Above the Churning Waters

Quest giver: Lyse
Location: The Peaks (X:15.4, Y:36.7)
Quest line: Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
Level: 68

Experience: 108,000
Gil: 703
Previous quest: For the Living and the Dead
Next quest: The Path Forward
Patch: 4.0

Main Scenario Progress: 488 / 960 (50.8%)

Stormblood Progress: 109 / 162 (67.3%)

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Lyse's mind is made up.

— In-game description

Rewards

Choose one of the following options:

Steps

Wait for Lyse at Nyunkrepf's Hope.
Wait for Lyse at Nyunkrepf's Hope.
Speak with Lyse.

Journal

Lyse's mind is made up.

Dialogue

Accepting the Quest

Lyse: If you don't mind, I'd rather not wait around and have people try to talk me out of it. Let's get moving. I know a good vantage point overlooking the castrum. 
Lyse: Nyunkrepf's Hope—the ship stranded on the rocks to the east of here. It shouldn't take us long to get there. Oh, but there might be some ancient golems guarding it. Or that might just be an old wives' tale. Either way, it's worth the risk.

M'naago: Lyse...Commander...I pray you proceed with all due caution. do not hesitate to call upon us if needed.

Lyse: To reach the ship, we'll have to scale the cliff face. I'll get some climbing gear and meet you there, all right?

(Optional)
M'naago: The ship dates back to the days of the great flood. The legend goes that it was teleported onto the rocks by magick. No idea if it's true, but I'll be damned if I know how else it could've got up there.

Waiting for Lyse at Nyunkrepf's Hope (Cutscene)

Lyse: Sorry to keep you waiting! I see you've met the golems. Looks like the old stories were true, eh? In a way, I'm glad... 
Lyse: Right, then. Time to climb!

Lyse: <pant> <pant> Whew! That took a bit more out of me than I expected...
Lyse: And here she is. Nyunkrepf's Hope. The ark that one man made to save countless others from the flood during the Sixth Umbral Era.
Lyse: It's comforting to think that there have always been people who cared this much about their fellow man—who accomplished such great feats that people couldn't help thinking they must be made up. But the proof's right here, isn't it?
Lyse: I don't just mean the ship, you know. I mean you. Long before anyone started calling you a hero, you were there for those in need. You did things for people when you didn't have to—sometimes even when they didn't want you to.
Lyse: It can't have been easy, staying true to yourself. But we're all better for it. Me included.
Lyse: I'll never be a leader like Conrad. Or Hien. Or my father...
Lyse: But I can be a friend to you all, and I can fight by your side.
Lyse: I can be me...and that'll just have to be enough, eh?
Lyse: Strange to think back on it. If we'd been standing in different places, or if the shell had struck the tower differently, it would've been me instead of Conrad. Or maybe both of us.
Lyse: What kind of monster murders their own...
Lyse: Uh...Is that smoke from Castrum Abania? Wait—it's coming from the cannon!
Lyse: I can't tell what happened from here, but I can tell that it wont' be giving us any trouble in the immediate future.
Lyse: This is our chance, [Forename]—to avenge Conrad and all the others who died in the tower, friend and foe.
Lyse: To take Castrum Abania and bring the bastards who gave the order to fire to justice!
Lyse: It won't be easy after the losses we took, but I know everyone's champing at the bit to strike back. With the right plan, I'm certain we can do it!
Lyse: We have to tell the others! Come on!

Speaking with Lyse

Lyse: Easier down than up, eh? Though not necessarily safer...
Lyse: Anyway, no time to rest! We nee to convince the others to strike now, before the imperials have time to fix their cannon.