Final Fantasy XIV

“He said do… what with this fish!?”
“Put it around’a here for some reason or’another.”

Unable to comprehend the reasoning, Elizara continues to look upon Reinylla dumbfounded.

“A. Fish. Freshwater no less. Right. Here?”
“Yessum, darlin'”
“To what purpose!?”

Reinylla shrugs.

“Somethin’ about’a frog?”
“… a what?”
“Frog, ya’know those little hippity hoppy fellers.”
“I know what a frog is!”
“Oh good! I was worried there fer’a moment that where you came’a from, there were no fro–“

Elizara interrupts Reinylla with a loud huff.

“Fine! Now what?”
“We just wait’a over there fer a bit’er so and somethin’s supposed to happen.”

The two retreat back a bit and within the bell a massive bullfrog-like creature appears and gobbles up the fish.

“Now!”

Reinylla states in a whisper to Elizara. The two leap out and dispatch the massive creature with ease.

“Well that’a was sure fun! Wasn’t it, sugar?”
“It. was. A huge frog.”
“It sure’a was, wasn’t it!”

Not really even phasing Reinylla, the two head back up into Costa del Sol to plan the next course of action now that the beaches around it were just a bit safer with such a creature gone. They take the next day to enjoy some rest at Costa del Sol, as Aiki and I have many times. Upon nightfall, Reinylla heads down to the shallow waters of the beach, not realizing Elizara was coming right behind her.

“Oh! Well’a if I’a knew you wanted to come too, I’d ‘ave offered as well!”
“It’s…fine. Mind if I sit alongside you?”
“What a silly ‘ole question is that? Of course it is!”

“Hey. Sorry about earlier.”
“What’cha mean, sug?”

“About being huffy and skeptical, I just sometimes still don’t understand why we’re running around doing these things. Like… don’t we have some big bad… what is it called again, ‘Primal’ to deal with?”

“Oh, well’of course we do! We’ll get to that soon, darlin’! This is all just part of the journey! Helpin’ people and seeing the sights! It’s not’a always about the destination!”

Elizara ponders the remark for a moment.

“Huh. Good way of thinking I suppose.”

Reinylla nods lightly and grins, not saying anything.

“…thanks.”
“Fer what, sug?”
“Just. Thanks.”

Reinylla smiles and boops the side of Elizara’s head with her own, then go about stargazing for a while longer.

“Yer’a good bean, Lizzy. Dun let anyone’a tell you differently.”

Not really reacting to the remark from Reinylla, aside from a soft sigh and a faint smile. They small talk for another bell or so before retiring that night. Another big day ahead tomorrow for the two of them while they inch ever so closer to their final destination.

While traveling through the Black Shroud, Reinylla was tasked with investigating Haukke Manor. While initially not concerning her all that much having Elizara with her, upon reaching their destination is when the reality of it sank in.

“This’a place sure is creepy.”
“… we’ll be fine, let’s get to it.”

Elizara’s stark response somewhat gave Reinylla the courage to get her legs to move forward.

“Y-your’a right behind me, right sug?”
“Yes, you’re going to be alright, come on.”

Elizara walks up alongside Reiynlla with her bow in one hand, and gently grabs Reinylla’s hand with the other.

“Here, let’s go.”

Elizara, trying as best as she could, beings to gently and slowly walk towards the corridors, feeling the shivers in Reinylla’s hand every step as they proceed. Once the first area was cleared out though, Reinylla’s fear lessened and the two proceeded with the investigation as planned.

“I don’t think I could’a done that without you, darlin’.”

Elizara scoffs at her remark at the end of it all.

“I said you would be fine! You got that strength in you, I-I just nudged it is all.”

“I think you bein’ there, sug, is what gave me that strength. Don’t be sittin’ there sellin’ yerself short, and thank ya.”

If one were to look hard enough, one could see a faint shade of pink across Elizara’s face appear.

“L-let’s go.”

Reinylla chuckles lightly and the two make there way back to Gridania. Onward to their next adventure!

“So, tell me, sugar, do’ya recall anythin’?”

Elizara thinks very hard for a long moment.

“No. Not really. Just. Everything is so fuzzy. Like, some sort of structures? Nothing I’ve seen so far here with you even remotely resembles it though.”

“Huh.. I’a wonderin’ what you’ra seeing then…”

There’s a small pause between the two as they both look at the warm campfire they decided to stay near for the night.

“Maybe~”

Reiynlla begins while not taking her eyes off the fire.

“There’sa rumors I’vea heard that over in that thar new world of a place with marvels far exceedin’ that of Hydaelyn herself! Maybe we can’a get there one’a day it’ll jog somethin!”

Elizara turns to look at Reiynlla with a faint smile.

“… yeah. Maybe. I’d might like that.”

Reinylla smiles, turning back to Elizara.

“So’a tell me then, darlin’! What you do remember, tell me some regailin’ things even if just ole silhouettes! We got’a fire here, might be fun to try and make shadows out of them!”

