# The Straggling Straggler

**Quest No Raw**: 741898
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 21002
**Entry (questId)**: 11

## Giver Label

_Emma Bartali_

## Objective

Beedle pointed to the cliff and said Emma went down there. Head down the cliff and talk to Emma.

_Find Emma Bartali near the Entrance of Cron Cave;_

## Requirements & Objectives

Known requirements and objectives for this quest.

### Encounters

- **Meet** — [Secret Guards](/npc/40749.md)


## Rewards

Rewards this quest can give. Choice rewards are marked separately.

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Binder Ring](/item/12009.md)
- **Quest Reward** — [HP Potion (Small)](/item/517.md) ×10
- **Quest Reward** — [Radiant Atanis Firefly](/item/721027.md)


## Summary

I was waiting for you, Adventurer.
Ah, that flower...Can you see it? It's shaking, reacting to something...

## Contacts
- **Giver** — [Beedle](/npc/50006.md) — _Cron Castle Site Node Manager_
- **Turn-in** — [Secret Guards](/npc/40749.md)

## Related Quests

Nearby quests from the same group, prerequisite quests, quest chains, and branch choices.

### Earlier Steps

- [The Flowers Blooming at the Ruins](/quest/676362.md)


### Quest Group Entries

Other entries in the same quest group, shown in in-game order. This list does not necessarily mean each quest unlocks the next.

