Scenario:A Tale of Kindled Bonds - Chapter 3: Hounded in the Snow - Episode 3

A Tale of Kindled Bonds - Chapter 3: Hounded in the Snow - Episode 3

Arriving at the freezing island, the blinding blizzard proves to be difficult to navigate through. Lucius volunteers to scout ahead on his own. While trudging through the snow, he quietly wonders to himself what he needs so that he can defeat the Goblin King. His thoughts are interrupted by a howl and a disturbance in the distance.

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And so the brother leaves for a snow-filled island to chase after the fiends...

Too cowardly to involve his sister and friends in his quest for revenge.

Vyrn: Yikes! Knew what to expect, but still, this blizzard is crazy!

Lyria: Ah... So dizzy...

Supporting the woozy girl, the captain turns around to see one man walking across the deck.

Vyrn: Hey! The heck are you doin'! You promised not to go off by yourself, remember?

Lucius: It's highly likely that we'll be separated if we travel through this blizzard together.

Lucius: I'll check for clues by myself first, then come back. Leave the lights on for me.

Lyria: But...

Waving his crew's concerns away, the man jumps straight into a world of white.

He proceeds blindly forward with the wind howling in his ears.

Lucius: ...

Nothing but snow fills his vision. His heartbeat is the only other sound filling his ears.

Alone, he asks himself what he wants to accomplish... What he is meant to be doing.

And he wonders why he bothers trying at all, why he hesitates, why he burns with hatred... Why, why, why—

Lucius: I...

Lucius: I will slay the king, without a doubt... And for that purpose...

Inside the raging blizzard, he feels himself sinking deeper into the empty recesses of his weary heart.

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Lucius: Was that... a wolf?

Hearing a beast's cry, he realizes his crew could be in danger if they are taken by surprise.

But before he can return to the ship, something in the snow catches his eyes.

Lucius: Is that...