Fallout Calmed

Lakiba: Aha, Daeva. You're back. Thanks to your help, we escaped safely.

Lakiba: I expect you'd like to talk with Amunta, but things are a little awkward right now...

Lakiba: You remember the Black Claw you rescued from the prison? The one named Chikata.

Lakiba: As repayment for saving his life, Amunta healed the damage the Fafnium did to her soul.

Lakiba: We brought her here while she was still unconscious, but... after waking up, she caused a bit of a disturbance.

Lakiba: Hmm... There's no noise now, so things seems to have calmed back down. Would you like to go in with me?

Lakiba: Phew, what a headache.

Lakiba: I'm sure Amunta will be happy to see you again.

Please follow me.

Chikata: I shouldn't be here!

Lakiba: More sounds of fighting. Let's go check it out.

Chikata: I am a Mau of the Black Claw Tribe. I cannot be here with you. I must leave!

Amunta: We have no intention of keeping you here against your will...

Amunta: But your body is still severely injured by the Fafnium. Wouldn't it be better to recover fully before leaving?

Chikata: The Black Claw must not mix... with the likes of you.

Amunta: Then why defend me against the Balaur? If you hadn't stepped in, I would have been the first taken to the Fafnium.

Chikata: I... I knew I was doomed regardless.

Chikata: I didn't do it for your sake. I was just enraged by their betrayal of my loyalty.

Amunta: Regardless of your motivations, your actions saved my life.

Amunta: If the other Black Claw learn about this, they might deem you a traitor. Do you still wish to return?

Chikata: Yes. My family is there. And my fellow Black Claw know me well. They know I'd never betray them.

Chikata: But things will only look worse if I stay here any longer. I need to go back quickly.

Amunta: All right... I won't hold you any longer. But please take care of yourself. Your body is still in no fit state...

Amunta: And just know, if you ever need help, our door is open to you.

Chikata: I pray we never meet again, for we must do so as enemies.

Will we be okay, Ritualist?

Hmm....

Amunta: Oh, Daeva, I didn't see you there. Thank you for coming back.

Amunta: I was... distracted. Did you hear all of that...?

Amunta: If so, could you help me one more time? I'm worried about Chikata.

Amunta: Although the Lagta Brigade has begun targeting the Black Claw as well, I expect it is only those with a record of disobedience.

Amunta: The majority still revere the Balaur, and what happened in the prison has probably already been reported to the Black Claw.

Amunta: They won't forgive Chikata for helping me.

Amunta: Whether she did so intentionally or not...

Amunta: Considering the brutality of the Black Claw Tribe... Even if Chikata returns, they will treat her as a traitor.

Amunta: Can you ensure she returns safely for me?

Amunta: It will likely be dangerous, so I'll help you transform into a Mau. Then you'll be able to enter the village without worry.

Amunta: Karumba will arrive soon to cast the spell.

Amunta: Karumba has just arrived, over there.

Karumba: Lakiba gave me a rough summary. I'll be glad to transform you into a Mau once again.

Karumba: Are you ready?

Karumba: Then I'll begin. If your transformation happens to wear off, come straight back to me.

Karumba: O soul of the Mau, slumbering in the breath of the earth, follow Zemurru's benediction and dwell within the comrade before me...!

Amunta: Go see Kumrica first. He might have heard some news.

Oh? Who are you?

Black Claw Guard: ...You're an unfamiliar face. Name?

Black Claw Guard: Hmm... I don't remember anyone with that name. And nobody's allowed inside anyway.

Black Claw Guard: A traitor is undergoing judgment. I'm sure you've heard the rumors?

Black Claw Guard: They say she collaborated with Amunta, leader of the Daybreak Society. And then to just waltz back into the village like that? Has she no shame?

Black Claw Guard: She was seen coming from the direction of the Society's hideout. There's no doubt she's one of them.

Black Claw Guard: Traitors deserve only the harshest of punishments, wouldn't you agree? Heh! I hear we plan to kill her entire family to make an example.

Black Claw Guard: Huh? Why do you look so disgusted? Wait...! You're a damned Daeva!

Die, rat!

Faint breathing can be heard.

My... My family...!

Chikata: No...! Is my family alright?

Chikata: They're still breathing, I'll save them somehow. I thought I'd at least be given a chance to defend myself...

Chikata: But those stubborn bastards wouldn't listen to a single word I said! They already branded me a traitor... and devised such a barbaric punishment...

Chikata: I was to be an example to the rest of the tribe...

Chikata: The Black Claw Tribe have served the Balaur obediently, and what did it earn us? They turned on us the moment they needed more Fafnite.

Chikata: Learning that even our years of obsequiousness could not save us from becoming Fafnite has filled the tribe with terror.

Chikata: Gone is the certainty that the Balaur would protect us in return for our loyalty...

Chikata: If such fear were to fester, it would shatter internal unity...

Chikata: Without Chief Muqaka to hold us together, the tribe will break into even more pieces than it has already.

Chikata: So they wanted to make an example of what happens if you betray the Black Claw.

Chikata: I can no longer stay here...

Chikata: Amunta sent you because he was worried about me? But... I cannot go to him either.

Chikata: If I do, Amunta will be in even greater danger. I... will take my family and search for a new home.

Chikata: Daeva, thank you for saving me and my family. Please tell Amunta all this as well.

It's all my fault... My family...

Black Claw Watcher: How could you betray us for Amunta? After all he's done to our people?!

Chikata: *cough* That... That's not what.... happened!

Black Claw Watcher: Silence! Your actions have doomed your family!

Black Claw Watcher: A Daeva...? Wait! That's the one who murdered Chief Muqaka!

Black Claw Watcher: Avenge him!

You won't get away with this!

I will exterminate you!

Chikata: You again... *cough*

Chikata: I... saw you at Amunta's Hideout... P-Please... help...

Chikata: My family... They're going to kill my family! *cough*

Chikata: The key... *cough* ...it's in that chest... Please... *cough*

Found the key in the chest.

Black Claw High Shaman: Your deaths are on Chikata. Spend your final breaths cursing her, not us.

Black Claw High Shaman: For the Black Claw!

Black Claw High Shaman: What's this rat doing here? Manduri! Kill it!

Black Claw High Shaman: Ugh, you vermin! I'll kill you myself!

Kumrica: You... You're not a Mau, are you? A Daeva?!

Kumrica: What is going on? Why are you back here?

Kumrica: Hmm... I heard that Amunta was safe, but to think he saved a Black Claw...

Kumrica: I understand his intention, but they and we have already crossed a point of no return.

Kumrica: But, since she was responsible for saving Amunta's life, I can understand his concern.

Kumrica: The mood within Black Claw Village is at a low point. With Muqaka dead, and the Balaur rampaging, it's only to be expected.

Kumrica: Many are worried that the Balaur might turn against them completely. I've heard some are even fleeing the village out of fear.

Kumrica: Oh! Now that I think about it, there was a commotion by the underground storage earlier. Something about a traitor... Could it be...?

Kumrica: I'll tell you the location. Go there now.

Amunta: Daeva, I've been waiting for your return. Is Chikata safe?

Amunta: Hmm... I understand her decision. Thanks to you, her and her family still live.

Amunta: Thank you for helping me from the underground prison until now. I pray that the blessings of Zemurru will be with both you and Chikata.