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Really? Let's see... 'In a New Kazdel, the Sarkaz help one another, and outsiders no longer have to crowd on the city outskirts.'

'People come here for better lives regardless of race, and there is no Royal Court anymore.' Pohl, did you write that?

Th-That's mine! Didn't I burn it? How did you find it?

Regardless of race... No Royal Court...

Can you see what I wrote?

Yes. Well... Your vision is pretty bold, Gargoyle. I'm afraid it may never come true.

A lot of people said the same thing a lot of years ago, to another Gargoyle.

(Whispers) Ermi, Ermi. Which step of the ceremony are we on?

We're not on <i>any</i> step. Ever since the ancestors showed up, I've completely lost control of this ceremony.

Right now, the feeling I'm getting is that the ancestors are toying with us.

Toying?

They seem to enjoy hearing a different kind of stories.

Crashing to the earth, flying into the sky, no Royal Court, and an entire city turned to revenants... You people come up with some wild ideas. Do you really think—

Do you really think that, compared to the way it is now, Kazdel would be better like that?

If Kazdel makes its way toward one of them, only to find it's the wrong path, what will you do?

There's no such thing as 'the wrong path'.

Nobody knows what form Kazdel will ultimately take, but all of us want the people here to live better lives.

If life gets better, how could you call it the wrong path?

Even if the path we end up taking is a treacherous one, it would be better than finding ourselves at a dead end, wouldn't it?

There is no response from the furnace core. The Tin Man looks down once again, all while his finger continues to rhythmically tap his other arm.

Nymph feels her heart beating faster, as the staff in her hand gets hotter.

Come on, hurry up and say something. Nymph glances at Crownie to plead for help, but she sees only a dark shadow in the distance.

If you think Kazdel would be better that way, then try it for yourselves.

You will prove for yourselves whether the outcome is good or bad, and you will bear any consequences.

Let's see if you truly have the right to find Kazdel... a different path.

A different path... to where?

To the stories you just told.