Jae"Kae-morag!" Yrliet holds her bruised lip and stares at you, angry and offended, until belated awareness dawns in her eyes. "You... tore me free from the thorny vines of sorrow and guilt?"
Jae"Oh, elantach, if only you could hear her pleas and her curses... My heart shatters into a thousand pieces at the mere sight of this tormented soul. But her words... her words lash my mind more painfully and more ruthlessly than the three-tailed whip torments its victims' flesh."
Jae"The Dark Ones possess the cursed gift of inventiveness in torture, and subject their victims to the worst horrors a mortal mind can conceive of. In their torture, they go far beyond the limits of the possible... and the permissible. Look closer. These pieces and this board designed for games that intrigue the mind were fashioned from the flesh and blood of one of our Farseers. Her immortal soul... remains forever connected to them."
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"
Jae"Why does the wind blow and the rain fall? Why does starlight illuminate our path and darkness dismay us? It is their nature, for that is the way of the world. The Dark Ones feed on despair and suffering, while the Farseers... are powerful beings of unbending will whose souls, however, are brittle. Every move on this game board causes the Farseer nothing but pain. She feels everything, sees everything, and is aware of everything. She dies with each taken piece, and is resurrected at the end of a game." Yrliet twists her mouth and averts her guilt-ridden gaze.
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"
Jae"That I am a traitor and my Path is paved with the bodies of my kin. That I am an Outcast who carries the blame for the destruction of my home, since I heard the call of our dying ancestors but did not return in time. And that it should have been me in her place."
YOU"Is she not right on every point?"
JaeYrliet looks overwhelmed. Your words are met with a dozen shifting expressions on her face, from anger and despair to acceptance and profound sadness. "For years, I strove toward the light of the stars, yet I was walking my Path blindfolded. You are right, elantach. The Farseer's accusations are fair. I have failed my kin. I have lost my home. And my only remaining solace is in trying to right at least a fraction of the wrongs."
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."
Jae"Take her... with us? I do not think I will be able to remain near it. The Farseer's soul demands vengeance, and my suffering is the due she wants to collect."
YOU[Take the board]
Jae"A mon-keigh never heeds advice. It simply is not in your nature, is it?"
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YOU[Reconsider]
Jae"Your wishes change faster than the wind."
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"
Jae"I will not let you turn my sister's tortured soul into another trophy. I would rather grant her mercy than cause her further suffering."
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."
Jae"No, I cannot. If you destroy an Asuryani soul without applying a spirit stone, Sai'lanthresh's claws will reach out and tear that soul apart!"
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."
Jae"What have you done, mon-keigh? Without a spirit stone, her essence will be devoured by She Who Thirsts! Your primitive kind truly is incapable of grasping the value of a life." Yrliet is silent for a while. Then her expression softens a little. "Thank you, elantach. Unlike me, you were at least able to make your choice. The choice between a soul's eternal torment and oblivion."
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YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"
Jae"Are you suggesting, then, that we abandon a living being to an eternity of suffering? That we leave it to rot in the Haemonculus's laboratory, imprisoned in this form? Even for a mon-keigh, the cruelty seems excessive. No. I would rather end the poor soul's suffering myself." From the bag at her belt, Yrliet takes out a spirit stone identical to the one she is wearing around her neck.
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Jae"You are right, elantach. Time slips like sand through our fingers. It is owed only to those who still have a chance to be saved. Come."
end of branch
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"continues where this line first appears above
Jae"Take her... with us? I do not think I will be able to remain near it. The Farseer's soul demands vengeance, and my suffering is the due she wants to collect."
YOU[Take the board]continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Reconsider]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"continues where this line first appears above
Jae"It is hard to say how much more suffering her soul has yet to endure before we leave this city. She may even be devoured by Sai'lanthresh on the way, as forms like these make our souls very brittle and defenceless... But if you think there is a chance she can be saved, I will not stand in the way."
end of branch
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"The pain and suffering have damaged the Farseer's mind. You could not have saved Crudarach alone."
Jae"But I could have protected my home and met my end alongside the others!" Yrliet's own words make her shudder as she stares at the flayed bodies of her brothers and sisters. "Still, for as long as at least one child of Crudarach is alive, its memory will not vanish. And I... am yet to reach the end of my Path. The seed, planted long ago, is yet to grow and bring forth the flower of truth."
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Do not let the words of a doomed soul lead you astray from your chosen Path."
