... Yes. That is what we are trying to do. Thankfully, most of the land has been freed and the lighthouse is active once more, so even if we fail to cure the remaining quarter, the country will no longer starve, but...
[...]
I would rather see all traces of it gone from the country. It has sunk its claws into us for long enough.
[He looks up at the sky again, before closing his eyes. Dully, he speaks.]
The invasion took place shortly before I was born. I have heard stories of what life was like before then, but the Enemy's rule was all I had known—until a few years ago. I was given an opportunity to drive it out, and by the end, we succeeded. We are free, and things are supposed to be getting better.
[At this point, he's no longer pretending to be an ordinary citizen, away from the life of quests and heroics. He's too tired to keep up the pretense.]
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I would rather see all traces of it gone from the country. It has sunk its claws into us for long enough.
[He looks up at the sky again, before closing his eyes. Dully, he speaks.]
The invasion took place shortly before I was born. I have heard stories of what life was like before then, but the Enemy's rule was all I had known—until a few years ago. I was given an opportunity to drive it out, and by the end, we succeeded. We are free, and things are supposed to be getting better.
[At this point, he's no longer pretending to be an ordinary citizen, away from the life of quests and heroics. He's too tired to keep up the pretense.]