Saoirse

I can't believe --

I can't believe it's him. I can't believe it's him. He -- he's alive, somehow, somehow he's alive, and he met my eyes, and I swear he smiled at my just a little bit, and he might pull through and be really okay...

And...

[Filter: Hunter's Circle and Lionel]

And what do I do now?

Lionel! Oh, Lionel, I need to -- I need to see him! Is he okay? Is he all right?! Let me see him!

[Kilian]

Ugh!!!

What is wrong with my mother? How dare she do this to me, honestly?! After what she's been doing?! Walking out with someone else, pretending she forgets all about Da, and just -- now she's trying to tell me what I'm allowed to do?!

I've never -- seen her angry. Never.

Maybe it's just Searlait's stupid curse or whatever it is, or...

Ugh.

That could open all sorts of doors, couldn't it?

[Filter: Miss Amalea, in Kilian]

Hi.

Did Coinin do anything for you yesterday?

[Filter: Coinin, in Kilian]

You turned into a real -- asshole while I was gone, Coinin! I shouldn't say that but I'm going to say it anyway because it doesn't matter! It needs to be said!

It's super obvious that you like Iseult but instead of doing something about it you're going to go and shower that old hag with roses because you want to get get lucky! And you know what? I bet Iseult likes you, too. I was so sure I'd come back and the two of you would be the happiest couple in Doolin and instead you just barely talked for a year and now you're courting some, some old lady? She's fifty, Coinin.

50.

You're going to hurt Issy and for what?

Ugh, and now I hear that to make it worse, you go and tell Patience that he's not allowed to have Iseult because you're not going to do anything about her but you just want to, you know, save her for later! After you stop being such a dumb boy and figure out what you want?

Do you know how frustrating it is to lead people on like that? Iseult probably still doesn't know if she should cook for you tomorrow! She's probably staring at a bunch of recipes right now trying to remember if people in Floran like their potatoes baked or mashed and then thinking well what's the damn point?! How can I not tell if he likes me or not at this point? How embarrassing would it be to go for it and then have it have been nothing all along?!

[Filter: Franelcrew, Doolin people, blah blah]

Okay!

Ummmm.

So something just occurred to me that we should probably reeally discuss~ That being, we probably need, like... a reason for you to be in town. I don't know why I didn't think of this ugh but here it is! Because people aren't going to pry, but they're going to want to know. We're not even on the road to somewhere! The road that leads to Doolin ends in Doolin! You can't even say -- you know, that you're staying on your way...

And you can't tell the truth, because they'll all pretend that they don't know what you mean.

We need some sort of story!

[Filter: Lionel]

... what did she say? You look... um. You don't look so good, I... uh...

Ooh! Look, Lionel, look! That is definitely another town! I know you probably can't see anything, but you see that way the mist ever so slightly glows? That means that there are people, enough to make up a village at least, in that direction!

Hm, but this one isn't on any of my maps here... look, isn't that a streetsign up ahead? How about you be a darling and go up and check it for me??

There are a couple of villages that might be in this area...

[Filter: Private, in Kilian]

It says one of the families around here is looking into making animals talk? Could be useful, I guess. Ugh. That's how dire things are! I'm looking into asking chipmunks what they've seen out in the forest!

Oh thank goodness! Do you smell that, Lionel? Mmmmm, that's the smell of roasting goose, I bet you anything! I knew I saw lights in the trees that weren't just ghostlights and mistgames, I just knew it!

Let's head in! I bet they'd love music on Festival! Do you remember some of the Festival songs I taught you? You can't sing the ones about changing leaves! Nooooobody knows what that means here! I still don't know what it means. Why would the leaves change?

Mmm, I'm hungry! These biscuits from Churraigh are totally stale now!