
label d10:

    scene d09 14
    with fade
    "The age of the Tuatha has passed, and I was denied my reward for the suffering I endured under Bres' tyranny."
    "King Nuada is gone and my people are scattered. There is no promise that remains to keep, no duty left to fulfil."
    "Truly, now is time to live for myself and take all that I desire!"
    "But if I am to claim the Fianna, I must first be part of it."
    scene d10 00
    with fade
    pause
    scene d10 01
    with fade
    show finn neut at left with moveinleft
    show goll talk at right with moveinright
    play sound day loop
    gm "All right you rabble! Silence! Finn has something to say!"
    f "When I first became Captain of the Fianna, I bit my thumb and wondered how I could best choose worthy warriors for the three battalions."
    f "The answer that came to me was seven trials. If somebody could pass all seven, then they would be judged worthy."
    scene d10 02
    with fade
    f "Today, we have two hopeful souls that seek to join the greatest fighting force on Celtica!"
    f "But, any brute can swing a sword or thrust a spear. I need those that can hunt and those that appreciate the arts and poetry, so they may come to love the culture they seek to defend."
    gm "Candidates, are you ready to receive these trials?!"
    e "I am."
    mc "I'm ready."
    gm "Then by the gods, let's begin!"
    stop sound
    scene d10 03
    with fade
    play music cin07 loop
    "In the first trial, I am buried up to my waist in the earth, with only a hazel wood rod and shield to protect myself."
    "I cannot pass these trials with druid magick. That would be grounds for immediate disqualification."
    "I ready my shield for what is about to come."  
    f "Begin!"
    scene d10 04
    with fade
    "At the length of ten furrows, nine men and women of the Fianna stand ready to cast their spears at me."
    play sound dagger01
    queue sound dagger01
    "They all throw in quick succession and a barrage of wood and steel comes arcing down upon me."
    f "If you are even scratched by a spear tip or bruised by a shaft, you shall fail!"
    scene d10 05
    with hpunch
    play sound bowhit
    "In all happens in an instant. There is no time to hesitate and only my practiced skills can save me now."
    "The most accurate and deadly spears I block with my shield."
    play sound woodclack
    with vpunch
    "The ones that are sure to wound me I knock away with the hazel rod."
    play sound bowhit2
    with hpunch
    "And the ones that would scratch me I dodge by bending from side to side."
    f "[mcname] passes this trial!"
    scene d10 06
    with fade
    "Eva of Caledon is next. How will she fare?"
    "She shows no signs of nerve or hesitation. I sense in her that iron resolve that all great warriors possess."
    "Still, even the merest scratch will cause her to fail..."
    f "Begin!"
    scene d10 07
    "As the spears come towards her, the warrioress drops her shield and rod!"
    "Eva catches each spear by the shaft a moment before it hits her."
    with hpunch
    play sound stab01
    queue sound stab03
    "After she has caught them, they are thrust into the soil around her, freeing her hand for the next incoming spear."
    "All nine are dealt with in this way. But then..."
    scene d10 08
    with fade
    play sound dagger01
    "...one by one, Eva throws them all back!"
    play sound dagger01
    e "Have back at you! I return each spear to its caster!"
    f "Eva passes!"
    scene d10 09
    with fade
    play sound dagger01
    "Eva casts back each spear with such accuracy that the Fianna are forced to scramble out of the way, lest they get hit."
    play sound stab04
    "Conan" "AIEEEEE!"
    "Not all were fast enough..."
    scene d10 10
    with fade
    show finn neut at left with moveinleft
    show goll talk at right with moveinright
    f "You have done well to pass the first test, but here you face a greater challenge!"
    f "What comes next is not merely a pursuit! It will test your skills as a hunter and a woodsman!"
    f "A warrior of the Fianna must be as fast as a hare and as wily as a fox!"
    scene d10 11
    with fade
    "When Finn gives the word, Eva and I dash into the open woodland around us."
    "We sprint across the long grass on the tips of our feet. The trees are a blur around us."
    "The hooting and hollering of pursuing Fianna is hard on our backs, barely even a tree branch's length behind us."
    scene d10 12
    with fade
    f "In this trial, you will sprint through the woods of Celtica with warriors of the Fianna fast on your tail!"
    f "They will try to wound you with their daggers. If they make even the merest scratch, you will fail and not be accepted as one of my people!"
    f "Not only your speed, but your endurance will be tested!"
    scene d10 13
    with fade
    f "Your hair is braided today for a reason!"
    f "As you fly through the forest, you must do so with such bearing that not even one plait of your hair becomes undone or disturbed by the trees and bramble around you!"
    scene d10 14
    with fade
    f "Silence is essential to those on the hunt!"
    f "As you run from your pursuers, not one dry stick is to be cracked underneath your foot!"
    scene d10 15
    with fade
    f "There will be thorns purposely placed upon your path of travel!"
    f "As a test of your skill on the run, when it pierces your foot, you must remove it while running at your fastest!"
    f "This will show us your speed and accuracy of hand!"
    f "Fail at any of this, and you shall not be accepted into the Fianna!"
    scene d10 16
    play sound brush
    with hpunch
    mc "How far are they behind us?!"
    e "We've made no ground on them since the very beginning!"
    mc "We can try to delay them in the thickets ahead!"
    scene d10 17
    play sound brush
    with hpunch
    gm "The warrior woman is mine! It will be quite the story when it's told that Goll Moc Morna got the best of the fighting queen of Caledon!"
    on "You'll be lucky to catch even the wind behind their backs, old man! Try and keep up!"
    dm "By the gods but that druid runs faster than I could have expected!"
    scene d10 18
    with fade
    f "As you make your way through the woods, you must be able to show your vigor by leaping over a branch that is at least your own height!"
    f "A warrior of the Fianna is not only strong, but nimble!"
    f "They are also brave and must not fall back from a fight until they are outnumbered ten to one!"
    scene d10 19
    play sound brush
    with hpunch
    f "Just as you must be able to leap high, you must also have the flexibility to stoop low!"
    f "No one joins the Fianna unless they can make their way under a branch no higher than the height of their own knee."
    f "All these things I have just related to you must be done without fail!"
    scene 00 00 
    with fade
    f "..."
    f "Eva and [mcname] pass!"
    stop music
    scene d10 20
    with fade
    play music harp02 loop
    "Though the Fianna men came close enough to swing their knives several times, no blood was drawn when Finn proclaimed Eva and I had passed the woodland tests."
    "Finally, in the evening, the final part of the test is taken in the main feasting hall."
    "In turn, Eva and I recite the Twelve Books of Poetry by heart and without a word misplaced."
    "The first four books are easy for me, as they come from the time of the Tuatha. But a thousand years of culture have passed since the death of Balor, so there was much I had to learn."
    "In the end, both Eva and myself finish the night to the satisfaction of Finn and his people."
    stop music
    scene d10 21
    with fade
    play music cin12 loop
    "When all is done, Finn addresses the gathered Fianna by raising his sword into the air."
    play sound unsheath02
    f "Today, the trials of the Fianna have been administered to these two people before me."
    f "They did not waver and with skill and courage, the trials they have passed!"
    f "I now present to you, the two newest members of the Fianna of Celtica! Eva of Caledon and [mcname] the Scythian!"
    play sound crowd_cry
    "The gathering erupts into cheers, and fists are beaten on tables."
    f "We are Celtica's shield from foreign invaders! We are the hunters of bandits! We are a sword against the darkness!"
    f "But we are also poets, hunters and adventurers. Every day, we drink deep from the cup of life, for the mortal life is short!"
    f "Now, before the first kegs are cracked open, remember you all the words that we Fianna live by!"
    "{i}Truth in our hearts{/i}"
    "{i}Strength in our arms{/i}"
    "{i}Honesty in our speech{/i}"
    stop music
    stop sound
    scene 00 00
    with fade
    "The celebrations continue until the small hours of the morning..."
    "Drunken Fianna sleep where they lie down, along with their hunting hounds. Many are still gripping their sloshing tankards of half-consumed ale."
    "As for me, I arrange an early morning rendezvous, away from prying eyes..."
    scene d10 25
    with fade
    play sound door01
    s "Oh, [mcname]! Congratulations on joining the Fianna! I believe you are the first Tuatha De Danann to do so!"
    s "It heartens me to know you'll always be close by, able to provide the wise counsel of a druid!"
    mc "You embarrass me with your praise, Saivah."
    s "But, why have you called me out so early in the dawn? The Fianna still slumber in the main hall..."
    scene d10 26
    with fade
    mc "The truth is, I couldn't sleep. There is much that weighs on my mind, the Dark Sidhe especially."
    mc "I am told that Finn is under a {i}Geis{/i} not to stay here for more than ten days at a time."
    s "What you say is true..."
    mc "I was able to protect you once, but when Finn and I are called away, you shall be alone and vulnerable once more."
    scene d10 27
    with fade
    play music whd03 loop
    mc "Because of these worries, I've made this ring for you. It carries within it my desire to protect you."
    s "I will glady accept it, [mcname]!"
    "I slip the ring onto her small finger. Is my hand trembling slightly as I do so? It is the pleasure of the anticipation."
    mc "I beg you, do not tell others that this ring has druid magick upon it. Can you do that for me? Not even Finn!"
    s "You have my word. Because you have asked it of me, I'll not tell anyone, not even Finn."
    mc "Then my heart is at ease, my lady."
    "To succeed in usurping Finn's leadership, I will need to destroy his base of support by sowing discord amongst his followers."
    "No one is closer to Finn than Saivah and Osheen. Saivah will be an important instrument I can use to spin my web of deceit and betrayal."
    "I will turn Saivah's existing trust in me into obedience, and I will turn her love and trust for her husband into hatred."
    "From there, so much becomes possible."
    stop music
    scene d10 24
    with fade
    play sound day loop
    show finn neut at left with moveinleft 
    "Later that morning, I walk into a scene of urgent activity as the Fianna gather in the courtyard."
    f "Scythian! There has been news from Bru-Na-Boyne! Where were you?"
    mc "I was in my hut, attending to my druid learnings."
    f "Well, Aengus has asked us to hasten our journey to Bru-Na-Boyne's defense. The dark forces that move against him are swifter than anticipated."
    show lia talk1 at right with moveinright
    l "Finn, the three battalions are ready to go."
    f "Good. We depart immediately."
    hide lia talk1 at right with moveoutright
    f "What of you, Scythian? Will you come to the fight? Your Captain calls you!"
    "The best thing to do would be to go with Finn, so as to build my favor with him and avoid suspicion."
    "I can still make progress with Saivah through her dreams. We are connected by the ring, after all."
    "But staying at the Hill of Allen with Saivah while Finn and the Fianna are away would also allow me so many delicious opportunities."

    menu:

        "Aye. I will come with you to Bru-Na-Boyne's defense.":
            $ d_sus -= 2
            jump d12

        "{color=#00ff00}I cannot come, Finn. I fear I must stay here.":
            $ d_sus += 3
            jump d13
     

label d10a:

    scene d09 10
    play music cin08 loop
    "I've always been a fool!"
    "But I am also a druid of the Tuatha De Danann, who stood at the right hand of King Nuada Silverarm."
    "And I am a man that, for reasons unknown to me, the Stone of Fal has chosen. That means something!"
    "The Age of the Tuatha is over, nothing but songs and tales remain, and then even poorly remembered and even more poorly retold."
    "Still, the Four Treasures of my people was a symbol of their pride and power."
    mc "You win, my king. I will bring the Treasures together again. But what comes after that, I do not know."
    scene d10a 01
    with fade
    "I tell Finn Moc Huul that I am embarking on a quest to find important treasures that have been lost. More than that I do not say, and Finn does not push me for more."
    f "The Fianna can lend you its assistance, should you but ask for it."
    mc "Thank you Finn, but no. This is something I am obliged to do on my own."
    f "I see. Well, feel free to go through our library if you think you may find some clues for your questing in a book or bardic scroll."
    "Bards are the memories of Celtica and they keep history alive through their poems and songs. There may well be clues there, as Finn suggests."
    stop music
    scene d10a 02
    with fade
    play music gen08 loop
    "On a quiet evening, I go through the books and scrolls in the library at the Hill of Allen."
    "The Fianna are keenly interested in the art of poetry, so there are centuries of texts here dedicated to the craft."
    "Unlike the books in the study of the Far Dorocha in Brac Cogrim, these tomes are far less esoteric."
    scene d10a 03
    "There are tales of great heroes and songs that record the lineage of Celtic kings. There are compositions on the wars between the countries of Liarn and Ulaid..."
    "But of the Tuatha De Danann, they are spoken of more like figures from dreams than from the land's living history."
    "Descriptions of Lugh, tales about the arguments between Dian Cecht and his children..."
    scene d10a 04
    "But after endless searching, not even a mention of any of the Four Treasures appears in the texts."
    "Is this somehow related to the fact my old comrades do not recognize me?"
    "Perhaps I should return to the Temple of Balor, and find out what the Priestess really knows..."
    a "Master druid! You are still awake? Dawn is not far away!"
    scene d10a 05
    with fade
    show aid1 neut at center with moveinright
    "Aideen the druidess. Aengus' betrothed, and a guest of the Fianna."
    mc "The same could be said for you, Aideen. Why are you awake so late?"
    show aid1 talk at center
    a "Not late, but early. On certain days, I get up in the early hours of the morning for my druidic learnings."
    a "I passed by the library and was surprised to see a light coming from under the door. Is this about the lost items you are searching for?"
    mc "It is."
    a "Perhaps I can help?"
    scene d10a 06
    with fade
    a "So many parchments! However, I do not even know what you are looking for..."
    mc "Are you interested, young druidess?"
    a "I admit that I am!"
    "She is the betrothed of Aengus and may know more than I think, considering her close relationship with my old friend."
    "I can tell her just enough and in return, I may get some clues that my current search has failed to uncover."
    mc "And can I trust you?"
    a "By the oaths that my people swear, you can."
    "I know liars. I doubt Aideen could deceive someone even if she tried."
    scene d10a 07
    with fade
    mc "When the Tuatha De Danann became masters of Celtica, they brought with them Four Treasures from the Otherworld."
    mc "A sword, a spear, a cauldron and a stone. Each was imbued with great power to aid the king to rule over the land."
    mc "Those Four Treasures, along with other magickal items, were brought to the great Battle of Moy Tura, where the Tuatha triumphed over the Forvorians led by Bres and Balor."
    mc "You see, the Tuatha were outnumbered. Lord Lugh's grand plan was to even the odds through these magickal items, to strengthen the Tuatha army."
    a "Yes, all know of Moy Tura, there is a famous bard's song about it."
    mc "And what of the Four Treasures? Does the song mention those?"
    a "No. I've never heard anything about such treasures. You would think they would be the stuff of fame and legend!"
    mc "Yes, you would think that, wouldn't you? Aengus has never mentioned them to you or shown you anything like what I have described?"
    a "By the gods I swear by, never."
    scene d10a 08
    with fade
    a "The Tuatha are well known for keeping their secrets hidden away in their Sidhes."
    a "It's quite possible knowledge of these Four Treasures rests with one of the Tuatha elders."
    mc "Like your fiance Aengus?"
    scene d10a 09
    a "Aengus? Oh, no! I mean someone like The Dagda or Manannan Moc Lir, god of the seas."
    mc "Manannan is always a hard man to get a hold of, for he comes and goes as he pleases. Where does The Dagda reside in this age?"
    a "He has a Sidhe in Bri Leith, at the foot of the great mountains, and not far from Cymru. He's chosen to isolate himself from the world after Aengus took over the rule of Bru-Na-Boyne."
    scene d10a 10
    with fade
    mc "Perhaps there is another way to look at this..."
    a "What do you mean?"
    "The Hooded Man that attacked me recently sought the Stone of Fal."
    "If I could find out more about him or his companion, then that may give me the lead I seek in discovering where the other three treasures are, since they are hunting at least the one I possess..."
    stop music
    scene d10a 12
    with fade
    play music eer03 loop
    mc "In the time of King Bres, the Forvorians went into battle with witches and spirits of women that would keen over the battlefield."
    mc "They were very effective at conveying orders over the battlefield and demoralizing their enemies with their ear-piercing voices."
    a "Yes, I know of them, although I have never seen one with my own eyes."
    scene d10a 11
    with fade
    mc "Well, when Finn and I were attacked the day before you arrived, the Fianna fought against a woman not unlike those witch spirits."
    mc "It makes me think that perhaps the Forvorians have taken interest in Celtica once more."
    a "The Forvorians never truly left Celtica after their defeat at Moy Tura. Some hide in the cursed forests of the Carrow Coil and still others live further east, in the wild country of Torie."
    a "And then there are the Forvorian pirates, who are always sailing the Celtic sea and making landfall to pillage undefended towns and villages."
    a "But what does this have to do with the Four Treasures you seek?"
    scene d10a 05
    with fade
    show aid1 neut at center
    "My druidic senses are almost never wrong. I can trust Aideen to a certain extent and as a druidess, I know she can keep a secret. The whole corpus of druidic knowledge, no matter what the school, is based on guarded secrets."
    "The real question is - how useful would she be in the task I've set myself of finding the Four Treasures? Maybe Aengus has told her nothing and she has overheard nothing."
    "I won't know her value unless I take a chance..."
    mc "Come to my lodgings tomorrow evening, and make sure nobody sees you. There is more to tell."
    a "..."
    a "I understand."
    stop music
    scene w09 33
    with fade
    play sound2 fire loop
    "The next evening is cold, so I light a fire more for the warmth than for the light."
    "I'm lost in the flickering flames, pondering theories as to why my old Tuatha comrades don't recognize me."
    "Is it actually me that is the mad one? After deep thought, I conclude I am not."
    play sound door01
    show aid1 neut at center with moveinright
    a "I have come secretly, as you have requested of me."
    mc "Close the door behind you."
    hide aid1 neut at right with moveoutright
    play sound door02
    "Aideen closes the door without hesitating."
    scene d10a 14
    with fade
    mc "You are a brave young lady, to come when an unfamiliar man summons you."
    a "I am not as foolish as you may think. We are both followers of the druidic ways and I see that your goals are honest, although you do not always seem so."
    mc "I did not say you were foolish, Aideen. I said you were brave."
    mc "You are also someone I think I can trust, which is why I have something I wish to show you."
    scene d10a 15
    with fade
    play sound dark03
    "I close my eyes and concentrate on that burning well of power within my chest."
    "The Stone of Fal slowly emerges from my skin, glowing red and bathing Aideen's face in an eerie light."
    a "I have never... seen such a thing..."
    mc "It is the stone I talked of yesterday. One of the great treasures of the Tuatha De Danann."
    scene d10a 16
    with fade
    "I tell Aideen about the Battle of Moy Tura, my awakening in this age and most of Saivah's rescue, but I do not tell her about the great darkness I touched under Brac Cogrim."
    "I tell her that the Hooded Man that attacked Finn and I."
    mc "There is no mistake. That man, if he was indeed a man, was hunting for the Stone of Fal."
    "My training at the Temple of Balor, that was completed in the passing of a day, I also choose to omit."
    a "A fantastic tale you tell, master druid. It must have be a very heavy burden for you to carry. And to have your old companions forget you!"
    mc "I could tell you many stories about your husband-to-be, Aideen."
    a "Yes, well... in any case, thank you... for sharing this with me."
    mc "It sounds foolish, to keep a promise to a king long dead, but there are those that sought to kill me for this stone I bear."
    scene w09 33
    with fade
    show aid1 talk at center with moveinleft
    a "Meet me at the main gate at dawn tomorrow!"
    "I look at Aideen with a puzzled expression on my face"
    a "It's been a thousand years since you last convened with another druid, correct? Let me teach you how a druid is trained in the modern day!"
    mc "Well, I am not one to miss the opportunity to learn something new."
    show aid1 happ at center
    a "Good! Then it is settled!"
    a "Do not keep a lady waiting, master druid!"
    hide aid1 happ at right with moveoutright
    stop sound
    stop sound2
    scene 00 00
    with fade
    play sound day loop
    "The next day."
    a "Good, you are punctual! Today, I shall be your teacher!"
    scene d10a 20
    with fade
    "She looks regal and every bit the princess in what I take to be her acolyte's dress."
    mc "Well, teacher Aideen, what do you have to teach me?"
    a "When you were an arch-druid to King Nuada, you were an adherent to an old school of wyld druidic arts."
    mc "Yes, the druidic arts at the time were splitting into two schools. The youth followed more 'refined' ways and you are likely the inheritor of that new way."
    a "The Milesian druids learned much from the Tuatha, but we took what we learned and made it our own. Show me what you can do. Attack me."
    mc "Are you quite sure?"
    a "Attack me."
    scene d10a 21
    with fade
    play sound earth
    queue sound rocks
    mc "Then prepare yourself!"
    play music cin07 loop
    "With a hazel wood wand and some whispered words, I lift stones from the earth and hurl them at Aideen."
    "After all that has happened, it feels good to return to the very basics of my art."
    scene d10a 22
    play sound rune02
    a "Aideen raises her head to the sky and mouths some words. An instant later, a rune shield knocks my projectile attack away."
    queue sound shield02
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    mc "Impressive!"
    "I did not know how to summon a rune shield of the Milesian types, although the Priestess of Balor did teach me the dark Forvorian version."
    scene d10a 23
    with fade
    "As we train together, I learn more of the druidic arts of the people that now rule over Celtica."
    "Comparing the druid ways of the Tuatha, the Forvorians and the Milesians, there are some similarities but also very many differences."
    "It is to my benefit that I become fluent in these three languages and ways of interpreting the natural world."
    scene d10a 24
    with fade
    play sound firespray
    "Many of Aideen's techniques are simplistic, but effective."
    "It would seem that the Milesians have mastered a much more primitive expression of the druidic ways than either the Tuatha or the Forvorians."
    "All that Aideen shows me is useful and I watch with a keen eye. There may come a time when I will need to fight against other druids of this new school."
    "But with the Stone of Fal, I think I need worry little."
    scene d10a 25
    with fade
    a "Here is a more advanced learning that neophyte druids must master before they can move onto the higher secrets!"
    "Bright white power flows around Aideen as she holds her staff forward in intense concentration."
    "This technique makes me feel uneasy. As it seems to grow in intensity, it feels as though my heart will stop."
    stop music
    scene d10a 26
    play sound enchant
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    mc "NRRGGHH!"
    "She flings the power she has mustered towards me, and none of my arts are able to block it."
    "It feels like all the contents of my chest are being sucked away. My breath stops, my heart stops beating."
    "My vision burns into a bright white light until I can see nothing."
    scene d10a 27
    play sound punch
    with vpunch
    with vpunch
    a "[mcname]!!! Are you all right?!"
    mc "I've never..."
    a "I did not know it would have that affect upon you! That incantation is usually much more benign than that!"
    mc "That's... reassuring..."
    "Given pause to rest, I can already feel myself recovering. It would seem that the Stone of Fal does not make me invincible."
    "In fact, with the right incantation, commonly known to druids of this age, I can be crippled. That lesson was painful, but important."
    scene w09 33
    with fade
    play sound fire loop
    "I spend the evening resting in my hut. For his part, Finn Moc Huul is a generous host and there is always a roof available for travellers and guests for as long as they have need."
    "My head pounds as though I have a hangover. The magick that Aideen hit me with has really lain me low."
    play sound door01
    show aid1 talk at center with moveinright
    a "I just thought of something, [mcname] - it's so obvious!"
    mc "Aideen, do you always just enter doorways unannounced?"
    a "What? Oh, I'm sorry! It's just this idea I have..."
    a "If you are searching for the remaining treasures of the Tuatha de Danann, why don't you ask Finn to bite his thumb of wisdom?"
    "I heard the tale that night in the hostel with Saivah. Finn ate a salmon in his youth that fed upon hazelnuts that fell from trees of wisdom."
    "Cultivating trees of wisdom is an ancient druidic art on Celtica, even before the coming of the Tuatha De Danann."
    "It could very well be that Finn can indeed find out where the other treasures are, if I am careful with how to frame the question."

