# How'd you get here before us? **Quest Group**: 717523 **Steps**: 21 ## Summary Don't even start. My heart's still pounding like a war drum! All this trouble because of this blasted Full Moon Choppy of a lass! Oh, Lafi, why are you always so quick to blame me? Are you seriously trying to pin getting spotted by that weapon on me now? Quiet, lass! If you hadn't gone there in the first place, we wouldn't have had this mess, would we? ## Quest Text Steps ### Step 1 - **Dialogue**: Egads! I wondered how we'd meet, but it seems fortune is on our side! Nearly got myself trapped and died in there, I tell you! ### Step 2 - **Objective**: How'd you get here before us? - **Summary**: Don't even start. My heart's still pounding like a war drum! All this trouble because of this blasted Full Moon Choppy of a lass! Oh, Lafi, why are you always so quick to blame me? Are you seriously trying to pin getting spotted by that weapon on me now? Quiet, lass! If you hadn't gone there in the first place, we wouldn't have had this mess, would we? ### Step 3 - **Reward**: She said you and Yaz might head this way, told me to trust her gut. Well, I'll be damned. ### Step 4 - **Objective**: Still... we're back together again. - **Summary**: Ha! At least now we won't be meeting an untimely death in some ridiculous place. Lafi, are you going to keep being so petty? We managed to escape, didn't we? How long are you going to grumble about it? Ah, being shameless is a talent in itself, ain't it? Best I keep my mouth shut. Huh? And who's this beside you? ### Step 5 - **Reward**: Never seen you before... You also interested in the writings of the Ancients? ### Step 6 - **Objective**: Explain the situation. - **Summary**: An archaeologist studying the Dark Goddess, eh? Hmm, well... that's a rather peculiar interest you've got there. Lafi! How can you be so blunt with someone you've just met? Ah-haha. Please forgive my rather noisy chatterbox of a colleague... Oh, it's alright. No need to worry about it. It's actually quite the common reaction, after all. ### Step 7 - **Reward**: Ahem. Hmm. How'd you manage to get in here? Without knowing the coordinates, it must've been a challenge. ### Step 8 - **Reward**: Ah, through the songs of the bards, I was tracing the clues of the Dark Goddess. ### Step 9 - **Reward**: When you go through those records and the Dark Goddess comes up, could I get some help with the interpretation? ### Step 10 - **Objective**: It'll be of great help. - **Summary**: Sure, of course. By assisting you all, I believe we can uncover some clear answers together. The materials I have alone haven't been enough to pinpoint the exact origin of the Dark Goddess religion. Hey! Everyone! If you're done with the greetings, let's get moving! I'm getting all antsy 'cause the record got cut off halfway! Hey! Looks like the path continues over there. Then I'll head out first! Try to keep up! Hmm? Yaz? It's too dangerous to go alone! Wait for me! ### Step 11 - **Reward**: Ahem. Well, it's not like I'm not stating the obvious. Martha! Don't just stand there! Go chase after her! ### Step 12 - **Reward**: You know that archaeologist girl, right? ### Step 13 - **Reward**: Hmm... ### Step 14 - **Objective**: What's with that look? - **Summary**: That woman who showed up with you... Aye, the more I think about it, the more something feels off. Investigating the Dark Goddess religion, she said? And a member of the... "Thornrose Society," was it? Then, with just a handful of sources left, she managed to track down Orzekea's location? ### Step 15 - **Reward**: That's a jaw-dropper if I've ever heard one. If it's true, it'll turn the academic world upside down. ### Step 16 - **Objective**: Wasn't planning on trusting her blind anyways. - **Summary**: Well, I figured as much. You're not the type to trust people so easily, no, not you. Look at Martha over there, sharp as a tack, sticking close and keeping an eye on things. ### Step 17 - **Reward**: Honestly, I'd be more at ease if she were a real scholar. Researchers of the Dark Goddess are as rare as hen's teeth. ### Step 18 - **Objective**: Everyone's waiting. Let's go. - **Summary**: Let's do that. By the way, to think that the Heart of Atomagia Illezra took was a fake... ### Step 19 - **Reward**: By now, that witch must be tearing through Orzekea with her eyes wide open. This isn't the time to be taking it easy. ### Step 20 - **Reward**: Well, isn't that a pitiful sight? It's the first time I've actually felt sorry for a weapon. ### Step 21 - **Reward**: By now, that witch must be tearing through Orzekea with her eyes wide open. This isn't the time to be taking it easy.