Scenario:Vira - Free from the Fetters

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Free from the Fetters

Having received word that her father is critically ill, Vira reluctantly decides to return home at Katalina's urging. There the crew encounters her brother Khinder, heir to the Lillie family, as well as a doll that reminds Vira of a moment from her past.



Vira: ...
Vira scans through the letter in her hands once more, her expression clouded.
She has perused it countless times since its arrival from her older brother several days prior.
Vira: Father is in critical condition...
We need to discuss what comes next should the worst happen. Do you think you could stop by?
Her eyes linger on her brother's request.
Vira: (But how am I supposed to face my family after everything that's happened between us?)
Vira: (Father was less than pleased when I enrolled in the military academy to avoid being married off.)
Vira: (I thought surely I'd already been disowned. There's no longer any place in that home for me to return to...)
Katalina's Voice: Are you in there, Vira?
Vira: ...!
Y-yes, I am!
Vira hurriedly tucks away the letter and opens the door.
Vira: What brings you here, Katalina? If you had business with me, you need only have called—I would have come straight away.
Katalina: Oh, well... it's not really business, per se. I was just a little worried about how you've been acting these past few days.
Katalina: You've seemed unusually restless, like something's been weighing on your mind.
Vira: ...!
Katalina: Judging by your reaction, it seems I was right.
Katalina: I'd be happy to lend an ear if you need someone to talk to. But I obviously won't force you.
Vira: ...
Vira: I can't hide anything from you, can I?
Vira: It's probably a silly thing to fret over, but could I trouble you to hear me out?
Katalina: Of course. What are friends for?
Vira: Thank you. So you see...
Vira briefly explains the contents of the letter to Katalina.
Vira: I'm not sure what to do. I haven't been home in so long, it's hard to imagine simply waltzing in out of nowhere...
Katalina: Personally, I think you should go.
Katalina: Oh—I don't mean out of a sense of duty or anything like that. I can understand why you're hesitant.
Katalina: It's just, I feel like deep down you don't actually despise your father.
Katalina: I know you two have had your differences, but if you truly resented or even hated him, I'm sure you wouldn't be so worried.
Vira: Well...
Katalina: A parting can come at any time, just like it once did for the two of us.
Katalina: In the worst case, you might end up with regrets that haunt you for the rest of your life. That would be tough on anyone.
Katalina: If you're worried about going alone, I'm more than willing to come with you. How does that sound?
Vira: Katalina...
Vira: All right then. I'd appreciate that.
With Katalina's encouragement, Vira makes up her mind to return to her hometown.
After learning of the situation, (Captain) decides to accompany them out of a sense of responsibility as captain of the crew.
Upon Vira's arrival in her hometown, she is greeted by her eldest brother who leads her to their father's sickbed.
His sleeping face is thin due to his illness, but peaceful. Relieved, Vira leaves the room.
Vira: Phew...
Katalina: How is he, Vira? Any better?
Vira: His condition seems to have improved for the time being. He's sleeping now.
Vira: But his health could still deteriorate at any moment, so I've decided to stay the night.
Katalina: I think you made the right call.
Vira: You should all lodge here tonight as well. There's no need to make you travel back and forth from the ship.
Lyria: Is there anything we can do to help, Vira?
Vyrn: Just say the word if so!
Vira: Thank you both. I'll be sure to let you know if something comes up.
???: I see you found each other all right.
Lyria: Th-thank you for having us!
???: Sorry I didn't have a chance to greet you properly before. There was a lot going on...
Katalina: It's fine. We should be the ones apologizing for barging in here like this.
Khinder: Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Khinder, Vira's older brother.
(Captain), Katalina, Lyria, and Vyrn all greet him in turn, expressing their thanks for his hospitality.
Khinder: I'm the acting head of the family at the moment, so feel free to let me know if you need anything.
Vira: Where are the rest of our brothers?
Khinder: Well... they unfortunately couldn't make it due to a sudden urgent matter.
Vira: That's too bad... Or rather, perhaps it's a good thing.
Vira: I'm sure not all of them would be as pleased to see me as you are.
Khinder: That's not true!
Vira: Forgive me. I shouldn't have said something like that.
Vira: We'll be heading to my room now, so please let me know if there are any changes.
Let's be on our way, everyone.
Katalina: A-all right.
(Captain) turns to follow after Vira, but stops as Khinder calls out in a tentative voice.
Khinder: Excuse me... (Captain)? Er...
Khinder: Is Vira doing well as part of your crew? She's not causing any problems, is she?
  1. She seems to be enjoying herself.
  2. We couldn't live without her.


Choose: She seems to be enjoying herself.