    menu:

        "{color=#00ff00}Let us go speak with Finn":
            $ finn_wis1 = True
            jump d10b

        "The less people that know of my search, the better":
            jump d10c

label d10b:

    scene d10a 05
    with fade
    show aid1 neut at left with moveinleft
    show finn neut at right with moveinright
    "Aideen arranges for Finn to meet me at the Fianna's library, which Finn's bards are not using on this night."
    f "So, [mcname], are you prepared to tell me more about this quest you are embarking on?"
    mc "I am, because Aideen tells me your thumb of wisdom may be able to give me some answers that elude me."
    f "Aideen is wise to give you that counsel. Ask me your question, and the wisdom in my thumb will provide the answer if the answer is to be found in the mortal realm."
    mc "Where are the great cauldron, sword and spear of the Tuatha De Dannan?"
    f "A simple enough question. Let us see!"
    scene d10b 01
    with fade
    "Finn whispers to himself and then lifts up his right thumb, which I notice has a burn scar."
    "So it would appear the bard's tale at the hostel I stopped at is at least somewhat true."
    "He bites down gently upon his thumb with his rear grinding teeth."
    scene d10b 02
    play sound dark01
    with hpunch
    with vpunch
    f "UNGHHH!"
    a "Finn! What is wrong?!"
    "Finn's legs buckle out from under him and starts to fall down to his knees."
    "Reflexively, I reach out to grab him."
    with vpunch
    with hpunch
    mc "ARRRGHHH!!!!"
    a "[mcname], you too?!"
    scene d10b 03
    with pixellate
    play music eer04 loop
    "An image forces its way into my head."
    "A hall of stone, I can somehow taste the damp, stale air."
    "A throne. It is obscured from what dim light there is around it, but from the darkness..."
    "Two burning red eyes..."
    "Hate."
    scene d10a 05
    with fade
    show finn hurt at center with moveinbottom
    "Just as quickly as the image comes into my mind, it leaves. My eyes regain their focus and miraculously, I had maintained my balance the whole time."
    mc "Finn!"
    f "I will be fine in a moment..."
    mc "I saw something. In my mind."
    f "What did you see?!"
    mc "A throne in a dark hall I do not recognize. Two glowing eyes seated upon it, but no more detail than that."
    f "Then you shared one of the several visions I had."
    show aid1 sup at left with moveinleft
    show finn neut at right with moveoutright
    a "Finn! [mcname]!"
    mc "We will be fine, Aideen. Thanks for your concern."
    a "What happened?"
    show aid1 neut at left
    f "One of my visions was strong enough that [mcname], a druid of the Tuatha, was able to share in it with his druid sight."
    mc "Do you know the person with the glowing eyes?"
    f "I do not. It is somehow beyond my wisdom. In fact, I did not receive a clear answer for the location of any of your items."
    f "What are these things, that they evade even my legendary gift?"
    mc "Saivah would be safer for you not knowing."
    f "Then it is that serious, and connected to those fiends we fought at Avhan's Sidhe?"
    mc "I believe so."
    f "Then there is one vision I had that may be of use to you. The clearest and most understandable."
    f "I saw the banner of the High King of Celtica. These items you seek... the answer to the location of at least one of them lies with King Conaire."
    show aid1 talk
    a "King Conaire was once the King of Liarn but was elected to be the High King. You can often find him in western Celtica, touring his lands and settling disputes."
    mc "Then that is where I will go. West for an audience with the High King."
    show finn talk at right
    f "Druid, these treasures that you seek... it occurs to me we may have them. Many years ago, Manannan Moc Lir gave us a fantastic bag for safekeeping and our use."
    f "It holds much more than you would think possible and many artifacts of the Tuatha are inside there, though not everything are we able to take out."
    "What Finn describes... could it be?"
    "The Crane Bag!"
    "I've seen it once in my life, not long after Bres was defeated and exiled the first time..."
    scene d10a 31a
    with dissolve
    play music gen04 loop
    td "Scythian! You have arrived! Come, come!"
    mc "Good tidings to you, elder druid."
    td "Let's do away with the formalities! There is somebody here I would like you to meet!"
    scene d10a 32a
    with fade
    td "This is Lord Manannan Moc Lir, the god of the seas."
    td "He has come to Bru-Na-Boyne bearing gifts!"
    mc "Gifts, my Lord Manannan? I do not understand..."
    mn "I am told, Scythian, that you have done much in our fight against Bres and his followers."
    mc "I do what I can."
    mn "You need not be so modest. The Forvorians tremble at your name!"
    mc "They have... I great debt that I will make sure they pay."
    mn "Do not misunderstand, Scythian. It is not a criticism! The fact is we need Tuatha like you that have a hard heart against our enemies."
    mc "You bear an unusual sack, Lord Manannan. It is no ordinary leather."
    mn "And you are perceptive as well! Yes, this is a special bag made from the skin of a crane! How this bag came to be is a sad tale I shall not recount here."
    scene d10a 33a
    play sound dress
    with fade
    mn "Consider this bag a repository for our people. I can place things in here and they will be kept safe until they are needed."
    mn "This bag can hold many things. By the arts of our people, it holds more than the eye can judge. It is here I can keep the treasures of our people safe."
    mn "But today, I open it and give you this gift."
    mc "A gift?"
    mn "It does not have a name and does not seem like much, but this dagger will be very useful!"
    scene d10a 34a
    with fade
    mn "But first, do you know how to use one?"
    mc "I'm no ordinary druid, my lord. This war has forced me to become a quick study and any weapon that can kill a Forvorian is of interest to me."
    mn "Then my gift has been well chosen! It will not tarnish nor lose its keen edge. You can block the swing of a sword with it and your arm will not be jarred by the impact."
    mc "Thank you, Lord Manannan. I humbly accept your generosity..."
    stop music
    scene w09 33
    with dissolve
    play sound fire loop
    show aid1 neut at left
    show finn neut at right
    "The Crane Bag held many treasures. Lord Manannan, one of the greatest of the Tuatha elders, used its magickal properties to store many things. Lord Manannan was also the one that forged the legendary sword {i}Fragarach{/i}."
    "Could it be that after the Battle of Moy Tura, Lord Manannan may have placed some of the other Great Treasures in the Crane Bag?"
    "It's a far-fetched notion, but not impossible. And if the Crane Bag is here within reach, then I must take a look inside it."
    a "Master druid?"
    mc "I apologize, I was lost in thought..."
    mc "May I see this wonderous bag you speak of, Finn?"
    f "Of course. Let us go to the Fianna's treasury now."
    scene d10a 35
    with fade
    play music eer02 loop
    "On our way to the Fianna's treasury we are joined by Saivah."
    "The room we enter is filled with casks and chests. Weapons are stored neatly on racks with no two being the same."
    "On distant shelves and tables there are glinting artifacts whose function or worth I can only guess at."
    f "What?!!!"
    s "Oh my, the treasurer!"
    "Is he dead? A quick inspection reveals he is still breathing, but he is under a prolonged magickal sleep."
    "A whisper a strong druidic incantation taught to me by The Dagda and soon, the treasurer of the Fianna begins to stir."
    scene d10a 36
    with fade
    f "Liath! Are you hurt? What happened to you?!"
    "Treasurer" "Finn?"
    "Treasurer" "I was... I was storing away some of our gold when an odd old man came in. At first I thought he was lost and then..."
    "Treasurer" "Wait! The Crane Bag!"
    a "It is gone, Finn. The pedestal that it rests upon is bare!"
    f "You let an old man wrest away on of the most important items gifted to us by Manannan Moc Lir? What strength has left your arms that you could not prevent that?!"
    "Treasurer" "He... he turned into a hawk and snatched the bag in his talons. As he was flying to the window I tried to stop him but then..."
    f "Then?"
    "Treasurer" "I heard some sweet music and I could not keep my eyes open. That... is the last thing I remember."
    "Treasurer" "Tell me, has Lord Aengus arrived yet?"
    f "Many days ago!"
    a "Wait... was it Avahn's music that put him to sleep? Why did he not rise with the rest of the Fianna?"
    mc "Druid words were whispered upon him that would hold any enchantment put upon him. That is what I lifted."
    "I curse under my breath."
    f "So the Crane Bag has been taken! Why did no one notice the absence of the Treasurer sooner?! He's been on the floor for days!"
    s "Well... it is not unusual for Liath to lock himself away in here for days at a time, attending to his work..."
    scene d10a 37
    with fade
    "An odd old man that could turn into a hawk?"
    "It seems he's been doing a lot more than just guiding me to a Temple of Balor!"
    "Just who is he? I met him before the Battle of Moy Tura and now he is here causing mischief? Was Avhan's firey attack on the Hill of Allen just a distraction for the theft of the Crane Bag? There is so much I don't know."
    "I get the feeling I've been caught in someone's machinations for a very long time and that thought utterly disgusts me. That priestess has a lot to answer for, if she is indeed a priestess."
    "Next time I find that old man, he will not be getting away without loosening his tongue to speak words that make sense. By the Goddess I swear that!"
    scene d10a 38
    with fade
    f "What are you thinking, druid?"
    mc "I'm thinking Avahn's attack and this theft is not a coincidence, but how they are connected and for what reason, I could not say."
    mc "It appears we have common enemies, Captain of Fianna. I will make preparations to leave with the dawn. Your visions have at least given me a place to begin a search."
    f "I would not be surprised if this were the work of the Dark Sidhe. Be cautious, master druid."
    mc "..."
    stop music
    scene d07b 01
    with fade
    play sound day loop
    show finn neut at left with moveinleft
    show saib neut at right with moveinright
    "I've stayed at the Hill of Allen long enough. With everything that has happened, I must move quickly. I say my farewells to Finn and Saivah."
    f "Good luck on your quest, and know that you have the friendship of Finn Moc Huul, if ever you need to call upon it."
    s "My heartfelt wishes for your success, [mcname]. You have my undying gratitude, for what you have done for Finn and I. I pray you will find the Crane Bag and return it to us!"
    f "If you do find it, you may take whatever you can pull out of it. I will not deny you that. And also..."
    show finn talk at left
    f "Here, take this."
    "Finn hands me a rolled parchment."
    f "It is a letter of introduction from me, to ease the procurement of an audience with the High King."
    f "It will not be hard to find the King, if you head west towards Muun and ask for news at one of the great hostels."
    mc "Thank you, Finn. Now... I must be off."
    show finn neut at left
    show saib talk at right
    s "Oh, one thing! Out the rear gate there is a small shrine dedicated to the goddess Danu. Aideen is often found there at this time."
    s "She expressed her wish to see you before you left."
    stop sound
    scene d10a 17
    with fade
    play music gen04 loop
    play sound brush
    "The shrine is not hard to find, but it is out of sight of the rear track into the Hill of Allen, behind a thicket of bushes."
    "The stone columns looked like they were carved by a Tuatha mason, but the style has designs unfamiliar to me."
    "A lone figure stands at the center of the shrine in silent contemplation."
    scene d10a 18
    with fade
    "What words Aideen has for Danu, I do not know."
    "The Tuatha as a people have never been prone to worship. We know what awaits the soul if the body dies. We simply return to where we came from, over the western sea."
    "Somewhere out there in the great royal city of Falias, Danu sits in her meeting hall without a care for those of her children that sailed east."
    "Our destiny was placed firmly in our own hands."
    scene d10a 29
    with fade
    a "Master druid, I'm ready."
    mc "Ready for what? I've come to say goodbye."
    a "I'm coming with you. You need my help."
    mc "I beg your pardon? You are here as a guest of the Fianna, to learn of their ways. You're not here to embark on dangerous quests!"
    a "I laid you low yesterday with a simple incantation. Who will help you if that happens again?!"
    a "You confessed to me you have very little practical knowledge of Celtica in the modern age. You require a guide and I've known King Conaire since I was a child!"
    mc "Aideen ~"
    a "How much easier will it be for you if you ask a favor of the High King with a princess of Celtica by your side?"
    mc "But Aengus is here now at the Hill of Allen with Finn, preparing to defend Bru-Na-Boyne. You cannot disappear at this time."
    a "This is not his decision to make! My duty as a druidess is to lend my aid in what is clearly druidic business. I will not turn my back on you, when you are in need!"
    "There's no use arguing with her. She's stubborn and would cause trouble for me if she was left behind. She knows just enough to complicate my circumstances."
    "I exhale loudly."
    mc "By the Goddess, this is a battle I cannot win. I can see you're dressed to travel, so you will get no more protest from this mouth."
    "I may be able to talk her out of this foolish action in a day or two."
    scene d10a 30
    with fade
    play sound rune01
    mc "What are you doing?"
    a "A blessing. For safe travel."
    a "We  can head north and west on the trail to Oclea. I take it you are seeking the High King, as Finn advised?"
    mc "I am. It also seems the wind tells me that north and west is an auspicious direction this day."
    a "Then north and west to the town of Oclea it is!"
    mc "After you, my lady."
    stop music
    jump d_cont
    

label d10c:

    show aid1 sup at center
    a "Won't you reconsider? It is such a good opportunity!"
    mc "Aideen, the more the Fianna knows, the greater the risk that the Hooded Man or one of his allies comes to cause mischief at the Hill of Allen."
    mc "We were barely able to fight him off last time. In fact, I have misgivings for having told you and possibly placing you in danger."
    mc "I'm told Finn is under a Geis that he cannot stay at the Hill of Allen for more than ten days at a time?"
    show aid1 neut at center
    a "Yes, this is correct."
    mc "So what would happen if Finn and the Fianna were away, and the Hooded Man came for Saivah? No... it is too great a risk."
    mc "I will do this without Finn's aid."
    a "Yes, well... I understand your reasoning, [mcname], but ~"
    a "OH!"
    show aid1 sup at center
    mc "Aideen? What is it?"
    a "I just remembered a story Aengus told me. The Fianna have a bag in their treasury vault. It was a gift from Manannan Moc Lir."
    "A bag from Manannan Moc Lir... could it be?!"
    mc "Tell me more. Have you seen it?"
    show aid1 neut at center
    a "N~ no. I've never seen it but Aengus seems quite envious that Finn has it. They say that it holds much more than seems possible and that many of the fantastic items that Manannan has crafted are inside it."
    "It must be... there can be no mistake..."
    "The Crane Bag!"
    "I've seen it once, not long after Bres was defeated and exiled the first time..."
    scene d10a 31a
    with dissolve
    play music gen04 loop
    td "Scythian! You have arrived! Come, come!"
    mc "Good tidings to you, elder druid."
    td "Let's do away with the formalities! There is somebody here I would like you to meet!"
    scene d10a 32a
    with fade
    td "This is Lord Manannan Moc Lir, the god of the seas."
    td "He has come to Bru-Na-Boyne bearing gifts!"
    mc "Gifts, my Lord Manannan? I do not understand..."
    mn "I am told, Scythian, that you have done much in our fight against Bres and his followers."
    mc "I do what I can."
    mn "You need not be so modest. The Forvorians tremble at your name!"
    mc "They have... I great debt that I will make sure they pay."
    mn "Do not misunderstand, Scythian. It is not a criticism! The fact is we need Tuatha like you that have a hard heart against our enemies."
    mc "You bear an unusual sack, Lord Manannan. It is no ordinary leather."
    mn "And you are perceptive as well! Yes, this is a special bag made from the skin of a crane! How this bag came to be is a sad tale I shall not recount here."
    scene d10a 33a
    play sound dress
    with fade
    mn "Consider this bag a repository for our people. I can place things in here and they will be kept safe until they are needed."
    mn "This bag can hold many things. By the arts of our people, it holds more than the eye can judge. It is here I can keep the treasures of our people safe."
    mn "But today, I open it and give you this gift."
    mc "A gift?"
    mn "It does not have a name and does not seem like much, but this dagger will be very useful!"
    scene d10a 34a
    with fade
    mn "But first, do you know how to use one?"
    mc "I'm no ordinary druid, my lord. This war has forced me to become a quick study and any weapon that can kill a Forvorian is of interest to me."
    mn "Then my gift has been well chosen! It will not tarnish nor lose its keen edge. You can block the swing of a sword with it and your arm will not be jarred by the impact."
    mc "Thank you, Lord Manannan. I humbly accept your generosity..."
    stop music
    scene w09 33
    with dissolve
    play sound fire loop
    show aid1 neut at center
    "The Crane Bag held many treasures. Lord Manannan, one of the greatest of the Tuatha elders, used its magickal properties to store many things. Lord Manannan was also the one that forged the legendary sword {i}Fragarach{/i}."
    "Could it be that after the Battle of Moy Tura, Lord Manannan may have placed some of the other Great Treasures in the Crane Bag?"
    "It's a far-fetched notion, but not impossible. And if the Crane Bag is here within reach, I must take a look inside it."
    a "Master druid?"
    mc "..."
    mc "Apologies, Aideen. I was lost in thought."
    mc "This bag... let us speak to Finn that I may see it. It may be very important."
    show aid1 sup at center
    a "Yes, of course! I will fetch him at once and we will go to the Fianna's treasury."
    hide aid1 sup at right with moveoutright
    play sound door01
    "Aideen scurries out of the room, her silken dress making an appealing swishing sound as she departs."
    scene 00 00
    with fade
    "Finn is a generous man and is only too happy to entertain Aideen's request."
    f "You think there may be something in the Crane Bag that you are searching for?"
    mc "I don't know. Perhaps."
    f "Then you may look inside it and take whatever you wish as a reward for saving my wife from a life of captivity. This the Captain of the Fianna will gladly do for you."
    scene d10a 35
    with fade
    play music eer02 loop
    "The room we enter is filled with casks and chests. Weapons are stored neatly on racks with no two being the same."
    "On distant shelves and tables there are glinting artifacts whose function or worth I can only guess at."
    f "What?!!!"
    s "Oh my, the treasurer!"
    "Is he dead? A quick inspection reveals he is still breathing, but he is under a prolonged magickal sleep."
    "A whisper a strong druidic incantation taught to me by The Dagda and soon, the treasurer of the Fianna begins to stir."
    scene d10a 36
    with fade
    f "Liath! Are you hurt? What happened to you?!"
    "Treasurer" "Finn?"
    "Treasurer" "I was... I was storing away some of our gold when an odd old man came in. At first I thought he was lost and then..."
    "Treasurer" "Wait! The Crane Bag!"
    a "It is gone, Finn. The pedestal that it rests upon is bare!"
    f "You let an old man wrest away on of the most important items gifted to us by Manannan Moc Lir? What strength has left your arms that you could not prevent that?!"
    "Treasurer" "He... he turned into a hawk and snatched the bag in his talons. As he was flying to the window I tried to stop him but then..."
    f "Then?"
    "Treasurer" "I heard some sweet music and I could not keep my eyes open. That... is the last thing I remember."
    "Treasurer" "Tell me, has Lord Aengus arrived yet?"
    f "Many days ago!"
    a "Wait... was it Avahn's music that put him to sleep? Why did he not rise with the rest of the Fianna?"
    mc "Druid words were whispered upon him that would hold any enchantment put upon him. That is what I lifted."
    "I curse under my breath."
    f "So the Crane Bag has been taken! Why did no one notice the absence of the Treasurer sooner?! He's been on the floor for days!"
    s "Well... it is not unusual for Liath to lock himself away in here for days at a time, attending to his work..."
    scene d10a 37
    with fade
    "An odd old man that could turn into a hawk?"
    "It seems he's been doing a lot more than just guiding me to a Temple of Balor!"
    "Just who is he? I met him before the Battle of Moy Tura and now he is here causing mischief? Was Avhan's firey attack on the Hill of Allen just a distraction for the theft of the Crane Bag? There is so much I don't know."
    "I get the feeling I've been caught in someone's machinations for a very long time and that thought utterly disgusts me. That priestess has a lot to answer for, if she is indeed a priestess."
    "Next time I find that old man, he will not be getting away without loosening his tongue to speak words that make sense. By the Goddess I swear that!"
    scene d10a 38
    with fade
    f "What are you thinking, druid?"
    mc "I'm thinking Avahn's attack and this theft is not a coincidence, but how they are connected and for what reason, I could not say."
    mc "Perhaps, Finn, you could bite your Thumb of Wisdom and ask this question..."
    mc "Where is the Crane Bag, the spear, the sword and the cauldron of the Tuatha?"
    f "I can do that."
    scene d10a 39
    with fade
    "It's time for me to witness Finn's gift as told by the bard when I was travelling with Saivah."
    "If even a trace of the powers from one of the ancient Celtic Trees of Knowledge is within Finn, then the answer to my questions may be quick in coming."
    f "Let us see what we can discover..."
    scene d10a 40
    play sound enchant
    with vpunch
    with vpunch
    f "ARRRGHHH!"
    s "Finn!"
    "As Finn stumbles, a wave of shadow sweeps over my druid sight and suddenly I am somewhere else."
    scene d10b 03
    with pixellate
    play music eer04 loop
    "An image forces its way into my head."
    "A hall of stone, I can somehow taste the damp, stale air."
    "A throne. It is obscured from what dim light there is around it, but from the darkness..."
    "Two burning red eyes..."
    "Hate."
    play music gen01 loop
    scene d10a 41
    with fade
    show saib sup at left with moveinleft
    s "Beloved! Are you hurt?!"
    show finn hurt at right with moveinright
    f "Ease your concern. I will be fine. My gifts always come at a price, my dear wife."
    show saib sad at left
    s "Oh, how I wish it were not so..."
    mc "Finn, I saw something. In my mind."
    f "What did you see?"
    mc "A throne in a dark hall I do not recognize. Two glowing eyes seated upon it, but no more than that was my druid sight able to comprehend."
    f "Then you shared one of the several visions I had."
    mc "Do you know the person with the glowing eyes?"
    f "I do not. It is somehow beyond my wisdom. In fact, I did not receive a clear answer for the location of any of your items. The Crane Bag is shrouded in darkness from me."
    f "What is happening, that my foes can evade even my legendary gift?"
    mc "Saivah would be safer for you not knowing."
    f "Then it is that serious, and connected to those fiends we fought at Avhan's Sidhe?"
    mc "I believe so."
    "Among others. How many enemies are being arrayed against me?"
    f "Then there is one vision I had that may be of use to you. The clearest and most understandable."
    f "I saw the banner of the High King of Celtica. These items you seek... the answer to the location of at least one of them lies with King Conaire."
    hide saib sad at left with moveoutleft
    show aid1 talk at left with moveinleft
    a "King Conaire was once the King of Liarn but was elected to be the High King. You will find him in western Celtica, touring his lands and settling disputes."
    mc "Then that is where I will go. West for an audience with the High King..."
    stop music
    scene d07b 01
    with fade
    play sound day loop
    show finn neut at left with moveinleft
    show saib neut at right with moveinright
    "I've stayed at the Hill of Allen long enough. When morning breaks, I say my farewell to Finn and Saivah."
    f "Good luck on your quest and know that you have the friendship of Finn Moc Huul, if ever you need to call upon it."
    s "My heartfelt wishes for your success, [mcname]. You have my undying gratitude, for what you have done for Finn and I."
    s "I will pray to the gods I worship that you find what you are looking for, and that you can return the Crane Bag to us."
    show finn talk at left
    f "Follow the road west, and ask about the High King when you reach the lands of Muun."
    mc "I understand. It's not a great lead, but it will have to suffice."
    f "While I am called to fight with Aengus, I can send a few of the Fianna with you."
    "Who else could be conspiring with the priestess or the Hooded Man? Better not to chance it."
    mc "Thank you for the offer, but I will take on this task alone."
    f "As you wish."
    show finn neut at left
    show saib talk at right
    s "Oh, one thing! Out the rear gate there is a small shrine dedicated to the goddess Danu. Aideen is often found there at this time."
    s "She expressed her wish to see you before you left."
    stop sound
    scene d10a 17
    with fade
    play music gen04 loop
    play sound brush
    "The shrine is not hard to find, but it is out of sight of the rear track into the Hill of Allen, concealed by bushes."
    "The stone columns looked like they were carved by a Tuatha mason, but the style has designs unfamiliar to me."
    "A lone figure stands at the center of the shrine in silent contemplation."
    scene d10a 18
    with fade
    "What words Aideen has for Danu, I do not know."
    "The Tuatha as a people have never been prone to worship. We know what awaits the soul if the body dies. We simply return to where we came from, over the western sea."
    "Somewhere out there in the great royal city of Falias, Danu sits in her meeting hall without a care for those of her children that sailed east."
    "Our destiny was placed firmly in our own hands."
    scene d10a 29
    with fade
    a "Master druid, I am ready."
    mc "Ready for what? I've merely come to say goodbye."
    a "I am coming with you. You need my help."
    mc "I beg your pardon? You are here as a guest of the Fianna, to learn of their ways. You're not here to embark on dangerous quests!"
    a "I laid you low yesterday with a simple incantation. Who will help you if that happens again?!"
    a "You confessed to me you have very little practical knowledge of Celtica in the modern age. You require a guide."
    mc "Aideen ~"
    a "Did you not say that telling me about the treasures has possibly placed me in danger? I am a part of this now!"
    mc "But Aengus ~"
    a "This is not his decision to make! My duty as a druidess is to lend my power to a fellow druid in what is clearly a druidic matter!"
    "There's no use arguing with her. She's stubborn and would cause trouble for me if she was left behind. She knows just enough to complicate my circumstances."
    "I exhale loudly."
    mc "I see you're dressed to travel... you'll hear no more protest from me."
    "I may be able to talk her out of this foolish action in a day or two."
    scene d10a 30
    with fade
    play sound rune01
    mc "What are you doing?"
    a "A blessing. For safe travel."
    a "To the west?"
    mc "Aye. I will follow Finn's advice."
    a "Then let us be off!"
    stop music
    jump d_cont


label d12:

    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion -2")
    show finn happ at left
    f "That is good! You have already shown your quality, Scythian. I expect even more great things from you so that Osheen will be forced to write poems praising your deeds!"
    stop sound
    scene d12 01
    with fade
    play music trav02 loop
    "The Fianna march to the west, towards Bru-Na-Boyne. The country is gentle and lightly wooded, making travel easy."
    "Finn and Aengus spend the time discussing how the defense of Bru-Na-Boyne should be set."
    f "Do not think too hard, Aengus! The Fianna shall hold the walls and rely on their skill at arms to meet the attack! When the enemy has tired themselves, I will lead a foray out!"
    ae "They may attack with giant ravens! Bru-Na-Boyne's walls will count for little in that case."
    f "Which is why we have spears and slings. Fear not... the Fianna have never run from warriors of the Sidhe!"
    scene d12 02
    with fade
    "When the sky grows dark, we make camp. A hundred small fires dot the shadowy landscape."
    "We are making good time, and will be at Bru-Na-Boyne in the morning. The enemy is expected to launch its first attack about two days after that."
    "As I walk around the campfires, I detect no sense of worry or anxiety among the warriors. In fact, they treat it like a great adventure."
    "Diarmud O'Doone is especially cheerful. For him, this will be a sort of homecoming. He was fostered in Bru-Na-Boyne by Aengus, after all."
    scene d12 03
    with fade
    "I find a quiet place under a large oak tree and away from the traffic of the main camp."
    "I have an appointment of my own to keep tonight."
    "It is close to midnight, so Saivah should be asleep in her chamber at the Hill of Allen. What does she dream?"
    "I close my eyes and let my dark power flow through the ring on my finger. It was the only male ring the Far Dorocha possessed and it grows icy cold."
    stop music
    scene d12 03a
    with fade
    play music eer02
    "My soul flies across the landscape until I reach my intended destination. The more I Soul Walk, the easier it becomes."
    "The Hill of Allen is dark and quiet. Only the servants are there tonight with Aideen the Druidess and of course, Saivah."
    "With the joined power of the two rings we possess, it is not hard for me to enter Saivah's Unwaking World."
    jump d12a

label d12a:

    if _in_replay:

        show screen Replayexit
        $ mcname = persistent.name

    scene d12 04
    with fade
    "A dark forest. She's fearful and running from something, dressed in her travelling leathers."
    play sound brush 
    with hpunch
    "Branches and bushes rustle noisily at her passing, as her sandals traipse over a carpet of dried leaves."
    "Occasionally she looks back. Her breathing is heavy."
    s "No... no..."
    scene d12 05
    with fade
    "Far Dorocha" "Why do you run from me, my love? We were meant to be together, forever. It is your fate..."
    s "No, it is not! Stay away from me!"
    "In this opaque dreamscape, the Far Dorocha walks slowly and deliberately towards Saivah. Despite Saivah's frantic sprinting, the Far Dorocha never falls behind."
    scene d12 06
    play sound punch
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    s "No! NooOOooo!!!"
    "And then, the Far Dorocha is in front of her and has seized her delicate wrists. She struggles, but cannot break the dark druid's grip even slightly."
    "Far Dorocha" "Enough of this foolishness. We will return to Brac Cogrim immediately."
    s "Get away from me! I'll never be yours!"
    "Far Dorocha" "So disobedient! Must I turn you into a deer again?"
    "This manifestation of the Far Dorocha is empty and without a soul. He is a phantom purely born from Saivah's fears and anxieties."
    s "Finn, deliver me! Please!"
    "I wait for the scene to play out. I'm hoping Saivah will cry out what I desire her to say..."
    "Far Dorocha" "You force me to use my druid magicks to change you!"
    s "[mcname]! Save me!!!"
    "That was what I wanted to hear."
    scene d12 07
    play sound firespray
    with vpunch
    with vpunch
    "As Saivah's plea echoes through the dark forest, the Far Dorocha abruptly bursts into an unnatural green flame."
    "Far Dorocha" "Arrrgghhh!!! S~ Saivaaaaaah!!!"
    "Saivah is thrown onto the ground as the Far Dorocha's body twists and writhes before disintegrating into gray-white ash that blows away into the tree branches."
    scene d12 08
    with fade
    mc "Saivah, thank the Goddess I was able to reach you in time. Are you unharmed?"
    s "[mcname]... is it truly you? I called for you, but never did I hope that ~"
    mc "Didn't I say that I would protect you? You will always be safe with me."
    scene d12 09
    with fade
    "Saivah crashes into my chest and my arms are ready to embrace her."
    s "That's right, [mcname], you did. You always keep your promises to me..."
    s "I need fear no darkness when I am with you..."
    "Are you sure about that?" 
    "I take her right hand in mine and feel that the ring I gave her is absent."
    "It would seem she does not yet regard the ring as important enough to manifest into her unwaking thoughts. I will fix that."
    scene d12 10
    with fade
    "I move my lips closer to hers, until they are almost touching."
    s "[mcname]? What are you doing?"
    mc "Claiming a kiss as my reward..."
    s "Please, I cannot! I am a married woman!"
    mc "You know how I feel about you, my beautiful Saivah..."
    s "Why... why do you weaken my resolve like you do?"
    scene d12 11
    with fade
    play sound blow01
    "She relents and lets me close the distance between us. Our lips lock together in an ardent kiss."
    "In the Unwaking World, strengthened by the power of the rings, I'm able to open a flow of darkness into Saivah's soul, despite the distance between us."
    "The master ring on my finger grows cold, as dark energies dance around the two-jeweled eyes of the Otherworld god it represents."
    play sound dark01 
    s "Uhn~ UuuuUUnnn..."
    "I pour the darkness into Saivah and she resists it only weakly at first before relenting."
    scene d12 12
    with fade
    "I force myself to break my kiss when I feel I have delivered just enough of my dark influence into her."
    "I take a step back to see Saivah calmly standing at attention with her eyes dark like polished onyx."
    mc "Excellent... that's just how I need you... calm and obedient."
    mc "Do you remember the ring I gave you before I left?"
    s "Yes..."
    mc "Why are you not wearing it? It is very important that you wear it."
    s "Yes... important..."
    scene d12 13
    with fade
    "A representation of the ring materializes on her finger."
    "She may not be wearing it in the waking world, but it should be somewhere nearby in her sleeping chamber. That should still be enough for what I want to do."
    mc "Take your clothes off, Saivah. You have nothing to hide from me."
    scene d12 14
    with fade
    play sound dress
    "Saivah moves stiffly and deliberately, untying the leather cords that holds her outfit together."
    "She takes off her jerkin and pauldrons first, exposing her undershirt."
    mc "Very good. Continue..."
    scene d12 15
    play sound dress
    "Her brassiere and corset are next, revealing her petite but shapely breasts, which hang proudly on her slim frame."
    "All that is left are her leather loincloth and her sandals."
    "Do I take things further? I could finish this session tonight by placing more darkness into her ring."
    "But placing my darkness into her in the 'traditional' way would be much more pleasurable."

