So she wants us to get rid of the calamity in Norwich, huh... I didn't think she'd be the one to bring it up.
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？1：What IS the calamity in Norwich?
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＠Oberon
I don't know much about these calamities either, since I've never seen one for myself, but I have heard plenty of stories.
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＠Oberon
Apparently, they're a kind of natural disaster that befalls Faerie Britain every hundred years.
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＠Da Vinci
I've heard about these calamities too, and I've also already told [%1] about them.
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＠Da Vinci
Norwich is a port town in eastern Britain, and apparently, it's been showing signs that it'll be the home of the next calamity for a few months now.
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＠Da Vinci
They say there's a ton of black soot rising into the air that's gathered above it like rain clouds.
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＠Tristan
Aurora said she'd permit us to ring the bell as long as we can resolve this calamity, right?
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＠Altria
So we need to disperse these clouds of soot, huh... Unfortunately, I never learned any magecraft that could do that.
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＠Oberon
Well, that's okay. Norwich is a tall enough order that I think we can forget about it for the time being.
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＠Oberon
Right now, our top priority is finding Mash.
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＠Oberon
And now that Aurora is helping us do that, we should receive some word of her whereabouts in a few days.
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＠Oberon
So all you guys need to do is wait at the inn until then.
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＠Oberon
Then again, doing nothing might not be the best use of our time, hm?
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＠Oberon
Okay, I'll send you a list of things you can do to earn money and gather information later then.
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？1：Later? Why later?
？2：Are you going off on your own again?
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＠Oberon
Well, you know, I thought about what Coral said, and I probably should see about paying my tabs before I start racking up more.
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＠Oberon
Okay, that's all for now![sr]I'll see you all again in three days!
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＠Oberon
...There. That should get them to rest up in[bgm BGM_MAP_10 0.1][sr]Salisbury at least a little more.
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＠Oberon
Meanwhile, I've got my work cut out for me. First, I'll need to go find out what's going on in Norwich.
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＠Oberon
Oh, welcome back, Blanca. How's the situation up north?
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＠Oberon
How far have Cnoc na Riabh's forces advanced?
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＠Oberon
Huh? Another Child of Prophecy has shown up there!?
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＠Oberon
I definitely wasn't expecting that. Ainsel didn't say anything about there being two of them in her prophecy.
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＠Oberon
This puts Altria in an even more precarious position. I thought I'd have more time...
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＠Oberon
Hm? Yes, of course Altria is the real Child of Prophecy. That much was never in doubt.
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＠Oberon
But it won't matter who the real one is. What matters will be who the faeries BELIEVE is the real one.
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＠Oberon
Still, it's not all bad. Let's focus on the silver lining here.
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＠Oberon
A false Child of Prophecy in the north is bound to draw Morgan's attention...
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＠Oberon
...which means Altria and [%1][sr]should be safe for now.
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＠Oberon
That'll give me time to ensure they grow stronger. They're not ready for Norwich.
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＠Oberon
They need to experience Britain for themselves, and to gain the power to adapt to and conquer its challenges.
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＠Oberon
Do we really have time for that, you say? Haha, you're a tough crowd, aren't you, Blanca?
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＠Oberon
But you have to take your time with the opening act. That's how it was for us at first too, remember?
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＠Altria
...
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？1：Something wrong, Altria?
？2：Still thinking about that meeting?
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＠Altria
Oh, no, I'm fine. I was just nervous, since I'm not used to speaking with the head of an entire clan... Hahaha...
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＠Altria
...Sorry. I've got a lot on my mind. I think I'm just going to turn in for the night.
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＠Altria
Let's meet up here again tomorrow morning, okay?[sr]Bye for now!
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＠Da Vinci
Hmm. Looks like we'll have to readjust our perceptions of her, too.
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＠Da Vinci
Come on, [%1], Tristan.[sr]Let's head back to our room.
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＠Da Vinci
We should talk about our next moves while it's still safe to do so.
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＠Da Vinci
...Okay, that's everything that's happened so far in a nice, tidy report.
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＠Da Vinci
It's all yours now, Tiphone![sr]Take it away, my little familiar!
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＠Da Vinci
There, that takes care of our report to the Storm Border. We should hear back from them in about two days.
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＠Da Vinci
Now, let's go over everything we've learned so far. That said, our main topic isn't Morgan, but[line 2]
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＠Tristan
...The Child of Prophecy who's supposedly going to defeat her, right?
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＠Da Vinci
Yup. The truth is, we've been dropping our guard around her a little too much.
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＠Da Vinci
At first, we thought it was just a coincidence that she shared a name with King Arthur and didn't think about it any further, but we can now say for certain that she IS this Lostbelt's King Arthur.
