Eternal Guardian/Script

Introduction

Reception Hall Daytime

Silver Snow Azure Moon Verdant Wind

(Seteth approaches Byleth on the hall...)
Seteth: Here you are. There is something we need to discuss. I found this letter in Rhea's quarters. I believe it is intended for you.
(Seteth shows Byleth a letter.)

How do you know that?

Seteth: Simple. Your name appears at the top. Once I saw that, I decided not to read any further.
Seteth: I will admit, however, that I am quite curious. Will you permit me to read it along with you?
(Byleth and Seteth then read the letter together. It is narrated with Rhea's voice.)

“	Dear child... I have little time, and so I will keep this brief. I asked you to take care of things should something happen, but I wished to make myself useful as well. I left a treasure at the Holy Tomb. Please take it. However, note that I set a bit of a trap to prevent thieves from stealing it. Please take ample precautions so that you are not harmed when you retrieve it. May Sothis protect you...	”	— Rhea

Seteth: Judging by the rushed handwriting, she must have written this just prior to the battle five years ago.
Seteth: I know nothing of this treasure, but it must be quite valuable. If you intend to recover it, then I will accompany you. Shall we go?

Choice 1	Choice 2
Let's go. (To Paralogue Battle)	Not now. (Return to previous screen)
Seteth: The letter does indicate that Rhea laid some sort of trap in the Holy Tomb. We should bring some allies along, just to be safe.	Seteth: This was clearly important to Rhea. It certainly warrants a closer look in my opinion. Let me know if you change your mind.

(Gilbert approaches Byleth on the hall...)
Gilbert: Professor. So this is where you were. I have something I would like to show you.
(Gilbert shows Byleth a letter.)
Gilbert: I found this in Lady Rhea's room. It seems to be a letter...addressed to you.

Choice 1	Choice 2
Did you enter the room on your own?	Did you check out the room on your own?

Gilbert: I admit some guilt to the action. However, I hoped Lady Rhea had left something behind.
Gilbert: I have not read the contents of the letter. If you do not object, could we read it together?
(Byleth and Gilbert then read the letter together. It is narrated with Rhea's voice.)

“	Dear child... I have little time, and so I will keep this brief. I asked you to take care of things should something happen, but I wished to make myself useful as well. I left a treasure at the Holy Tomb. Please take it. However, note that I set a bit of a trap to prevent thieves from stealing it. Please take ample precautions so that you are not harmed when you retrieve it. May Sothis protect you...	”	— Rhea

Gilbert: Her handwriting is a mess. It is likely she wrote this letter five years ago, just before the battle.
Gilbert: If Lady Rhea says it's a "treasure," then I've no doubt it would be useful to us. If you plan to retrieve it, I will accompany you. What is your plan, Professor?

Choice 1	Choice 2
Let's go. (To Paralogue Battle)	Not now. (Return to previous screen)
Gilbert: However, it says Lady Rhea laid some manner of trap in the Holy Tomb. Just to be safe, I'd like to request somebody to accompany us. We don't know what dangers await.	Gilbert: I defer to your judgment, Professor. But are you sure? Please let me know if you change your mind.

(Claude approaches Byleth on the hall...)
Claude: Here you are, Teach. Take a look at this. (Claude shows Byleth a letter.)
Claude: I found it in Rhea's room. It's addressed to you.

Choice 1	Choice 2
Did you enter the room on your own?	Did you look through the room on your own?

Claude: Well, I know it's not necessarily fair to Rhea, but there's no way I wasn't going to take a look. I thought I might find some valuable information. Or even some treasures that could be useful for the coming war!
Claude: In the end...all I found was that letter. I obviously couldn't read it before you did. Go ahead. I'm sick with curiosity.
(Byleth and Claude then read the letter together. It is narrated with Rhea's voice.)

“	Dear child... I have little time, and so I will keep this brief. I asked you to take care of things should something happen, but I wished to make myself useful as well. I left a treasure at the Holy Tomb. Please take it. However, note that I set a bit of a trap to prevent thieves from stealing it. Please take ample precautions so that you are not harmed when you retrieve it. May Sothis protect you...	”	— Rhea

Claude: Her handwriting is messy. She must have written it right before that battle five years ago. That treasure... If it belongs to Rhea, there's no doubt that it has great value.
Claude: It would be bad if some thief managed to sneak off with it. Let's go and get it, Teach!

Choice 1	Choice 2
Let's go. (To Paralogue Battle)	Not now. (Return to previous screen)
Claude: Great! But...there's a trap there that might injure us? Huh. Just to be safe, there's a friend I'd like to invite as well. After all, who knows what lies ahead.	Claude: Wow. Even though Rhea left that special treasure behind just for you... Let me know if you change your mind, OK? I'll be around.