    menu:

        "Finish this quickly and use Saivah's ring as a conduit.":
            $ sai_cor += 1
            jump d14

        "{color=#00ff00}Let my cock be the tool to deliver the darkness.":
            $ d_sus += 1
            $ sai_cor += 2
            jump d15

label d13:
    
    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion +3")
    show finn mad at left
    play music gen03 loop
    f "It is poor form for you to deny an order from your Captain. For what reason do you disrespect me so, [mcname]?"
    mc "I apologize Finn, but I mean no disrespect. I tell you that last night, the druid sight came to me."
    mc "The Hill of Allen was silent, and a dark shadow came over the walls. None of the Fianna was in the feasting hall that could stop its spread."
    f "And you think this to be a portent?"
    mc "As a druid of the Tuatha, I know it to be true."
    show finn neut at left
    f "Then you may stay, though we will miss your arts in the battle to come. However..."
    f "I will hold you responsible for the safety of my lands here. If anything should happen to it or the people here, I will take it as your failure!"
    mc "I understand, Finn. You will hear nothing but good news upon your return."
    f "Then I will say no more of this but merely to wish you luck, druid."
    mc "Aye. And to you and the rest of the Fianna as well."
    hide finn neut at left with moveoutleft
    "Without another word, Finn joins his men and they make their way out the main gate, onto the road that leads west."
    show saib sup at center with moveinright
    s "[mcname], why did Finn just leave under a cloud? Are you not joining them?"
    mc "I will not. I told him my druid sight compels me to stay, but I did not dare tell him the reason why."
    show saib neut at center
    s "[mcname], what do you mean?"
    mc "I believe you are not yet safe, Saivah. The Far Dorocha is vanquished, but as we saw with Avahn, the threat of the Dark Sidhe is deep."
    mc "My druid dreams are dark and full of danger. I cannot ignore them."
    mc "How could I tell Finn I fret for your safety? He would go mad with worry, just when Aengus needs him at his best."
    show saib sad at center
    s "Oh, [mcname]..."
    mc "I swore to Finn no harm would come to the Hill of Allen or its people, but when I made that oath, I thought only of you."
    mc "Have no fear. If I am near, no harm will come to you."
    show saib talk at center
    s "Of course! With Finn away to war, nowhere is safer than right here!"
    "If only you knew my lovely Saivah, but the darkness you must really fear..."
    "Is right here..."
    stop music
    stop sound
    scene d13 08a
    with fade
    pause
    scene d13 09
    with fade
    play music eer03 loop
    "The rest of the day is uneventful, but I am almost sick with the agony of anticipation."
    "Finn and the Fianna are gone. Saivah and I are here alone, with only the servants for company."
    "The dark ring is upon her finger and I feel her presence always in the back of my mind. I can sense in which direction she is and have faint clues as to how she is feeling."
    "The ring is like a leash around Saivah's neck, though she does not know it."
    "Oh, how I will make the most of this time!"
    "While Finn is away, I will take his woman and make her my own. And then..."
    "No, best not get ahead of myself. One step at a time..."
    "In the small hours of the morning, I make my move. I reach into the Stone of Fal and the male ring upon my finger, extending their power outwards."
    scene d13 10 
    with fade
    "I see Saivah in my mind's eye, sleeping in her private chambers in only a slip."
    "The space beside her, where her husband should be, is empty."
    "On her finger, the dark ring she wears resonates against the power of my own. They call to each other and yearn to connect. I let the heart of darkness within me flow out, like a river."
    scene d13 11
    play sound dark03
    mc "Saivah..."
    s "Un~ uuuunngh..."
    "The dark gem absorbs the shadowy essence that comes from the Stone of Fal."
    "Saivah has touched the darkness before and now, she will become reacquainted with it."
    "With my guidance, of course."
    mc "Can you hear me, my sweet?"
    s "[mcname]..."
    mc "I call you, and you must answer."
    mc "Wake up, Saivah. Awaken into the dark dream that is waiting for you..."
    "The male ring on my finger vibrates so strongly that I can feel it in my bones. The metal grows warm. I am sure it is the same with Saivah's ring."
    "The connection grows ever stronger and ever more exhilarating."
    scene d13 12
    with fade
    play sound dark04
    "Saivah's eyelids flutter open to reveal two inky windows into her soul, that glow with the same foreboding light as the ring upon her finger."
    "She has been entangled in the tendrils my dark power. I am free to wrap my will and desire around her luscious body and nobody can stop me."
    "Tonight, she is under my power and I am free to impose my will upon the wife of Finn Moc Huul. But... there will still be limits."
    "Now, how should I work to darken her heart and turn her towards me this night?"

    menu:

        "{color=#00ff00}Take a risk and summon her to my private room":
            $ d_sus += 2
            $ sai_cor += 2
            jump d24

        "Corrupt her in her own bed, through the ring's power":
            $ sai_cor += 1
            jump d25


label d14:

    scene d14 01
    with fade
    play sound dark01 
    "Saivah's ring pulses with a murky energy as I feed into it what the Stone of Fal has taken from the Otherworld heart of darkness."
    "I pour it into her carefully, like water into a delicate alabaster vessel."
    mc "Accept my dark gift, Saivah..."
    "Her inky eyes are transfixed upon me and her body weakly spasms as I go about my sinister work."
    scene d14 02
    with fade
    "When I feel I have done enough for now, I let her go and she gets down on her knees before me."
    "She licks her tongue as though in hunger, giving off the impression that she is little more than a beast being driven by instinct."
    "It is both an exhilarating and pathetic sight."
    scene d14 03
    with fade
    $ renpy.notify("Saivah Corruption +1")
    mc "That is enough for now, my dear. You've taken all I've had to offer so very well..."
    s "[mcname]..."
    "I caress her cheek and she reacts not unlike a cat welcoming affection from its master."
    mc "Sleep now. Try to dream of something more pleasant than a dark druid."
    "The irony of that statement is not lost on me."
    scene d14 04
    play sound flash
    "Saivah disappears in a cloud of astral mist. She has probably woken up in the real world, removing her from this unwaking one."
    "She should remember the dream of the Far Dorocha and how I saved her, but the ring of darkness will be only vague impressions and feelings."
    "Saivah is a project that will take time, but in the end, I will have a willing and well-placed servant for my grand plan."
    stop music
    scene d14 05
    with fade
    play sound fire loop
    show dia sup at left with moveinleft
    dm "Master druid? Are you well?"
    "I wake to find Diarmud O'Doone worriedly shaking my shoulder."
    mc "I'm fine. I was in a trance."
    show lia mad1 at right with moveinright
    l "Diarmud! It's dangerous to do something like that! What if [mcname] accidentally turned you into a frog because you startled him!"
    l "The ways of the druids are not for us to know!"
    hide dia sup at left with moveoutleft
    hide lia mad at left with moveoutleft
    "Lia turns back to give me a cheeky wink as she pushes the young Fianna warrior away."
    mc "..."
    "I would say tonight was a great success. The ring I possess and the one I gave Saivah work in the way I thought they would."
    "My plans will take time to bear fruit, but along with wisdom, patience is one of the great virtues for those that follow my art."
    stop sound
    
    if _in_replay:
        return

    jump d16

label d15:

    if _in_replay:

        show screen Replayexit
        $ mcname = persistent.name

    scene d15 01
    with fade
    mc "Bare your buttocks to me and part your legs."
    s "What will you do?"
    mc "Give you a wonderful gift. One that will make you strong and free from fear."
    s "It's... it's pushing against me..."
    scene d15 02
    with fade
    "I push my cock a little more until Saivah's purse gives way and opens up for me."
    mc "Yes... that's what I'm looking for..."
    s "[mcname]! Y~ you shouldn't!"
    mc "You know how I feel about you. Would you deny me? You feel so good, my darling..."
    s "..."
    mc "Let me enter..."
    scene d15 03
    with fade
    play sound shoot02
    s "OH!!!"
    "It takes no effort to push the rest of the way. Saivah's womanhood offers no resistance and it quivers around my shaft."
    s "[mcname]... I feel you!"
    mc "Now we are one, Saivah, as it should be."
    s "B~ but Finn..."
    "Even in her altered state, infused with darkness, she still has the presence to remember her husband."
    "I need to work on that."
    scene d15 04
    with fade
    play sound slaplong
    mc "Are fates were intertwined from the moment we met, Saivah..."
    s "Ohn... ohn... OooOhhh..."
    mc "You are so important to me. I need you..."
    s "Y~ you make it... uhn... sound... uhn... s~so simple!"
    scene d15 05
    with fade
    mc "Things are simple, when a man loves a woman and wants to cherish her above all else."
    "Saivah's face rubs against the rough bark of the tree trunk as I push harder and deeper into her."
    s "UHN! OGN! UHN!"
    s "You're making me~ so confused! OOooOHHN!"
    scene d15 06
    with fade
    "Before allowing her time to think, I take her off the tree with my dick still pumping inside her."
    "I kiss her passionately up and down her neck, licking her with my tongue. Her ring hand grips onto my hair and I feel my head growing cold as dark energies work upon it."
    mc "I need you, Saivah! More than I've needed any other woman!"
    s "[mcname]!"
    "My cock begins to twitch as I approach my climax. With all my willpower, I direct the flow of the dark power inside me into my loins."
    mc "Will you accept my gift?!"
    s "Hnh! Hungh! Give it to me, my druid!!!"
    play sound shoot02
    queue sound shoot01
    s "AAaaAAaHHH!"
    play sound moan09
    "I grip her tightly as I shoot my seed into her delicate body."
    scene d15 07
    with fade
    $ renpy.notify("Saivah Corruption +2")
    "With our lust spent, we go down onto the forest floor. Saivah is panting heavily, fighting for her breath."
    "Her expression is strained and her eyes are closed, but she bites her lip and I see that she is smiling faintly."
    play sound squelch
    "From out of her hole comes a thick stream of glistening black liquid. It seems this is what my seed looks like when soaked in the darkness of the Otherworld."
    scene d15 08
    play sound flash
    "Saivah disappears in a glowing mist, leaving me alone in the Unwaking World."
    "It would seem that she has awoken from her bed in the Hill of Allen. What must be going through her head?"
    "From the time she was fed my darkness, I'm certain her recollection will become hazy and feel more like impressions that actual recollections."
    stop music
    scene d15 09
    with fade
    play sound fire loop
    show osh talk at left with moveinleft
    on "Scythian! What's wrong?"
    "I open my eyes to see Osheen standing above me with a concerned look on his face."
    on "You were moaning and mumbling to yourself. It's not something I've ever seen a druid do!"
    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion +1")
    mc "There are unknown paths opening up to me. The land is gifting me with new secrets."
    show lia mad1 at right with moveinright
    l "Osheen! You know better than to question a druid! The strange ways of their craft are not for us to know!"
    hide osh talk at left with moveoutleft
    hide lia mad at left with moveoutleft
    "Lia turns back to give me a cheeky wink as she pushes the son of Finn and Saivah away."
    mc "..."
    "What would he say if he knew I'd just had his mother? I can't help but smile..."
    "My plans will take time to bear fruit, but already Saivah's soul is like clay to my touch. How shall I mold her?"
    stop sound

    if _in_replay:
        return
    
    jump d16

label d16:

    scene d16 00
    with fade
    pause
    scene d16 01
    with fade
    play music trav06 loop
    "We travel through the fields of Bru-Na-Boyne that is so familiar to me. Even after a thousand years, the lie of the land hasn't changed at all."
    "Then, the empty grassy field we travel through disappears and we enter a bank of fog that was not there before."
    mc "Just like the veil of mist around Brac Cogrim..."
    show dia neut at left with moveinleft
    show aen2 happ at right with moveinright
    ae "Well son, you are almost home. How does it feel?"
    dm "I've been away too long... two summers by last count. My mother will be glad to see me."
    ae "Ah, yes. Crochna has a happy life there with her husband Roc, but how will your birth father react? Has he not come along for this journey?"
    dm "Yes, my birth father is with the Fianna this day. He insisted to visit the halls of the house that reared me."
    ae "Well, we shall have all his favorite food and drink laid out on the table for him!"
    hide aen2 happ at right with moveoutright
    show dia neut at center with moveinright
    "I can't help but overhear the conversation between Aengus and Diarmud."
    mc "So, you grew up in Bru-Na-Boyne?"
    dm "Yes, although I am not a Tuatha, like you. Have you ever visited Bru-Na-Boyne?"
    mc "Maybe once or twice..."
    dm "My mother lives there with her Tuatha husband, who is Aengus' steward."
    mc "Did I hear you say your birth father is with us?"
    dm "Yes, he's one of the older members of the Fianna. He never got along with my mother, so they eventually separated."
    mc "I did not know the Tuatha and the Milesians could be so close."
    dm "Well, my family should be proof of that. I owe a great debt to the House of Aengus."
    scene d16 02
    with fade
    "We continue through the mist and no one seems particularly concerned at not being able to see more than a few arm spans in front of them."
    "But soon, some dark shapes become visible in the distance. The mist becomes thinner and what lies in front of us becomes lighter."
    "My feelings are complicated when I can make out the walls and bridge of the main entrance."
    scene d16 03
    play sound rune01
    "Bru-Na-Boyne is exactly how I remember it. The fine stonework stands tall and proud against a sunlight cerulean sky."
    mc "Well, I'm home..."
    dm "Did you say something, master druid?"
    mc "No, no. Just mumbling to myself..."
    stop music
    scene d16 04
    with fade
    play music gen09 loop
    "What was once the antechamber to the meeting hall has now become a vast feasting hall with at least forty tables from end to end."
    show aen2 happ at center with moveinright
    ae "Welcome to the Sidhe of Bru-Na-Boyne! There is a chair for all of you so please, be seated and let us feast this night!"
    mc "Aengus, an army marches towards your home. Should we not be preparing your army to fight?"
    ae "Don't worry about that! We will first be met by an enemy champion that will ask for a duel. Until that time, we can be at ease!"
    mc "..."
    hide aen2 happ at center with moveoutleft
    show dia happ at right with moveinright
    show donn at left with moveinleft
    "Doone" "So this is where they brought you up, eh? The feasting hall in the Hill of Allen seems more cosy than this place."
    dm "Cosy it may be, but it's nothing compared to the food and drink that can be had here!"
    "Doone" "We'll see about that. The proof will be in the tasting."
    dm "Father... my mother is here. Do you want to see her?"
    "Doone" "Crochna and I said our goodbyes a long time ago. She has her own life now, as do I."
    show dia sup at right
    hide donn at left with moveoutleft
    dm "Father, wait!"
    "Diarmud's father leaves to join with other members of the Fianna that are being seated. Diarmud wants to say more, but Doone is no longer listening."
    show dia neut at right
    dm "..."
    show crochna at left with moveinleft
    "Woman" "Diarmud, is that you?!"
    show dia happ at right
    dm "Mother!"
    scene d16 05
    with fade
    "Crochna" "Oh, my son, it's been too long!"
    "Crochna" "How are you? Have you been eating well? Have you received any bad wounds fighting for Finn?"
    dm "You need not worry, mother. I'm fine!"
    "Youth" "Welcome back, big brother!"
    dm "Enda! I can't believe how much you've grown! You're just about ready to take the seven trials!"
    "Enda" "I don't know about that, brother. Could you handle the shame when I best you in all things in front of your Fianna comrades?"
    scene d16 04
    with fade
    show finn happ at center with moveinright
    f "You heard Aengus! Find yourselves a seat! First we shall feast, and then we shall fight!"
    hide finn at right with moveoutright
    show keel happ2 at right with moveinright
    show osh talk at left with moveinleft
    kl "How do you like my new garments?"
    on "Who on all the ridges of the world gave you that?!"
    kl "The ladies of this Sidhe! They adore me, and I them!"
    show osh happ at left
    on "Perhaps it was a gift born of pity, as they could not stand the sight of you in rags!"
    kl "Keep mocking me, Osheen! It's the only way you can hide the worst of your jealousy!"
    scene d16 05a
    with fade
    "The feast is well under way and everyone is in high spirits an hour into the drinking. Everyone, that is, except Diarmud's father."
    "He sits with his face on the table, angrily muttering to himself. Three pitchers of wine are empty around him."
    mc "Are you alright, friend? Perhaps you've had too much to drink?"
    "Doone" "That boy... Crochna's little brat that she had with that Tuatha man..."
    "Doone" "That Tuatha man is just a steward! A servant of Aengus!"
    "Doone" "And yet, the people of this Sidhe treat MY son and THAT brat as though they were equals!"
    mc "They are half-brothers, you know."
    "Doone" "It's an insult to Diarmud! My son is of higher blood..."
    "Doone" "One day, he'll become Captain of the Fianna! A finer champion Celtica will never see!"
    "Doone" "And that little Tuatha brat? He'll amount to nothing but a petty servant!"
    "There's no reasoning with a drunk, whose emotions are laid bare by alcohol."
    "I am suddenly overcome with an intense feeling of apathy, so I make my way out of the feasting hall."
    stop music
    scene 00 00
    with fade
    "The hallways are exactly as I remember them, only small things have changed."
    play sound door01
    "Here it is..."
    scene d16 06
    with fade
    mc "..."
    "My old room is exactly as it was, but there are no personal effects inside. It's vacant."
    "Perhaps I can find some evidence of my having lived here. A scratch or stain that I caused..."
    "That would be proof enough that I am not going mad and it is the other Tuatha that have forgotten."
    "Perhaps I should see if my hidden study is as I left it? After a thousand years, there must sure be no chance of that."

    if et_dark:
        jump d16aa

    else:
        jump d16ab

label d16aa:

    "It is in that study that I left Etain's geis stone. The one used to turn her into a dark reflection of her true self."
    "Etain is out of my reach, but maybe the stone is not."
    "If I could retrieve that artifact and compare it to the Far Dorocha's rings, just maybe I could..."
    jump d16ab

label d16ab:

    scene d16 07
    with fade
    show fli talk at center with moveinleft
    fl "What are you doing here, Scythian?"
    mc "Flida..."
    mc "Did anyone ever live in this room?"
    fl "I do not think so. It has always been empty as long as I can remember."
    mc "Look at the fireplace - it has been used."
    fl "Hmm... I never noticed that before."
    show fli neut at center
    "Is this truly my Flida? The Flida that fought by my side so many times in the rebellion against King Bres?"

