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Video: Dazil Video: Grahf That night, our worst fears come true - all of that dinosaur kicking action broke Weltall's circuit, and so it can't see use until it's repaired. Darn! So much for getting to use a fancy Gear. 😩 Welp, since repairing Weltall is beyond him, Citan decides to kill some time by chatting up Elly, who hasn't been able to sleep. He quickly figures out that she's the pilot behind the Lahan incident, and is from the Gebler, the mercenary group supporting Aveh. Before she gets any ideas to question him about his vast knowledge, he cuts her off! Then, he nonchalantly asks her to leave them be, because...because he wants to protect Fei, allegedly. Also because he thinks she shouldn't be here. Jeez, kinda rude, Citan. Elly, rather reluctant to leave, expresses regret at having unintentionally scolded Fei and making him depressed, and wishes to apologize to him somehow. Citan remarks on how such a sentiment is rather rare among her people, as they s...

Video: Elly's Flashback Last time, Fei destroyed his idyllic border village himself, and was thus shunned out of it forever. Citan vaguely suggested perusing the Avehian cities, and we do see a city sitting enticingly in the distance. But there's a vast tract of forest between it and him. The forest is not very welcoming. It's a dense, dimly lit thicket, with tall trees constantly dominating the view, and tall cliffs hemming in the path. As you might expect, this forest is filled with enemies, and is the second dungeon of this game. Most of the encounters are against the same wolves and hobgoblins we encountered on Citan's mountain path, but there are a few new enemies. Also, enemies that are on a different cliff can't hurt our character without jumping over, but the same is true for him. Thankfully, jumping over doesn't consume an extra turn. It's an interesting bit of environmental interaction that seems to only show up here and in the previous dungeon. Th...