Homecoming

Leih Aliapoh

I said fight me, damn it! Why are you holding back!?

Is that all you've got!? I know you can do better!

• FR À moi, faucon de proie ! ‘To me, falcon of prey!’ English has Leih taunt you to do better; French has her call out to a falcon of prey.
• JA 来いっ、ハンティング・ファルコン！ ‘Come, Hunting Falcon!’ English has Leih taunt you to do better; Japanese has her call out "Hunting Falcon".

Not bad...but I'm not finished yet!

For my people...for my family...for me!

• FR Je ne comprrrends pas pourquoi tu y arrives, et pas moi !? ‘Argh... I don't understand why you can do it and I can't!?’ English has her fight for her people, family and herself; French has her ask why you succeed and she does not.
• JA くっ……アタシとアンタ、何が違う？ ‘Tch... what is the difference between you and me?’ English has her fight for her people, family and herself; Japanese has her ask what separates you from her.

I...I see now...

Luciane

Ah, [name], I had hoped you would come. You may be able to help. I am concerned about Leih and Silvairre...

They show signs of losing perspective, and... Well, mayhap it is best you see for yourself. I cannot help but feel that both would benefit from your counsel.

Consider this a personal request, [name].

Silvairre

Hm? Oh, gods... Did Luciane send you to pester me, by any chance? This is hardly her concern, and it is most definitely not yours.

If you must know, I have decided to leave the guild.

I mean to track down Pawah Mujuuk and finish what we started. The Gods' Quiver and Wood Wailers seem content to ignore our warnings, but I will not let her escape again.

• FR Je refuse de la laisser s'enfuir encore une fois, alors que même les vigiles sombres et les flèches divines n'arrivent pas à mettre la main dessus. ‘I refuse to let her escape once more, when even the dark watchers and the divine arrows cannot manage to lay hands on her.’ English says the military ignores their warnings; French says the military cannot catch her.
• JA 神勇隊も鬼哭隊も動けずにいる今、逃すわけにはいかない。 ‘Now, while both the Divine Valor Corps and the Wailing Demon Corps are unable to act, I cannot let her get away.’ English says the military ignores their warnings; Japanese says the military is unable to act.

I already made that mistake once, and it cost me my place in the Gods' Quiver.

Aye, the foolish young sentry of whom I once spoke─he was me. We had her, [name]. There was no escape. But then she began to wail about a wounded comrade, one who would surely die without her help... She looked me straight in the eye and begged...

• JA あと一歩というところで、パワを取り逃がしたのは俺だ。 ‘When we were just one step away, it was I who let Pawah escape.’ English says they had captured her; Japanese says they were one step away from catching her.

And I blinked. I failed to see through the most elementary ruse. I failed Gridania and the Gods' Quiver...and while that can never be forgiven, mayhap I can reclaim a measure of honor by stopping her.

• FR Il fallait que j'en accepte les conséquences. ‘I had to accept the consequences.’ English hopes stopping her will restore some honor; French says he had to accept the consequences.

...But a wanderer like you would not understand what it means to betray your people.

Worry not─I do not intend to leave just yet. I will continue to gather information until I am certain of Mujuuk's whereabouts. Make no mistake, though─it is only a matter of time.

Now run along, will you? Oh, and if you are so concerned about your fellow guildmates, you should attend to that moping Miqo'te. The sight of her shuffling around whilst staring at her feet is bad for morale.

...Not that it matters to me.

Leih Aliapoh

Oh...it's you. Tell me, [name], do you ever think about home? Do you ever wish you could go back?

Mine was just another poor village in the Twelveswood. The fields were more stone than soil, and merchants hardly ever bothered to visit. We didn't have a lot...but we didn't need it.

• DE Wir hatten nicht viel - ein paar Toffeln, ab und zu ein Baumhörnchen. ‘We did not have much - a few spuds, a tree squirrel now and then.’ English describes stony fields and rare merchants; German mentions a few spuds and the odd tree squirrel.

And then the Calamity came. I remember running, and the screams... It was so loud, [name]...so unbearably loud... And then I was here, in a strange city, surrounded by more people than I'd ever seen, and I didn't know any of them.

But I knew how to hunt. I was always good at hunting, [name], and the guild gave me a place to get better.

At least I thought I had gotten better. She...Pawah Mujuuk...she was so much more...

• FR Mais Pawah Mujuuk, elle, n'a pas rrréussi à s'en sortir en restant dans le droit chemin. ‘But Pawah Mujuuk did not manage to get by while staying on the straight path.’ English says Pawah was far beyond her; French says Pawah could not get by honestly.

I've been thinking, [name], that maybe this is a sign. Maybe Silvairre is right, and this guild─this city─is no place for an outsider like me.

And so I've decided to leave. I'm glad to have known you, [name], even if it was only for a short while.

Forgive me if this is too selfish a request, but before I go, I would like to meet with you one last time.

