Merchantsdaughterone
Oh, oh, are you an adventurer!? Please, you have to rescue my sister!
Merchantsdaughterone
Some horrible people tried to kidnap us just outside the city gates! I managed to break free when a traveler stopped to help, but my sister never caught up to me.
Merchantsdaughterone
You will!? Oh, thank you! Thank you so much!
Merchantsdaughterone
Please, hurry through the gate here and just keep going straight ahead! You're sure to find them! The traveler was some sort of mage, I think, but it was one against six. Surely he couldn't stand against so many...
Merchantsdaughterone
Mama and Papa left early to deal with some merchants, and the Brass Blades don't seem to care what happens outside the city walls.
Merchantsdaughterone
That traveler... He was some sort of mage, I think, but it was one against six. Surely he couldn't stand against so many.
What can I do? Won't you please help me...?
Merchantsdaughterone
Head towards the Spineless Basin crossroads! Honestly, we were barely a stone's throw from the Gate of Thal!
Merchantsdaugtertwo
Don't touch m─ Oh, you're not one of them!
Xrhuntia
(-Red-garbed Traveler-)...And who might you be?
Merchantsdaugtertwo
My little sister is safe? Oh, thank goodness!
Merchantsdaughterone
She's not hurt, then!? I'm so glad! Uh...did you not bring her with you?
Xrhuntia
You came to lend your aid? My apologies. Had I but known, I would have spared you a villain or two.
Xrhuntia
After all, you seem to share my distaste for those who would prey upon defenseless children. Aye! Birds of a feather are we!
Xrhuntia
(-X'rhun Tia-)I am X'rhun Tia, a pilgrim of sorts. Might I know your name, friend?
Xrhuntia
(-X'rhun Tia-)...?
Hmmm, now why does that strike such a familiar chord?
Merchantsdaughtertwo
Excuse me, I...
I just wanted to thank you for saving me!
Xrhuntia
(-X'rhun Tia-)My pleasure, child. You are unharmed, yes?
Xrhuntia
(-X'rhun Tia-)Good. Let us escort this brave lass to her sister, then. Lead the way!
Xrhuntia
The sisters are reunited! You have done a good deed this day, friend.
Merchantsdaughtertwo
Thank you again for coming to my rescue.
Merchantsdaughterone
You found her, adventurer! Thank you!
Merchantsdaugtertwo
We are very grateful for your kindness.
Merchantsdaughterone
...I was so scared! What did those terrible people want with us!?
Merchantsdaugtertwo
You needn't worry about them anymore, Sister─the man in red defeated them all! You saw how he fought, with spells and steel? He's one of those heroes Papa told us about: a Crimson Duelist. ...Aren't you?
Xrhuntia
If your papa is telling his daughters tales of red mages, then he must be from Ala Mhigo, yes?
Xrhuntia
Well that would explain his choice of bedtime stories. Now, shall we see you lasses home?
Merchantsdaugtertwo
We'll be all right from here! Thank you again!
Xrhuntia
And away they skip, safe and happy. Now..., was it not? I believe we've earned ourselves a celebratory drink!
Xrhuntia
Ahahaha! You need not feel compelled, my friend! Should the mood strike you, however, you'll find me staying over at Black Brush Station. I find the ale served at the Coffer & Coffin most agreeable.
Xrhuntia
Ah, you came! As it so happens, the mother of those girls tracked me down and insisted I accept a reward. Once I mentioned you might be stopping by, she left a token of gratitude for you as well.
Xrhuntia
It seems we've assisted an affluent merchant family─a revelation which might explain the attempted kidnapping. Hefty ransom, and all that. I'm told the girls were immediately assigned a capable bodyguard, however, so we can drink in peace knowing they are well protected!
Xrhuntia
Oh! I've remembered whence I know your name!
Xrhuntia
I mean, honestly, how could I forget one of the liberators of Ala Mhigo!? I blame the heat and an excess of fine ale. As a native of that troubled land, I must add mine own sincere gratitude to that of my countrymen.
Xrhuntia
Are you not one of the champions fighting to liberate Ala Mhigo? As a native of that troubled land, I must add mine own sincere gratitude to that of my countrymen.
Xrhuntia
At first I did not think you one and the same, but I have heard of the whose deeds are celebrated across the four nations of Eorzea.
Xrhuntia
It was Alisaie who first mentioned you to me. After she had alluded to more than a few of your more famous exploits, I became rather curious to meet you myself.
Xrhuntia
I learned of you first from a young lass named Alisaie, whom I met upon the road. She expressed an admiration for your growing exploits, even as she persuaded me to teach her the basics of red magery.
Xrhuntia
She proved a quick study in the arcane side of things, but fencing was something of a challenge. By the end of our lessons, however, she had learned to combine spellcraft with swordplay: when to cast from afar, and when to lunge forward with a well-timed thrust!
Xrhuntia
...And what of you, my friend? Have you any interest in the art? I suspect you would make an exceptional red mage!
Xrhuntia
I am deadly serious. A woman who would rush to the aid of a stranger's child without fear or hesitation is a woman I would trust with the power of red magic. But even beyond that...
Xrhuntia
I sense in you a kindred spirit.
Xrhuntia
Be warned, however, that my style of teaching is a practical one─I will expect you to join me on my journey, and assist me in aiding others. Accept those terms, and I will bestow upon you the accoutrements of a red mage.
Xrhuntia
Are you familiar with soul crystals? This particular stone is attuned to past wielders of red magicks, and will fill your mind with a firm foundation of technique. You need only reach forth your hand.
Xrhuntia
Are you prepared to walk the path of a red mage? One word, and the soul crystal is yours.
Q
Will you become a red mage?
Xrhuntia
You will not regret this decision, my friend!
...Gods above! For a moment there, I thought you meant to refuse me!
Xrhuntia
A host of red mages committed their memories to this gem. And now it is yours.
Xrhuntia
Absorb the knowledge it contains, then we will discuss the finer points of red magic. Ah, but first, I should give you that reward!
Xrhuntia
I understand that this is a road not lightly taken. Should you have a change of heart, however, know that you are always welcome to take up the red!