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Hope will never die : a Fire Emblem Awakening quest

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[X] Don't intervene. Maybe, just maybe, Henry has it all under control?

Don't worry, Henry is a professionalTM​
 
[X] Attempt to learn more. They haven't recognized you yet, so you may have a chance to get them to talk about their own plans.
 
[X] Attempt to learn more. They haven't recognized you yet, so you may have a chance to get them to talk about their own plans.
I am a bit wary about choosing this but...
 
Isn't it handy that we met another group sent after "that damn thief?" Perhaps we should work together to ambush him and "accidentally" blow the element of surprise/pincer attack.

[X] Attempt to learn more. They haven't recognized you yet, so you may have a chance to get them to talk about their own plans.
 
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[X] Attempt to learn more. They haven't recognized you yet, so you may have a chance to get them to talk about their own plans.

This is going to be interesting me thinks.
Adhoc vote count started by Thebigpieman on Mar 26, 2019 at 11:57 PM, finished with 1034 posts and 9 votes.
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Chapter 2-29: You killed my brother, prepare to die
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    • [X] Attempt to learn more.

    Trying to quiet your beating heart, you decide to take a chance. None of them seem to have recognised you or Henry so far, and it doesn't seem like they're too interested into pressing that issue. If you can convince them that you're not a threat to their plan, maybe you could learn about them... which might proves important if they do involve Gaius.

    On the other hand, you're more and more convinced that simply letting Henry talk will end up in disaster. Meaning you have to try something.

    "We're coming back from a spying mission, actually" you say, hoping to project some confidence. "We don't know anything about the people you're looking for."
    Bluff E+. Charisma B+. Delaying the disaster.
    The Grimleal looks at you suspiciously. "Rather young for a spy, don't you think?"

    You try to hide your nervousness behind a smile. "That is the plan." Through your mantle, you offer her a glimpse of the dark tome secured at your side. "Most people wouldn't expect it."

    She raises an eyebrow, but seems to relax a little. "I suppose that make some sense. Most apprentices wouldn't be allowed to leave the temple before finishing their training, though."

    "Oh, I'm the one teaching her!" Henry happily answers. "She's not too bad! But she's been slacking of lately."

    Your protest is almost instinctive. "I-I am not! It's just-I had a lot to do lately."

    "That's true, I guess. Pretty caw-mendable of you, nya ha ha!"

    At least outing yourself as a dark magic practitioner and the ensuing banter seems to have put the Plegians more at ease. You decide to seize the opportunity to push your luck.

    "If I may ask, who are you after? Those mountains hardly seem like the place to find someone in particular."

    "It might seem so" answers the Grimleal "but we've received reports of a Shepherd operating nearby. Killing him and his team will be a great boon for our Master Grima."

    You can't help but shiver. Surely she means that part about Grima is a simple figure of speech? Still, they definitely seem after Gaius, which make things rather complicated.

    "Why are we wasting time?" the axeman interjects. "I don't care about Grima or whatever, I just want that thief's head."

    That earns him a dark look from his Plegian superior. "Quiet, fool. You may have earned Mistress Aversa's favours for your past deeds, but that does not give you the right to blaspheme in my presence. And remember. Lord Validar wants Shepherds corpses as untouched as possible."

    "Aww, but you can do so much more with separate pieces..."

    You ignore Henry's complaint, instead focusing on the implications of what was just said. They're targetting the Shepherds... and want intact bodies? There was only one reason you could think of, one that had rather horrible implications. And what about the already fallen Shepherds, then?

    ... what about Father?

    You had to bit your lip to not scream at the thought. If your suspicions were true...

    Your train of thoughts is interrupted by the bowman, who had remained silent until now. "Mistress, if I may. If those two are spies... why is he openly wearing those robes?"

    Every Plegians suddenly focused on Henry and his dark mage garbs. Your magic teacher didn't seem bothered by the attention, however. "Well, I like those robes! I mean, I tried ditching them for furs and animal skulls without wearing a shirt, but that didn't come out too well."

    The remark was met with dreadful silence, pushing you to make a desperate attempt at damage control.

    "He means he just put them back on now that we're leaving Ylisse, of course. In order to not be attacked by our own side, you know?"

