Echoes of Truth/Script

Part 1: Rightful Place

Pre-Battle

Reginn: NGYAAH! A m-monster! I’m too young to be eaten! …Huh? Oh. It’s just a bird, I guess. Maybe heading off to the Tower of Niðavellir alone wasn’t a great idea after all… I’m not sure I can make it all the way by myself… No! I can’t get discouraged now! My country and my brothers need me more than ever! The foothills should be on the other side of this forest. If I just keep going this way, I should get there soon! I’ll just have to do my best!
???: …inn… …Reg…inn…
Reginn: …Huh? Wh-who’s there? I can hear your voice, but I can’t see anyone! Are you…over this way?

(scene change to the map screen)

Sharena: Phew… This is exhausting! And the Tower of Niðavellir is higher still? This slope is so steep…
Alfonse: We’ll make it, Sharena… There, look. You can see it now, over there. That is our goal, the Tower of Niðavellir… Though it’s incredible that Reginn managed to climb this mountain on her own…
Anna: Right. I thought we would catch up to her right away. It’s strange… And since we know the tower is guarded, it’s almost unthinkable that she’d attempt this by herself.
Alfonse: We’ve seen no sign of battle thus far, so we can only assume she is still somewhere ahead of us.
Anna: I suppose you’re right. All we can do is trust she’s safe and keep heading toward the tower.

Post-Battle

Sharena: There she is! Princess Reginn!
Reginn: Oh, you…you followed me!?
Anna: Of course we did! You don’t have to do this alone.
Reginn: I-I’m sorry. It’s just…I’ve caused you all so much trouble already… I wanted to take care of this one thing myself… I just thought I’d—
Sharena: After everything we’ve been through together?!
Alfonse: This isn’t a problem that concerns you alone, or even just Niðavellir, for that matter. You don’t need to take it on all by yourself. You can trust us to help you.
Dagr: After spending all this time together, I’ve started to think of you like my little sister, Reginn. Let your Big Sis help you out!
Nótt: …As the proper elder sister here, if you need someone you can count on, your best choice is me.
Anna: Princess Reginn, you are a valued member of our Order of Heroes, and in light of that… I will not accept you going on any dangerous missions by yourself from here on!
Reginn: …Thank you. All of you… You…you’re all so wonderful! *sniff* You’re going to make me cry!
Nótt: All that said, you have done rather well climbing this mountain on your own, haven’t you?
Reginn: *sniff* …Oh, that’s right! I heard this strange voice, and I followed after it… I hardly even noticed the climb!
Alfonse: A strange voice? We didn’t hear anything like that…
Reginn: Oh… Really? Hmm… Maybe I was imagining things!

(scene change to Fáfnir and Ótr)

Fáfnir: …
Ótr: Brother! You’re all right! I thought… Weren’t you taken captive by Askr?! …I’m so glad to see you! You had me worried. I never thought you would invade Askr while I was away. And Reginn… Unbelievable! How dare she side with Askr and aid them in capturing you! She is no sister of mine… No, not anymore. Don’t you agree, Brother?
Fáfnir: What endless yammering… SILENCE! Askr… The gate, it… What’s on the other side?! …Damn it!
Ótr: Brother… Have you…remembered something? What is it?
Fáfnir: …Hm. I’ve noticed you’ve been fixated on Askr recently, haven’t you, Ótr? …What do you know?
Ótr: M-me? …I-I don’t know anything! What do you mean, Brother?
Fáfnir: Don’t play the fool with me. Do you think your sneaking around with Eitri has gone unnoticed?!
(the screen flashes white)
Fáfnir: Hhng— Gyaahh! My…head!
Ótr: Brother, try to calm yourself! You mustn’t try to force your memories to return.
Fáfnir: It is more than my memory that’s wrong… My strength is far beyond that of others… Sometimes, it is too much for even me to control… I have this thirst for destruction that I cannot satisfy… When…when did I become this?! Hrrk! Guhhh…
Ótr: You haven’t changed, Brother… That strength is what made you king, and king by right! You need not worry. I’m here with you. I won’t abandon you like Reginn has, that traitorous, conniving…
Fáfnir: Mmrrgh… H-huh? …Wh-what is this?
Ótr: Ah, there you are… Are you back with me now? You’re likely exhausted after having escaped Askr… You lost consciousness for a moment.
Fáfnir: Ah, that’s right… That woman, Loki… She appeared to me in Askr, and… Ótr, begin preparing to invade a new target.
Ótr: …O-of course! What target?
Fáfnir: The Emblian Empire.

