A Helping Hand
Description
Talk to Alnitak.
Quests in chain:
Parent Quest: Sympathy
Prev: A Helping Hand
Dialogs:
Finishing Quest:
I have been keeping a secret for some time now, but I think the time has come to tell you.
(Alnitak seems very sad.)
- What's the matter?
Alnilam is my sister, as you know, and our parents died when we were young. The elder of our village took care of us. The human world was ravaged by war at that time.
- I wouldn't exactly call it peaceful these days...
You don't know what it was like. Do you know the feeling of fighting every day for a scrap of food? We just wanted to survive, but then disaster struck.
- What disaster?
One night, beasts came to our hut. They killed the elder and his family. Alnilam and I hid in a corner, but the beasts found us.
- Ahh!
We were terrified. We must have fainted from the fear, because neither of us remembers what happened after that.
- ...
When we awoke, we were all alone. There were very few survivors left in the village, but the beasts were gone, and neither I nor my sister had been harmed at all.
- How strange.
When other people saw us, they seemed very frightened. When we got close to them, they all ran away.
- ...
Then a beautiful woman appeared. She told us that when we lost consciousness, mystic energy radiated from our bodies and drove away the beasts. Though we saved their lives, the people were all terrified of us. That woman was an immortal, and she had come to help us.
- So you became immortals too?
Yes, we ascended with her and became her servants. It was so long ago...I'd almost forgotten how we came here.
- It's a good thing you haven't.
Maybe. After the Empyrean Lands were closed off from the mortal world, we were at peace. This life is suitable for me, but Alnilam doesn't feel the same way.
- I can understand not wanting to be a servant forever.
Do you remember when I asked for your help to get water from the Void Altar? It's not for me, it's for Alnilam. But I am not able to hold the sacred water. I have heard that there may be a catalyst in these lands that would keep the water from disappearing, but I'm afraid to try it...
- What is it? Tell me.
The blood of a Pixie Deer. I hate to ask you to slaughter more of those peaceful animals for such a selfish reason, but...
- Well, it's worth a try. I'll do it!(End quest)