    menu:

        "She was a comrade I could always rely on.":
            jump d16a

        "I've always been attracted to her. I wonder if she has a lover in this age?":
            jump d16b
            
        "{color=#00ff00}I've always been attracted to her. Perhaps with the Stone of Fal I could... claim her.":
            jump d16c
  
label d16a:

    mc "Do you draw your sword often in this age, Flida?"
    show fli talk at center
    fl "Often enough. I have quarrels with the Tuatha of the Dark Sidhe..." 
    show fli happ at center
    fl "But thanks to you, there's one less I need worry about!"
    mc "I could go out with you on one of your forays. Druid magick and Tuatha steel is a deadly combination."
    fl "Oh? Well, now that you are one of the Fianna, I know exactly who to call upon when next I venture into the Carrow Coil."
    "I hold myself back from saying 'It will be just like the old days.'"
    mc "I'll be waiting for your invitation."
    scene d16 11
    with fade
    play sound LS05.mp3
    "Suddenly, a woman's shriek is heard from the feasting hall."
    fl "The feast seems to be getting lively."
    mc "Something's wrong, Flida. That was a cry of anguish, not revelry."
    mc "Let us return to the hall with haste!"
    jump d16d

label d16b:

    fl "It appears you want to say something but do not quite know how to say it."
    mc "Do you... do you have a lover in this age?"
    show fli talk at center
    fl "Oh? Are you offering? I'm afraid you're not the kind of man I prefer, Scythian. I need a man with more muscle on his bones!"
    fl "Sorry, but there's no comparison between you and my man, Fergus Moc Roy!"
    mc "A Milesian?"
    fl "A champion of champions among his people of Ulaid! When we get together, the earth shakes from our lovemaking!"
    fl "Truly, no woman but I can satisfy him! My heart beats faster just at the thought of him."
    mc "I... see..."
    scene d16 11
    with fade
    play sound LS05.mp3
    "Suddenly, a woman's shriek is heard from the feasting hall."
    fl "The feast seems to be getting lively."
    mc "Something's wrong, Flida. That was a cry of anguish, not revelry."
    mc "Let us return to the hall with haste!"
    jump d16d

label d16c:

    scene d16 08
    with fade
    play sound dark03
    play music dev03 loop
    "I try something I've never attempted before. I release the Stone of Fal from my chest and shine the glittering facets of the jewel in Flida's eyes."
    "Combined with the dark energy infused inside it, I should be able to rob Flida of her free will."
    fl "Agk... aangh..."
    mc "Don't resist, Flida. The light will soon make everything clear to you."
    "It's working. Flida's eyes glow in response to the magicks emanating from the gem."
    scene d16 09
    with fade
    mc "You and I are going to be very special and intimate friends, Flida."
    fl "N~ noooo... curssse you!"
    mc "Calm down, Flida. Let the Stone of Fal do its work. I'll see if there's truly no memory of me inside that pretty head of yours."
    mc "And molding you into my devoted partner is just an added bonus..."
    mc "You'll be just like the Flida I remember, only more... accommodating..."
    fl "I will..."
    stop music
    scene d16 10
    play sound stab04
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    fl "...never kneel to you, you treacherous cur!!!"
    mc "HGCK!!!"
    "She draws her sword before I can react. A sharp pain goes straight through my chest."
    "I watch the Stone of Fal fall to the ground, glimmering magnificently in the somber light."
    "Has it... abandoned me?"
    "My body crumples to the ground as the room grows dark and cold around me..."
    
    "ENDING NO.7\nFATAL MISJUDGMENT"
    return

label d16d:

    scene d16 04
    with fade
    play music dev02 loop
    show crochna at left
    "Flida and I return to the feasting hall to see Diarmud's mother screaming in anguish."
    "Crochna" "Oh, Enda my son! I've lost my son!"
    "The body of Diarmud's half-brother Enda lies motionless on the ground as a crowd gathers around it."
    show roc at right with moveinright
    "Steward" "This is your fault, Finn Moc Hull! It was your pack of hunting hounds, fighting over table scraps that killed my son in their frenzy!"
    "Steward" "What justice will I have for my only son, now lost to me!"
    show finn neut at center with moveinright
    f "If you can find the mark of a tooth or a nail upon his skin, then I will give you satisfaction for him."
    hide crochna at left with moveoutleft
    show aen2 neut at left with moveinleft
    "Aengus and the steward look over the body of poor Enda."
    ae "There is no mark of a beast to be had anywhere on his body. Not his head nor throat. His neck has been broken..."
    "Steward" "Then I put you under a {i}Geis{/i} to bite your Thumb of Wisdom and give me knowledge of what happened, Finn Moc Huul!"
    "Finn bites his thumb, which reveals to him the knowledge of whatever question he asks."
    f "..."
    f "I shall take the fine for your son's death upon myself..."
    "Steward" "I will not consent to that! Tell me who it was that has done me wrong!"
    f "Very well, I shall tell you. It was Doone that broke your son's neck during the commotion with my hounds..."
    scene d16 12
    play sound punch
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    "Steward" "Then there is no one easier to get my satisfaction from than him!"
    "Aengus' steward, in his despair and rage, seizes Diarmud roughly by the neck."
    "Steward" "Look, Doone's son is here! It is fitting that since I have lost my son, that Doone loses his!"
    ae "You don't want to do this!"
    "Steward" "By the laws of our people, Lord Aengus, I am within my rights!"

    menu:

        "{color=#00ff00}As a druid, intervene and make a judgement.":
            $ d_sus -= 3
            jump d17

        "Stay silent and let the steward settle the dispute as he wishes.":
            $ d_sus += 2
            $ dia_dead = True
            jump d18

label d17:

    scene d16 04
    with fade
    show roc at left 
    show aen2 mad at right
    play music eer03 loop
    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion -3")
    "Aengus seems to be on the verge of ordering the steward's head to be cut off. Although Diarmud's father is Doone, Aengus fostered the young Fianna warrior and has great affection for him."
    "I step forward and raise my hand. I cannot stop a sentence from being passed, but I can make the best of a terrible situation."
    mc "As a druid and a keeper of the ancient laws of the People of Danu, let my judgement in this matter be known!"
    scene d17 01
    with fade
    "I use the most sacred of the druidic incantations upon the body of Enda. His death was recent, and the soul remains close by."
    play sound holy02
    mc "It is true that a life must be given for a life when such injustice is involved..."
    mc "But the sentence does not need to be carried out immediately upon one that is innocent of all wrongdoing..."
    scene d17 02
    with fade
    play sound boar
    "With the incantation complete, the body of Enda is shrouded in a cloud of mist, only to reemerge as a boar without bristles."
    mc "I put you under bonds, o boar, that you will bring Diarmud O'Doone to his death, and that your life shall be no longer than his."
    "With those orders given, the boar rises up and runs through the open door and out of Aengus' Sidhe."
    scene d16 04
    with fade
    show dia sup at right with moveinright
    show roc at left with moveinleft
    dm "Where has my brother gone?!"
    mc "He is your brother no longer, Diarmud O'Doone. He is the Boar of Ben Bulben, for it is on the slopes of that mountain that he will spend the rest of his days."
    "Steward" "My son..."
    scene d17 03
    with fade
    mc "Your life will not end this night, Diarmud O'Doone. The bards will sing songs of your exploits..."
    mc "But while you will know adventure, love and comradery, the Boar of Ben Bulben will be dwelling in a cold, rain-lashed place, waiting for you."
    mc "And when the day comes that you both meet again, the Boar shall be the death of you." 
    mc "So I say, so it shall be."
    scene d16 04
    with fade
    show dia neut at right
    show roc at left
    mc "I trust that the sentence I have passed satisfies you, steward?"
    "Steward" "If Diarmud O'Doone is fated to die by my lost son's hand, then I am satisfied."
    hide roc at left with moveoutleft
    show finn talk at left with moveinleft
    f "Thank you, Scythian, for what you have done!"
    mc "Can you be so pleased? Today, I sentenced a young man to death."
    f "We shall see. Though you have weaved the threads of fate this night, the future is not ours to see."
    f "At the very least, Diarmud will be able to continue in the brotherhood of the Fianna!"
    stop music
    scene d17 03a
    with fade
    pause
    scene d17 04
    with fade
    play music gen01 loop
    "With Diarmud escaping death for the actions of his drunken father, the spirits of the Fianna are high as they await the attack upon Bru-Na-Boyne."
    cl "I don't understand how it works, Caz-Cora. We entered this Sidhe through a thick wall of mist not twenty furrows away from the main gate..."
    cl "Yet sitting here on the rampart, I can see the landscape of Celtica for leagues around with not a hint of the mist anywhere I look!"
    cc "It is the magick of Manannan Moc Lir, one of the great elders of the Tuatha De Danann. He was the one that taught us how to hide our realms from the Milesians..."
    cc "Perhaps I could compose a song about that..."
    scene d17 05
    with fade
    cc "There, Clio! Do you see it? That glinting in the far meadow!"
    cl "Aye, I see it. So... the time has come!"
    cc "We must tell Finn and Aengus!"
    stop music
    scene d17 06
    with fade
    play sound unsheath02
    "Champion" "Hail to the peoples of Bru-Na-Boyne! I am the champion of Midhir the Proud, come to issue a challenge of single combat!"
    cl "We've been expecting you! By the gods, I am eager for my steel to meet your own!"
    cc "Clio! You cannot decide this for yourself! Finn will be outraged if you leapt into the fight right now!"
    cl "Then let us be quick with our report!"
    scene d17 07
    with fade
    "Champion" "I await my opponent before the coming of Midhir's main forces, so that I may present their head to my lord upon his arrival!"
    f "Well, we mustn't keep him waiting. It would shame Aengus."
    cl "Let it be me to face him, Finn! My axe is perfect for cleaving his fancy armor!"
    f "As you wish it, Clio. Do your ancestors proud."
    stop music
    scene d19 01
    with fade
    play music act04
    "Champion" "So, they send a woman against me!"
    cl "Not just any woman... I am Clio, the descendent of Queen Tailtiu, the last great queen of the Fir Bolg!"
    "Champion" "Not an impressive title! I was there when King Nuada and Bres cut down your people in swathes and became masters of Celtica!"
    cl "Then this fight shall be to avenge those glorious fallen!"
    scene d19 02
    with fade
    "Champion" "You carry the same crude and primitive weapons as your forebears! What chance do you think you have?"
    cl "I would be dead from your prattle, if words could kill me!"
    "Clio leaps straight into the arc of the Sidhe champion's great-sword with no hesitation or fear."
    scene d19 03
    play sound block04
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    cl "HAH!"
    "Clio is fast and naturally talented. She reads the flow of the battle and does what Midhir's champion does not expect, according to accepted warrior's rules."
    "Champion" "You seek to mock me?!"
    cl "Strength in our arms! They are the words of the Fianna!"
    scene d19 04
    play sound stab04
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    cl "It's over for you!"
    "Faster than Midhir's champion could react, Clio steps forward and with a flourish of her axe, she sends it across her opponent's belly in a single-handed stroke."
    "The gleaming armor of Midhir's champion is torn open and his guts spill out of him. He dies a moment after that with not even a cry."
    cl "For the Fianna! For the Fir Bolg!"
    stop music
    scene 00 00
    with fade
    f "Midhir? Your quarrel is with Midhir?"
    f "You said it was with the Dark Sidhe!"
    ae "Does it make any difference, Finn? You'd ask less questions if I said it was the Dark Sidhe!"
    scene d21 01
    with fade
    play music cin01 loop
    gm "Quell your irritation, Finn! You know you would have come all the same!"
    f "Well, I can't argue with that."
    gm "The more important matter is that we've just received a summons from the High King."
    ae "King Conaire?"
    gm "Aye. He wants one battalion of the Fianna to escort him into Cymru. For what reason, he does not say."
    f "He is our liege, we will answer his call regardless."
    gm "Then let me take the Sons of Morna! We have always been true to the High King!"
    f "We'll be short men to face Midhir's attack..."
    ae "Two battalions will be enough, Finn."
    scene d21 02
    with fade
    ae "My scouts tell me that the force Midhir is sending is much smaller than we originally anticipated."
    ae "They march across Liarn unseen by Milesian eyes, for they are concealed with Tuatha magicks."
    ae "Send the Sons of Morna to answer your High King's call and the defense of Bru-Na-Boyne will not be the worse for it."
    scene d21 01
    with fade
    f "Very well, Goll. Take the Sons of Morna and join with the King's entourage. Get him away from here before Midhir's forces arrive."
    gm "Aye. Strength in your arm, Finn, for the coming fight!"
    f "I'm not sending the Sons of Morna alone, though."
    scene d21 03
    with fade
    f "The Scythian will come with you for his druid wisdom, along with one other."
    cl "I should stay here and fight with you, Finn!"
    f "You took the head of Midhir's champion, be satisfied with that!"
    gm "Besides, who knows what enemy we face at the side of King Conaire!"
    cl "..."
    f "Scythian, I can spare Caz-Cora or Clio to go with you to escort the High King."
    mc "As my Captain commands."

    menu:

        "I will take Caz-Cora, the bardess with me.":
            jump d23

        "I will take Clio, pride of the Fir Bolg, with me.":
            jump d22

label d18:

    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion +2")
    mc "The quarrel between two families is not my affair. Besides, the steward offers a just way to settle the dispute."
    play sound crack
    with vpunch
    with vpunch
    "With a cry born of rage and sorrow, the steward squeezes and breaks Diarmud's neck."
    scene d18 01
    with fade
    play music cin05 loop
    "The young warrior collapses to the floor, with his head resting at an unnatural angle."
    ae "DIARMUD!!!"
    "Aengus cries out in despair over the body of his foster son. The surrounding revellers watch the pitiful scene in silence."
    "What was meant to be an occassion for joy has turned into a tragedy. Even Finn's shoulders stoop at the loss of one of his treasured people."
    "I may have been able to stop Diarmud's death, but to what end? It was jealousy and revenge that led to this. A druid can't prevent those failings in the hearts of men."
    scene d18 02
    with fade
    "The next day, the morale of the Fianna is at a low-point. Diarmud was adored by the women and admired among many of the men. Even the Sons of Morna had a gruding respect for his skill with a blade."
    cc "I still remember his smile that went straight to his eyes... by the Goddess, I can't believe he is gone! This can't be real!"
    cl "A warrior like Diarmud deserved to die in a glorious battle worthy of a bard's song. How he met his end is just..."
    scene d18 03
    with fade
    cc "Clio, work past your sorrow and come to the edge with me! Do you see it? That glinting in the far meadow!"
    cl "Aye, I see it. So... the time has come!"
    cc "We must tell Finn and Aengus!"
    stop music
    scene d18 04
    with fade
    play sound unsheath01
    "Champion" "Hail to the peoples of Bru-Na-Boyne! I am the champion of Midhir the Proud, come to issue a challenge of single combat!"
    cl "We've been expecting you! By the gods, though we mourn the death of a good comrade, we can still make time for you!"
    cc "Give the order for the gates to be open! I'll let Finn know straight away!"
    scene d18 05
    with fade
    "The Champion of Midhir waits impatiently in the courtyard for his opponent as Finn and Aengus converse amongst themselves."
    f "Despite our sorrows, we mustn't keep him waiting, Aengus."
    gm "Let me do the work, Finn! I'll put my axe deep into that rat of the Sidhe!"
    f "As you are first to ask, Goll, go forth as our champion."
    scene d20 01
    with fade
    play music act04
    "Champion" "So, they send an ageing, one-eyed wolf against me! Where are your teeth, old one?"
    gm "I'll make this quick, you prancing pony. No shiny armor or gold-trimmed sword is going to help you for what's about to come."
    "Champion" "Your words are big, but we've all heard the stories of Goll Moc Morna and how he was cowed into submission by Huul, Captain of the Fianna!"
    gm "Well, Huul is no longer with us, is he? Who saw to that?"
    scene d20 02
    play sound block03
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    gm "Your swing lacks conviction, little prince of the Sidhe! You're about as dangerous as a gadfly!"
    "Goll Moc Morna moves his large battle axe deceptively quickly for its size and heft."
    gm "Come, come! Surely there is more to your quality than this!"
    "Champion" "Do not mock me! Of all the warriors of Midhir, I stand on top! You will understand this in death!"
    scene d20 03
    play sound block01
    with vpunch
    with vpunch
    gm "HRGAH!!!"
    "Age may have diminished some of Goll's strength, but he makes up for it with cunning."
    "Angered by Goll's insults, Midhir's Champion allows the veteran Fianna warrior to get in close. Goll uses the upswing of his axe to strike his opponent on the chin with his shaft."
    "The Sidhe champion staggers back, and the battle is decided."
    scene d20 04
    play sound stab04
    with vpunch
    with vpunch
    gm "RAAAH!"
    "Goll's war cry is savage and primal as he sinks his axe deep into the chest of the champion for the killing blow. Blood shoots into the air like a fountain, raining back down onto the clean white paving stones in sacttered droplets."
    gm "That's the end of another Sidhe rat! I'll send your head to Midhir in a basket!"
    stop music
    scene 00 00
    with fade
    f "Midhir? Your quarrel is with Midhir?"
    f "You said it was with the Dark Sidhe!"
    ae "Does it make any difference, Finn? You'd ask less questions if I said it was the Dark Sidhe!"
    scene d21 01
    with fade
    play music cin01 loop
    gm "Quell your irritation, Finn! You know you would have come all the same! The Fianna don't run from a fight!"
    f "..."
    f "You speak the truth."
    gm "The more important matter is that we've just received a summons from the High King."
    ae "King Conaire?"
    gm "Aye. He wants one battalion of the Fianna to escort him into Cymru. For what reason, he does not say."
    f "He is our liege, we must answer his call."
    gm "Then let me take the Sons of Morna! We have always been true to the High King!"
    f "We'll be short men to face Midhir's attack..."
    ae "Two battalions will be enough, Finn."
    scene d21 02
    with fade
    ae "My scouts tell me that the force Midhir is sending is much smaller than we originally anticipated."
    ae "They march across Liarn unseen by Milesian eyes, for they are concealed with Tuatha magicks."
    ae "Send the Sons of Morna to answer your High King's call and the defense of Bru-Na-Boyne will not be the worse for it."
    scene d21 01
    with fade
    f "Very well, Goll. Take the Sons of Morna and join with the King's entourage. Get him away from here before Midhir's forces arrive."
    gm "Aye. Strength in your arm, Finn, for the coming fight!"
    f "I'm not sending the Sons of Morna alone, though."
    scene d21 03
    with fade
    f "The Scythian will come with you for his druid wisdom, along with one other."
    cl "I should stay here and fight with you, Finn!"
    f "You are young and impetuous and a lesson you must learn is to listen to your captain!"
    gm "He's right, Clio! Trust in your elders!"
    cl "..."
    f "Scythian, I can spare Caz-Cora or Clio to go with you to escort the High King."
    mc "As my Captain commands."