Elizara laughs.

“Yeah? Alright then, let’s see how good your skills are at that!”

The two laugh at one another, as Elizara begins to, as best as possible, tell some faint stories from before her arrival in The Archives. As much as Elizara continues to be reserved, Reinylla’s determination to get her to open up is almost as strong of a will as ever – rivaling that of Aikirees’ potent will to protect everyone and everything she cares about!

The two talk for a few bells, and with the fire burning out, the two call it a night. Until next time~

Reinylla and Elizara decided to return to Ul’dah, which just so happened to match up with the Little Ladies’ Day even going on. The two split up for a bit to walk around and see the sights, with Reiynlla paying a visit to the Sapphire Avenue for a spell.

“Oh! There you are, darlin’! Here! I gotchu a little somethin’!”

Reinylla excitedly hands over a fairy sized boxed, practically shoving it into Elizara’s hands, tied together with a twine-like rope.

“Uh, thanks? What is it?”
“Just’a open’er it, sugar! It’s a surprise!”

Elizara carefully opens the package, with Reinylla’s excitement beaming off the tufts of her ears.

“Wait, what is this?”

Elizara holds part of the gown up from the package, not exactly sure what to make of it.

“It’sa dress, darling! Surely you know’a what that is??”
“Y-yes, just never wore one before.”

Reinylla furrows both her brows and ears a smidgen.

“What’cha mean? You’ve a neve’ring wore one before??”

She ponders for a moment.

“Well, here’a then, come along!”
“Wh-hey, hey! Slow down, will you?!”

Reinylla once again dragging Elizara off towards the Adventurer’s Guild by the hand, nearly causing her to trip over practically everything in the way. After some struggling, mostly on Reinylla explaining the process, Elizara was dressed up and soon after was Reinylla.

“You look’in so gorgeous there, darlin!”

Reinylla exclaimed in sheer delight. Elizara looks over herself, not sure what to make of it all.

“T-thanks, I think? I feel a little… silly. What’s the occasion that I can wear my normal clothes anyway?”

“It’s fer the Little Ladies’ Day event, sugar!”

“The, oh, the reason for all of the decor, I take it?”

Reinylla nods several times.

“Why, yeppers! The very same! Come along, let’s go!”

Rather than dragging Elizara by the hand again, she beckons to her in the direction they needed to go in to take all of the sites, sounds, scenery, and festivities that this year’s Little Ladies’ Day had to offer.

The event this year was assisting someone new to being a Seneschal Prince, while seeking out information as to how & what it all entails.

It was wholesome and good as they usually are, with the ending being a big fun performance on the Little Ladies’ Stage.

Dusk fell upon Ul’dah, with the two Vieras feeling a bit on the tired side, with a healthy dose of being able to accomplish helping out the big event take off without any major hitches. Once the sun started to set and the festive lights were lit, the stage was set for the big performances.

The two took pause to enjoy it off a little in the distance from the steps leading down towards the stage itself. While watching and listening to the Songbirds perform, Elizara turns towards Reinylla.

“Hey, Rein. I-… thanks for this day. Means a lot.”

Reinylla beams.

“Anytime there, sugar. We’ll get’cha memories back before’ya know it!”

Not exactly sure how to react, Elizara half smiles before the two return their gaze towards the stage. The two end up watching the performances and enjoying all the festivities until the very early bells of the next morning. Not exactly certain how to disgown, Elizara simply flops onto the bed and gets some sleep for the night; she’ll inquire with Reinylla in the morning in regards to such a task.

The two’s bond grows stronger, but their journey is still just in its infancy. Only time will tell where it finally leads and what ultimately is discovered about Elizara’s past. Until then, the two I’m certain will continue to look after themselves just as strong as ever.

As Laureine told Elizara, she approached me the next morning while I was at my desk having my morning tea glancing over some documents.

“…I see. T-this is a rather interesting turn of events, even for The Archives.”

I respond to Laureine’s entire recount of the night prior, still a bit unsure how to proceed.

“May I see the scroll you found next to Elizara?”
“Oh! Why, of course, Missus! Here, this is what I found with the faint glow.”

I gently take the scroll from Laureine’s grasp and began to examine it. The scroll appeared to be incredibly ancient with near impossible language to understand. The glow that Laureine had mentioned was all but gone now.

“This is a rather unique artifact… not anything I would have placed or asked anyone to put in there…”

I say out loud while continuing to examine both sides of the scroll: in and out of the light, the material it was made of, and the way it was written.

“W-what of Mistress Elizara…?”

Laureine inquires, almost holding back a feeling of force; I ponder this for a moment.

“…well, hmm. She doesn’t know where, or even what she is, which in itself very strange. I don’t think it’s a good idea for her to remain in HQ, as I believe her going out to see the realm would do her some good and hopefully give her a recollection to her memories.”

Laureine agreeably nods.

“I concur with that, Missus, but… on her own…?”
“Oh Twelve no! That would be cruel. However, the question becomes as to who will go with her. You are busy with your own tasks, along with keeping Miss Lizz on her tasks.”

