NPC"[Name], we need to talk!" Yrliet rushes into your study like an invigorating gust of wind. Her face is beaming with a mixture of agitation and happiness. "I have just realised something very important, and only you will be able to understand me!"
YOU"You are positively glowing."
NPCYrliet musters her courage and draws herself up straight like the string of a delicate, exquisite lyre. Her hand still reaches for her shattered spirit stone out of habit. "At first I thought that meeting you would bring my soul only pain and malediction..."
YOU"Great start."
NPC"But soon, after getting to know you better, I changed my mind. Not about mon-k— not about your kind. But about you, [Name]. Everything that happened to Crudarach, to my kin, and what transpired in Commorragh... I was able to endure it all only because Asuryan brought our Paths together."
NPC"You must be wondering why I am saying all this to you. The human habit of talking endlessly must have rubbed off on me." Yrliet chuckles quietly, but her gaze suddenly turns serious and piercing. "I am here to tell you, [Name]... I have no regrets. Not about meeting you, not about what happened to my spirit stone. The stars alone know how much richer and deeper my soul has become since meeting you."
YOU"I think there's something you're not telling me."
NPCYrliet laughs softly. "Probably. This is all because I have realised something really important — it was the souls of my Alaitoc ancestors that accidentally shattered my spirit stone. They meant me no harm — they were just trying to protect a child who walked the Path of the Outcast. And they... truly did help me, [Name]. I can meditate and immerse myself in my world again!"
YOU"Wait, you can do it without a spirit stone?"
NPC"The spirit stone is the sacred protection of the Children of Asuryan. A talisman to ward off the evil gaze and control of She Who Thirsts. But it is replaceable. And, of course, it is not my actual soul."
YOU"Wait, you can do it without a spirit stone?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Happy news indeed!"
NPCYrliet tilts her head to the side a little, and, overcoming her awkwardness, says, "I wanted to share this joy with you, [Name]. What do you say? My true inner world, my real soul... Do you want to see them?"
YOU"If you are ready to open them to me."
NPCYrliet smiles warmly and beckons you closer than usual, but she still does not touch your skin. "Then close your eyes, [Name]. And listen to my voice..."
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YOU"I do not think we are close enough to enter each other's souls again."
NPC"You are rejecting me? Now?" Yrliet goes still, an indefinable expression appearing on her delicate face. "Well, it seems that I am still terrible at understanding humans. But I respect your wishes, just as you have tried to respect mine all this time."
NPCA loud sigh, a wave of her fiery ponytail — and Yrliet leaves your room without saying another word.
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NPC"Yes, oh yes, [Name]. I was afraid that my world would wither during this time. That it would turn into a desert or become overgrown with weeds. But what I saw left me truly delighted."
NPC"My world resembles an endless road, piercing the galaxy itself. I can see no beginning or end to it..." Yrliet pauses and looks at you attentively. "But I can see where the road ends for you, [Name]. It ends much sooner than mine — like a fleeting flash, the glimmer of a fallen star. A short, beautiful moment... And this road, this moment, I wish to spend with you. Not as a human and a Child of Asuryan, but as equals. [Name] and Yrliet. Yrliet and [Name]. What do you say?"
YOU"I would be happy to share my life path with you."
NPCYrliet nods knowingly and extends her hand to you. "Then I would love to see the glow of your world once again, [Name]. Human emotions are... different. Like faraway stars. And they are just as mesmerising."
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YOU"I do not think we are close enough to live together until death parts us."
NPC"You are rejecting me? Now?" Yrliet goes still, an indefinable expression appearing on her delicate face. "Well, it seems that I am still terrible at understanding humans. But I respect your wishes, just as you have tried to respect mine all this time."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And? Did you succeed?"
NPCYrliet tilts her head to the side a little, and, overcoming her awkwardness, says, "I wanted to share this joy with you, [Name]. What do you say? My true inner world, my real soul... Do you want to see them?"continues where this line first appears above
NPC"Yes, oh yes, [Name]. I was afraid that my world would wither during this time. That it would turn into a desert or become overgrown with weeds. But what I saw left me truly delighted."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Happy news indeed!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"And? Did you succeed?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I have never heard so many compliments from you at once."
NPCYrliet laughs softly. "Probably. This is all because I have realised something really important — it was the souls of my Alaitoc ancestors that accidentally shattered my spirit stone. They meant me no harm — they were just trying to protect a child who walked the Path of the Outcast. And they... truly did help me, [Name]. I can meditate and immerse myself in my world again!"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I wasn't too thrilled with you either."
NPC"But soon, after getting to know you better, I changed my mind. Not about mon-k— not about your kind. But about you, [Name]. Everything that happened to Crudarach, to my kin, and what transpired in Commorragh... I was able to endure it all only because Asuryan brought our Paths together."continues where this line first appears above
YOU[Listen in silence]
NPC"But soon, after getting to know you better, I changed my mind. Not about mon-k— not about your kind. But about you, [Name]. Everything that happened to Crudarach, to my kin, and what transpired in Commorragh... I was able to endure it all only because Asuryan brought our Paths together."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"You have my complete attention."
NPCYrliet musters her courage and draws herself up straight like the string of a delicate, exquisite lyre. Her hand still reaches for her shattered spirit stone out of habit. "At first I thought that meeting you would bring my soul only pain and malediction..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I seem to have lost my right to vote today."
NPC"I learned to pick out the sarcastic notes in human speech long ago, [Name]. But you are right — you really do not have a choice."
NPCYrliet musters her courage and draws herself up straight like the string of a delicate, exquisite lyre. Her hand still reaches for her shattered spirit stone out of habit. "At first I thought that meeting you would bring my soul only pain and malediction..."continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 2 of 3
NPCYou close your eyes and dive into infinity... And when you open them again — a wondrous road with no end in sight appears before you.
YOU"This place looked a little different the last time I was here."
NPCYrliet's laugh is soft and tender, as if the burden of her fate has melted in the rays of a nearby star. "I was afraid that my world would have withered during this time. That it would have turned into a desert or become overgrown with weeds... But it changed. For the better, I think."
YOU"This place looked a little different the last time I was here."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It's so beautiful here..."
NPCYrliet presses her hand to her chest and looks at you with irrepressible joy in her gaze.
YOU"This place looked a little different the last time I was here."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It's so beautiful here..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where does this road go?"
NPC"It goes where your soul leads, [Name]. This is my Path, but it runs side by side with yours — and that means that you will choose where to steer your own aspirations and dreams."
NPCYrliet looks straight ahead, where there is no edge of the road, no limit. Then she turns her gaze to you — it is warm and full of gratitude and excitement. She holds out her hand to you and says, barely audibly, "It is time for us to go, [Name]."
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YOU"Where does this road go?"continues where this line first appears above
YOU"It's so beautiful here..."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"Where does this road go?"continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 3 of 3
NPC"Now you have seen what is inside my soul. And you know my true thoughts and desires. What will be your response to them, [Name]? Will you let me walk this lifelong road with you?"
YOU"I am happy to see you now, and I will be happy to see you on my deathbed."
NPCYrliet gives you a smile. "Your answer warms my heart like the rays of a rising star, [Name]. From now on, if you ever wish to practise meditating again — call upon me at any time."
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YOU"I will live much longer than you have foreseen. You might even get bored of me."
NPCYrliet gives you a smile. "Your answer warms my heart like the rays of a rising star, [Name]. From now on, if you ever wish to practise meditating again — call upon me at any time."continues where this line first appears above
YOU"I do not think we are close enough to live together until death parts us."continues where this line first appears above