Jae"But I could have protected my home and met my end alongside the others!" Yrliet's own words make her shudder as she stares at the flayed bodies of her brothers and sisters. "Still, for as long as at least one child of Crudarach is alive, its memory will not vanish. And I... am yet to reach the end of my Path. The seed, planted long ago, is yet to grow and bring forth the flower of truth."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Destroy the board] "Anyone who says such things deserves death."
Jae"What have you done, mon-keigh? I never asked you to be my shield, let alone my deadly spear! Now... yet another immortal soul has gone into the maw of She Who Thirsts. It really is beyond your primitive kind to grasp the value of a life."
JaeYrliet is silent for a while. Then her expression softens a little. "Thank you, elantach. Unlike me, you were at least able to make your choice. The choice between a soul's eternal torment and oblivion."
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YOU[Say nothing]
JaeWithout waiting for your reply, Yrliet tilts her head, disappointed. "No answer is an answer, elantach. And I will remember it."
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"continues where this line first appears above
Jae"But I fear there is more to it than a desire to inflict suffering. The Haemonculus experimented on the Crudarach Farseers in an attempt to subjugate their powers. Normally, the Dark Ones shun all and any manifestations of such abilities, lest they attract the attention of She Who Thirsts. This is worrying news to me."
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 2 of 7
JaeYour fingers slide down Yrliet's smooth cheek, only scraping the skin a little. Yrliet does not stir from the spot and keeps muttering something incoherent in her language that even your Elucidator fails to translate.
YOU"Look at me, Yrliet. I am by your side. Everything is all right."
YOU"One of the Farseers is trapped in the game board, correct?"
JaeYour words snap Yrliet back from her lapse of reason. "How did you know? A mon-keigh is incapable of hearing the call of the immortal soul of a Child of Asuryan. Could it have been a simple guess? Yet you are absolutely right, elantach. In their torture, the Dark Ones go far beyond the limits of the possible. For imprisoned within these game pieces, within this board designed for games that intrigue the mind... is the soul of a Farseer."
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Whatever this is, Yrliet, do not let it take over you!"
YOU[Slap Yrliet] "Enough!"
YOU"It is time to end this. Step aside. I will destroy this xenos artefact right here and now."
JaeYour words make Yrliet shudder, and she seems to come to her senses. "Oh, elantach, the Dark Ones possess the cursed gift of inventiveness in torture, and subject their victims to the worst horrors a mortal mind can conceive of. In their torture, they go far beyond the limits of the possible... and the permissible. Look closer. These pieces and board designed for games that intrigue the mind were fashioned from the flesh and blood of one of our Farseers. Her immortal soul... remains forever connected to them."
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Observe silently]
Jae"Crudarach was my home too! In the name of all the stars extinguished and newly born, I should be the one asking how the brightest minds of our kind could allow such a tragedy to happen!" Yrliet swings an angry fist at the game board on top of its pedestal, but pulls her hand away at the last moment, frightened. "No. This is exactly what Sai'lanthresh is counting on, but I will not nurture the seeds of wrath in my immortal soul."
JaeFinally, Yrliet becomes aware of your gaze. "Oh, elantach, you... have been by my side all this time? Forgive my shocked mind and broken spirit for their weakness. Watching one's kin suffer is an unbearable torture. But it cannot compare to what the Dark Ones have done. Can you see? Imprisoned within these pieces, within this board designed to entertain... is the soul of a Crudarach Farseer. And she tortures me more painfully and more ruthlessly than the three-tailed whip lashes its victims' flesh."
YOU"Why would the Drukhari imprison a Farseer's soul in a board game?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It looks like the Farseer put you through mental torment. What did she say?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"We can take the Farseer to the ship and save at least what is left of her."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"My, my, this trophy will be the first of its kind in my collection!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You should end her suffering, Yrliet."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Break the board] "This heresy must be destroyed."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"There is no helping the Farseer now. Shouldn't we direct our energy toward saving other possible survivors?"continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 3 of 7
Jae"Why do you continue to blame me?" Yrliet keeps talking to someone unseen, ignoring your presence.
