- Dahngrest
Karol
Morning, Yuri.
Yuri
Morning.
Estelle
It's a beautiful morning, but...
Estelle
Even as we stand here, the
aer is out of balance...
aer is out of balance...
Estelle
And our world may
already be dying.
already be dying.
Rita
...
Judith
That's right.
Patty
Judy!
Raven
Well, look who's
feeling better.
feeling better.
Judith
In the past, these slight
fluctuations of the aer have not
negatively affected our world.
fluctuations of the aer have not
negatively affected our world.
Judith
There have always been beings
who maintained the balance by
sensing changes in the aer flow.
who maintained the balance by
sensing changes in the aer flow.
Judith
Beings like Phaeroh and
Ba'ul -- the Entelexeia.
Ba'ul -- the Entelexeia.
Estelle
So the Entelexeia were
responsible for keeping
the aer balanced...
responsible for keeping
the aer balanced...
Judith
For ages, the Entelexeia
have regulated the aer.
have regulated the aer.
Judith
But the recent increase
has been greater than
they could control.
has been greater than
they could control.
Raven
Which is bein' caused
by the Hermes blastia.
by the Hermes blastia.
Yuri
And which is also why you
were going around, taking down
as many of them as you could.
were going around, taking down
as many of them as you could.
Judith
Yes. That was my mission.
Judith
The path I walk with Ba'ul,
to whom I owe my life.
to whom I owe my life.
Karol
The path you walk...
Judith
Now some would even hunt
the Entelexeia for apatheia.
the Entelexeia for apatheia.
Judith
This has made the mission
of the Entelexeia even
more difficult.
of the Entelexeia even
more difficult.
Yuri
Why is everybody so crazy
about these apatheia, anyway?
about these apatheia, anyway?
Judith
I'm afraid I don't have an answer.
Judith
The aer an Entelexeia absorbs
becomes condensed within
its body over time.
becomes condensed within
its body over time.
Judith
When its life is at an end,
that condensed aer forms
a crystal -- an apatheia.
that condensed aer forms
a crystal -- an apatheia.
Judith
That's all I know. I imagine
Phaeroh could shed more
light on the subject, though.
Phaeroh could shed more
light on the subject, though.
Rita
...So apatheia are crystals
of concentrated aer...
of concentrated aer...
Rita
If that's true, and the
energy could be extracted
from the apatheia...
energy could be extracted
from the apatheia...
Rita
It would be a source
of overwhelming
power, I'm sure.
of overwhelming
power, I'm sure.
Estelle
Could we really do that?
Rita
I...I don't know.
Patty
But if it was possible, lots of folks
would be hankering for it.
would be hankering for it.
Raven
I'd bet somebody wants
ta use these things for
the wrong reasons.
ta use these things for
the wrong reasons.
Karol
Why didn't you just tell us
all this from the beginning?
all this from the beginning?
Yuri
Seriously. We could have
avoided all this trouble if
you'd just talked to us.
avoided all this trouble if
you'd just talked to us.
Yuri
Am I wrong?
Judith
...Even if you had known...
Judith
There are things not even
you could have prevented.
you could have prevented.
Karol
What do you mean?
Judith
...I showed up at Heliord
because Ba'ul had sensed
a disturbance in the aer.
because Ba'ul had sensed
a disturbance in the aer.
Judith
Where there was a
disturbance, there was sure
to be a Hermes blastia...
disturbance, there was sure
to be a Hermes blastia...
Judith
But what I found there was not
a blastia... It was a person.
That had never happened before.
a blastia... It was a person.
That had never happened before.
Yuri
So it wasn't like you were
looking for Estelle in
particular back at Heliord.
looking for Estelle in
particular back at Heliord.
Judith
Yet for some reason,
Ba'ul perceived Estelle as
a disturbance in the aer.
Ba'ul perceived Estelle as
a disturbance in the aer.
Judith
I had to find out why. For the
sake of the path I've chosen.
sake of the path I've chosen.
Judith
It was at that time that
Phaeroh first appeared.
Phaeroh first appeared.
Judith
He seemed to have some
idea who Estelle was.
idea who Estelle was.
Judith
My mission was to destroy
all the Hermes blastia.
all the Hermes blastia.
Judith
However, Estelle was obviously
not a blastia. I needed to make
absolutely certain...
not a blastia. I needed to make
absolutely certain...
Judith
I made a deal with
Phaeroh, and he agreed
to grant me some time.
Phaeroh, and he agreed
to grant me some time.
Karol
You mean...
Judith
If it became apparent that
her existence posed too
great a threat, then I...
her existence posed too
great a threat, then I...
Judith
...I would kill her.
Rita
You what?!
Patty
W-wait, Rita!
Raven
Settle down.
Obviously, Judith reached
a different conclusion.
Obviously, Judith reached
a different conclusion.
Yuri
All right. I get it.
Judith
Belius said you possess
a heart of compassion.
a heart of compassion.
Judith
If you can communicate that
to Phaeroh somehow...
to Phaeroh somehow...
Judith
You may learn what
you should do.
you should do.
Rita
H-hey, there's no real
reason for you to find
Phaeroh anymore, right?
reason for you to find
Phaeroh anymore, right?
Rita
I mean, we know the Hermes
blastia are what's causing the
problem and everything.
blastia are what's causing the
problem and everything.
Rita
If we just make sure the apatheia
don't fall into the wrong hands...
don't fall into the wrong hands...
Estelle
...I still want to meet
Phaeroh. I want to hear
what he has to tell me.
Phaeroh. I want to hear
what he has to tell me.
Rita
But...
Estelle
Please try to understand.
Estelle
I have to know more
about myself, and take
responsibility for who I am.
about myself, and take
responsibility for who I am.
Rita
All right...
Karol
Sorry, Yuri... I don't think
we can decide what to do
about Judith right away.
we can decide what to do
about Judith right away.
Judith
I promise not to leave
again until things have been
“settled” as you said.
again until things have been
“settled” as you said.
Judith
I need to accept that
responsibility myself.
responsibility myself.
Yuri
Let's go and find Phaeroh.
Yuri
We'll finally be getting
around to one of the first
things we set out to do.
around to one of the first
things we set out to do.
Yuri
We can work out the
rest once this is finished.
rest once this is finished.
Judith
There is a rocky crag in the
center of the Sands of Kogorh.
That is where Phaeroh lives.
center of the Sands of Kogorh.
That is where Phaeroh lives.
Judith
Ba'ul can take us there.
Yuri
Okay. Let's go. This meeting's
been a long time coming.
been a long time coming.