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Yeah... Sounds scary.

That is what makes 'em truly scary.

The Rusthammers weren't born to fight against civilization. They were born of the development of civilization.

Don't expect them to have some end goal in mind, or some greater purpose. It's a mistake to treat them like a group of rational actors––

They're just the orphans of civilization. They were born when it moved on, but couldn't bring everyone along.

Homeless, with nowhere to go, forced to survive in the barren wilderness littered with Originium. They are the Catastrophes.

Thanks to them, we've become united, and as a result, we've also realized a few things...

That we don't want to end up like those lunatics.

So? What are we gonna do?

I want you to meet a few people.

What kind of people?

A few Infected.

Infected?

A few farmers, a few knights.

A real melting pot, huh.

A few manual laborers, a few bounty hunters.

A few village chiefs unable to make ends meet, a few worn-out nobles.

A few college students, a few illiterates.

A few people trying to change Kazimierz. A few people who were changed by Kazimierz.

Don't be surprised already. The real surprise has only just begun.

Sona, you've asked me before, what's the point of thwarting the General Chamber. What's the point of the knights.

I'd like to pose the same question back to you. Before the rise of the merchants, before Kazimierz was firmly in the grasp of the General Chamber of Commerce––

––who was it that exploited the poor and oppressed the masses? Who hanged the Infected, while hiding inside the massive edifices erected by and to their power?

The knights.

We don't prop up the reality of a villain just beacuse there isn't one now. Why bother though? We always lose out in the end.

But to be honest, though you rarely hear the words 'General Chamber of Commerce' spoken without curses attached... even a broken clock is right twice a day.

The people who've been left behind by the city should unite.

Toland, is this...?

An Infected knight from the Grand Knight Territory. We've formed a working relationship.

Are the others here?

Yes, they're all inside...

Good. Why don't you head inside as well, Clore......

It's nearly light out.