I resist the urge to chuckle at Lizicus’ and Laureine’s rather interesting relationship, as I all well know how family can sometimes be.

“Well, let’s see here….”

I pull out a tome with EOCA’s roster and start to thimble through it.

“Well, Sirena and Juli have been making a really wonderful and cute team as of late. Aryiah is off to Twelve knows where, and I don’t even know when we’ll see her again. Aikirees and I are usually off doing the same, as y’all are…”

I flip a couple more pages through the roster.

“Hmm… Reinylla.”
“Oh! The Viera who helped us found EOCA and you relocate?”

I smile and nod.

“Yeppers! The very same. She’s incredibly warm and has been wanting to depart from Ul’dah for a time now and see the Realm. It would also benefit for Elizara to be around another Viera – help her better understand herself.”

Laureine’s worried expression softens.

“That does sound like a good idea then, Missus.”
“Hopefully so. I’ll make contact with Reinylla via linkpearl to let her know where to meet her. Laureine, please escort Elizara to the rendezvous point in Ul’dah once the time has been established. Answer and/all questions she might have on the trek, and please do try to help in any way you can too.”

Laureine smiles and bows.

“At once, Missus!”
“..oh, and one more task for only you.”
“W-what is it, Missus?”

I hand the scroll back to Laureine rolled carefully up and sealed.

“You need to take this to Terrestia. If anyone can understand where this came from or what this is, she’s the most likely.”

Lauriene slowly takes the scroll from my hand.

“Y-your sister…?”
“Yes. You’ll have to do it without any of us making contact, but once you get close, she’ll find you just from that scroll alone. Just… when you have time, no hurry or anything, but until then keep that scroll safe.”

Laureine nods uncomfortably.

“Y-yes, Missus, it will be done.”
“Right then. Let’s get these two together and see what happens.”

As asked, Laureine escorted Elizara to Ul’dah. Within a bell, she’s approached by an enthusiastic, red-haired, heterochromatic eyed Viera.

“Well, howdy there, darlin’!”

Elizara snapped out of her daze to look up at an excited Viera greeting her.

“Oh, erm… H-hello? I.. take it your Reinylla?”
“Sure ‘am there, sugar! Nice ta meet’cha, Elizara!”

Elizara continues to look up at Reinylla, not certain what to make of her.

“Mind if I take’a seat next to ya?”

Elizara without saying anything subltly nods at her inquiry.

“Thank ya! Awfully kind’of ya! So, tell me about yer’self?”
“… it’s just Elizara, there’s really not much else to say right now.”

Elizara began to recount the story of where and how she appeared without knowing much else aside her name – not even what she was.

“Quite the tale, hun! Can’t say I understood’n all of it, but sounds like ya had quite the journey! Can’t say I can’a boast anythin’ close, just a humble Viera from across the Eastward Sea yearn’in for adventur’in!”

The two began to talk for a number of bells, well mostly Reinylla regailing her quiet beginnings in the far, far Southern part of Othard – far more southern than Aikirees and I. Just nearly the opposite side of that continent from where Lizicus and Laureine grew up, in fact.

“…You’ve had quite the journey here…”
“I guess’in so! Neva’ really thought of it that’a way!”

Reinylla chuckles.

“Wonder how far I’ve traveled then…”
“Well, there’sa only one way ta find out, sugar! How’a bout it?”

Elizara pauses, nearly frozen, at the thought.

“…You want me to come with you?”

Reinylla excitedly nods at Elizara.

“Absolutely, hun! How’a bout being my travelin’ companion? I’ve been a’itching to go out on my own fer a time now!”
“I.. don’t know.”

Reinylla furrows her brows for a moment.
“Aww, come’er on! It’ll be fun! Who’a knows, some’thing or other out there could give that’a memory of yers a good jarring!”

Elizara doesn’t say anything, only going back to being lost in thought.

“Well, that’a settles it then!”
Reinylla hops up from the stone bench with an incredible amount of delight.

“Come’on, Sugar! We’ra burnin’ daylight!”
“W-wha, b-but I didn’t agr—“
“Yes’a you did! Come onnnn! I want’a see the realm! Let’s go, Hun!”

Elizara, slowly gets up from the bench, with some reluctance, but Reiynlla quickly grabs her hand and tugs her towards the Adventuring Guild.

” I’am so excited! We gonna to have such an a’venture together!”

All that Elizara could muster was a smirk while trying not to trip being nearly dragged towards the Aventuring Guild there in Ul’dah.

“But’a first! We need ta’get properly equipped ta head on out’of here!”
“‘Properly Equipped…?'”
“Yeah, sugar! Can’ta be runnin’ around out there wit’ no way of defending ourselves!”
“..Ah?”

With that, the two of them begin their journey across the realm, one with aspirations to see it all with the other just trying to make an understanding of everything. Only time will tell what what those two will get themselves into, and what will be uncovered of Elizara’s mysterious past.