I want to talk to all of them!
Wait ten minutes.
Hopefully the knight won't talk over us.
Let's see if I can summarize the arguments for (and against) talking to each person.
- Robin: We need to figure out what we're doing next. We didn't prepare for this outcome, we need a plan.
- But plotting with Robin looks suspicious.
- Sypha and Bernard: A promise is a promise. Plus, Sypha theoretically has rank over these people, so befriending her might make it easier to convince everyone else to go along with our plan. And of course, we shouldn't just re-kidnap Sypha.
- There's no way we could convince Sypha to actually do that, so we should just re-kidnap Sypha.
- Kelton: Kelton is in the best position to explain what's going on with Mantrae's men. Also, some people just wanna talk to Kelton again, and Ryza probably does too.
- We can probably explain enough to Kelton to get him to come with us instead of Mantrae's men while the knight is talking over us.
- Belle: She might be on our side, she might not be. Robin and Keaton definitely will be, Sypha probably can't be. This could be a chance to recruit her.
- Not many people discussed Belle one way or another. It's not clear what she'd offer as an ally.
If I missed something you think is important, please feel free to speak up!
Thinking about these options...
[X] Talk with Sypha and Bernard. You did promise to explain to them what was going on. Sypha also seems to be able to convince everyone to stand down if needed, so being on her good side can't be a bad thing. Besides, the girl
really looks like she could use a friend right now.
This is the only option that could theoretically let us resolve the conflict before the knight has a chance to talk over us. It's also the right thing to do, which might not matter to
every player, but it matters to
some of us, and more importantly to Ryza.
Maybe Robin and Ryza could work out a plan that would convince Mantrae's men to go along with Archduke Leto's decree. Probably not. The more I think about it, the less I think a plan would help. So let's go with something that definitely
can do something.
It's possible that Mantrae's men will try to bring Sypha back to Legerius even if we tell her about Artemis and how this will help avoid war between Mantrae and Leto. But at the very least, we'll have a reasonably willing kidnappee, and that makes everything easier. Especially for Ryza.
