Lost but Not Forgotten

Hmmm...

Accepting the quest

Start of cutscene.

Done tending to the crops already?

Very good. It should not be long before your room is ready.

Runar!

In the woods... <pant> <pant> Sin eaters. I fear they may have the touch.

Where!?

In the grove to the southwest. For a mercy, they've yet to wander any closer to Slitherbough.

Then we have no need to engage. Inform the guard that no one is to set foot outside the village until they have moved on.

But sir, what of Toddia's heartstone?

It must be retrieved before the service.

Of all the times for sin eaters to appear...

Are you just going to leave them alone?

Under normal circumstances, we would not hesitate in striking the beasts down. But if they indeed have the touch, I will not risk them corrupting one of our own.

What was that you said about a stone?

A few days past, Toddia, a child of the Night's Blessed, was slain by the sin eaters.

We succeeded in retrieving her body, but in our haste, we failed to notice her necklace was gone.

Strung to it was a pendant of jade─her heartstone. All of the Night's Blessed are given such a stone at birth. It is the most valuable possession one can own.

It is custom to present the heartstone of the deceased at their funeral, as an offering to the heavens. But now...

What if... What if I could find it for you?

I have experience fighting sin eaters. And the Light's...corruption does not touch me like it does others.

Master Matoya called you Minfilia, did she not? Are you truly the Minfilia? Descended from the Oracle?

Even so, I dare not ask you to risk your life for the Blessed.

I understand how you feel, but I can't stand by knowing your people are in need and I can help. Please, let me do this.

Very well. But if the danger proves too great, you must retreat. I could never forgive myself if we were forced to hold a second service.

<gasp> I nearly forgot about Thancred. What if he returns before I do?

What will you say?

Don't worry. I'll come with you.

Thank you. With you at my side, I'm certain we can deal with them in no time at all.

Thancred doesn't need to know.

Wh-What!? Do you mean to say...you'll come with me?

Thank you. Let's hurry then, before he returns.

Go swiftly, and may the shadows keep you both.

End of cutscene.

Optional dialogue

Please, I beg of you. We must have that gem.

Do not be reckless. We would be glad to have her heartstone returned to us, but it is not worth both of your lives.

It should be around here somewhere, I think.

Looking around at the destination

Start of cutscene.

There! The sin eaters!

I was hoping there would only be one...

There's no way we can search for the stone without dealing with them first.

What will you say?

Let's get to it, then!

What? Shouldn't we make a plan first?

Though...there are only two.

I'll draw one of them away. You can deal with the other.

Perhaps we should split them up.

Good idea. I'll draw one away while you handle the other.

What do you propose we do?

Fighting them together here would make a lot of noise, which might attract beasts or other eaters...

But if we fought them separately and quietly, we might not have to worry about that.

All right, then. I'll draw one away while you handle the other.

End of cutscene.

Speaking with Minfilia

Forename. <pant> <pant> There you are.

It's done. Though, I fear I was a bit careless. I'll do better next time, I promise.

I... I'm fine. You needn't worry about me. More importantly, we have to find that heartstone.

They said it was made of jade, right? I'll search over there in the brush.

Optional dialogue

It must be here somewhere.

Searching for the jade heartstone

There seems to be no trace of the heartstone here.

You brush away the leaves and uncover a brilliant green gem.

Showing the jade heartstone to Minfilia

Did you have any luck?

The player hands over the Jade Heartstone.

It's beautiful! This has to be it.

...You know, Thancred always said you were a man/woman of many talents, and I think I'm beginning to understand what he meant.

I have much to learn if I'm to be even half the hero you are.

The hero she was...

Ah, I'm sorry. Forget I said anything.

We should hurry back to Slitherbough. Runar and the others are probably worried.

Optional dialogue

Thancred, I can explain.

Thancred

Well? Out with it, then.

Delivering the jade heartstone to Runar

Thank goodness you are safe. I had begun to fear the worst.

The player hands over the Jade Heartstone.