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＠Da Vinci
I'm sure I don't need to remind you two that Chaldea already confronted the legends about King Arthur in the Sixth Singularity...
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＠Da Vinci
But I still think it's worth our time to quickly refresh our memories of those legends, just so we're all on the same page.
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The legend of King Arthur takes place in the fifth century, a time when Britain was in great turmoil.
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＠Da Vinci
It began with the collapse of the continental empire. With the empire no longer keeping Britain safe...
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...it came under frequent attack by the Saxons, a foreign enemy who crossed the sea to attack British shores.
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At the time, Britain was an island nation ruled by many different clans and those clans' kings.
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＠Da Vinci
While there were always constant squabbles between the clans...
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...there was also a war with the Picts up in the north, where the clans' kings agreed to work together.
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＠Da Vinci
But one king created an irreparable rift in this alliance.
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He used the other clans for his own ends, with the goal of ultimately uniting all of Britain.
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＠Da Vinci
His name was Vortigern.
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＠Da Vinci
He was said to be the avatar of a white dragon born from Britain itself...
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...made to bring it to ruin.
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Vortigern invited the Saxons to the isle, throwing it into chaos.
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Londinium, the fortress city that served as the heart of Britain during the empire's reign, was destroyed.
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＠Da Vinci
Vortigern then defeated and killed Uther Pendragon, the greatest king in all of Britain.
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＠Da Vinci
And so, Britain entered a dark age[line 2]a time where none on the island could escape its imminent destruction.
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However, hope still remained.
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＠Da Vinci
King Uther's most trusted aide, Merlin, the great mage who had long kept Britain safe...
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＠Da Vinci
...told people that this, too,[sr]was all part of the prophecy.
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＠Da Vinci
“King Uther has already chosen his successor.[sr]They shall be the next king.”
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＠Da Vinci
“Whoever draws the Sword of Selection from this stone shall be Britain's king.”
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＠Da Vinci
Many knights tried their hand at drawing the sword, but none of them succeeded.
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＠Da Vinci
It was only once the knights had all left, convinced that the Sword of Selection was no more than a delusion...
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＠Da Vinci
...that a young squire of fifteen[line 2]a boy who had been raised without ever knowing he was King Uther's son...
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＠Da Vinci
...came and drew the sword from the stone with no one there to bear witness.
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＠Da Vinci
That sword was Caliburn.
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＠Da Vinci
And that boy did indeed go on to[sr]become the king of Britain...
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＠Da Vinci
Arthur Pendragon, the knight among knights.
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＠Da Vinci
Or as we know her, Altria Pendragon.
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After announcing himself as King Uther's successor, King Arthur assembled the lords of Britain...
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＠Da Vinci
...and lead them to twelve magnificent victories against the Saxons.
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＠Da Vinci
In doing so, he proved himself an invincible king, the undefeated King of Knights.
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＠Da Vinci
But, unbeknownst to him, the Saxons weren't his only enemy. The greatest threat the King of Knights faced came from within his own family.
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Vortigern, the avatar of the white dragon who defeated King Arthur's father, Uther, and brought Britain to its knees.
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＠Da Vinci
Morgan, the faerie queen who declared it was Britain's very will that she become its ruler.
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＠Da Vinci
Morgan's machinations succeeded in robbing the King of Knights of Caliburn, but the faeries gave him an even greater sword.
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＠Da Vinci
That sword was Excalibur, a sacred sword forged within the planet's inner sea.
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＠Da Vinci
In the world of magecraft, it's considered a Divine Construct, an ultimate weapon meant to destroy that which threatens the very planet.
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＠Da Vinci
In laying claim to this sacred sword, King Arthur became Britain's savior in both name and deed.
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After a climactic battle with Vortigern in the ruins of Londinium...
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＠Da Vinci
...King Arthur, with help from the faeries, built the towering white castle of Camelot.
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＠Da Vinci
Lords from all across the isle came to Camelot to serve the King of Knights. They became the Knights of the Round Table, where all were treated as equals.
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＠Da Vinci
It's a bit odd telling this story with Tristan here, but this is how the Knights of the Round Table were formed.
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Lancelot, the knight from France blessed by the Lady of the Lake.
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Gawain, the heir of Orkney blessed by the sun.
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Tristan, nephew to the Duke of Cornwall, and the prince of tragedy. He[line 2]well, you[line 2]are also said to be the symbol of the Romantic period.
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＠Tristan
...That's right. Those are the proud Knights of the Round Table, my cherished friends who filled its thirteen seats.
Apparently, there are only a few faeries left who still remember her: Ector the Immortal, Grand Duke “Waste Heat” Wryneck, Grímr the Sage, and Totorot, the First Knight...
