Rhapsody in the Night Winds
Vixel: Haaah!
Fiend: Gyaaaaah!
Ranzal: Yer killin' it, Vixel!
Elisanne: It's quite dark out here, and yet you still see well enough to engage in combat. Most impressive!
Vixel: Well, I'm not exactly "seeing" my surroundings.
Elisanne: What does that mean, exactly? Oh, the torch! It went out.
Ranzal: That wind really came out of nowhere. Some fiend up to no good, maybe?
Notte: All I know is that I can't see a darn thing in all this darkness! Somebody fire that torch up already!
Cleo: In this wind, the torch would likely blow out the moment we relight it.
Euden: Well, there's no way we'll get back to the Halidom in this darkness. What's the plan?
Vixel: Allow me. I will guide the group.
Euden: Wait, really? How?
Vixel: As I mentioned before, I do not rely upon my eyes as others do. I am attuned to sound. So long as I can hear things, I can guide us. I will lead us through the forest. Once there, the moon can guide us home no matter how bad the wind may be.
Euden: Do all conductors have this skill...? Well, I suppose we'll see how this goes. Come on, everyone.
Notte: Everybody still with us?
Elisanne: It appears so, yes.
Vixel: The sound of the wind has changed. There should be a clearing just ahead.
Notte: You figured that out just from sound? You're like some kind of faerie tale hero! You crack fiend skulls AND make music! Is there anything you're NOT good at?!
Vixel: Ha ha! I fear you overestimate me. I've flaws just like anyone else.
Notte: Really? 'Cause it sure doesn't seem like it!
Elisanne: Where exactly did you learn your style of fighting, Vixel?
Vixel: Oh, it's just something I picked up in the rough and rowdy days after my voice changed. My memories of those times are rather... interesting, so I tend not to dwell on them. But I can tell you more if you like.
Elisanne: Er, maybe another time!
Vixel: Very well. Now, we must move on, so please stay close, everyone.
Notte: Yahoo! We escaped the darkness!
Vixel: Good work, everyone.
Euden: It's all thanks to you, Vixel.
Notte: You heard every leaf fall and every tiny animal footstep. That was AMAZING!
Ranzal: Do all you conductors have the ears of fruit bats or what?
Vixel: This is actually an ability I've possessed since I was young. For as long as I can remember, every sound has been like music to me. Thus, even when I stopped singing, I still heard music ever-ringing in my ears.
Ranzal: Well, ain't that a hell of a thing. Don't it get annoying?
Vixel: I suppose it has proven troublesome on occasion. And yet, it is precisely because I have this ability that I was able to return to the world of music. It has proven to be a most useful talent, as it was today. Ah. It seems we have guests.
Euden: Huh?
Vixel: Fiends approach.
Euden: What?! I don't see any fien—
Fiend: Graaaagh!
Ranzal: He's right! Fiends! And they brought all their friends, too!
Vixel: Ready yourselves, everyone!
Euden: Let's get 'em!
Fiend: Graaaagh!
Vixel: A good sound. Come, then! I shall conduct it for you!
Euden: You're taking two on at once, Vixel?! Don't be so reckless!
Vixel: It will be fine. Now come, beasts! Play your song for me!
Fiend: Raaaargh!
Vixel: Your energy is quite nice, but you lack delicacy!
Fiend: Raaaargh!
Elisanne: Vixel! Behind you!
Vixel: Yes, I hear them.
Fiend: Graaaaargh!
Vixel: And so ends our song, "A Rhapsody of Three Fiends"!
Elisanne: He lured the fiend to that spot and then launched a surprise attack...
Notte: Just like a true conductor—full of grace, even in the middle of a brawl!
Vixel: Is everyone all right?
Euden: Thanks to you taking out the big ones, we had an easy time of it.
Vixel: Well, I'm just glad you're unharmed. Perhaps we might take a break now?
Ranzal: A break? We're almost at the castle! I say we press on.
Vixel: You may be fine, Ranzal, but there are those among us who are not.
Cleo: *wheeze* M-my apologies. After all the walking and fighting, I fear I'm a bit winded.
Euden: Not only do you have amazing hearing, but you really look out for everyone.
Vixel: An orchestra is made up of many members, and each is essential. My work has taught me to pay close attention to everyone's needs.
Notte: Smart, attentive, AND thoughtful! You must have to fend the ladies off with a stick, am I right?
Vixel: Mmm, who can say?
Ranzal: Ha! Bein' coy like that is the TOTAL move of a ladies man! ...Hey, maybe I oughta try that next time.
Elisanne: Oh, by all means. Just don't expect success.
Ranzal: Guh...
Euden: ANYWAY, that was an impressive display, Vixel. It's adults like you that give the rest of us something to aim for.
Vixel: Even you, Euden? I am no adult. Nay, far from it...
Euden: Er, Vixel?
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