Trouble on the Road

Map quest, level 28. 162nd of 194 in play order.

Quest giver: Aeluuin, North Shroud (X 20.9, Y 24.9).

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Steps

Save the well-equipped adventurer.
Speak with the well-equipped adventurer.
Report to Aeluuin.

Journal

Aeluuin is concerned for the well-being of one of his customers.
A young woman who has reserved a room at the Bobbing Cork has yet to arrive, and Aeluuin fears the worst. Seek out the woman and see to her safety.
You have dispatched the fiend that was threatening the young adventurer. Speak with her and calm her nerves.
The young adventurer offers her thanks; she was so taken with the scenery that she failed to notice the fiend's presence. Return to the Bobbing Cork and assure Aeluuin that his customer is safe.
Aeluuin is relieved for your tidings. What with fearsome rumors circulating of late, he feels ever more responsible for his customers' safety. He will prepare a warm bed and hot meal for the girl, that she might forget her ordeal.

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Spoiler about later in the story

Foreshadowing Aeluuin starts to say 'that masked...' and stops himself. Remember the rumors of a masked man around Fallgourd Float.

Characters 2

Aeluuin
Aeluuin is worried. A young woman booked a room at the inn tonight, but she has not arrived.
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #160 Potable Perils: Aeluuin grumbles that guests who cannot hold their liquor should stick to tea. He thanks you warmly for the key. He says rumors of a suspicious masked man have him and his customers on edge.
- #161 Cleaning House: Aeluuin lends you his chocobo duster, hoping his staff learn a lesson from seeing a guest work. He loves one painting upstairs of a lonely figure gazing into the distance. It moves him, but nobody knows who painted it.
Somerhild
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #160 Potable Perils: Somerhild praises the tea, beds and ale of the Bobbing Cork inn. A traveler who drank with Somerhild lost his room key. With rumors going around, Somerhild asks you to find the key and return it to the inn.

What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest

Aeluuin fears the ill rumors and is relieved when you say the girl is safe. He almost mentions the masked man, then stops himself. He feels responsible for his guests and goes to prepare her a warm bed and hot meal.

Dialogue 10 lines

Accepting the quest

Aeluuin

Just look at the time! Whatever is keeping her? ...My apologies, friend. You've caught me in a fretful humour. A young girl has reserved a room with me tonight, yet she's nowhere to be found.

There're ill rumors about these parts of late─try as I might, I can't help but fear the worst. Might you be so kind as to go check if she's well?

DE Ich vermute, Ihr habt bereits von den zahlreichen Todesfällen mit ausschließlich weiblichen Opfern gehört, nicht wahr? ‘I suppose you have already heard of the numerous deaths with exclusively female victims, have you not?’ English only mentions ill rumors; German speaks of numerous deaths with only female victims.
JA この辺りでは以前、女性の変死事件がありました。 ‘Some time ago, there was a case of a woman's mysterious death around here.’ English only mentions ill rumors; Japanese cites an earlier mysterious death of a woman nearby.

Report to Aeluuin.

Aeluuin

//: save girl from monster

Beautiful sights to be seen in these parts, yes? It's a shame that the dangers are too great to truly enjoy them...

FR Je ne regrette pas d'être venue ici. ‘I don't regret coming here.’ English laments that the dangers spoil the view; French says she does not regret coming.
DE Da muss man einfach für einen Augenblick verweilen ... ‘One simply has to linger for a moment...’ English laments that the dangers spoil the view; German says one simply has to linger.
JA たまには、こういうのもいいわね。 ‘This is nice once in a while.’ English laments that the dangers spoil the view; Japanese simply enjoys it.

Thank you, friend! Why, I thought I was done for!

DE Ich war so gefangen von der tollen Aussicht, dass ich das Monster gar nicht bemerkt habe. ‘I was so captivated by the great view that I didn't even notice the monster.’ English says she thought she was done for; German says she never even noticed the monster.
JA 魔物が近づいてきたのに気づかないなんて……。 ‘To think I didn't notice a monster approaching...’ English says she thought she was done for; Japanese says she never noticed the monster approaching.

One moment, I was standing here enjoying the scenery while my chocobo enjoyed a much-deserved nap, and the next...

It sends shivers down my spine just to recall it. Anyroad, please thank the innkeep for his concern, and tell him I will be on my way as soon as my bird awakes.

DE Hoffentlich vermietet man mein Zimmer im Schwimmenden Korken nicht an jemand anderen, weil ich so spät dran bin. ‘Hopefully they won't rent my room at the Bobbing Cork to someone else because I'm so late.’ English says recalling it sends shivers down her spine; German worries her room will be given away.

Please thank the innkeep for his concern, and tell him I will be on my way as soon as my bird awakes...though he is a rather heavy sleeper, I fear.

DE Weil sie einen noch strengeren Körpergeruch entwickeln, wenn sie nicht ausgeschlafen sind. ‘Because they develop an even stronger body odor when they haven't slept enough.’ English worries the bird is a heavy sleeper; German jokes that waking chocobos makes them smell worse.

Aeluuin

The girl's safe? Thank you, friend─those are the best tidings I've received all day. And here I'd feared the worst...

JA 以前の事件とは無関係のようですね。 ‘It seems this was unrelated to the earlier incident.’ English admits it had feared the worst; Japanese concludes it was unrelated to the earlier incident.

Why, if she'd ended up in the clutches of that masked... But I mustn't think such ill thoughts. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'd best get back to work─something tells me the girl'll be needing a warm bed and a hot meal more than ever.