Fódlan Alternative II

{Part Two: Silver Snow} Chapter Nineteen: In Love's Grace I

At the start of the next moon, You rise from slumber and prepare for the day at hand. Seraphine manifests beside You.

Seraphine: It's still strange to actually be here... I suppose I got used to not being able to do this after we returned from the dead a few months ago, but it's nice to be able to return to form.

You nod and say that You have missed being able to see her this way as well.

Seraphine: I'm glad to hear that you've been wishing for this just as much as I have... Though now that I've been given the ability to manifest once more, there's one thing I want more.

You say knowingly that she wants to know the truth behind what Aisa told You before.

Seraphine: I wish I knew what she was talking about when she said that she felt echoes of the goddess within your body... What could something like that even mean? I understand that she would know better than anyone if there was some holy power lurking within somebody, but...

You shake your head and say that You still do not know what she meant specifically.

Seraphine: I suppose all we can do now is try to figure out what this means later. For now, we should go and meet with the others and see what they can tell us about the mission at hand.

You nod your agreement and move towards the cardinals' room once Seraphine disappears. You arrive there a few minutes later, noticing immediately that the atmosphere has begun to change for the better. Everyone seems much more relaxed, no doubt a byproduct of Aisa finally sharing the truth of her past after hiding it for so long.

Roy: Since we were able to fend off the attack from Samiya's forces last moon, we should be able to leave for now. It will take a while for forces of that magnitude to recover from such a blow.

Cordelia: We need to take advantage of this chance while we have it. I know that's not going to be the last we see of Samiya, and we can't just wait for her to strike at us again.

Nesreen: There has to be some Malice stronghold that we can attack in the meantime... We need to make up for lost time.

Niko: Maybe this would be the perfect chance for us to do something in Alliance territory. We've already done quite a bit in the Kingdom, after all.

Reese: As far as I can tell, Magnolia is getting closer than ever to being able to meet up with us and help in the war effort from this angle.

Jill: And that means that we should give a bit of help to Raithius... If there's a stronghold near here that we can strike at, we should take this chance while we have it.

Herwig: I believe there's something not far from the monastery... I've heard a few rumors of movement to the northeast of the monastery on the outskirts of the mountains.

Adrian: That sounds like as good a plan as any... As long as we're able to confirm that these rumors are actually the truth.

Aisa: I have no doubt that something is waiting for us there... If you ask me, it sounds as if whoever has been moving in that area has been trying to keep themselves hidden in case of an emergency.

Cordelia: Somebody who wants to hide from us... Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions, but this could be where Evenor has been hiding. We haven't found her up to now, and that means she must be hiding somewhere.

Roy: If it is her, then we should strike as soon as possible. We can't give her the chance to slip out of our grasp again.

Reese: It might be wise to not get our hopes up too high though. If she's not there, then we don't want to be too disappointed. We don't have evidence that she'll be in the area.