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The next morning, the True King offers information about Gran's father as a bargaining chip, but the crew remain steadfast in their refusal to join the True King. Incensed by the disrespect shown to their liege, an army of Istavion soldiers attacks the crew.

The next morning sees the crew back in front of the True King.

True King

Now then. While I hope you had a restful sleep last night, we have business to attend to.

True King

Before I hear your decision, I wish to make an addendum that may affect your choice.

True King

Venerable child, for what reason have you traveled this far?

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To reach the Island of the Astrals.

Vyrn

Lots of stuff keeps comin' up along the way, but none of that changes where we wanna go.

True King

Hm... If that is the case, then I can be of service to you.

True King

We shall spare no effort in helping your crew reach the Island of the Astrals.

True King

Our cooperation is mutually beneficial for the entire Sky Realm.

True King

More importantly for you, I know the whereabouts of your father.

Vyrn

...!

True King

I will tell you everything about his journey and the battles he has overcome to reach his destination.

True King

Join us, and your journey's conclusion stands to greet you.

True King

The Istavion Kingdom can make your deepest desires a reality.

The True King smiles softly and extends his hand to Gran.

True King

Come. Take my hand. Our goals are aligned; is it not in our best interests to fully cooperate with each other?

Gran looks right at the True King and delivers an answer.

Dialogue Option

I refuse.

Rackam

Damn straight, Gran. We don't need this guy's charity.

All that sweet talk from yesterday isn't going to work on us!

True King

You are... turning down my offer?

Katalina

You gave us one night to sleep on it, but it wouldn't have mattered either way.

Dialogue Option

I'll find the answers for myself.

Lyria

Mm-hm. Things like happiness or reaching the Island of the Astrals aren't things someone can just give you.

Lyria

You have to earn them for yourself. It doesn't mean anything if someone does it all for you.

True King

...

True King

I see... This is most disappointing. Most disappointing indeed.

True King

I truly believed arriving at an agreement was the only means for perfect negotiations.

Rackam

So are we done here? If you've got nothin' else to say, we'll be moseyin' on back to our airship.

A wall of soldiers reacts instantly to Rackam's words, closing off any means of escape.

Istavion Soldier

How dare you spit in His Majesty's face by rejecting his benevolence!

Katalina

Well, I suppose this outcome was inevitable...

Istavion Soldier

As loyal subjects of the Istavion Kingdom, we cannot ignore this slight! Your punishment is death!

With all exits blocked by Istavion soldiers and the Luminary Knights on standby, the crew is in a perilous situation. Suddenly the palace wall explodes, and a young man named Lejos appears through the smoke, claiming he'll lead the crew out of the palace.

Istavion Soldier

Surround them! No matter how skilled they are, they can't beat all of us!

Katalina

What does it say about your ability when you try to bluff with numbers?

Katalina

Your ranks can't stop us!

Istavion Soldier

Guh!

Rackam

Numbers aside, the real problem is their positioning.

Rackam

They've got the exits covered pretty good. Beating up all these goons is gonna take too much effort.

Plus the Luminary Knights are here too, though it doesn't look like they plan on joining in. Not yet anyway.

The True King's strongest weapons stand in silence, perhaps waiting for a command to be given.

Vyrn

What if we got Tiamat or Colossus to blast a hole in the wall?

Lyria

No, that's too dangerous! We might hurt innocent people!

Vyrn

Whoa! What was that!

Rackam

Speakin' of blowin' up walls, that wall just blew up... Party crashers maybe?

True King

...

Both sides wait warily to see what lurks on the other side of the hole. A small figure appears through the swirling dust.

???

Hahaha! Leave this area to the Blue Liberation Front!

???

You folks over there! Come with me! We'll buy you some time to escape!

More figures pour through the hole.

Every single one of them is wearing a blue scarf.

Istavion Soldier

Blue Liberation Front? Never heard of them! Tell us who you are immediately!

???

We're your worst nightmare! That's all you need to know!

The blue-scarfed fighters proceed to take out soldier after soldier, clearing a path for the crew.

Katalina

What is going on? Are they trying to rescue us?

Lyria

Where have I seen that person before?

Vyrn

Uh... Isn't that the lost girl we met yesterday?

Lyria

Oh, I think you might be right! But something's different about her...

The young leader of the scarfed fighters approaches the confused crew.

Lejos

Thanks for taking care of Selka yesterday. I'm her older brother, Lejos.

Lyria

Oh, that's right! Selka said she was going to meet her brother!

Katalina

Sorry to interrupt, but can you tell me what's going on here?

Katalina

What exactly is the Blue Liberation Front?

Lejos

Whoops. If we stand here chatting, things are only going to get crazier.

Lejos

Follow me! I know a way out. My comrades will act as decoys!

Lejos is already off and running without bothering to get the crew's consent.

