- Halure
Karol
Gyaaah! Wh-wh-what
is that?!
is that?!
...Shut up...
Karol
Huh? Hey, hold on!
Thieves...
Karol
No, what're you... Wait!
...Be gone!!
Karol
Heeelp!
Karol
*Hack, cough* Why me...?
Estelle
A g-girl?!
Yuri
If you can pull tricks like that,
why'd you bother skipping town
back in Zaphias?
why'd you bother skipping town
back in Zaphias?
Huh? Skipping town?
Why would I need
to skip town?
Why would I need
to skip town?
Yuri
For stealing the core of a blastia
from the lower quarter in the
capital. What else?
from the lower quarter in the
capital. What else?
What? You're calling me
a thief. Have you ever
heard of “common sense”?
a thief. Have you ever
heard of “common sense”?
Yuri
Sure.
So you break into a home, call the owner
a thief, and wave a sword in their face.
What the hell kind of sense is that?!
a thief, and wave a sword in their face.
What the hell kind of sense is that?!
Hey, dog! You stay
back, you...you dog!!
back, you...you dog!!
And you! Kid!
Give him back!!
Give him back!!
Karol
What do you mean?
The blastia, the blastia!!
Give him back to me!
Give him back to me!
W-what's with you?
Estelle
My name is Estellise.
Estelle
We're terribly sorry for
barging in on you like this!
...Yuri, Karol, you too.
barging in on you like this!
...Yuri, Karol, you too.
Karol
S-sorry.
So...? What do you want?
Estelle
Well, you see...
Estelle
Yuri has followed a blastia
thief here all the way from
the imperial capital.
thief here all the way from
the imperial capital.
And?
Yuri
And that blastia thief...
Yuri
Wore a cape!
Yuri
Was short!
Yuri
And their name was Mordio!
Yuri
So...
Hmm, well Mordio is certainly my
name. Rita Mordio, to be exact.
name. Rita Mordio, to be exact.
Karol
And the height matches up, too.
Yuri
What do you have to say for yourself?
Rita
I told you, I have no idea what you're...
...Oh, I hadn't thought of that.
...Oh, I hadn't thought of that.
Rita
Follow me.
Yuri
What? Maybe you didn't hear me.
We're not finished here.
We're not finished here.
Rita
Just follow me, would you?
Rita
There's talk that some
thieves have turned up
in the Shaikos Ruins.
thieves have turned up
in the Shaikos Ruins.
Yuri
Thieves? Are you
sure about that?
sure about that?
Rita
It came from an Imperial
Knight who asked me for help.
It should be trustworthy.
Knight who asked me for help.
It should be trustworthy.
Estelle
Do you think that knight
might have been Flynn?
might have been Flynn?
Yuri
...It's gotta be. Looks like
she shot him down, though.
she shot him down, though.
Karol
Hey, remember what that guy
outside said about someone
vandalizing the ruins?
outside said about someone
vandalizing the ruins?
Estelle
Which means, the thief
who stole the blastia
core could be there.
who stole the blastia
core could be there.
Yuri
Hmm, maybe...
Rita
Finished chatting?
Let's go.
Let's go.
Yuri
All right, but don't even think
of making a break for it.
of making a break for it.
Rita
You don't have to come.
If you want, I'll just
call the guards.
If you want, I'll just
call the guards.
Estelle
Why don't we give it a try? It sounds
like Flynn might even be there.
like Flynn might even be there.
Rita
It's up to you: Go to jail,
make a run for it, or
follow me. Pick one.
make a run for it, or
follow me. Pick one.
Yuri
Okay, okay.
We'll go with you.
We'll go with you.
Rita
The Shaikos Ruins are
even further to the east,
once you leave the city.
even further to the east,
once you leave the city.