disappointment of the Fang clan!
[k]
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＠Sheffield Faeries
Yeah! Boggart failed! He's too weak to be a lord!
[k]
＠Sheffield Faeries
He had no business challenging the queen of all people!
[k]
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＠Sheffield Guard
You bastards!
[k]
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[charaTalk C]
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＠Rob
Oh man, things are at the boiling point over here, too!
[k]
[charaFace C 19]
＠Rob
First it's the queen's soldiers, now we have to worry about a possible riot, too.
[k]
[charaFace C 4]
＠Rob
It's not like yelling at the guards is going to do anyone any good. Though I do get why they're doing it.
[k]
[charaFace C 10]
＠Rob
Dammit, this way's blocked, too![sr]Boggart sure covered his bases.
[k]
[charaFace C 7]
＠Rob
How about the sewer, Wag? Can we make it out from there?
[k]
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＠Wag
No dice, Rob! There's a wall blocking our way here, too! I know they were probably just trying to seal off ways an enemy could sneak in, but this is overkill!
[k]
[charaFace C 8]
＠Rob
Crap, then we really don't have a way out of here. What about the rear gate, Wag? Did you see how they open it?
[k]
[charaFace D 1]
＠Wag
Of course, Rob! I've been keeping an eye on the guards here, just like you told me to!
[k]
＠Wag
There are levers hidden behind the third pillar in both the left and right guardhouses.
[k]
＠Wag
All we gotta do is raise and lower them. The two of us should be able to manage it!
[k]
[charaFace D 0]
＠Wag
Oh, but be careful not to step on the stake at the lever's foothold. It's a safety mechanism that'll make the whole thing stop working once it's broken.