YOU"Look at me, Yrliet. I am by your side. Everything is all right."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"One of the Farseers is trapped in the game board, correct?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Whatever this is, Yrliet, do not let it take over you!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Slap Yrliet] "Enough!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It is time to end this. Step aside. I will destroy this xenos artefact right here and now."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Observe silently]continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 4 of 7
Jae"Elantach?" Yrliet focuses her gaze and clasps the spirit stone on her chest. "If you could only hear her pleas and her curses. My heart shatters into a thousand pieces at the mere sight of this tormented soul. But her words... her words lash my mind more painfully and more ruthlessly than the three-tailed whip torments its victims' flesh."
Jae"The Dark Ones possess the cursed gift of inventiveness in torture, and subject their victims to the worst horrors a mortal mind can conceive of. In their torture, they go far beyond the limits of the possible... and the permissible. Look closer. These pieces and this board designed for games that intrigue the mind were fashioned from the flesh and blood of one of our Farseers. Her immortal soul... remains forever connected to them."continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 5 of 7
JaeYrliet does not react to your words, but instead peers deliriously at the pieces scattered on the game board.
YOU"Look at me, Yrliet. I am by your side. Everything is all right."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"One of the Farseers is trapped in the game board, correct?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Whatever this is, Yrliet, do not let it take over you!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Slap Yrliet] "Enough!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It is time to end this. Step aside. I will destroy this xenos artefact right here and now."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Observe silently]continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 6 of 7
Jae"Elantach?" Yrliet focuses her gaze and clasps the spirit stone on her chest. "If you could only hear her pleas and her curses. My heart shatters into a thousand pieces at the mere sight of this tormented soul. But her words... her words lash my mind more painfully and more ruthlessly than the three-tailed whip torments its victims' flesh."
Jae"The Dark Ones possess the cursed gift of inventiveness in torture, and subject their victims to the worst horrors a mortal mind can conceive of. In their torture, they go far beyond the limits of the possible... and the permissible. Look closer. These pieces and this board designed for games that intrigue the mind were fashioned from the flesh and blood of one of our Farseers. Her immortal soul... remains forever connected to them."continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 7 of 7
Jae"Kae-morag! Wh-what a strange feeling..." Yrliet clutches her head, and her eyes dart around the torture chamber. "Kaela Mensha Khaine take my heart..."
JaePlaced on a grim stone pedestal in front of you is an intricate game board, broadly similar to the one regicide players use. Miniature figurines of Drukhari and Asuryani, skilfully fashioned out of onyx and wraithbone, are frozen in elegant poses opposite each other. Several of them are toppled, and for a moment you think you see fresh blood running from under the game pieces down the small grooves carved into the board.
YOU[Move a few pieces]
Jae"Wait, elantach!" Yrliet tries to stop you, but howls in pain again as soon as your fingers touch the cold surface of the game board.
JaeA strange movement under your palm distracts you from your companion's shriek. As soon as you move one of the onyx Drukhari closer to an opposing piece, a fierce cry bursts into your consciousnesses in a torrent of feelings that aren't your own. The Drukhari slips through your fingers and brutally slashes off the arms and legs of the male Asuryani facing it. From behind, a female Asuryani figurine reacts by firing its weapon. A blast of searing pain rips through your body as the defeated Drukhari piece dissolves into a shapeless mass on the board.
JaeThe pieces are motionless again, but your anxiety lingers. As if each piece is watching you closely as it silently awaits the next turn.
Jae"Enough, elantach! Do not dare meddle in what you cannot comprehend!" Yrliet blocks your path toward the game board, but then another wave of pain washes over her body. "Quiet! Please stop... Stop torturing my mind! I will not let you become another Spirit on the Wind, not for the light of a million stars, just let me explain myself..."
YOU[Move a few pieces]
Jae"Wait, elantach!" Yrliet tries to stop you, but howls in pain again as soon as your fingers touch the cold surface of the game board.
JaeA strange movement under your palm distracts you from your companion's shriek. As soon as you move one of the onyx Drukhari closer to an opposing piece, a fierce cry bursts into your consciousnesses in a torrent of feelings that aren't your own. The Drukhari slips through your fingers and brutally slashes off the arms and legs of the male Asuryani facing it. From behind, a female Asuryani figurine reacts by firing its weapon. A blast of searing pain rips through your body as the defeated Drukhari piece dissolves into a shapeless mass on the board.
JaeThe pieces are motionless again, but your anxiety lingers. As if each piece is watching you closely as it silently awaits the next turn.
Jae"Enough, elantach! Do not dare meddle in what you cannot comprehend!" Yrliet blocks your path toward the game board, but then another wave of pain washes over her body. She slowly turns around to face the pieces frozen on the game board and says, in a barely audible whisper, "I am not to blame. No. I am not!"