• FR Je voudrais te dire où je vais, mais pas ici. ‘I would like to tell you where I am going, but not here.’ English says she wants to meet you one last time; French says she wants to tell you where she is going.
• JA アタシの行き先を……アンタにだけは知っててほしい。 ‘I want you, and only you, to know where I am going.’ English says she wants to meet you one last time; Japanese says she wants only you to know where she is going.

Alone, in the South Shroud. These...Gridanians would not understand.

Leih Aliapoh

No! Don't hurt her/him!

Pawah Mujuuk

And there I was, thinkin' ye mightn't accept my kind invitation!

...I don't recall invitin' her/him, though... 'Tis rude to presume, missy/sonny, an' I do so hate rudeness...

Leih Aliapoh

Wait! It's not her/his fault─it's mine! I invited her/him. She/He's a member of the Archers' Guild, like me─and she/he's not Gridanian!

Pawah Mujuuk

Ahhh...I do begin to recall her/his face... Aye, knows how to hold a bow, that one. Well, she/he ain't the typical recruit, but I reckon I might be willin' to make an exception.

Leih Aliapoh

No, no─it's not like that. I just...I wanted to say good-bye.

[name], ever since I met Pawah, I've been at a loss. But I realize now that my place isn't at the guild...with the Gridanians.

They'll never accept me. This is where I belong, with my people, carrying on our traditions. Our archery─not Gridania's.

It's all I have left, [name]. So I'm going with Pawah. Maybe you don't understand now, but...just promise me you won't tell Luciane...or Silvairre.

[name]...

Pawah Mujuuk

Made yer peace with yer little friend, have ye? Right then, let's get on with it!

Leih Aliapoh

[name]!

Pawah Mujuuk

Heh! I had a feelin' she/he might be harborin' a few nigglin' objections. Worry not, sister...

Put an arrow in her/Shoot the bastard!

Leih Aliapoh

NO!

Pawah Mujuuk

Ain't no love lost 'twixt ye an' the guild, is there? Then what's the problem with featherin' a bloody 'venturer? No bugger'll miss her/him.

Leih Aliapoh

I'll miss her/him, all right!? So just...just stop!

Pawah Mujuuk

Dear me... An' I had such high hopes for you, Miss Aliapoh... Waste o' bloody time! A Keeper what's lost her nerve's about as much use to me as a glass bow.

But there's no sport in killin' captured prey.

• DE Und keine Pfeile zu verschwenden. ‘And no arrows to waste either.’ English says there is no sport in killing captured prey; German says she has no arrows to waste.

Ack! I'd better not see neither o' ye again, 'cause if I do, I'll show ye what happens to prey what's daft enough to get caught twice. Away, sisters! Away!

Leih Aliapoh

How do you do it, [name]? How do you live in this place─with these people?

• FR Comment des aventuriers sans attaches trouvent-ils la motivation de se battre ? ‘[name]... How do adventurers without ties find the motivation to fight?’ English asks how you live among these people; French asks what motivates rootless adventurers to fight.
• DE Das ist deine Schuld, [name] ... Du hast mich um meine letzte Zuflucht gebracht ... ‘... It is your fault, [name] ... You have robbed me of my last refuge ...’ English asks how you live among these people; German blames you for taking her last refuge.
• JA さすらい人の冒険者は、何を信じて戦っている？ ‘[name]. What do wandering adventurers believe in when they fight?’ English asks how you live among these people; Japanese asks what wandering adventurers believe in when fighting.

And why do you even bother? What have they ever given you beside scorn? Well? What do you see in them, [name]?

• FR Et pourrrquoi es-tu si fort(e) ? ‘And why are you so strong?’ English asks why you bother with people who give you scorn; French asks why you are so strong.
• FR Qu'est-ce que tu ressens, qu'est-ce que tu vois, quand tu tends l'arc ? ‘What do you feel, what do you see, when you draw the bow?’ English asks what you see in these people; French asks what you see when you draw the bow.
• DE Was macht dich so stark, [name], was? ‘What makes you so strong, [name], eh?’ English asks why you bother with people who give you scorn; German asks what makes you so strong.
• JA なんで、アンタは強いんだ？ ‘Why are you so strong?’ English asks why you bother with people who give you scorn; Japanese asks why you are strong.
• JA アンタは、その目で何を見ている？ ‘What are you seeing with those eyes?’ English asks what you see in these people; Japanese asks what you see with your eyes.

Even though you joined the guild after I did, you've come so far, so quickly. Maybe you've even surpassed me...

I have to know how you've done it. I have to know what it is that I'm doing wrong...

• FR Je me donne une dernièrrre chance, et si même après t'avoir combattu(e) je ne trouve pas la réponse, alors je renoncerai au tir à l'arc pour toujours. ‘I am giving myself one last chance, and if even after fighting you I do not find the answer, then I will give up archery forever.’ English says she must learn what she is doing wrong; French vows to give up archery if she finds no answer.
• DE Ich möchte noch einmal mit dir sprechen. Nicht jetzt. Später. ‘I would like to talk with you once more. Not now. Later.’ English says she must know how you did it; German says she wants to talk again later.
• JA アンタと戦って、答えを見つけられなかったら、……その時は、弓を捨てる。 ‘If I fight you and cannot find the answer... then I will throw away my bow.’ English says she must learn what she is doing wrong; Japanese vows to give up the bow if she finds no answer.