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Battle: Eternal Guardian

Holy Tomb

Before Battle

Silver Snow Azure Moon Verdant Wind

Seteth: These are the guardians of the Holy Tomb. They will attack any intruders. We had better take care.

Gilbert: Something is wrong. Do not let your guard down.

Claude: There's something there. Are those the devices that Rhea warned us about?

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Player Phase 1

Silver Snow Azure Moon Verdant Wind

Seteth: Rather excessive merely to deter thieves, isn't it? We should target those commanding phantoms.

Gilbert: Phantoms? And some are giving commands. Remove them from the battlefield immediately.

Claude: Those are the phantoms... And some of them are giving orders. Let's target those first.

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Altered Golem has been Fought

Silver Snow Azure Moon Verdant Wind

Seteth: These phantoms are strengthening the golems. We must defeat the phantoms first.

Gilbert: Mechanical beasts... Locate their puppet masters, and eliminate them!

Claude: Giant monsters... It would be best to take care of whoever's controlling them straight away.

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First Enemy General Falls

Silver Snow Azure Moon Verdant Wind

Seteth: That's one, but there are others. We need to handle all of these commanders.

Gilbert: One down! Target the remaining commanders!

Claude: They may be phantoms, but they can still be harmed. Let's take out the other commanders!

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Enemy General Commanding the Golems Falls

Silver Snow Azure Moon Verdant Wind

Seteth: That's reduced the golems' strength. Now is our chance to take them out.

Gilbert: The puppets still move, but they appear weaker. Destroying them should be easier now.

Claude: Those giant monsters can still move, but they seem much weaker now. We should be able to finish them.

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Enemy Generals have been Defeated

Silver Snow Azure Moon Verdant Wind

Seteth: We have subdued the Holy Tomb's guardians. Let us get what Rhea left behind so we can leave this place.
(Screen goes black for a few seconds.)
Seteth: Got it! Ah—this seems important.

Gilbert: It seems all is safe. Let's find Lady Rhea's treasure, quickly.
(Screen goes black for a few seconds.)
Gilbert: Here! So this is Lady Rhea's treasure...

Claude: Looks like we made it through the madhouse. So where's this treasure that Rhea mentioned?
(Screen goes black for a few seconds.)
Claude: We finally found it. This must be...the treasure? Let's get out of here and take a look.

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Ending

Knights' Hall Daytime

Silver Snow Azure Moon Verdant Wind

Seteth: Allow me to apologize, on Rhea's behalf, for putting you so squarely in harm's way. That much force should not have been necessary to deter mere thieves. Perhaps, in her haste, Rhea made a miscalculation.

Choice 1	Choice 2
What kind of trap was that?	Did Rhea really build all that?

Seteth: It is a little-known legend that the Holy Tomb was constructed by the goddess herself. That mirage, those guardians—I believe that trap was there from the beginning. It must have been disabled for the sake of the ceremony the last time you were there.
Seteth: Now, as to this treasure we've uncovered... This is an ancient Relic, blessed by the goddess and kept sacred by the Church. It is both a priceless piece of history and a holy artifact of extraordinary power.
Seteth: Rhea has entrusted it to you, and you may do with it as you wish. But please treat it with the utmost care.
(Byleth nods in agreement.)
Seteth: Well, I suppose that concludes this bit of business. I shall take my leave.

Gilbert: I never thought a Holy Tomb would have a trap such as that. Had we not been prepared... Yet, if Lady Rhea set that trap, then what kind of person is she?

Choice 1	Choice 2
A goddess, maybe?	A genius, maybe?

Gilbert: Perhaps you could go save Lady Rhea and ask her directly. Whatever the truth, still this treasure has been recovered. I do not know how much history is attached to this item, but it is an amazing artifact. It is possible this weapon once engraved its name in the history of the Church of Seiros.
Gilbert: This is your responsibility, emparted to you by Lady Rhea. You must decide how best to make use of it.
(Byleth nods in agreement.)
Gilbert: I will be going now. I must prepare for our next battle.

Claude: Good grief! Rhea's trap was more extensive than I expected. Could something like that really be a result of sorcery alone? I don't understand the structure at all... It certainly wasn't made quickly.

Choice 1	Choice 2
Was it made earlier?	What it there from the beginning?

Claude: I think so. That trap may have been built into the Holy Tomb when it was first constructed.
Claude: In which case, there might have been another purpose for building it, other than just as a saint's tomb... Now I have even more questions for Rhea. I hope we reunite with her soon.
Claude: However, we now have a salvaged treasure... It might be something incredible... The church kept some of the legendary weapons that were blessed by the goddess. This isn't something one just stumbles across.
Claude: Anyway, it was entrusted to you, Teach. Do what you will with it.
(Byleth nods in agreement.)
Claude: My curiosity has been satisfied for the time being, so maybe I'll return to my responsibilities...

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