Khinder: I see. She never used to smile much back when we were kids, so I'm relieved to hear that.
Go to "Continue 1"


Choose: We couldn't live without her.

Khinder: Hearing that makes me proud to be her big brother.
Khinder: As embarrassing as it is to admit, she helped me out of many a tight spot back in the day too. Hahaha...

Continue 1

Khinder: I'm glad I got to hear a little bit about what Vira's been up to. Thank you.
Khinder: I'll prepare your rooms in a moment, so make yourselves comfortable until then.
Vyrn: Whoa, this is your room, Vira? It's so huge and fancy!
Lyria: And look at all the cute dolls!
Vira: If one catches your eye, feel free to take it. I was always receiving them as gifts, so I daresay I have too many.
Vira: You too, Katalina. Please make yourself at home.
Katalina: Come to think of it, I haven't heard much about your childhood.
Katalina: This might be a good opportunity to get to know you even better.
Vira: (Katalina, in my room! Ahh, my heart's going to beat out of my chest!)
Vira: (Perhaps I should have tidied up a bit before inviting her in. But I wouldn't have wanted to keep her waiting...)
Lyria: Umm, Vira?
Vira: ...!
Ah, yes! What is it?
Lyria: Would you mind if I took this one? It has a cute, handmade look to it.
Vira: I remember this...
As soon as she sees the doll in Lyria's hands, memories come flooding back into Vira's mind.

Free from the Fetters: Scene 2

Vira thinks back on her childhood, when she harbored a grudge against Khinder for being chosen as the next family head. As she reminisces about the time he gave her a handmade doll, Khinder rushes into the room to tell her that their father has taken a turn for the worse.



Vira thinks back on a certain exchange more than ten years before.
Khinder: All right, this should be enough.
Khinder: Now I just need to get these medicinal herbs back to her—
Monster: Groooar!
Khinder: Whoa! Where'd you come from!
Khinder: G-get away from me! Go on, shoo!
Monster: Groooar!
Khinder: Eep!
Monster: Groooar...
Vira: You were asking for that.
Khinder: Vira! Whew, you're a lifesaver!
Vira: You need to get your head on straight. It won't do for the head of the family to be frightened by a monster of this caliber.
Khinder: Ahaha. You don't mince words...
Khinder: Anyway, what are you doing here?
Vira: Father sent me to fetch you. I heard you were in the forest, so here I am.
Vira: Now that we've cleared that up—why are you here?
Khinder: I was asked to gather some medicinal herbs. You know the old woman who lives alone on the edge of town, right?
Vira: Yes, I do... But why should you have to trouble yourself with something like that?
Khinder: When someone's relying on you, doesn't that make you want to do your best for them?
Vira: I don't feel like that answers my question. If we're talking about medicinal herbs, our family trades them as a commodity.
Vira: Aren't you just being taken advantage of?
Khinder: Maybe, maybe not.
Khinder: Like I said, someone's chosen to rely on me, even though I have no merits to speak of. So I'm going to do my best no matter what.
Vira: I see. You truly are good-natured to a fault, aren't you?
Khinder: Haha. I get that a lot.
Vira: (I just can't get my head around him. Despite his admitted lack of ability, people are drawn to him left and right.)
Vira: (I still don't understand why he's poised to be the next head of the family... but somehow I can't bring myself to hate him.)
Vira: (I could never be like him. Well, not that I have any reason to be.)
Vira: (I don't need to rely on anyone, nor have them rely on me. I'm perfectly capable all on my own.)
Lowering her gaze to the ground, Vira notices something at her feet and picks it up.
Vira: Is this... a doll? How did it get here?
Khinder: Oh! Er, you see...
Vira: It's yours? I had no idea you possessed such a hobby.
Vira brushes a spot of dirt off the doll and hands it to Khinder.
Khinder: ...
After staring at the doll in his hands for a moment, he silently passes it back to her.
Vira: What is this for?
Khinder: I made it myself, actually. To give to you as a present.
Vira: A present... for me?
Khinder: I've been thinking for a long time about how I could make you happy.
Khinder: With your talent, you can do everything so easily, unlike the rest of us brothers.
Khinder: But because of that, it seems like you're unable to find any goals or interests of your own.
Vira: That's silly...
Khinder: There's no point trying to hide it. As dim as I may be, I'm still your brother.
Khinder: I don't want you to go through the rest of your life looking so miserable.
Khinder: You like cute things, right? So I tried to come up with something along those lines.
Khinder: I wanted to find something I could do that would make you happy. And this doll is my answer.
Khinder: Will you accept it?
Vira: ...
Vira: Very well. So if I accept this gift, you'll be satisfied?
Khinder: What? Wait, that's not what I—
Vira: That was a joke.
Khinder: O-oh, it was? Sheesh, don't put me on the spot like that...
Vira: Hehe... Thank you, Khinder. I'll take good care of it.
Vira: My brother was always kind. Too kind, in fact.
Vira: I thought his personality was completely wrong for a merchant who needed to be able to negotiate prices and whatnot.
Vira: Despite that, my father selected him to be the next head of the family simply because he was the eldest son.
Vira: There was no place for me at home, so I left it behind. And then...
Khinder: Vira! Are you there, Vira?
Vira: ...!
Y-yes!
Khinder: Vira, come quick! Father's taken a turn for the worse!
Katalina: You'd better hurry. We'll wait here.
Vira: All right!
Hearing of her father's sudden change, Vira rushes to his room.