- Entry #1 — [The Sage of Velia](/quest/86538.md) — Meet one of Cliff's friends, an alchemist in Velia.
- Entry #2 — [The Old Dreamer](/quest/152074.md) — Alustin suggested that you stay a while before carrying on your adventure. He advised you to see Igor Bartali,...
- Entry #3 — [Igor Bartali's Recommendation](/quest/217610.md) — Igor Bartali suggests you to talk to Tachros. Visit Tachros.
- Entry #4 — [The Tomboy Alchemist](/quest/283146.md) — Tachros asked you to bring a necklace to Bartali's granddaughter.
- Entry #5 — [Emma's Nightmare](/quest/348682.md) — Take the necklace you received from Eileen to Emma Bartali. She can be found at Bartali Farm.
- Entry #6 — [Grusha, the Scout](/quest/414218.md) — Emma Bartali suggested that you should see Grusha before you fight the Goblins.
- Entry #7 — [[Crossroad] Goblins at the Ruins](/quest/479754.md) — Grusha has been with Goblins for such a long time, he seems to think that he's a Goblin himself. Slay the Gobl...
- Entry #8 — [A Proud Goblin](/quest/545290.md) — Grusha has been with Goblins for such a long time, he seems to think that he is one. Slay the Goblins in the a...
- Entry #9 — [[Boss] Giath, the Goblin Chief](/quest/610826.md) — Activate the Goblin Chief Summon Scroll given to you by the Black Spirit and go to the highlighted place. Summ...
- Entry #10 — [The Flowers Blooming at the Ruins](/quest/676362.md) — Emma Bartali said that in order to communicate with spirits, you need to get their attention. She asked you to...
- **Current:** Entry #11 — [The Straggling Straggler](/quest/741898.md) — Beedle pointed to the cliff and said Emma went down there. Head down the cliff and talk to Emma.
- Entry #12 — [Nightmares Revealed](/quest/807434.md) — Emma Bartali is afraid of meeting the spirit by herself and wants you to go with her. Follow Emma Bartali to t...
- Entry #13 — [The Lost Records of Cron](/quest/872970.md) — Emma Bartali suspects that the records are in the hands of the occupying forces in Cron Castle. She asked you ...
- Entry #14 — [Eileen](/quest/938506.md) — After examining the record, Emma Bartali asked you to find Eileen to interpret the writings.
- Entry #15 — [Revelations](/quest/1004042.md) — Emma Bartali thinks it will be better to try to solve the nightmare issue with Eileen. Talk to Eileen.
- Entry #16 — [Infiltrating Cron Castle](/quest/1069578.md) — The people of Cron perished without knowing why, and no one bothered to ease their pain to this day. That's wh...
- Entry #17 — [Memorial Service for the Fallen](/quest/1135114.md) — Eileen asks you to perform a ceremony, at the highest point of Cron Castle, for the vengeful spirits who undes...
- Entry #18 — [A Worry Resolved](/quest/1200650.md) — The grudge held by the Vengeful Spirit seems to have dissipated. Talk to Emma Bartali in Velia.
- Entry #19 — [Onward to New Horizons](/quest/1266186.md) — Visit Igor Bartali, the Chief of Velia.
- Entry #20 — [Embarking on an Adventure](/quest/1331722.md) — Igor Bartali suggested for you to meet Clorince before you set out on your long journey.
- Entry #21 — [Gateway to Heidel](/quest/1397258.md) — Lorenzo Murray suggested that you befriend Kirkley, who you will encounter along the road to Heidel.
- Entry #22 — [Gone with the Vengeful Spirit](/quest/1462794.md) — The grudge held by the Vengeful Spirit seems to have dissipated. Let's go back to where Beedle is waiting.
- Entry #23 — [Finding a Way Out](/quest/1528330.md) — Fight through the forces of Cron Castle to reach Emma Bartali, so that Beedle can escape the castle safely.
- Entry #24 — [Vengeance by Proxy](/quest/1593866.md) — Seems like Beedle got hurt while running away from the forces occupying Cron Castle. Let's find out who hurt B...
- Entry #25 — [The Escape From Cron Castle](/quest/1659402.md) — Beedle has told you how to get out of the castle. Let's continue defeating the forces that occupy the castle a...
- Entry #26 — [The Return](/quest/1724938.md) — Beedle said Emma returned to Velia. Go to Velia and find Emma Bartali.
- Entry #27 — [[Repeat] That Which the Goblin Hides](/quest/1790474.md) — Black Spirit is wondering why the Goblins in Balenos stay away from humans and only sticks with their own civi...
- Entry #28 — [Black Spirit's Support I](/quest/1856010.md) — The Black Spirit wants to give you new equipment before you enter Heidel Pass. Talk to the Black Spirit and re...
- Entry #29 — [[Crossroad] About Goblins](/quest/1921546.md) — Grusha spoke in Goblin tongue when he first saw you without realizing it. Is the Black Spirit right about Grus...
- Entry #30 — [The Man Who Became a Goblin](/quest/1987082.md) — You've learned some information about goblins. Go back to Grusha to collect more valuable information.
- Entry #31 — [The Old Dreamer](/quest/2052618.md) — Alustin suggested that you stay a while before carrying on with your adventure. He advised you to see Igor Bar...
- Entry #32 — [Igor Bartali's Recommendation](/quest/2118154.md) — Igor Bartali suggests you to talk to Tachros. Visit Tachros.
- Entry #33 — [[Crossroad] The Untold Truth About Giath](/quest/2183690.md) — Grusha says he has found the untold truth about Giath the Goblin chief, after a long search and exploration.
- Entry #34 — [Abandoned Fate](/quest/2249226.md) — Let's look for the rest of the journal documenting the unfortunate fate of Giath.
- Entry #35 — [[Boss] Giath, the Goblin Chief](/quest/2314762.md) — Activate the Goblin Chief Summon Scroll given to you by the Black Spirit and go to the highlighted place. Summ...
- Entry #36 — [Memorial Service for the Fallen](/quest/2380298.md) — Eileen asks you to perform a ceremony, at the highest point of Cron Castle, for the vengeful spirits who undes...
- Entry #37 — [The Return](/quest/2445834.md) — Beedle said Emma returned to Velia. Go to Velia and find Emma Bartali.
- Entry #38 — [Gateway to Heidel](/quest/2511370.md) — Lorenzo Murray suggested that you should befriend Kirkley, who you will encounter along the road to Heidel.
- Entry #39 — [Before Setting Off](/quest/2576906.md) — Clorince says she has a horse for those setting off on their own adventure. If you have time, she urges you to...
- Entry #43 — [Run to Velia on a horse!](/quest/2839050.md) — Run to Velia on a horse