...And there's only one way I can think of to find out. Meet me at the Bannock.

Shall we begin, [name]?

Whenever you're ready. I'll be waiting.

• DE Dann mach schnell. ‘Then hurry up.’ English patiently says "Whenever you're ready."; German tells you to hurry up.

Then defend yourself! Show me what these people have taught you!

It's so simple...

• DE Es ist ... zwecklos. ‘It is... pointless.’ English voices a sudden realization; German says it is pointless.

You have opened your eyes, and looked beyond your masters' faults. You've accepted their teachings and taken them to heart. Even Silvairre, for all his bigotry, wishes only to preserve his traditions.

• FR Tu en sais déjà plus que ce que je t'ai apprrris. ‘You already know more than what I taught you.’ English says you looked beyond your masters' faults; French says you know more than she taught you.
• FR Tout ce que Silvairre t'a enseigné, et puis tes expériences à l'aventure. ‘Everything Silvairre taught you, and then your experiences adventuring.’ English says even bigoted Silvairre only wants to preserve tradition; French lists what Silvairre taught you and your adventures.
• DE Du kannst mehr, als ich dir gezeigt habe. ‘You can do more than I showed you.’ English says you looked beyond your masters' faults; German says you can do more than she showed you.
• JA アンタは、アタシが教えた以上のことを知ってる。 ‘You know more than what I taught you.’ English says you looked beyond your masters' faults; Japanese says you know more than she taught you.
• JA シルヴェルから教わったこと、冒険で学んだこと。 ‘What you were taught by Silvairre, what you learned on your adventures.’ English says even bigoted Silvairre only wants to preserve tradition; Japanese lists what Silvairre taught you and your adventures.

I lost sight of everyone else's struggles and became obsessed with mine own. I was so afraid to let go of my cherished notion of archery─my family's notion─and learn another way. I didn't want to betray them...or dishonor their memory.

• DE Weil ich in der Gilde keine Fortschritte machte und voller Neid dein Talent sah, fühlte ich mich ausgegrenzt. ‘Because I made no progress in the guild and saw your talent full of envy, I felt excluded.’ English says she feared dishonoring her family's memory; German says envy of your talent made her feel excluded.

...But I have a family here too─a family that sees the wider world, and is willing to show me how blinkered I have become.

• DE In dem Augenblick dachte ich, du hättest mir alles zunichte gemacht, die letzte Heimat genommen. ‘At that moment I thought you had ruined everything for me, taken my last home.’ English says she has a family here too; German says she thought you had taken her last home.

As archers, we train our eyes and minds to be unforgiving─to defy any attempt at concealment, and discern the naked truth. It is little wonder then that I have neglected to look inside myself until now. Though unquestionably worthwhile, I have found the experience rather...excruciating. Ahem!

• FR J'étais comme prrrisonnière de ma tradition, en somme. ‘In short, I was like a prisoner of my tradition.’ English says archers' outward gaze kept her from looking inward; French says she was a prisoner of tradition.
• DE Ich wollte es dir heimzahlen. ‘I wanted to pay you back.’ English describes archers training unforgiving eyes; German says she wanted to pay you back.
• JA ずーっと故郷のことに囚われて塞ぎこんでた。 ‘All this time I was trapped by thoughts of my homeland and shut myself away.’ English says archers' outward gaze kept her from looking inward; Japanese says she was trapped by thoughts of home.

Thank you, [name]. I know now that I belong at the guild, together with you and Luciane...

...And, yes, even that bloody Wildwood. Gods help me─I think I might actually miss him...

• FR Allez, rrrentrons à la guilde, maintenant ! ‘Come on, let's go back to the guild now!’ English admits she might miss Silvairre; French simply says to head back to the guild.
• JA さあ、ギルドへ戻ろう！ ‘Come on, let's go back to the guild!’ English admits she might miss Silvairre; Japanese simply says to head back to the guild.

Luciane

Welcome home, [name].

You need not say a word. One look at Leih's eyes was enough.

Thank you for returning her to us.

• DE Ich habe es schon lange kommen sehen. ‘I saw it coming a long time ago.’ English thanks you for returning Leih; German says she long saw this coming.

When we focus on a single goal and pursue it with passion and fervor, it becomes easy to lose sight of what else lies before us.

• DE Wenn man ein einziges Ziel allzu verbissen verfolgt, ist einem irgendwann jeder Weg recht, es zu erreichen. ‘When one pursues a single goal too doggedly, at some point any way of reaching it seems right.’ English warns of losing sight of other things; German warns that any means of reaching the goal start to seem right.

With your skill and vision, [name], you can help your fellow archers to look beyond themselves and remember their comrades. I hope I can count on your support in the future.