Free from the Fetters: Scene 3

With her father on the road to recovery, Vira decides to return to the ship, but she is stopped by Khinder who asks her to take over as family head. Much to his surprise, Vira politely declines, saying that she belongs at Katalina's side.



Hurrying to her father's side, Vira holds his hand as he groans in pain, saying a silent prayer for his recovery.
The minutes turn to hours, seeming to stretch into eternity.
Eventually the long night passes, and dawn breaks.
Vira: ...
Lyria: Vira!
As Vira emerges from her father's room looking exhausted, she is immediately greeted by (Captain) and the crew.
Vira: Wait... Don't tell me you all spent the entire night here waiting for me?
Vyrn: We couldn't just sit back and relax while your dad's life was in danger!
Katalina: On that note... how is your father?
Vira: It seems he's going to make it. So please rest assured.
Vyrn: Hey! Now, that's good news!
Vira: I'm terribly sorry for all the concern and inconvenience I've caused.
Katalina: Don't apologize. I'm just glad he's going to pull through.
Vira: As am I.
Vira: (Captain), I know you must be exhausted, but we should be on our way.
Vira: I've done what I came to do, and I'm sure you'll be able to rest much better on the ship than in an unfamiliar place.
Katalina: Are you sure? Shouldn't you at least say goodbye?
Vira: This isn't where I belong. My place is with—
Khinder: Vira!
Vira: Khinder...
Khinder: Are you leaving already?
Vira: Yes, I am. Please give Father my regards.
Khinder: ...
Khinder: I actually meant to ask you this yesterday, but...
Khinder: Would you consider succeeding as head of the family, Vira?
Vira: ...
What brought this on?
Khinder: The truth is, Father and I have been discussing it for the past several years.
Khinder: In the past, he had no intention of letting you take over as family head.
Khinder: No doubt you were aware of that.
Vira: Yes... I was.


    Khinder: But he's since had a change of heart. After you became estranged, he began to regret the unfair treatment he showed you.
    Khinder: And I agree with his decision. I believe you're the one who deserves it most... and this reunion has only strengthened that belief.
    Khinder: So what do you think? Would you be willing to take over as head of the Lillie family in my place?
    Vira: ...
    Vira: To be honest, when we were children, I always thought I would be the one to fill our father's shoes.
    Vira: It may have been fate then, in a sense, that has led to this unexpected turn of events.
    Khinder: Does that mean—
    Vira: However, I'm going to have to decline. Forgive me.
    Khinder: Why? Are you worried about what our other brothers would think?
    Vira: No. I've simply found a place to belong.
    Khinder: What?
    Vira: I'd be lying if I said I didn't hold a grudge against our father.
    Vira: If he had expected anything from me in the beginning, I never would have left home.
    Vira: But leaving is what led me to meet my dear Katalina in Albion.
    Vira: That encounter brought color to my world and gave meaning to my very life.
    Vira: I no longer have any interest in following in Father's footsteps. And besides...
    Vira: There would be no point in my leaving Albion if I were simply to be tied down again in a different place.
    Vira: I belong at Katalina's side.
    Katalina: Vira...
    Khinder: I see. It sounds like you've found someone you can really trust.
    Khinder: I worked so hard to bring out that smile of yours, yet she does it with such ease.
    Khinder: I understand. I'll explain the situation to Father.
    Vira: I appreciate it.
    Khinder: Take care, Vira. I hope we can stay in touch, even if it's just by letter.
    Khinder: (Captain), everyone... look after Vira for me, won't you?
    Vyrn: You bet! She's a precious part of the crew!
    Vira: Goodbye, Khinder.
    Vira bows her head politely and departs from the house with the crew.
    Having put her past behind her, she is filled with a host of new emotions as she takes flight from her hometown once more.