YOU[Move a few pieces]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet, what is going on?"
Jae"I left Crudarach because that was my Path! Is that not what you have been teaching us from birth until the final moments of our lives? I can hear it very well, the mournful lament of our brothers and sisters tortured to death in this room. I would prefer not to hear it, but I cannot! As clearly as I hear the melody of your soul's torment. But don't you dare... There is no need to blame me for what happened to you!" Yrliet clenches her jaw and seems to stop breathing entirely.
YOU"Look at me, Yrliet. I am by your side. Everything is all right."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"One of the Farseers is trapped in the game board, correct?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Whatever this is, Yrliet, do not let it take over you!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Slap Yrliet] "Enough!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It is time to end this. Step aside. I will destroy this xenos artefact right here and now."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Observe silently]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet, you are talking to pieces on a game board."
Jae"I left Crudarach because that was my Path! Is that not what you have been teaching us from birth until the final moments of our lives? I can hear it very well, the mournful lament of our brothers and sisters tortured to death in this room. I would prefer not to hear it, but I cannot! As clearly as I hear the melody of your soul's torment. But don't you dare... There is no need to blame me for what happened to you!" Yrliet clenches her jaw and seems to stop breathing entirely.continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Stop acting oddly or you will regret it, I swear."
Jae"I left Crudarach because that was my Path! Is that not what you have been teaching us from birth until the final moments of our lives? I can hear it very well, the mournful lament of our brothers and sisters tortured to death in this room. I would prefer not to hear it, but I cannot! As clearly as I hear the melody of your soul's torment. But don't you dare... There is no need to blame me for what happened to you!" Yrliet clenches her jaw and seems to stop breathing entirely.continues where this line first appears above
YOU"For Throne's sake, why do xenos have to be so difficult?"
Jae"I left Crudarach because that was my Path! Is that not what you have been teaching us from birth until the final moments of our lives? I can hear it very well, the mournful lament of our brothers and sisters tortured to death in this room. I would prefer not to hear it, but I cannot! As clearly as I hear the melody of your soul's torment. But don't you dare... There is no need to blame me for what happened to you!" Yrliet clenches her jaw and seems to stop breathing entirely.continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Observe silently]
Jae"I left Crudarach because that was my Path! Is that not what you have been teaching us from birth until the final moments of our lives? I can hear it very well, the mournful lament of our brothers and sisters tortured to death in this room. I would prefer not to hear it, but I cannot! As clearly as I hear the melody of your soul's torment. But don't you dare... There is no need to blame me for what happened to you!" Yrliet clenches her jaw and seems to stop breathing entirely.continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet, what is going on?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet, you are talking to pieces on a game board."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Stop acting oddly or you will regret it, I swear."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"For Throne's sake, why do xenos have to be so difficult?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Observe silently]continues where this line first appears above
Jae(sequence)
Jae"Either xenos can have a nervous breakdown... or your pet Aeldari is having a conversation with those game pieces right now, shereen. I must confess I don't like either option. Perhaps she went completely crazy when she betrayed you? And it's time to free her from the torment of insanity?"
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YOU"Yrliet, are you all right?"
Jae"I..." Yrliet stares at the game board, stunned. It seems she never heard your question.
Jae"Quiet... Please stop... Stop torturing my mind! I will not let you become another Spirit on the Wind, not for the light of a million stars, just let me explain myself..."
YOU[Move a few pieces]continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet, what is going on?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Yrliet, you are talking to pieces on a game board."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Stop acting oddly or you will regret it, I swear."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"For Throne's sake, why do xenos have to be so difficult?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Observe silently]continues where this line first appears above
Jae(sequence)continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I do not like the look of this."
Jae"I—" Yrliet stares at the game board, stunned. Your words never reached her ears, as sensitive as they are.
Jae"Quiet... Please stop... Stop torturing my mind! I will not let you become another Spirit on the Wind, not for the light of a million stars, just let me explain myself..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Observe silently]
Jae"I—" Yrliet stares at the game board, stunned. Her uneven breathing is like rolls of thunder in the resonant silence of the chamber.
Jae"Quiet... Please stop... Stop torturing my mind! I will not let you become another Spirit on the Wind, not for the light of a million stars, just let me explain myself..."continues where this line first appears above