Scenario:Redluck and Sophia - Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

When Redluck meets Sophia, he kneels before her, expressing his gratitude for all the Zeyen faith has done for him. From his story, Sophia realizes that getting lost along her pilgrimage may actually lead to helping more people, which makes her feel much better about all her detours.

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Many followers of Zeyen go on pilgrimages across the skies.

They consider the remaining scars of the War to be sacred and meet many a skyfarer as they journey between them.

That is how two fellow believers, Sophia and Redluck, coincidentally ended up joining (Captain)'s crew.

Redluck: Could it be... You must be Sophia!

Sophia panics when she sees Redluck addressing her on bended knee on the deck.

Sophia: Ah... Please stand up! There's no need to kneel!

Redluck: That will not do. You are a high priestess of Zeyen, are you not? I am duty bound to honor you.

Sophia: You... You've heard of me?

Redluck: How could I not! You are the granddaughter of the Zeyen archbishop! It is truly an honor to meet you.

Redluck: Gwahahaha! Bless the stars for guiding me here! The two of you are my saviors!

Sophia: But unlike my grandfather, the archbishop, I have never done anything worthy of such praise...

Redluck: You say that, but it's thanks to the teachings of Zeyen that I was able to cut ties with my criminal past.

Still genuflecting, Redluck begins to tell his life story.

He was severely injured during a fight, and saved by a Zeyen acolyte. He's been a changed man ever since.

Sophia: ...

Sophia listens to him intently. When he finishes speaking...

Redluck: That makes you all my saviors. You have shown me the path!

Sophia: No... The credit goes to the mother and child, and you yourself.

Sophia: All I've done out here is get lost... I haven't even finished my pilgrimage yet.

Redluck: That's exactly what I'm so grateful for.

Sophia: Huh?

Redluck: It's because you guys are always taking time away from your pilgrimages to help those of us in need that the number of Zeyen acolytes keeps growing.

Redluck: I was saved by someone you saved, and that's why I'm here today.

Redluck: Haha, by the way... Did you know that the archbishop you look up to so much had an awful sense of direction back in the day?

Sophia: No way! My grandfather?

Redluck: Guess he didn't share that, huh? Word is he took ten times longer than everyone else to get anywhere!

Sophia: My grandfather always focuses on the future and never shares much about his youth...

Redluck: What a shame that is. They say his getting lost all the time actually helped spread the teachings of Zeyen.

Redluck: So do you get it now? It's precisely because pilgrims like you and the archbishop take the scenic route that people like me are saved!

Redluck: Haha. That's why I see you all as my saviors.

Sophia: ...

Redluck: Whoa, it's almost time for the belly-battle! I gotta run!

And with that, Redluck disembarks and dashes toward the town.

Sophia: So grandpa used to be just like me... getting lost and saving people...

Sophia: I was uneasy when I first set out on my pilgrimage alone, but now I feel a bit braver.

Sophia: I'll do my best! It might take years—even decades—but I'll see this pilgrimage to the end!

The most unexpected encounter with Redluck the Zeyen monk ends up teaching Sophia something new about her grandfather.

She has a long way to go before reaching her grandfather's status, but it's reassuring to know that they started out the same way.

Determined to become a Zeyen archbishop one day, Sophia continues her pilgrimage with newfound vigor.