    For a moment, you dare hope they're going to buy this excuse. Before the axeman speaks again in a slow tone. "You know, your voice really is familiar. And you're not the first blue-haired brat I met. That's rare, right?"

    "Yup!" agrees Henry to your own consternation. "I mean, there's her sister. And Olivia's kid is kind of blue-ish? I'm more fond of red hair though. Hmm, red..."

    "Silver-haired mages aren't too common either" the Plegian leader says, reaching for her tome, voice cold as ice. "And I think I remember something about a dark mage who defected to Ylisse a few years ago after slaughtering his own squad, with just that hair color."

    "That sounds like something I'd do!"

    I'm going to strangle him.

    "You!" the bald warrior roared in your direction. "You're the kid from that night! You're the reason Vincent's dead!"

    You threw yourself backward to avoid the whistling axe blow that immediately followed, rolling in the snow to gain some distance. At the same time, black flames were summoned by the Grimleal, only to be immediately countered by dark-red runes.

    "Hihi, caster fight!" Henry's grin was positively demonic, seemingly not caring for the archer aiming at him while the woman prepared for a new magical assault.

    For his part, the axe fighter seemed determined to go straight at you, with the swordsman apparently following to back him up. The two of them threatened to cut you off from your ally, leaving you with only an instant to make a decision.

    [] Hold off the oncoming attackers. The odds don't seem great, but you have little choice. You'll have to hold on and hope Henry can prevail against his own opponents quickly enough to help you.
    -[] Use Falchion
    -[] Pull of a magic tome
    [] Support Henry against his opponents. If you can distract the ranged fighters without getting stabbed in the back by the fighters, it could make Henry free to fully release his own spells.
    -[] Draw your sword and come in close
    -[] Blast them with spells
    [] Retreat and try to find Gaius. He can't be far, and with Henry's help, you should be able to go straight to him... if the dark mage follows you.
    [] Write-in
     
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    • Right then, time to roll with the punches.

    [X] Plan: Goddamnit Henry
    -[X] Hold off the oncoming attackers. The odds don't seem great, but you have little choice. You'll have to hold on and hope Henry can prevail against his own opponents quickly enough to help you.
    --[X] Use Falchion
    -[X] Summon: Marth
    --[X] Have him go after the Archer.

    Not sure this is viable, what's our casting time for Marth again?

    Anyways I'm far more trusting in our ability to sword than magic.
     
    Thebigpieman said:
    Right then, time to roll with the punches.

    [X] Plan: Goddamnit Henry
    -[X] Hold off the oncoming attackers. The odds don't seem great, but you have little choice. You'll have to hold on and hope Henry can prevail against his own opponents quickly enough to help you.
    --[X] Use Falchion
    -[X] Summon: Marth
    --[X] Have him go after the Archer.

    Not sure this is viable, what's our casting time for Marth again?

    Anyways I'm far more trusting in our ability to sword than magic.
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    casting time basically instant, but he's still semi-phantasmal??? Like, he won't hit as hard and can't take much hits... I'm guessing.

    [X] Plan: Goddamnit Henry
    -[X] Hold off the oncoming attackers. The odds don't seem great, but you have little choice. You'll have to hold on and hope Henry can prevail against his own opponents quickly enough to help you.
    --[X] Use Falchion
    -[X] Summon: Marth
    --[X] Have him go after the Archer.
     
    [X] Plan: Goddamnit Henry

    Sure, why not

    If I remember right though, have we trained the endurance of the card? Cause if we haven;t then Marth would have to dodge and not take a single hit
     
    Ah, no. No no no. Does no one remember Marth takes time to summon? We cut it down a lot but it is not instant.

    [X] Hold off the oncoming attackers. The odds don't seem great, but you have little choice. You'll have to hold on and hope Henry can prevail against his own opponents quickly enough to help you.
    -[X] Use Falchion

    And we have a decent chance of plowing through them honestly. A in swords and B in every physical stat is no joke.
     
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    [X] Hold off the oncoming attackers. The odds don't seem great, but you have little choice. You'll have to hold on and hope Henry can prevail against his own opponents quickly enough to help you.
    -[X] Use Falchion
     
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