    menu:

        "I will take Caz-Cora, the bardess with me.":
            jump d23

        "I will take Clio and her raging axe with me.":
            jump d22

   
label d22:

    mc "Clio has proven herself to be a formidable fighter. I would want her to accompany me, for the skill of her arm!"
    cl "You've made a good choice then, master druid! I only hope there is fighting to be done along the way!"
    gm "Aye, we are in agreement there, young Clio!"
    scene d22 01
    with fade
    play music cin09 loop
    "Led by Goll Moc Morna, our party travels to a meadow not far from Bru-Na-Boyne where we meet with the entourage of King Conaire, the High King of Celtica."
    "Emerald banners flutter in the breeze, carried aloft by his retainers. The King himself rides a magnificent pale charger, well-suited for battle."
    mc "Goll, who are those people with the King?"
    gm "Hmmm... the young lad is Erc, his son. Queen Branwenn is on his right!"
    mc "If the Queen is with him, then this must be a mission of diplomacy, not combat."
    gm "Aye, master druid. You have a sharp eye and an even keener mind!"
    scene d22 02
    with fade
    show cona neut at left with moveinleft
    show branw happ at right with moveinright
    "High King Conaire" "Well met, Goll, Son of Morna. I trust your Captain Finn is well?"
    gm "He is well, my Liege. The Fianna are caught up in a quarrel between the Sidhes, but one battalion is available to you, as requested."
    "High King Conaire" "Ah yes, the Tuatha De Danann can be a very complicated people."
    "The High King of Celtica is handsome and with a strong jawline. He looks at us with blue eyes that are sharp and alert, but the lines on his face tells of the heavy burden that is his rule."
    bn "I feel at ease, knowing that the Fianna is here to ensure our safety."
    gm "We are ever at your service."
    "High King Conaire" "Then come, let us be off. There is not much time and we travel north on an urgent mission."
    scene d22 03
    with fade
    play music trav03 loop
    "The enlarged entourage of the High King travels north, into the sweeping plains of Muun."
    "A chill northern wind blows upon us as we move, catching the royal banners and flapping them about wildly."
    "High King Conaire" "Further still lies the edge of Celtica and beyond that, Cymru. That is where we are heading."
    scene d22 04
    with fade
    gm "For what purpose, my Leige?"
    "High King Conaire" "I can tell you that now. We are to hold a council with King Bran the Blessed of Albion."
    "High King Conaire" "Have you heard the news of the Tiberians?"
    gm "Aye, my Liege. It is said they've landed an army on Albion's shores and are fighting their way inland, conquering everything in their path."
    "High King Conaire" "Although King Bran's men are brave, they continue to be pushed back by the Tiberian cohorts. He seeks an alliance with Celtica and we meet him to discuss its terms."
    gm "We would ally ourselves with King Bran?!"
    "High King Conaire" "I have travelled over the seas when I was a youth and have seen the might of the Tiberian Empire first-hand. If Albion falls, then Celtica will be next."
    cl "Celtica will never fall, as long as my axe is raised against our enemies!"
    "High King Conaire" "I admire your bravery, young warrior, but if we stand any chance of victory, then all the nations must unite against this common threat."
    mc "..."
    stop music
    jump d_cont

label d23:

    mc "It is always good to have the wits of a bard on a difficult journey. I would choose Caz-Cora!"
    cc "I won't betray your trust in me, master druid!"
    gm "Well, try not to get in the way, little girl. There might be real fighting to be had!"
    cc "OOoooOO!!!"
    scene d22 01
    with fade
    play music cin09 loop
    "Led by Goll Moc Morna, our party travels to a meadow not far from Bru-Na-Boyne where we meet with the entourage of King Conaire, the High King of Celtica."
    "Emerald banners flutter in the breeze, carried aloft by his retainers. The King himself rides a magnificent pale charger, well-suited for battle."
    mc "Goll, who are those people with the King?"
    gm "Hmmm... the young lad is Erc, his son. Queen Branwenn is on his right!"
    mc "If the Queen is with him, then this must be a mission of diplomacy, not combat."
    gm "Aye, master druid. You have a sharp eye and a quick mind!"
    scene d22 02
    with fade
    show cona neut at left with moveinleft
    show branw happ at right with moveinright
    "High King Conaire" "Well met, Goll, Son of Morna. I trust your Captain Finn is well?"
    gm "He is well, my Liege. The Fianna are caught up in a quarrel between the Sidhes, but one battalion is available to you, as requested."
    "High King Conaire" "Ah yes, the Tuatha De Danann can be a very complicated people."
    "The High King of Celtica is handsome and with a strong jawline. He looks at us with blue eyes that are sharp and alert, but the lines on his face tells of the heavy burden that is his rule."
    bn "I feel at ease, knowing that the Fianna is here to ensure our safety."
    gm "We are ever at your service."
    "High King Conaire" "Then come, let us be off. There is not much time and we travel north on an urgent mission."
    scene d23 01
    with fade
    play music trav03 loop
    "The enlarged entourage of the High King travels north, into the sweeping plains of Muun."
    "A chill northern wind blows upon us as we move, catching the royal banners and flapping them about wildly."
    "High King Conaire" "Further still lies the edge of Celtica and beyond that, Cymru. That is where we are heading."
    scene d23 02
    with fade
    gm "For what purpose, my Leige?"
    "High King Conaire" "I can tell you that now. We are to hold a council with King Bran the Blessed of Albion."
    "High King Conaire" "Have you heard the news of the Tiberians?"
    gm "Aye, my Liege. It is said they've landed an army on Albion's shores and are fighting their way inland, conquering everything in their path."
    "High King Conaire" "Although King Bran's men are brave, they continue to be pushed back by the Tiberian cohorts. He seeks an alliance with Celtica and we meet him to discuss its terms."
    gm "We would ally ourselves with King Bran?!"
    "High King Conaire" "I have travelled over the seas when I was a youth and have seen the might of the Tiberian Empire first-hand. If Albion falls, then Celtica will be next."
    cc "I've heard stories of the discipline of Tiberian legionnaires. They throw javelins in unison, so that the sky is darkened by them and when enemies attack them, they crash against solid shield walls!"
    "High King Conaire" "What you've heard is true, young bardess. One cannot rely on strength and courage alone when facing the Tiberians..."
    mc "..."
    stop music
    jump d_cont

label d24:

    if _in_replay:

        show screen Replayexit
        $ mcname = persistent.name

    scene d24 01
    with fade
    play music whd03 loop
    "It is time to indulge, to begin reaping the rewards of my carefully laid plan. I call for Saivah and while she is under my enchantment, she has no choice but to obey."
    "I watch the door and my heart beats faster with the expectation of what is about to happen."
    "There is a chance someone will spy her walking towards the guest huts, but at this time of the night, they will think it is the mischief of the Sidhe."
    "And of course, it is. If that happens, there will be whispers and unease on the Hill of Allen tomorrow morning."
    "But for me, it is a price worth paying."
    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion +2")
    scene d24 02
    play sound door01
    "Saivah enters my room like a sleepwalker. Her eyes would be disturbing to any one else but to me, they mark her as a thing under my sway."
    mc "Welcome, my beautiful doe."
    "With a brief whispered word, I close the door behind her with a gust of wind."
    scene d24 03
    with fade
    play sound door01
    "She stands at the center of the room with a vacant look on her face. The firelight dances over her thin and half-naked frame."
    "Admiring the female form is a simple pleasure I take, like savoring the complexity of a wine. Saivah has limited curves, but her petite body is lithe and healthy."
    "Tonight, the interest comes in the play of the shadows her lithe shape. The curve of her breasts tantalizingly hint at what is concealed by only the thinnest of fabric."
    "Without emotion or movement, she is like a statue. Like a character study for a bard or a sculptor. Her breathing is rhythmic and steady. Her eyes, unblinking."
    scene d24 04
    with fade
    mc "Good evening, Saivah. How nice of you to accept my invitation, and spend some of this night with me."
    s "..."
    "I run my hands over Saivah's smooth skin without even a hint of protest. She has no admonishments for me and no warnings about the wrath of her husband."
    "Truly, the spell she is under is more powerful than I would have first imagined. While it must have its limits at this early stage, I am not aware of them."
    scene d24 05
    with fade
    "The rings we wear hum and glow with the dread light of the Otherworld. It is a power both feared and revered by the Forvorians."
    "The rings bind us together in a dark and sinister love that I am excited to explore and grow. Just what those unknown limits of the rings are, I will begin discovering tonight."
    "In the end, it is not enough to have Saivah's mind ensorcelled to the darkness. If my plan to usurp the leadership of the Fianna from Finn is to succeed, I will need her completely devoted to me and willing to do whatever I ask of her."
    scene d24 06
    with fade
    mc "How enticing you are right now, Saivah. I can see why one of the most powerful men in Celtica would take you for his wife..."
    mc "What do you think he would say, if he could see you right now, being intimate with another man?"
    s "[mcname]..."
    mc "Let's see your breasts, Saivah. Reveal them to me, so that you can make me more aroused than I already am..."
    scene d24 07
    play sound dress
    "It takes no effort to pull aside her slip, exposing her small and hard nipples."
    mc "On your frame, these are perfection..."
    "I tease them lightly with my fingertips."
    s "UuuUnnnnn..."
    mc "Do you love me, Saivah?"
    s "..."
    s "I... love... you, [mcname]."
    "Her uttered words are stilted and not at all convincing."
    mc "Show me."
    scene d24 08
    with fade
    "Our naked bodies intertwine and her warm skin is against mine. She kisses me without hesitation, but there is no passion in it. Her sweet and hot breath mixes with my own."
    "Under the thrall of the ring, this must all seem like a dark and lustful dream to Saivah. She is not in her right mind, but that will come with further effort."
    "I will darken her heart and bind her soul to me. Her mind will surrender to my will completely."
    scene d24 09
    with fade
    "I grow giddy at the thought. Saivah is a project I will relish. For the plans I have, Finn is my enemy. And there is no better way to fight an enemy than through the betrayal of the ones he most trusts."
    mc "You have the finest of buttocks, my lovely doe."
    s "I... like that..."
    s "I am... your doe..."
    "I've uncovered some hidden desire within Saivah. Despite everything that has happened to her, she likes the name I just gave her? Names are important. Names are power."
    mc "What does my lovely doe have to offer me?"
    scene d24 10
    with fade
    "She says nothing, but her actions speak for her."
    mc "I am your dark master. Say it."
    s "Yes... my... dark master."
    "How can I refuse such an invitation?"
    scene d24 11
    with fade
    mc "You are under my power, my lovely doe. Your love for your husband will fade and wither to nothing as the nights go by, for it will be replaced by a dark love for me."
    mc "Does that bother you, Saivah?"
    s "I... obey..."
    mc "Soon, we will be joined together forever. You will be mine."
    scene d24 12
    with fade
    mc "Let my manhood taste you, my lovely doe. My lustful urges need release that only you can provide this night."
    s "Yes... my dark master."
    mc "Then let us delve into the darkness together."
    "In the High Age of the Tuatha, this is what I dreamt of, but it was always just out of reach. But now, with the Stone of Fal in this age..."
    scene d24 13
    with fade
    play sound moan01
    "I enter Saivah and we are connected by our flesh, in addition to the rings."
    mc "Your sheath accepts your master's sword so easily, Saivah."
    s "Thank you... my dark master..."
    mc "You will find this to be very pleasant, my sweet doe. It will be intoxicating."
    s "As you... say..."
    scene d24 14
    with fade
    play sound slaplong loop
    "I begin to move inside my enchanted partner, revelling in the thrill of taking something that is not mine and somehow staining it."
    "I cannot deny the darkness in my heart that comepls me to be this way. I {i}will{/i} not deny it, just as the wolf cannot deny its nature."
    mc "Soon, no other cock will please you but mine, Saivah. The power that flows through you now? The power of the ring? You will become addicted to it."
    s "It is... glorious... my dark master..."
    mc "Sadly, I suspect you will not say that in the morning, when your senses are clear."
    "I look at Saivah's lust-filled face, her pink lips parted and moaning at each thrust I make inside of her. An excitement runs through me so deep that I am brought to climax."
    scene d24 15
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    play sound shoot01
    queue sound shoot02
    $ renpy.notify("Saivah Corruption +2")
    "I will leave a piece of my dark love inside her!"
    mc "Give it to me, my sweet doe! Give me the release I seek!"
    s "OooOooonnnghh!"
    "Saivah can do nothing but moan helplessly in reply, caught as she is in the throes of lust, born from the shadowy power within her and my hardened dick inside her."
    scene d24 16
    with fade
    "When I am spent, I roll myself off of her slim frame. She makes an effort to get up, but her legs are weak from the exertion of the sex we've just enjoyed."
    "My seed went deep into her, but even so, it overflows from her loosened purse."
    "I expected my cum to be dark like the power of the Stone of Fal, but today it is milky white, as one would normally expect."
    "Interesting..."
    "With my druid senses, my eyes see what others cannot - the dark energies I have unleashed are working upon Saivah's mind, breaking down her morality and her resolve."
    "It will be a lengthy process, but one I will completely enjoy. I think I shall be disappointed when Saivah's struggle ends, and she offers herself to me completely."
    stop music
    scene d24 17
    with fade
    play sound fire loop
    "The dawn is not far away and the servants will soon be waking to tend to their daily tasks. The fire in the room grows small and dim."
    "I draw back the dark power of the ring, like the sea receding at low tide. The power does not ensnare her like it did earlier, but it leaves her suggestable."
    mc "You will return to your bed and remember nothing of what happened here tonight when you wake, my lovely doe."
    s "Yes, my dark master..."
    mc "What will stay with you are the feelings inside your heart unleashed tonight. The thrill of surrendering to the darkness and the joy of the lustful hunger that we shared together."
    mc "Now return and I shall see you soon, my Lady Saivah."
    s "Yes, [mcname]..."
    scene d24 18
    with fade
    play sound2 door01
    "I watch the sway of Saivah's buttocks as she dutifully leaves my room."
    "Saivah will not be the worse having me as her man and master. I will protect her and provide for her."
    "And she will serve me in all ways in my plan to bring about the downfall of Finn Moc Huul."
    stop sound

    if _in_replay:
        return

    jump d26

label d25:

    if _in_replay:

        show screen Replayexit
        $ mcname = persistent.name

    scene d25 01
    with fade
    play music whd01 loop
    "Through the ring Saivah wears, I have a hold over her mind and her soul that would not otherwise be possible, even with the strongest whispered words I know."
    "I can understand now why the Far Dorocha coveted these rings and obssessed himself with uncovering their mysteries."
    "It is a simple matter to excite her body and mind towards lewd thoughts. She cannot help but begin to touch and pleasure herself."
    scene d25 02
    with fade
    play sound [ "<silence .8>", "audio/sex/enter02.mp3" ] loop
    s "Hngh~ hnnnnn!"
    "In the privacy of her room, I can implant suggestions into her to make her do what I wish. I do not have to fear getting caught."
    "If I am to claim Saivah before anyone realizes, then it is ideal to try it in secretive and subtle ways like this."
    mc "Yes, that's a good girl. Rub your purse until you are moist. It's like your fingers have a mind of their own..."
    scene d25 03
    with fade
    play sound moan13
    "I continue to pour my lust and desire into the ring, lifting Saivah to ever higher heights of arousal."
    "Her breasts are not large, but they are firm and appealing. Her crazed hands rub and massage them, making her small nipples perk up and harden."
    mc "Let yourself go. Allow your heart to sink into the lustful darkness that surrounds you, my dear."
    "I talk to her through the ring. My voice is like that of a god to her. My orders are laws which she dare not disobey."
    scene d25 04
    with fade
    s "I feel... so good..."
    mc "You will feel better the deeper into the darkness you go. It's where you belong, Saivah."
    s "No... not... the darkness!"
    mc "It's no use fighting it. You know it to be true. Did you think your life here with Finn Moc Huul is anything but a dream?"
    "Despite her protests, she continues to rub her slit, occasionally sticking her fingers inside to play with her folds."
    "Saliva runs freely from her mouth as she licks her fingers in the lewdest of ways."
    scene d25 05
    with fade
    s "F~ Finn! Help me! H~ help me!"
    mc "Do you truly want to be helped, Saivah? Stop this foolish resistance and give in to the feelings that flow through you."
    play sound moan07
    mc "No one can see you. There is no shame here, Saivah. Defile your body for me. Show me how perverted you can be."
    mc "You're nothing more than a rutting doe in breeding season, searching for a mate to mount her!"
    s "I~ I'm not a beast! I'm... a human woman!!"
    scene d25 06
    with fade
    stop music
    play sound moan06
    queue sound cum01
    "Squatting over her bed with a depraved look on her face, Saivah flexes her hips as she cums, spraying her love juices over the fabric of her bed cover."
    mc "That's the Saivah I want to see - a perverted woman that joyfully falls to the darkness."
    mc "You say you're more than a beast, but look at you!"
    s "Nnnaa~ nnghh!"
    scene d25 08
    with fade
    $ renpy.notify("Saivah Corruption +1")
    "As Saivah lies down in her damp mess, I work the power of the ring over her mind."
    "This will seem like a lewd dream to her. Of my voice, she will have no memory."
    "I sense through the male ring there are limits. The effect of an exposure like this will fade by the morning. She will not be mine to control when I see her then."
    "But the stain I have placed upon her heart will remain and in time, it will grow. Her behaviour in the waking world will change, though she could not say why."
    "The bond between my male ring and Saivah's ring is tenuous, but over time it will grow and strengthen. Time is what I need."
    "And I have so much time, with the wife of Finn Moc Huul..."

