Fódlan Alternative II

{Part Two: Silver Snow} Chapter Eighteen: An Erased History I

At the start of the next moon, You rise to your feet and begin preparing for the day ahead. Seraphine speaks to You as per usual.

Seraphine: I hope that Raina has settled in alright... I don't want her to feel tense or miserable while she's here, especially considering that she doesn't have any other place to go back to anymore...

You say that You will do your best to go and speak with her whenever You have the chance.

Seraphine: Yes, that sounds like a good idea... For now, we should go and see what the others have to say about the plan for the moon. They've got to have something for us to do.

You nod and make your way to the cardinals' room. As expected, your allies are gathered there, and the air is tense with anxiety.

Cordelia: We should probably buckle down and do what we can to prepare for the worst. At this point, I feel like it's our only option.

Roy: As much as I hate to say it, I agree. I want to do more in the name of helping the Kingdom and the Alliance, but...

Nesreen: We won't be able to help anyone if we're dead, and right now, we can't risk having that happen.

You ask what is going on.

Niko: The Empire's army is still growing stronger. We probably can't risk leaving the monastery for any missions this moon.

Jill: There's a chance that they're trying to strike at the rebellion forces that are still growing in the south, but we can't take the chance that they do something else and come our way.

Reese: No matter what, we're going to need to be on guard for when they arrive. If they set their sights on the Kingdom or Alliance...

Adrian: The war is going to get a lot harder for us, and we're barely finding our footing now as it is. It would be...

Herwig: It might be for the best for us to buckle down as much as we can this moon and see what we can accomplish without getting into too much trouble.

Aisa: I suppose that the choice has already been made for us... Alright. We will do everything in our power to prepare for a potential attack on the monastery from the Empire.

Cordelia: Doesn't this feel nostalgic? Five years ago, we were in the same situation... But we didn't realize that this was what was happening until it was too late.

Roy: They surprised us five years ago, but they won't have the advantage this time. We know what to expect, and we'll do everything in our power to take that triumph and run with it.

Niko: I hope that we're ready to face the Empire forces if they do decide to shift their attention in our direction... It's not going to be easy to fend them off.

Nesreen: You're right... We know that they might be coming for us though, and that means that we can defend ourselves, but...

Herwig: That might not count for much if their forces are too strong. The Empire takes up half the continent, doesn't it?

Reese: Damn it... We'll have to do what we can to keep the town safe too. The people have only just started feeling secure again now that we're back here.

Jill: I suppose that we should go on and get to work in doing our best to defend this place then. We've got a lot to do.

Adrian: I wish that we weren't in this situation again... I was hoping that this would never come to pass a second time, but...