[x] Join the Warriors of Sunlight
[x] Afterwards…
-[x] Talk to someone
--[x] Solaire
While you definitely don't have time to do anything other than search for Oriko, you can't help but give in to the jolly knight's enthusiasm. Thinking about it, he seems pretty eager to help people, and anyone who's trying to 'find their own sun' probably isn't all there anyway. It probably wouldn't take much to manipulate him into doing some of your dirty work.
You chuckle to yourself. Oriko would be proud.
"Alright, I guess I might as well." You finally reply with a nonchalant shrug. "So how does this work? Do I need to do some big ceremony or something?"
Solaire laughs at your question. "Hahaha, no, no, nothing so grand as that! Just stay still a moment…" Reaching down to his hip, he retrieves that bundle of rags he used to create the lightning bolt and holds it out in front of you. After a moment, it begins to glow a bright golden and, in the glow, a big coin like the one he placed on the statue materialises in his free hand.
"There we are." He says, lowering the rags and offering you the coin. "Now, just offer this coin to the Altar of Sunlight and say a little prayer. After that, you'll have the eye of the Heir of Sunlight and know the brilliance of our Sun!"
While all this mumbo-jumbo about suns doesn't really make much sense to you, you do as Solaire says. Let's see, how do people in the West pray? They kneel down and close their eyes or something, right? Place the coin and give a prayer… Uh, a prayer, a prayer… How about 'give me the strength to find Oriko.' That's something like a prayer, right?
The moment you decide on a prayer, you feel a strange warmth fill your body. When you open your eyes, the world seems just a little bit brighter than before.
As you stand, Solaire laughs again. "Haha, Exhilarating, is it not? I knew we were kindred spirits! Each of us seeking our own sun!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold up." You exclaim, holding up your hands to stem his excitement. "I already told you I'm not looking for 'my own sun.' I've got other things to do."
"Ah, but I can tell. You search for something important to you." Solaire replies in a knowing tone. "Something so brilliant that it's radiance is akin to the sun shining in the sky above us!"
You stare at him for a moment, processing what he's saying. After a bit, you look up at the sun, then retrieve the shard of Oriko's soul gem from your pocket. Something akin to a brilliant sun, huh…? You can't help but chuckle. Yeah, maybe he's right. Maybe you are searching for a sun, in your own way.
You look back up at Solaire and think that maybe this strange knight isn't as weird as you first thought.
"Alright," you say, returning the shard to your pocket "so is there anything I actually need to do as a part of the 'Warriors of Sunlight' or is it kind of just for show?"
"Nothing in particular." Solaire replies. "Merely think of it as an agreement to aid one another in their search for their sun, whatever that may be. Call upon me whenever you need assistance, and I shall do the same."
You feel the warmth within you and can't help but smile. It seems you've made a friend. Not like the for-show friends you pretended to have at school, but an actual, legitimate friend. Maybe this Warriors of Sunlight thing isn't as silly as you first thought.
*Joined the Warriors of Sunlight*
"Ah, one other thing." Solaire adds, bringing his hand up to the chin part of his helmet. "A request, of sorts. I mentioned before that I don't know why our radiant Heir of Sunlight was erased from the histories. Upon arriving in Lordran, I've thought: what better place to discover the reason than the city at the foot of the gods? Of course, I shall continue to worship his radiance nonetheless, but if you happen to learn the truth on your journey, could you by chance share it with me?"
You shrug and nod your head. "Uh, sure, I guess? As long as it doesn't get in the way of my search for Oriko."
"Haha! Marvellous!" He exclaims, placing his hand on your shoulder. "I shall of course share it with you as well, if I learn of it first! Let us together try to discover the truth behind the gods' shunning of the Sun!"
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