Sh-should we follow him?

Rackam

Doesn't look like they're friends with Istavion at least.

Rackam

You know how the old saying goes: the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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Let's follow him.

Katalina

That's probably our best option right now.

Dialogue Option

We can't trust him.

Katalina

Unfortunately we may not get another chance to escape from this mess.

Katalina

Let's follow him until we escape the palace, and then go from there.

As the thick dust continues to obscure everyone's vision, the crew uses the chaos to run after Lejos.

Istavion Soldier

Huff... huff... Did we get all of them?

The Istavion soldiers have finally subdued the people wearing blue scarves.

They haven't realized that the crew is long gone.

Istavion Soldier

Damn it. Where did those skyfarers go?

Istavion Soldier

Curse these outsiders for getting in our way.

Alliah throws a look of disgust at the incompetent soldiers. She rattles off a string of rapid-fire commands.

Alliah

Those of you who can still move: form a tracking party. Inform the port authorities to lock down their airship immediately—

True King

Enough. Stand down.

Alliah

What?

True King

I said stand down. You are no longer a knight.

Alliah

...!

Alliah

I'm sorry. I overstepped my bounds.

True King

We need not burden ourselves giving chase. We know they are heading for Estalucia.

True King

They must overcome Oarlyegrande if they wish to arrive at the Island of the Astrals.

True King

Let them run. Escape is nowhere to be found as I bring the skydoms under the control of my iron fist.

The True King looks at the broken wall, almost with an air of anticipation.

True King

This may in fact be a good opportunity.

True King

The venerable child may have a change of heart after witnessing firsthand how the people of Istavion go about their lives.

True King

Either way we will undoubtedly speak again. I cannot wait until that time comes.

There's no rush in his voice, no semblance of concern. He exudes confidence as he leaves the damaged room.

White Knight

...

The knight in white armor doesn't follow behind the True King this time, instead stalking off in another direction.

Lejos breaks the crew out of the palace, and as they make their way back to the Grandcypher, he explains he's part of a resistance group called the Blue Liberation Front that opposes the True King's control. The crew agree to work together with the resistance, but the loud sounds of conflict interrupt them before they can hammer out concrete plans.

With Lejos's help, the crew bursts out of the palace onto a deserted street.

Rackam

Phew. Hey, we owe you one. Probably two. But, um...

Rackam

Think you can reveal what your secret organization is now?

Lejos

Can't slow down. You guys need to keep making your way to the port.

Katalina

True. The Istavion army is equipped with communication devices.

Katalina

What you're saying is if we don't go now, they'll have the entire port blocked off.

Lejos

Yep. 'Course we already thought of that too, and we've got our forces gatherin' over there.

Come on, out with it already. Who are you guys?

Lejos

The Blue Liberation Front. We're basically a resistance movement.

Lejos proudly points to his blue scarf.

Lejos

I have to admit the True King is an impressive leader. Istavion, as a kingdom, delivered on its promise to provide equality and happiness.

Lejos

But that doesn't mean we're all willing to accept it.

Lejos

Our boss gathered like-minded individuals and formed a group to oppose him: the Blue Liberation Front.

Lejos

That little display back there marked our debut.

Rackam

Haha! Coulda fooled me. That was some masterful work you pulled off at the palace.

Katalina

How did you manage to execute your plan though?

Katalina

I can't imagine palace defenses allowing a lapse in security.

Lejos

The boss can tell what's gonna happen in the future. In other words, Boss has the power of foresight.

Lejos

It's easy to sneak in and plant a bomb when you can read your enemy's every movement, no?

Lejos wipes the smirk from his face, his expression suddenly growing serious.

Lejos

So now that that's outta the way, let's get to the real issue.

Lejos

Gran, we want you and your crew to help us.

You mean, like, work together to take down the True King?

Lejos

That's sorta the endgame, yeah.

Lejos

Are you guys familiar with what kind of kingdom this is?

Gran relays what Alliah had said the previous night.

Lejos

Yep. According to the plans we've drawn up, we're trying to free the other islands little by little.

Lejos

We're gonna need some big guns to fight the True King.

Lejos

The main island is firmly under his control, so we figured we might be able to make allies of the other islands instead.

Lejos

Sadly there's a huge wall we just can't topple.

Katalina

And that is?

Lejos

A primal beast. The one that has a pact with the island. Even that primal is under the True King's control.

Lyria

A primal beast...

Rackam

A pact-bearing primal beast definitely has influence over the island.

Lejos

He uses its power to further the kingdom's development.

Lejos

The primal beast must be dealt with if we're to break his control.

Lejos grits his teeth at the thought of his own powerlessness. He supplicates to the crew.

Lejos

Please. I'm begging you. Will you help us take back the skies from the True King?

Lejos

And obviously we aren't gonna watch your crew do all the work.