    if _in_replay:
        return

    jump d26

label d26:

    scene d26 12
    with fade
    play music town03 loop
    "I spend the day in the nearby forest, dream-walking into the Carrow Coil to explore its ruins. That area was the heartland of the Tuatha kingdom, so what secrets does it hide?"
    "I make it a point not to see Saivah in the morning. I want to give time for the darkness to settle into her heart. How will it affect her, I wonder?"
    "In the evening, I make my way into the feasting hall of the Fianna."
    show ber happ at center with moveinright
    "Woman" "Hello there, I don't think I've met you before, master druid."
    "Woman" "Are you a traveller?"
    "This woman seems to bear me no ill will, but I should still be selective with my answers."
    mc "I am [mcname], a druid of the {i}Tuatha De Danann{/i}. And you are...?"
    "Woman" "I am Bera of Loch Lod. I run the hostel there, right at the edge of the Carrow Coil and the last civilized stop before the wilds of that untamed place."
    s "Oh, [mcname]! I see you've met my guest of honor for tonight!"
    scene d26 13
    with fade
    "In the sparsely populated dining hall, a sultry vision of beauty appears before me. It is Saivah, as I have never seen her before."
    "The time in Brac Cogrim was different. This clothing she has chosen herself. Is this the effect of what I did with her last night?"
    mc "Good evening, my Lady Saivah. Your beauty is... beyond compare."
    "Saivah blushes violently."
    s "T~ Thank you, master druid. But..."
    s "...where were you all day?! I confess I spent a lot of time searching for you!"
    mc "My apologies, but I was nearby, communing with nature. No danger was to come to you this day, for I was watching the approaches to the Hill of Allen."
    s "Oh! You misunderstand! I was not admonishing you! I know you would not abandon me, [mcname]. It's just that..."
    s "...I wanted to see you."
    mc "Well, I am here now. Shall we all have supper together? We can talk about whatever you fancy, to make up for today's lost time."
    scene d26 14
    with fade
    "The feasting hall is strange tonight without dozens of rowdy Fianna warriors at the tables."
    "The Hill of Allen is a hostel, and its door is open in the evenings to guests and travellers on the road to the kingdom of Ulaid."
    "Mead is poured into our cups, and we begin the meal with some dried fruits."
    "Bera explains that she was raised by the Morna clan. The Sons of Morna, led by Goll, make up almost one full battalion of the Fianna." 
    "Right now, the Sons of Morna will be on the road with Finn and Aengus, rushing to the defense of Bru-Na-Boyne."
    "Bera" "I came tonight to keep fair Saivah company. She can get quite lonely when Finn is out travelling. But I must confess, I did not think a member of the Fianna would remain here after Finn made a call to arms!"

    menu:

        "{color=#00ff00}I am have remained to protect Saivah from the Dark Sidhe":
            $ d_sus -= 1
            jump d26a
        
        "The Druid Sight compelled me to stay, for reasons I do not yet know":
            $ d_sus += 1
            jump d26b

label d26a:

    "I tell Bera of how Saivah and I met, and how we escaped from Brac Cogrim."
    "Bera" "Saivah! I had no idea!"
    "Then I tell Bera of the attack by Avahn, that led to much of the destruction in the yard outside. She gasps as I recount the fight with the Hooded Man."
    mc "So after everything that has happened, I cannot be certain that we are safe. How could I leave Saivah unguarded, after all that has happened?"
    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion -1")
    "Bera" "Forgive me, [mcname]. I did not know the truth of it. I see now that staying behind is in fact, the best thing to be done in the circumstances!"
    "I humbly nod in acknowledgement of Bera's words."
    jump d26c


label d26b:

    "Bera" "That sounds all very vague, master druid!"
    "Bera" "I would even dare to say it could be taken as an excuse to flee from combat!"
    mc "I assure you I am no coward, Bera. I fought against the tyrant Bres by the side of Lord Lugh at Moy Tura."
    mc "In fact, I fear that there is perhaps too much blood on my hands for one lifetime..."
    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion +1")
    "Despite my reply, Bera does not seem convinced."
    s "Please Bera, enough of this. I for one am glad that [mcname] has chosen to remain. He has protected me from harm before and I feel safe in his company."
    "Bera" "I apologize, Saivah. And to you too, master druid."
    jump d26c

label d26c:

    scene d26 15
    with fade
    show ber mad at left
    "Bera rises from her seat with an irritable look on her face."
    "Bera" "Oh, where is the stew? It should have come out with this roast meat!"
    show ber neut at left
    "Bera" "I will pay a visit to the kitchen and lend a hand, if need be!"
    "Bera" "Finn really ought to train his cooks better! I hold my own to a higher standard at Loch Lod!"
    hide ber neut at left with moveoutleft
    "And for the first time in the evening, Saivah and I are alone."
    "As we eat, I gaze at her enticing form from across the table."
    "She wears a circlet, bracelet and earrings of finely crafted red gold. In any age they are items fit for a queen. As Finn is sometimes considered a de-facto king, the comparison seems appropriate."
    s "[mcname], you are making me feel awkward."
    "She smiles at me with lusterous painted lips, and there is color around her eyes that reminds me of Olivia and the courteseans of her bath house."
    "But it is the dress she wears that is impossible to ignore. Made of diaphanous silk, it is interwoven with fine strands of gold in designs favored by the Tuatha."
    "She is almost naked. I can trace the lines of her naked body and her nipples are just visible in the fire light. Bera must think her clothing to be scandalous, but is too polite to say so."
    mc "You look stunning tonight, as beautiful as the brightest golden star in Celtica's sky."
    mc "As I am the only man of the Fianna here tonight, did you make yourself so dazzling for me?"
    scene d26 16
    with fade
    "I take the empty seat closest to Saivah and take her by the hand."
    mc "If you wanted to put me under the sway of your feminine charms, you have succeeded. I am helpless before you."
    s "[mcname]! There are people around! And what if Bera should return?!"
    "Saivah's voice is an urgent whisper, but she does not take her hand away."
    mc "I see you are not wearing your ring tonight."
    s "..."
    mc "Saivah? I enchanted that ring for your protection. I beg you to wear it."
    s "Yes, of course. I~ I must have forgotten..."
    "Saivah's lie is too easy to detect. She must be having misgivings about the ring. I can sense her unease."
    "No matter. Once the ring has had time to properly dye her heart into the color of my darkness, she will no longer think about being without it."
    mc "Where is the ring, Saivah? Tell me!"
    s "I~ In the small pouch sewn into this dress..."
    mc "If I seem forceful, it is only out of worry for you!"
    s "Yes, I know. I'm sorry, [mcname]..."
    mc "Now, put the ring on."
    scene d26 17
    "I slide the ring onto her little finger. The moment it is in place, I can feel Saivah through my male ring."
    s "U~ uuunnnn..."
    mc "There is nothing to fear, Saivah."
    scene d26 18
    with fade
    play sound dark03
    "The living darkness of the Otherworld clouds over her eyes and for a moment, her skin grows ice cold. I sense the tendril of darkness between us re-established."
    mc "Excellent. Now I am at ease, Saivah."
    mc "The ring is where it belongs. You must never part with it."
    s "Never... part..."
    scene d26 19
    s "Oooh!"
    mc "Saivah, are you alright?"
    s "Yes... I'm not sure what happened just now. I felt a little giddy and..."
    s "Don't worry. It's nothing."
    "I look around and Bera is nowhere to be seen. There is a chance here for me to implant my darkness further into Saivah's heart, but with people around, it would be risky."

    menu:

        "Let Saivah be. Placing the ring back on her finger is enough for now.":
            jump d27

        "{color=#00ff00}Take the risk. Stroke Saivah's thigh from under the table.":
            $ d_sus += 1
            $ sai_cor += 1
            jump d28

label d27:

    scene d27 01
    with fade
    "With the ring on Saivah's hand, she is open to my influence. I merely have to wait until she retires to her chambers. There is no need to take stupid risks."
    "In the middle of the night, I can choose to work on corrupting her heart and soul through the dark gem, away from any prying eyes."
    "However, if I could find an opportunity to get her alone in an isolated area, then that raises different possibilities..."
    "But for now, I enjoy Saivah's pleasant company and make small talk."
    scene d27 02
    "Bera returns and the mead flows freely. The food is simple, but the ingredients are fresh. Milesian cooking however, lacks the spices and flavors of my people."
    "Several times through the night, Saivah looks at me in a way that would arouse the jealousies of Finn, if he were here."
    "The darkness in Saivah's heart has released her inhibitions and made her bolder. She is slowly becoming intoxicated with its power, just like the mead we are sharing."
    "The thought of cheating on her husband will not seem so unthinkable to her now."
    "While I am not a bard, I can regale both ladies with happier stories from the Age of the Tuatha. I talk of the many wonderous items that Manannan Moc Lir, the god of the sea, forged for the Tuatha."
    s "The Fianna have a treasury that contains many such items from the bygone ages of Celtica, [mcname]. Finn and the others have collected many things from their adventures."
    mc "I should like to see that! As you know, I am desperate to regain more of my lost memories. Perhaps one of these items is something I was familiar with the the past."
    scene d27 03
    with fade
    "We reach the end of the meal. The last of the diners give their thanks to Saivah as their hostess before leaving and the three of us are suddenly alone."
    "Bera" "Despite the delay, the meal was as fine as any I've had! I have an early start back to Loch Lod tomorrow, so I will retire to my guest quarters"
    s "I am glad for it, Bera."
    "Bera" "I've been meaning to ask... that golden gown you wear..."
    s "This? It was a gift to Finn from the people of the Sidhe. Do you like it?"
    "Bera" "It's beautiful Saivah. It's just... tonight is a quiet night and..."
    s "There is no cause to celebrate? Of course there is! My dear friend Bera has come to visit me when I am alone and the Fianna are away. I treasure your company!"
    "Bera" "Oh, Saivah!"
    scene d27 04
    play sound collapse
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    "Bera" "Saivah?!"
    s "Perhaps we could share a bed and keep each other warm?"
    "Bera" "Where has this new found audacity come from?"
    s "Be at ease, I jest! Come, let us each return to our rooms."
    "I should take Saivah's cue and retire as well, for my work for the night is only just beginning. But perhaps..."

    menu:

        "Retire for the night, as expected":
            $ d_sus -= 1
            $ sai_cor += 1
            jump d29

        "{color=#00ff00}Insist Saivah give you a tour of the Fianna's treasury first":
            $ d_sus += 1
            $ sai_cor += 2
            jump d30


label d28:

    if _in_replay:

        show screen Replayexit
        $ mcname = persistent.name

    scene d28 01
    with fade
    play music rit04 loop
    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion +1")
    mc "Are you sure you're alright, Saivah?"
    s "[mcname], your hand!"
    "I ignore Saivah's whispered protest and continue to gently stroke her upper thigh. I work my fingers over the top before carefully sliding to the inner region."
    s "Mrrgnnn!"
    "Saivah stifles a cry through clenched lips as she pushes against the table edge, every muscle in her body straining."
    scene d28 02
    with fade
    mc "You must not make any sudden movements that could startle the nearby guests, my lady."
    s "S~ stop it..."
    mc "Are you sure about that?"
    s "Bera will return soon!"
    mc "Just concentrate on your meal."
    s "How can... I do that... when you're teasing me?!"
    mc "Shhh. Keep your voice low."
    scene d28 03
    with fade
    "I part Saivah's thighs until she is almost straddling the stool."
    mc "How can you wear that gown and think I wouldn't be aroused at the mere sight of you?"
    "My fingers slip under the fabric of Saivah's gown and reaches the coarse patch of her pubic hair."
    s "It's... not like that!"
    mc "You made yourself alluring for my sake, didn't you? I am as pleased as a man can be, Saivah. Of all the women on the ridges of the world, it is you I care about above all others."
    s "[mcname]! You cannot... touch me there! You're driving me to distraction!"
    scene d28 04
    with fade
    play sound [ "<silence .8>", "audio/sex/enter02.mp3" ] loop
    "I slip two fingers into Saivah's purse and find that it is slick and wet. Her clitoris has hardened and is easy to tease."
    s "Hnnnngh!"
    mc "It seems your body loves my touch, Saivah. You react to it so well..."
    s "Oh! By the gods... I worship!"
    "I feel the muscles in Saivah's pussy twitching. She's going to cum."
    scene d28 05
    with fade
    play sound shoot05
    queue sound cum01
    s "OOooOoHHHH~!"
    $ renpy.notify("Saivah Corruption +1")
    "Saivah climaxes on her stool, squirting her love juices onto the worn wood."
    "If any of the guests had looked in her direction, they would have seen a depraved expression on her face with her tongue lewdly extended."
    mc "That's my good girl. Cum for your druid..."
    "Saivah continues to convulse as I return to my seat. She squeezes the last of her climax out of her hole by the time I reach for my mead cup."
    stop music
    scene d28 06
    with fade
    play music gen03 loop
    "It is at this moment that Bera returns. She could not have timed it better."
    "Bera" "The stew is~ oh! Saivah! Are you unwell?"
    s "It's nothing, Bera. I just felt a little dizzy..."
    "Bera" "The nights grow cold in Celtica. You really should be wearing more!"
    s "I wanted to wear this... in celebration of your visit..."
    "Bera" "Dear Saivah, what would Finn say if he returned to find you ill in bed?"

    if _in_replay:
        return

    menu:

        "Bera is right. She should escort you back to your chambers.":
            $ d_sus -= 1
            jump d31

        "{color=#00ff00}As Finn has entrusted me with your safety, I shall escort you back to your chambers, my lady.":
            $ d_sus += 2
            $ sai_cor += 2
            jump d32

label d29:

    mc "Thank you for the meal and your gracious hospitality, my Lady Saivah. I shall take your advice and return to my room."
    mc "If the Dark Sidhe makes mischief upon the Hill of Allen tonight, I will see to it directly."
    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion -1")
    s "Thank you, [mcname]. I know I can depend on you."
    stop music
    jump d29a

label d29a:

    if _in_replay:

        show screen Replayexit
        $ mcname = persistent.name

    scene 00 00
    play music eer02 loop
    "We go our separate ways, and I make sure to be seen by the servants to be returning to my lodgings."
    "There will be no rumors or gossip tomorrow morning about secret trysts."
    "Once I am in the privacy of my room, I use my male ring to reach out to Saivah."
    scene d29 02
    with fade
    "Saivah is awake in her private chamber where she sleeps with her husband. But tonight, there is a spot on the bed quite noticeable for Finn's absence."
    "The gold thread of her flimsy dress sparkles in the firelight as I make out every curve of her body, as though she were standing before me naked."
    "Now is the time for me to move forward with my plan. Saivah must become become mine if I am to achieve my goals."
    scene d29 01
    with fade
    play sound dark01
    "I draw upon the Stone of Fal and touch the power of the Otherworld and its bleeding heart of darkness. Its power floods through me and ignites the male ring on my finger."
    "With the male ring engorged with dark magicks, it is a simple matter to excite the ring that is bonded to it."
    mc "Now, Saivah... heed my call!"
    scene d29 03
    with fade
    play sound dark04
    "Saivah clutches her head as her female ring bursts to life."
    s "W~ who's there?"
    "She does not know that I speak with her through the connection. She only knows that someone important is reaching out to her. Someone whose words she must heed."
    mc "It is your master, Saivah."
    s "I have no master!"
    mc "Have you forgotten so quickly? Take off your gown, my sweet servant. It is time to continue your instruction."
    scene d29 04
    with fade
    play sound dress
    "The provocative gown that Saivah wore was only held fast by several cords. In mere moments, Saivah has untied the knots and let it fall to the floor."
    mc "You must take what I offer you, always. A servant must be gracious in accepting the gifts of her master."
    s "Yes..."
    mc "Will you accept the dark gift I have prepared for you?"
    s "Yes..."
    scene d29 05
    with fade
    play sound [ "<silence .2>", "audio/magic/dark03.mp3" ] loop
    s "OooOooHHh... m~master ~!"
    "I send a swift stream of power from my male ring into Saivah's gem. As her soul is slowly corrupted, she is able to take more with each new infusion."
    play sound2 moan03
    "Soon, the process will reach a time when Saivah will be lost to the darkness and there will be no turning back."
    "And when that point is reached, the loving hand of [mcname] will be there to guide her into the shadows."
    play sound2 moan04
    s "It's too much! Too... much!"
    scene d29 06
    with fade
    play sound shoot05
    queue sound cum01
    s "I'm cumming, master!!!"
    $ renpy.notify("Saivah Corruption +1")
    "Saivah writhes on the bed as she stains the covers with her lust. Her painted toenails curl and clutch at the fabric as her climaxing body convulses."
    mc "Well done, my sweet Saivah. Your master praises you for taking all of his gift tonight. How do you feel?"
    "Saivah cannot answer. She can only gasp for breath as the sinister light in her eyes slowly fades - slower than it ever has before."
    scene d29 07
    with fade
    "While Finn is away, his wife is slowly being lost to him. She was taken once from him when the Far Dorocha kidnapped her through trickery."
    "But the evil that now has its hold on Saivah is something else entirely and something much, much more dangerous."
    "Like a piece of wood that grows darker with each new brushing of oil, so too is Saivah's heart turned towards the shadow."
    "It will not be long now before she will worship the dark and ancient gods of the Forvorians, forsaking the quaint and impotent gods of the Milesians."
    stop music

    if _in_replay:
        return

    jump d_cont


label d30:

    "Bera" "Master druid, can such a tour not wait until the morning light?"
    s "I have no issue with [mcname]'s request. I owe him much and it would be my pleasure to show him the trophies of victory won by the Fianna."
    mc "There is much about myself I do not know. If there is a treasury with items from my people, I would want to see it immediately."
    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion +1")
    s "Of course, [mcname]. I will guide you there. Bera, I will see you in the morning."
    "Bera" "As you both wish it..."
    stop sound
    stop music
    jump d30a

label d30a:

    if _in_replay:

        show screen Replayexit
        $ mcname = persistent.name

    scene d30 01
    with fade
    play music gen04 loop
    "With Bera and the other guests retiring to their quarters, I find myself alone with Saivah, which is just what I planned."
    "I follow behind her, transfixed on her buttocks that are obscenely visible underneath the material of her gown flap."
    "The Saivah I first met wouldn't dare wear something like this, let alone in front of another man and let alone in the public feasting hall."
    "The erosion of a person's morality and inhibitions was something I studied with great interest when I was holed up in my hidden study in Bru-Na-Boyne."
    "I have to thank the Far Dorocha, for the ring that has made this all possible. If I tried to force my will onto Saivah through the raw power of the Stone of Fal, I'm certain she could not endure it."
    s "Here it is, [mcname]. The display room of the Fianna's treasury."
    "The room is lined with pedestals, each one containing a curio. Some are obviously Forvorian while others are of the Tuatha. And still others are altogether mysterious in their possible origins."
    scene d30 02
    with fade
    s "Look at this one, [mcname]. It is one of my favorites!"
    s "See how it floats? Finn took this from a witch in Albion after he defeated her sons in battle and she sought mercy for them."
    s "It seems to be made of bronze, but it never dulls or tarnishes!"
    s "[mcname]?"
    scene d30 03
    play sound collapse 
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    play music whd02 loop
    s "OH!"
    mc "It is not for these trinkets that I asked for your company, Saivah."
    mc "Did you know how hard it was for me to endure, watching your glorious form from across the table while tolerating Bera's presence between us?"
    s "I had not known you were in anguish, I~"
    scene d30 04
    with fade
    mc "You wore this gown for me, did you not? I see everything you have to offer."
    s "I ~"
    mc "Your painted face, the magnificent jewelry you wear that is fit for a queen..."
    mc "I am the only man whose attention it could have gotten tonight. You did this all for me."
    s "It's not ~ ! I mean..."
    mc "And my heart leaps for joy at it all!"
    scene d30 05
    play sound blow01
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    "I draw Saivah's near-naked body towards me and kiss her passionately. The male ring on my finger vibrates furiously as our lips lock."
    mc "My dearest Saivah, I am sick tonight with desire for you!"
    s "Please... no..."
    s "Mrrrmmphh!"
    "I respond to her half-hearted denial by slipping my tongue into her mouth, cuting short her words."
    scene d30 07
    with fade
    mc "You would still deny me, my sweetest?"
    mc "After everything we have endured together - the dangers we have faced..."
    mc "After seducing me with your erotic form..."
    mc "Truly, my loins have been set afire at the sight of you, your scent, your very presence..."
    s "I have a husband... and a son! I cannot play false with them!"
    scene d30 06
    with fade
    play sound moan02
    "I take Saivah's bare hip and draw her firmly towards me. A hand between her legs reveals just how moist and ready she is for my intimacy."
    mc "Why do you deny what we both want, Saivah? It's no use fighting how we feel for each other!"
    s "It's not... so simple! Sometimes... I am confused! My dreams... are troubled!"
    mc "Shhh..."
    mc "Disrobe and I shall do likewise. The proof will be before your eyes, my darling."
    play sound dress
    scene d30 08
    with fade
    "I place my swollen cock in front of Saivah's naked and kneeling form. Her braided hair and regal jewelry stand in contrast to her submissive pose."
    s "It's so big..."
    s "I've done this to you?"
    mc "You've made me sick with desire for you that I would waste away if you do not give me your love."
    s "..."
    s "Sit down over there..."
    scene d30 09
    with fade
    "Saivah presses her rosy lips against the head of my cock. I exhale as the soft and warm feeling of her tongue touches my member."
    s "I will oblige you until you have finished, my savior."
    s "But no more than my mouth..."
    scene d30 10
    with fade
    play sound blow01
    mc "You work your mouth so well..."
    mc "Your lips were made for my manhood, Saivah."
    s "Do not... slp... be so... hrpp... presumptuous..."
    s "Tonight... shlrp... will be the last time..."
    mc "Finn doesn't deserve you, my Celtic rose. You should be by my side..."
    s "I am wedded... hwp... to the greatest man... shlllp... in the land..."
    mc "You say that, as you make love to another man's cock."
    scene d30 11
    with fade
    play sound blow02
    "The base of my cock begins to twitch and Saivah's mouth senses it."
    "She sucks deeper, almost taking the full length down her throat in a way I didn't think she could."
    s "Are you... almost finished?"
    play sound blow03
    "She works her mouth with more vigor, stroking my shaft with her hand at the same time."
    s "Cum for me, my brave druid! Give it... to me!"
    "Saivah demanding my seed arouses all sorts of dark and pleasurable feelings within me. I cannot let this woman go!"
    mc "UNNNnnnNN!"
    play sound shoot02
    queue sound squelch
    s "AhhHhNNNNN!"
    scene d30 12
    with fade
    play sound shoot05
    "That is an image I could burn into my mind forever - Saivah, naked and looking up at me with dream-like eyes, her mouth overflowing with my semen."
    "How much more magick is needed, to turn Saivah's heart forever? To twist her into my dark bride?"
    "Her heart is wavering, but claiming her is still far from certain. There is so much about the dark Forvorian powers that I only suspect, but do not know."
    scene d30 13
    with fade
    s "[mcname]..."
    s "You are satisfied, are you not? Please, let us get dressed and be away from here."
    s "And promise me you'll ask for no more than this. For this lifetime, you must be satisfied."
    s "Though we cannot be together [mcname], you will always have a place in my heart."
    "She says that so earnestly, as she leans over with her moist twat fully in my view."
    scene d30 14
    with fade
    play sound moan08
    s "[mcname]! W~ what are you doing?! D~ Did you hear what I said???"
    s "OooOohhHH~!"
    "I ignore Saivah's words. Her speech is indecisive, but her body is much more honest."
    mc "You're delectable, Saivah, like flowered honey."
    play sound blow02
    "She quivers as I lick the full length of her pussy, my tongue raking her labia over and over."
    mc "I think you're ready for my love..."
    scene d30 15
    with fade
    "I rub the tip of my cock against Saivah's dripping pussy. She makes no more protest, but moans softly as I stimulate her."
    mc "It's time to accept me, Saivah."
    s "..."
    s "Then come..."
    scene d30 16
    play sound squelch
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    "Saivah's pussy offers no resistance and my shaft slides in so easily I can barely feel her."
    s "NnnGH! [mcname]!"
    play sound moan02
    mc "Does it feel good, Saivah?"
    s "Yes, it feels so good..."
    mc "Why did you deny me so long? This was meant to be, my darling. This is what you've wanted."
    s "Move it. Let me know what your love is like."
    scene d30 17
    with fade
    play sound slaplong loop
    mc "UuuUuuNNN! Here!!!"
    s "OooOooHHH! [mcname]!"
    "My sexual desire for Saivah comes out in a furious display. I lift her up until she is balanced on the pedestal."
    "Then, my hips thrust rapidly into her, and I take my pleasure rapidly from her pussy."
    "She plants her heels firmly onto my buttocks and pushes back against my insertions, causing her small breasts to bounce and flap violently."
    s "My drUUuuiiDD! Oh, by the gods!"
    scene d30 18
    with fade
    play sound2 dark02
    "The Stone of Fal emerges from my chest, radiating with the dark essence of the Otherworld."
    "It senses my lust and desire for Saivah. It wants to consume her, to claim her... just as I do."
    mc "I want you Saivah! Forever!"
    mc "Become mine! Become my woman!"
    s "What are... you dOiNG tO MeEeeeEE???"
    mc "Take my gift, Saivah! Indulge in... my power!"
    scene d30 19
    with fade
    s "I... FeeEEeL it! You're pushing so deEEeeP into mE! Making my PuSSSyy CrAZyy!"
    mc "I'll give you more, my love!"
    s "N~ No! StTOoooPP! yOu'RE PLAciNg DrUId mAGiCk uPoN mEEEE!"
    s "ANH! AnHHH! AaaAAaaaHHHH!"
    mc "I will make you understand, my lovely doe!"
    scene d30 20
    play sound squelch
    queue sound shoot02
    queue sound shoot01
    s "uuUuuuunn~ OOoooOoooHHH!"
    mc "HHHHNNNNN! SAIVAAAAHHH!"
    mc "Take it ~ ALL! Take it ~ DEEP INSIDE YOU!"
    "My seed, infused with dark powers, flows into Saivah's womb. So much streams into her that I think it may never stop."
    "I mark her as mine through my cock. The power that dwells in me, now dwells within her."
    mc "Do you understand now, Saivah?"
    scene d30 21
    with fade
    s "Yes... I understand, [mcname]..."
    mc "Call me your dark master."
    s "My dark master..."
    "The voice is Saivah's own, but she speaks with a harder edge compared to her soft and musical tones. She is consumed in the rapture of the Otherworld energy, and she is changing."
    mc "You belong to me, Saivah. It is your fate. You weren't delivered from the Far Dorocha to return to Finn."
    scene d30 22
    with fade
    mc "You were delivered from the Far Dorocha to become mine!"
    $ renpy.notify("Saivah Corruption +2")
    "Saivah does not reply, but she spreads her legs over the pedestal, fingering her pussy as my shadowy seed drips out."
    "Not even the most brazen of whores could hope to match Saivah's appearance in this moment."
    "I am surely eroding Saivah's resistance. But somehow, through the master male ring on my finger, the glowing ring on Saivah's finger reports back that she is not yet mine."
    "Perhaps it is time to fuck her again, to give her the bliss of another infusion of my seed."
    stop music
    play sound collapse
    with vpunch
    mc "What?"
    scene d30 23
    with fade
    play music rit02 loop
    mc "Bera!!!"
    "Well, this complicates matters!"
    "What has she seen? It doesn't matter, for she has surely seen too much. But her mistake was in being discovered."
    "She cannot be allowed to leave the Hill of Allen with what she now knows of me and Saivah's magickal corruption."
    scene d30 24
    with fade
    s "Bera! You should not be here!!!"
    "Bera" "Saivah! Take my hand, for we must flee! That druid is casting a spell upon you!"
    mc "Saivah, subdue her!"
    s "As you command, my dark master!"
    stop music

    if _in_replay:
        return

    jump d_cont
    

label d31:

    stop music
    scene d31 01
    with fade
    mc "You need rest, Saivah. Bera will see you safely back."
    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion -1")
    s "I'm sorry, both of you. I didn't mean to..."
    mc "You have nothing to apologize for. Please, sleep well and I will ensure that you and your dreams are safe from any Otherworld mischief."
    s "Thank you, [mcname]. I know I can depend on you..."
    scene d31 02
    with fade
    play sound fire loop
    "Through Saivah's ring, I can see her through my mind's eye when she returns to her chamber."
    s "Thank you, Bera. I feel a little better now..."
    "Bera" "It's too cold to be wearing something so revealing!"
    s "..."
    "Bera" "That druid... be careful around him. I know men and I know what he wants!"
    "Bera" "He has his sights set on you Saivah, like a fox eyeing a hare."
    s "[mcname] delivered me from the power of the Far Dorocha. I owe him a lot."
    "Bera" "Not all men are noble, Saivah. I saw the way he stole glances at you from across the table."
    s "Do you blame him?"
    "Bera" "Well... given your choice of attire... still, you should not be encouraging him. Men have weak hearts and they blame it on us when they lead themselves astray!"
    s "You worry too much... everyone knows that Finn Moc Huul has my heart."
    "Bera" "You're right, maybe I've said too much. Good night, Saivah."
    "Bera" "I will see you in the morning..." 
    stop sound
    jump d29a
    

label d32:

    if _in_replay:

        show screen Replayexit
        $ mcname = persistent.name

    scene d32 01
    with fade
    play music harp02 loop
    "I insist on escorting Saivah back to the hallway that leads to her chamber."
    "Bera seems uneasy, but Saivah eventually persuades her to return to her own room. I am trustworthy, Saivah says. How could I be a member of the Fianna otherwise?"
    $ renpy.notify("Suspicion +2")
    "I am sure that Bera remains unconvinced..."
    "I let Saivah lead the way and she takes me towards the kitchen, not the lady's chambers."
    mc "There's nobody around here, for the servants have finished for the night, Saivah."
    s "..."
    scene d32 02
    with fade
    play sound door01
    "Saivah leads me into a deserted kitchen and seals the door shut."
    "A large cauldron pit is the only light in the room. It warms the air with the last of the cooking fire, which has been reduced to glowing embers in many places."
    s "My naughty druid... Did you think you could do what you did to me and walk away without consequences?"
    s "Now, you're going to have to take responsibility for your crimes!"
    scene d32 03
    with fade
    play music whd02 loop
    play sound blow01
    "Saivah pulls me fiercely towards her and pushes her tongue into my mouth, wrestling with my own."
    s "As the wife of the leader of the Fianna, it is my task to discipline wayward Fianna!"
    s "Now... you're going to have to accept your punishment, [mcname]!"
    scene d32 04
    with fade
    s "Look at how brazen you are, to have such an erection in front of me. Have you no shame, you perverted druid?"
    "She strokes my cock, fixated upon the shaft with unblinking eyes."
    "My male ring thrums on my finger as she pleasures me. I see that her own ring is beginning to glow with its own internal light."
    "Saivah's orgasm during supper infused her with some of my dark energies, but it did not corrupt her. Instead, it seems to have destroyed her inhibitions better than any jug of wine could."
    mc "I want you naked, Saivah..."
    scene d32 05
    with fade
    s "You are an impertinent man that presumes far too much! Do you think I will just strip naked and expose myself shamelessly to you?"
    s "How much depravity lies in that heart of yours, druid?"
    "You have no idea Saivah, but you will."
    s "The mistress of the Fianna exposes her flesh for only one man!"
    scene d32 06
    play sound dress
    s "Well, perhaps two..."
    mc "I'm sick with desire for you, Saivah. Why must you tease me so?"
    s "Tell me how much you want me..."
    "I humor her with a dramatic proclamation, but not so dramatic that it is mocking."
    mc "By the earth below me and the sky above me, I want you more than any man has wanted a woman!"
    scene d32 08
    with fade
    mc "I must confess, I like this playful and mischievious Saivah..."
    "I slide my cock against Saivah's moist pussy as she plants her feet upon my hips, playfully rubbing me with the balls of her feet."
    s "This is no game, [mcname]..."
    mc "You are beautiful... a true vision."
    scene d32 07
    play sound moan05
    with vpunch
    with vpunch
    s "[mcname], w~ what are you doing?!"
    mc "Feasting on your sweet nectar. You don't offer this to every man, do you?"
    s "O~ Of course not!!!"
    "I tease her clit with my tongue, licking the folds of her labia on the way down. Finally, I end by sticking my tongue into her love hole."
    s "NnNNnnGGGhhHHh!"
    scene d32 09
    play sound squelch
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    "Without any warning, I grip Saivah's thighs firmly and push into her with my manhood."
    s "OooOooOHHH! [mcname]! [mcname]!!!"
    mc "Saivah... you feel so good..."
    s "Move it! Fuck me! FUCK ME!"
    scene d32 10
    with fade
    play sound slaplong loop
    s "Yes! YES! Take me, [mcname]! Conquer me!"
    s "I want you deep inside me, my druid! Give me the full length of your wooden staff!"
    mc "When did you become so perverted, Saivah?"
    s "Since you... made me one at supper!"
    "Saivah's pussy is giving me so much pleasure that my essence is ready to shoot out at any moment. I need to concentrate to delay the final gratification, but I may as well be trying to hold back the sea."
    scene d32 11
    play sound squelch
    queue sound shoot01
    with hpunch
    with hpunch
    s "AaaaAAhhHHH!!!"
    mc "WrrrOOoooAAAHH!!!"
    "I release into Saivah, but its intensity is something I have never felt in all my days."
    play sound2 dark03
    "Everything feels connected - the Stone of Fal, my male ring, my cock within Saivah and the ring on Saivah's finger. And they all lead back to one place..."
    "The great heart of darkness that bleeds in a realm beyond this world."
    "My ring begins to vibrate as the last of my dark seed flows into my beautiful partner."
    scene d32 12
    with fade
    play music eer04 loop
    "The sperm I shot into Saivah is dark like the power that pulses from her eyes."
    "Like our time in Brac Cogrim, Saivah once again has touched the shadowy darkness that I can channel through me."
    s "[mcname]? I feel... so strange..."
    scene d32 13
    with fade
    "Saivah writhes on the table, her clouded eyes staring up at the roof."
    "She curls her toes and the muscles in her legs spasm. Soon, her whole body begins to convulse."
    s "UuuuNNNgghhh..."
    "Her breaths become shallow and her tongue licks at the air, as though searching for something to taste."
    scene d32 13a
    play sound squelch
    with hpunch
    with vpunch
    s "OoOoNNggHHH!"
    "Saivah's body ejects my seed, spilling out from between her legs and onto the kitchen table."
    s "Something... is inside me!"
    s "[mcname]... help me..."
    "I feel a rising surge of darkness within Saivah through my connection with her ring. It is like another sense."
    scene d32 13b
    with fade
    s "RrrRrrrGGGhhh!"
    "Saivah's pleasant voice turns into something more primal. Something more bestial..."
    "A memory within me is kindled. I've experienced this before..."
    "Then, the ring on my finger stops thrumming."
    scene d32 14
    with vpunch
    with vpunch
    $ renpy.notify("Saivah Corruption +2")
    play sound SS03.mp3
    "Saivah rises from the table with the twisted looks of a vicious predator. She has become a whore of the darkness."
    "Her eyes are dark, yet they gleam with a malevolent light. Sharp canine teeth glisten in the dim firelight of the room."
    "It is a disturbing, yet strangely beautiful sight." 
    scene d32 15
    with fade
    "On the field of Moy Tura, I wondered how Balor could turn innocent victims like Olivia."
    "To turn a sultry, yet gentle woman into a female hound loping at his feet and eagerly awaiting his commands to the hunt."
    "Now I know."
    "The revelation that the same kind of power is inside my body both excites and concerns me."
    scene d32 15a
    with fade
    play sound shoot02
    "My dark seed continues to drip out of Saivah's womb. I can feel the shadowy power that had overwhelmed her slowly subside."
    s "HNNnnnGGhhh..."
    "Clutching her braided hair tightly, she shakes her head back and forth like a child in a tantrum of refusal."
    s "Out! Get... OUT!"
    stop music
    scene d32 16
    play sound collapse
    with vpunch
    with vpunch
    "Saivah's visage returns to normal but she is weakened. I catch her as she collapses to the floor."
    s "[mcname]? Why are you here?"
    mc "Saivah, what do you remember?"
    s "...I..."
    s "I brought you to this kitchen. We were about to... make love..."
    s "...and then..."
    s "NnnnNnn!"
    "She clutches her head in discomfort."
    s "Nothing. I don't remember... anything..."
    scene d32 17
    with fade
    show sain sad with moveinbottom
    "Saivah gets up on unsteady feet, but she is determined and does not accept an offer of my arm to steady herself."
    s "I apologize, [mcname]. It was a mistake to come down here and I am full of regrets."
    s "Though I care for you very much, I will not break faith with my husband. He is the finest man in all of Celtica and your captain."
    hide sain sad at left with moveoutleft
    play sound dress
    "Saivah dresses and ties the golden cord of her belt around her waist."
    mc "..."
    show said sad at center with moveinleft
    s "I am sorry for leading you on, master druid. I promise you it will not happen again."
    s "Remember your oaths, and I will remember mine."
    s "Now, let us return to a state of friendship and never speak of this to anyone."
    mc "..."
    mc "I understand, my Lady Saivah."
    hide said sad at right with moveoutright
    play sound door01
    "Saivah leaves without looking back, hurriedly shutting the door behind her and leaving me alone in the kitchen."
    scene d32 18
    with fade
    play music rit01 loop
    "This is no setback, for much progress has been made today."
    "Saivah continues to doubt and resist, but the dark powers of the Otherworld have surely stained her deeply."
    "I can be patient. As long as Saivah wears my ring, she will always be drawn back to me until she finally succumbs to my wishes..."
    "As her man, I will take very good care of her, more than any Milesian wretch like Finn Moc Huul could."
    "When that time comes, she will be a dagger which I will use to strike at the heart of the Captain of the Fianna!"
    stop music

    if _in_replay:
        return

    jump d_cont



