Fódlan Alternative II

{Part Two: Ascendent Star} Chapter Twenty-One: Fangs Shattered II

At the end of the moon, You awaken from your slumber and prepare for the day ahead. Seraphine speaks to You all the while.

Seraphine: This is it then... If all goes well, we should be able to meet up with the Golden Deer during this mission.

You nod and tell her that this is long overdue.

Seraphine: You can say that again... It'll be nice to have another set of familiar faces around here. I wonder how long it'll be until we can see everyone else again too...

You remind her that it will be a while before You can reach out to others You used to know.

Seraphine: You're right. We need to think about this battle before we get too far ahead of ourselves in worrying about anything else.

You tell her that You feel the same way.

Seraphine: I hope everyone else is ready for this fight the same way we are... I don't want to seem too eager or anything, you know?

You shake your head with a fond smile.

Seraphine: You're right... We'll be fine. Let's go and see how everyone else is doing.

You move up to the front of the monastery, and You find the rest of your forces gathered there preparing to leave for your destination in Columbus territory.

Liram: Alright... That should leave everything in order and all our ducks in a row.

Luciana: I must admit... I can't help but be anxious about all of this. I don't know what to expect when we arrive, and the idea of everything going poorly... It frightens me more than I would like to admit.

Calypso: I have no doubt we will be fine. The Golden Deer wouldn't agree to meet us there unless they were certain we would be able to meet them without issues.

Morgana: You're right... Or at the very least, I'm hoping you are.

Calypso: Canis control over the area has subsided massively over the last few years. Someone else has taken control, and I imagine she will be happy to have us fight with her to take care of everything that remains there.

Reed: I never thought I would see the day I heard of the Canis being reformed and changed... Then again, I also hoped for most of my life there wouldn't be a massive continental war in my lifetime, but things change when you least expect it.

Cordelia: Regardless, this is where Raithius wants to meet with us, and I think we should go with it. He has a reason for this. All that remains is to see it through to the end.

Eli: Everything should be ready for our departure. All that remains is to go and see where all of this takes us.

Quinn: I have no doubt he made this choice for a reason, and we will simply have to ask him about it when we arrive.

You nod and say that You are ready when everyone else is.

Calypso: Then let us be off.

You and the rest of your army marches for Columbus territory after You leave the monastery. You do your best to lay low throughout much of the journey, avoiding the forces that try to strike at You along the way. The Alliance has fought back against the corruption staining it, but You can tell there are still a few pockets of resistance.

When You arrive in Columbus territory, You find yourself shocked by just how much the region has changed. When You were last there, You remember seeing people go about their business in hurried whispers, afraid of being caught out in the streets in case it ended poorly for them. While the cities are still largely empty, the city feels lived in rather than trampled over, and You are relieved to see everything has taken such a massive change for the better.