Part 2: Merry Diviner

Pre-Battle

Orochi: Queen Mikoto…please watch over me…

Part 3: Rulebreaker Mage

Pre-Battle

Nyx: I took countless lives in my foolish youth. For that, I was cursed with this unaging body…

Post-Battle

Sharena: Finally! We made it! Now, to get that gate open. Hmmm-MMPH— Huh...
Alfonse: This is no time for playing around, Sharena.
Sharena: I’m not playing around! The gate won’t budge!
Anna: But there’s no lock… Strange.
Reginn: Oh no! That’s right… I’m sorry… This gate can only be opened by those from the Niðavellir’s royal line.
Alfonse: So we have no way to get past the gate?
Reginn: I’m afraid not… I wish I knew of any other way to open it… If we can’t get past it, we’ll be unable to investigate whatever it is my brothers are up to…
(the screen flashes white)
Sharena: H-huh?! …I-it just opened!
Reginn: Yes! This is amazing… The kings of ages past must be watching over us! Thank you, Your Majesties!
Anna: Convenient… That certainly saves us some trouble! Let’s hurry through before the kings chance their minds.
Alfonse: Right! Let’s get going! Er…what’s wrong, Kiran? What’s that you found? Oh! That looks like…

(scene change to Eitri)

Eitri: The gate…is open. Heh… Heh heh heh… AH-HAHAHAHAAAHH! So this is how things are, is it?! How dare you, Ótr… The divine dragon has not abandoned Niðavellir yet. You will not be allowed to simply do whatever you please…

Part 4: Wily Warrior

Pre-Battle

Reginn: Hmmm… Where is… Huh!
Alfonse: What is it, Princess Reginn?
Reginn: Well, this is where the king would have come to perform the formal rites of ascension to the throne. The rite involves climbing from the bottom of the mountain to the tower and placing a treasure on the alter… But…I don’t see Fáfnir’s treasure here anywhere.
Anna: Did Fáfnir…not perform the rite?
Reginn: He did! Well, he took a treasure and climbed this mountain…
Sharena: But he went alone, right?
Reginn: W-well, of course, but not becau—
Alfonse: Is this the treasure he carried?
Reginn: Th-that’s it! …Why do you have it, Prince Alfonse? Where did you find it?!
Alfonse: It was on the ground outside as we approached the tower. It seems to have been thrown into the thicket. It was Kiran who found it.
Reginn: But…why would— He said he gave his treasure as an offering!
Nótt: He was unable to open the gate, in all likelihood. Blocked from making his offering, he tossed it aside.
Dagr: Then…what does that mean for us?
Alfonse: You mentioned that only the royal line is able to enter the tower, right, Princess Reginn? How does the tower recognize someone as king?
Reginn: To be claim the throne, you need to have the Crown of the Dvergar and be born of Niðavellir…
Nótt: He bore the crown. Which can mean only that he is born of Niðavellir. Is that not the case?
Alfonse: It’s possible… As I understand it, Fáfnir lost all of his memories.
Reginn: Th-then…just who IS my brother? And where did he come from?
Alfonse: As of now, we have no way of knowing.
Anna: It’s possible even he doesn’t know anything about his past life… But if the fact that he’s not born of this realm were to become widely known, he could be deposed. It’s likely that is the reason why he didn’t tell anyone…
Reginn: Aha! And maybe Ótr knows the truth…
Alfonse: Right. He probably found the treasure as well, and threw it into the thicket himself.
Dagr: That’s all great, but…the only thing this tells us is that he isn’t from Niðavellir, right?
Nótt: We’ve gained insight into our foe. It is a step in the right direction.
Sharena: What step comes next then? Do we pursue Ótr and Eitri?
Alfonse: Hmmm… Making our way back down the mountain will be dangerous after dark—we should hurry.

(scene change to the map screen)

Charlotte: I’ll make you my extra-special lunch!

Post-Battle

???: …Reginn...
Reginn: Wh-who’s there? You were the one who called out to me at the foot of the mountain, weren’t you…
???: You have done well, child of our blood… Wrest the crown from the heretic… Return it to the rightful hands…
Reginn: The…heretic? Do you mean Fáfnir? But…but I—
Sharena: Princess Reginn? Who are you talking to?
Reginn: H-huh? You can’t hear it?
Sharena: H-hear what? …I’m not falling for this trick again! Anyway, I came to tell you it’s nearly time to go.
Reginn: Right… Of course.

Part 5: Sensitive Soul

Pre-Battle

Benny: I like animals. They aren’t scared of me.

Post-Battle

Dagr: How many of these guys are there?! They just keep coming!
Nótt: They must have arrived while we were investigating the tower.
Anna: Their reinforcements seem almost endless! If we don’t retreat now..
Alfonse: Stay focused, everyone! When we have an opening to get clear, take it!

(the screen flashes white, then changes off of the map screen)

Sharena: Enemies! Wait—who’s that?!
Alfonse: That lance-work… It couldn’t be!
Bruno: …
Alfonse: Zacharias! Where did you come from?
Sharena: Are you here to help us? Wow! What incredible timing!
Bruno: …That is not why I’m here. If anything, I’ve come to ask for your help. Niðavellir’s army… Fáfnir has invaded the Emblian Empire.
Alfonse: What? He escaped from Askr?! I-is Princess Veronica all right?!
Bruno: She’s managed to hold them off somehow, but it’s only a matter of time before she’s overwhelmed. I’m well aware we are in no position to ask favors of you, but… Please, help Veronica. Help my sister.
Alfonse: Zacharias, you’ve been away, so you may not know this, but… Despite her initial aggression toward Askr, Veronica has cooperated with us on many an occasion. We will respond as we would if any ally were in trouble. We will not abandon her to Niðavellir… Everyone—Embla is in need! We must hurry to their aid!