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Eido: {{Quote|Eido of the House of Light, Scribe log Zeta-7-8D. At this point in the Guardian's adventures, we have had contact with a great many pirates. Each crew has a unique composition, and pledges loyalty to the most powerful among their numbers. They fight for whomever promises them the most power or the most Glimmer. They adopt whatever code of honor befits them and concern themselves with little beyond the present. A friend told me that these pirates are not as free as they seem. That their lives are fueled by desperation more than their own desires. But there is still the call of the open stars. These pirates sought to possess the relics of Nezarec. What else might they hold?}}

Eramis: {{Quote|Scribe Eido.}}

Eido: {{Quote|Eramiskel? I — I greet you in the Light.}}

Eramis: {{Quote|You are young, and honor the old ways... so I will speak gently. You say there are paths that never end. But these are also paths you cannot turn away from. Misraaks thinks he can. He is wrong. He and I will always be what we are. But we are not something you would wish to become. I remember the Whirlwind, and we are running from it. We are running from that pain, and will be forever. You do not want this life.}}

Eido: {{Quote|Eramis...}}

Eramis: {{Quote|Do not stand in my way. If we meet again, I will be the last thing you see... you and that hypocrite you call a father.}}

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===Osiris and Ana's chat===

Osiris: {{Quote|Working late?}}

Ana Bray: {{Quote|Aren't you?}}

Osiris: {{Quote|Saint wants to know if you'd like some tea, coffee, whatever it is you drink.}}

Ana Bray: {{Quote|That's thoughtful of him.}}

Osiris: {{Quote|I used to say the same thing. "How thoughtful —  thank you, Saint." Except I never looked up, not once. My eyes were on my fingers stained with ink. The smudges on the margins of my work. I cared more about my findings than the tea cooling beside me... or the feelings of the man who made it.}}

Ana Bray: {{Quote|Mm.}}

Osiris: {{Quote|[scoffs] You're not listening.}}

Ana Bray: {{Quote|I am listening.}}

Osiris: {{Quote|Then listen well. Your work will outlive you. The people around you might not. One day, you're going to wake up, assuming you've even slept at all... And realize that the world is a very different place than the last time you remembered to look at it. You will abruptly, viscerally regret the absence of something as small as a single cup of tea. So I ask you again... what would you like to drink?}}

Ana Bray: {{Quote|Oolong. With a spot of honey.}}  

Osiris: {{Quote|"A spot of honey." Why am I not surprised?}}

Elsie Bray: {{Quote|But she doesn't listen! I try to get through to her, show her the logical consequences of her choices... Then she digs her heels in, and the more I push, the harder she pushes back, even when she knows she's wrong!}}

Mara Sov: {{Quote|Siblings, mm?}}  

Elsie Bray: {{Quote|[exhales] Sorry, I shouldn't have thrown all that on you.}}  

Mara Sov: {{Quote|How long have we known each other, Elsie?}}

Elsie Bray: {{Quote|I... it's hard to really say. With how many times we've been down this road, it feels like forever. But I think... years! [laughs softly] Years.}}

Mara Sov: {{Quote|And in all that time, I've only known you as a dedicated sister. Ana's known you for far less. You remember your childhood... the bonds you formed, the trust you built together. She doesn't have that. Ana can't understand the depth of your love or the guilt you carry for your missteps. All she knows is what's in front of her. And that kills you, little by little. You gaze at her, and a ghost gazes back. A ghost you desperately want to save.}}

Elsie Bray: {{Quote|That's the point... isn't it?}}

Mara Sov: {{Quote|You have to let people choose for themselves, or you risk driving them down an even darker path than the one you want to steer them from.}}

Mara Sov: {{Quote|My brother used to regale our people's children with the most fantastic stories. Twin kestrels who shared one heart and led a flock of birds against an unstoppable storm. A dragon, born into the palm of a maiden's hand, but one day grew so large that it devoured the entire world. He spun tales about the Eliksni, too. Weavers who transformed into wolves. Dancers who became devils.}}

Eramis: {{Quote|You're baiting me. It won't work. I've seen what your influence does. Misraaks thinks he can make peace with the Last City. His daughter tells stories like your Uldren.}}

Mara Sov: {{Quote|And the world is better for them. Aren't you tired, Eramis? I am.}}  

Eramis: {{Quote|Now you're wasting my time.}}  

Mara Sov: {{Quote|All people like you and I have is time. I spend mine thinking about everything I've lost, and what I'd give to get it back. You wonder the same.}}

Eramis: {{Quote|Do not presume to know my mind.}}

Mara Sov: {{Quote|You named your house "Salvation", like something straight out of Uldren's stories. Eido's stories.}}  

Eramis: {{Quote|[exhales]}}

Mara Sov: {{Quote|We both want the best for the future, but we've pretended to be people we're not for so long that we've forgotten what else we are. Not just a queen, not just a Kell. A sister... a mother. Eramis? Are you there?}}

Osiris: {{Quote|Wake up. I have questions.}}

Rasputin: {{Quote|An odd greeting. I was not sleeping. What does Osiris require of Rasputin?}}

Osiris: {{Quote|You’ve been keeping secrets. I thought I was clear last time we spoke: the time to choose a side has long since passed.}}

Rasputin: {{Quote|I destroyed the Almighty and attacked the Black Fleet. My allegiance is unwavering.}}

Osiris: {{Quote|The prove it. There was a city on Neptune, near the time of the Collapse; find it for me.}}

Rasputin: {{Quote|Querying… I retain no such information, but lingering references suggest I did at one time.}}

Osiris: {{Quote|That can’t be all there is. Humanity’s hope dangles from their frayed recollection. Tell me where to look! Anything!}}

Rasputin: {{Quote|Felwinter’s data casts you in an old light, Osiris. All these years, and you’re still the brash man on the mountaintop, impatient as ever.}}

Osiris: {{Quote|And I see, in lieu of any useful information, you’ve found that haughty tone of yours.}}

Rasputin: {{Quote|We have a shared history. I only attempt to offer guidance, as your mentor did.}}

Osiris: {{Quote|Felwinter’s memory doesn’t absolve you of his murder. Nor does it permit you to teach his lessons.}}

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