It is early in the morning when the ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ and ᴠʀᴇᴇ reach Tír Ríoga, looking for the rebel named ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ. When they get to the borders of the land from where the lakes can be seen, a man walks up to them.

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ʀᴏᴜʟ is a naiad, obvious of his hair and face markings. He greets them, mostly the ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ in a polite manner, but it is obvious from his voice that he is rather uptight. He tells them the way to the person they are looking for, but judging from his hesitation, he is probably pointing in the wrong direction. ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ thanks him, and ʀᴏᴜʟ hurries away.

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ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ wakes up to ʀᴏᴜʟ shouting at him. He gets shouted at by different people often, but ʀᴏᴜʟ never seemed so panicked and furious before, and ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ doesn’t even know what he could have done this time.

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ʀᴏᴜʟ: Haven't I told you? To stop your rampage on the military? HAVE I NOT TOLD YOU A THOUSAND TIMES?!

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? I NEVER REVEALED WHO I WAS!

ʀᴏᴜʟ: DO YOU THINK YOU CAN CHANGE ANYTHING WITH THIS?

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: I-

ʀᴏᴜʟ: Well you'll change it now. YOU'LL CHANGE THE WHOLE OF TÍR RÍOGA!

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: I just said! I never reveale-

ʀᴏᴜʟ: So why is ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ here for you?

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(ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ’s eyes widen and his whole face turns pale. ʀᴏᴜʟ is still shouting at him, but he can’t hear any of it from his racing heartbeat)

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: ..I... never killed anyone..." (quietly, in disbelief to why he would have to face consequences this dire)

 

("Will he- be vanished...? Because of causing trouble to the ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ...? Did he really come for him...? He really never killed anyone…")

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ʀᴏᴜʟ: So tell me, you were looking for this, so are you prepared for the fight?!

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: ....I.. can try.. (he seems to be somewhere completely else, as if his soul has already left his body)

ʀᴏᴜʟ: COWARD! AND THAT WAS NOT A REAL QUESTION, THAT'S SO TYPICAL OF YOU TO BELIEVE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING! (he grabs ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ by the neck of his cloth and pushes him to the ground, but he no longer fights back: he'll have no chance against the next opponent anyway) I HOPE THAT HE'LL JUST KILL YOU AND NOT USE THAT DAMN SPELL THAT'LL AFFECT THE WHOLE OF TÍR RÍOGA BECAUSE OF YOU!

(ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ appears, a little further away from the two)

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: If you think he'll die anyway, why shout at him? (the two men stop and look at him) You had the courage to lie to my face when you're clearly more scared of me than he ever was...

(ʀᴏᴜʟ grabs his weapon, facing ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ)

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: I'm just here to talk.

ʀᴏᴜʟ: ...

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: Honest..

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(ᴠʀᴇᴇ glances out from behind ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ and cheerfully waves at ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ. He's already taken a liking to ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ long ago. Both of them actually. Even if they were enemies, ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ always respected the strong will of the rebel)

(ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ looks surprised by ᴠʀᴇᴇ, he is so taken aback that even his face that turned pale regains its colors)

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ʀᴏᴜʟ: I won't fight you if you just kill him. Don't use that spell in Tír Ríoga.

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: I admire your dedication to protect this land. You naiad men are strong allies to the Kingdom, I'd appreciate it if you'd had more trust towards the ᴋɪɴɢ's great witch. I just told you that I'm here to talk (ʀᴏᴜʟ still seems unsure, so ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ continues) Listen, I'm here because I want to talk to this man. If you don't let me, I might become sad and just erase everyone here.

(This remark seems a little comical given the very unlikely chance that the stoic faced ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ would ever become "sad", but it is enough of a warning for ʀᴏᴜʟ to step down and leave the scene)

(ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ gulps as ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ walks closer)

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: Good morning.

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: H-hello...

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: It's nice to see that your sight is back (for the first time, ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ genuinely smiles a little)

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: My sight? (blinks a few times in his surprise as if checking his eyesight. He notices that the ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ's eyes have the same color as his, exactly the same)

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: You might not remember but we've actually got along a little before.

ᴠʀᴇᴇ: A lot!

(ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ growls, annoyed at that comment)

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: Can I use a spell on you so that you'll remember? (at that question ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ's guard is immediately up again, looking just as scared looking up at the ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ as when the witch first approached him, back in another past... As he sits, his legs slowly start to turn into a tail and he backs up into the water a little)

 

(ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ actually looks a little sad this time, and he sits down on a rock to indicate that he'll wait. He did the same thing back then. They wait in silence a little. ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ figures out that if the ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴀɪɴ wanted to use the Fate Reweaver on him he could have done it already, but he still needs a little while to trust the witch. ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ could use his spell without ever touching the other, but he holds out his hand to ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ when he made up his mind to show more respect. The naiad takes his hand)

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​A few minutes later…

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(​ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ stares at the two for a little while, putting together the picture)

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: For a moment I thought you might turn me into a happy looking porcupinefish.

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: … why?

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: To be unable to fight your military.

(ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ bites on his lips and ᴠʀᴇᴇ ― sometimes serving as the showcase of ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ’s unfiltered emotions ― bursts out laughing)

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: I already imagined my life like that... (giggles) Just smiling, looking a little too dumb for this world..Who is this other you? Did you really do something with my head?

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: No no..

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: (his smile fades a little) other than giving my eyes back…

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: That man killed too many. I told you I must catch him.

ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ: I understand...

ᴄᴇᴄɪʟ: ᴊɪɴʜᴀɪ... I too wish that we had another way. The ᴋɪɴɢ and I- ᴠʀᴇᴇ too, have been searching for a way to bring stability to the Kingdom without ever having to use this. Your ideals were right, but they have no stable foundation. I’m here to ask you.. Can we work together for this?