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So this is where your father lived...
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Hm? Are you still crying?
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If turning back the hands of time was not enough to save his life, you must accept what came to pass was fate.
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Control yourself. Though Jeralt's death was at the hands of wicked ones, a fate is still a fate.
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Agreed. We cannot let the wicked ones run free.
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Oh! Your father said to look for something here. He must have been referring to whatever is behind that bookcase there...
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Your father's diary... Huh, his handwriting is prettier than his face would suggest.
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Well, well! These entries here are from before your birth. He seems to have been writing this for quite some time.
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Hm? Ah... Read that part there. Horsebow Moon, Year 1159...
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Day 20 of the Horsebow Moon. All is cloudy. I can't believe she's dead.
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Lady Rhea said she died during childbirth. But is that the truth?
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And still, the child she traded her life for doesn't make a sound. Didn't even cry at birth.
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Day 25 of the Horsebow Moon. It's raining. The baby doesn't laugh or cry. Not ever.
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Lady Rhea says not to worry, but a baby that doesn't cry...isn't natural.
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I had a doctor examine the child in secret. He said the pulse is normal, but there's no heartbeat. No heartbeat!
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Day 2 of the Wyvern Moon. Sunny. I feel I must take the child and leave.
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But the church is always watching us... I don't know what Lady Rhea has planned.
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I used to think the world of Lady Rhea. Now I'm terrified of her.
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Day 8 of the Wyvern Moon. More rain. I used the fire that broke out last night to fake the child's death.
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Lady Rhea is in a state over the news. But I can't change what I've done. I've got to take the child and leave...
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Well now! That baby must be you! That means... Hm? Someone is approaching us.
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Alois enters the scene
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Ah... Here you are.
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To think that Captain...that Jeralt would meet his end like that.
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I hope you know that you were the most important thing in the world to him.
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He wasn't the most emotional guy. I'm sure expressing his affection wouldn't have come naturally to him.
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After what's happened, it's up to me now. I, Alois, swear to protect you in the captain's stead.
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Sorry. This isn't the time for my blathering.
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Lady Rhea is looking for you. I came to tell you that. I'll take my leave now.
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Sothis
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This book is filled with secrets yet unknown. We must return another time to read the rest.
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Oh, but I have at least figured one thing out.
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I know now why our fates are intertwined...