Lejos

But we could really use your help. So—

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Leave it to us.

Rackam

Yeah, True King's way of doin' things doesn't jive with me either.

Rackam

If it's allies in Oarlyegrande you're lookin' for, well, you've found some.

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Keep your chin up.

Lyria

Yes! It's okay. Don't let the stress get to you.

Vyrn

The True King ain't no friend of ours, especially not after the garbage he pulled on Zinkenstill.

Yeah, we already had a bone to pick with Istavion anyway.

Katalina

I don't know how effective we'll be, but your group's assistance will benefit us too.

Lejos

Thank you! Let us know what you need, and we'll see if we can take care of it.

Lejos's spirits pick back up. He continues leading them to the port.

Rackam

So you said you guys have a plan, right?

Rackam

Where're we supposed to go after we get off this island?

Lejos

Okay, so your first objective is to—

Rackam

What in blue blazes was that?

It came from the port!

Lejos

...!

Lyria

We need to hurry! Eugen and Rosetta might be in trouble!

They keep a sharp eye on their surroundings as they make a mad dash for the port.

Arriving at the port, the crew finds Rosetta, Eugen, and the heavily outnumbered resistance members staring down the White Knight and Istavion soldiers. Gran has no choice but to let the resistance hold back the White Knight while the crew escape from the island on their airship.

Eugen

Bah. Not sure what's goin' on over on Gran's end, but...

Rosetta

It would appear that negotiations with the True King have broken down.

White Knight

...

When Gran and company arrive at the port, they find Eugen and Rosetta glaring at the White Knight, who is bolstered by Istavion soldiers.

Lyria

Eugen! Rosetta!

Are you both okay? We heard a loud bang, and—

A number of people wearing blue scarves lay motionless at the White Knight's feet.

The awful sight in front of them clearly explains the sound they had heard.

Lejos

What's a big wheel like the White Knight doing here!

BLF Member

Lejos! It's as bad as it looks.

BLF Member

The White Knight's attack wiped out over half of our port team.

Eugen

Yeah, these scarf people gave us the gist of things.

Eugen

If you're with one of 'em, Gran, I take it you told the True King to shove it?

Rackam

Let's just say he made a real crappy offer that no self-respectin' skyfarer would take.

Rosetta

You can tell he's not happy with our refusal to work with him.

Rosetta

If we don't leave port soon, the Grandcypher is going to be destroyed.

Lejos

The White Knight is ours. Gran, you and your crew get ready to fly.

Eugen

Oy, let's not do anything crazy, kid.

Lejos

It's all right. We scouted ahead and set up multiple bailout points around the port.

Lejos

Even if you and your crew were to go toe-to-toe with the White Knight, I'm not sure you'd all make it out in one piece...

Lejos

Creating a distraction and buying you time to escape is the objective here, and we can do at least that much.

Lejos

All you have to do is get to your ship and take off. We'll retreat once you get clear.

Katalina

Then I suppose our highest priority right now is to get away from here...

Lejos

Guerilla tactics are up our alley. But only you and your crew can free the primal beast and our islands.

Lejos

Now go!

Lejos

Go do what only you can do!

White Knight

...

The White Knight lumbers toward the crew, intent on accomplishing an unknown goal.

Dialogue Option

We're countin' on you!

Vyrn

We'll take off as fast as we can, okay? So don't go actin' all reckless!

Dialogue Option

We'll definitely escape!

Vyrn

We'll take off as fast as we can, okay? So don't go actin' all reckless!

With Vyrn's words spurring them on, Lejos and the other blue-scarfed fighters throw themselves into battle.

Gran and company charge at the soldiers standing between them and the Grandcypher.

As the Grandcypher rises into the air, the crew receive semaphore messages from Lejos telling them to head for the next island. Their adventure in the Great Oarlyegrande Skydom is off to a wild start, but luckily they have help from new allies.

Rackam

Time to go! Everyone grab onto something!

After clearing out the Istavion soldiers, the crew starts the ship and immediately takes off.

The figure of the White Knight grows smaller as they climb.

Lyria

I hope Lejos and the others will be okay...

Katalina

I'm sure they have their own ways of fighting. All we can do is believe in them.

Vyrn

Hey, hey! I think someone's tryin' to get our attention!

They look over the side of the deck toward the port, which is already filling up with smoke set off by Lejos and his team.

Lejos has climbed to the roof of a tall building and is waving a large blue scarf at them.

Eugen

Hm? That's no ordinary wave goodbye.

Eugen

It's semaphore again. Seems to be givin' us directions, and this island's the starting point.

Rosetta

I think he's signaling, "Go this way to the next island."

Rackam

Yep. Guess we know where we're headin' next. Is that all right with you, Captain?

Gran nods back at Rackam.

The crew has encountered many new faces in a short amount of time. Their new journey in a new skydom is already off to a wild start.

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