>>5415195>>5415197>>5415235>>5415275"We can settle this later! The Kushan are about to attack us, we need to prepare and evacuate the civilians!"
"What do you mean, later?" You get pushed by Farnese, hysterically shouting to the crowd as Roderick stops you from falling. "Did you not hear what he's just said? How am I supposed to bounce back from this!? I knew the sins I've committed would eventually come back to haunt me... But how could I have destroyed the life of someone so close to me?"
"...I'm sorry..." Is all Serpico responds with, though Farnese is the one who considers herself an unforgivable monster. "Your relationship with Sir Vlad was going so well, I was hoping you could be stable enough in the future for me to come clean before I-"
"'DIED?! LEFT ME?! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS EARLIER, BEFORE I KILLED THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING YOU ONTO THIS WORLD?!"
"...I was as subservient to you as you were to your background. The jail of our minds was the one we needed to escape before truly being honest to each other-"
"DON'T GIVE ME THAT! YOU KNEW HOW I FELT ABOUT YOU FOR ALL THIS TIME! YOU COULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING, ANYTHING! AND YOU WAITED UNTIL RODERICK PROPOSED TO ME TO REVEAL YOURSELF AS A VANDIMION?"
"...I still don't see myself as a Vandimion. Seeing as your family is, it would be wrong to call myself the same as you... Though it seems that we all have secrets that none would wish to reveal...."
Farnese has never felt so conflicted. Not even Serpico looks so sure of his answers anymore. The once calculating master of noble secrecy destroyed his reputation in front of all, just for a stalling of time until you reached the palace...
His attempt at coming clean has only soiled his image.
"Wait, did he just say something of a Kushan invasion?"
"That can't be, We've been keeping post for the past few hours and nothing came of it. There's no way a massive army like theirs could sneak up on us."
A few guards do pay attention as they hear your words, with Roderick attempting to shift the subject away from the Vandimions falling out.
"Are you serious, Vlad?"
"Yes! They can summon fog to hide themselves inside of it and summon their foul creatures, my body is proof of what they are capable of. A big carnage is about to happen, and I am here to prevent it.
While the ones who hear your warning look afraid, the vast majority are still doubtful.
"Who's to say it's not his doing? God knows he only brings harm wherever he goes."
"Oh, like you're a reliable source! Magic does not even exist!"
"Did you see how many soldiers we have? Let them come, we're ready!"
>Would you really rather listen to gossip than stay alive?>Fine, then. Those who believe me can follow Roderick, the ones who don't can fend off for themselves.>[Check with Hyde if your group is close to arriving]>[Fire a soul arrow for demonstration.]>Write-in. 