Fluorspar's Oath/Script

Chapter Narration
''Ephraim leads the group to Za'albul Marsh in search of the missing Myrrh. They learn from soldiers and villagers that Myrrh had been captured by General Selena, one of Grado's commanders. She was last seen heading east. To regain their companion, the group will now be forced to fight. Ephraim steels his heart to the reality that he must face Selena.''

Opening Scene
(Scene transition to after Myrrh's explanation)
 * Selena: So this is a dragonstone... The description was accurate. It looks like an ordinary gemstone. If only His Majesty hadn't ordered me to bring this to the capital immediately... I've heard reports that Prince Ephraim and a Frelian army have landed nearby. If I didn't have those blasted restrictive orders, I could--
 * ???: ...Return it...
 * Selena: What?
 * Myrrh: The stone... Please. Return it to me.
 * Selena: You... You're--
 * Myrrh: Return the stone to me... Please...I'll do anything.
 * Selena: Why do you want the stone? Who are you? You're not from Grado, that's for sure.
 * Myrrh: Without the stone, I... Please, give it back to me.
 * Selena: Answer my questions!
 * Myrrh: My name is Myrrh. I come from Darkling Woods. I was betrayed, and my stone was taken from me. I was imprisoned, caged, to be transported somewhere. Prince Ephraim came to my rescue. I've been traveling in his care ever since.
 * Selena: You're with Ephraim? I can't let you leave. Maybe I should take you back to the capital with me.
 * Myrrh: Wait... You're from Grado? Tell me, has anyone around you--Have you noticed any changes in the people around you recently?
 * Selena: Changes? What do you mean by that?
 * Myrrh: Anyone near you... Has anyone been transformed, either in spirit or demeanor? Does anyone act in such a way as to appear a different person altogether?
 * Selena: .......How could you know...
 * Myrrh: The darkness is to blame. I've come here to stop it.
 * Selena: ...You will tell me more. If I find you are lying, I will punish you. Do you understand?
 * Myrrh: Yes. Are you ready? I will tell you everything I know.
 * Selena: ...... ...I see. Myrrh, I think I understand everything you've told me.
 * Myrrh: Good.
 * Selena: But I cannot believe it. How can I allow myself to believe it? If it's true, then... then His Majesty is already--
 * Myrrh: Dame Selena... What's that?
 * Selena: It is a fluorspar... His Majesty presented it to me when I was promoted to general. This gemstone is proof of my commission. It's one of Grado's treasures... I received it years ago, but I remember that day like it was yesterday. His Majesty smiled so kindly. His voice was filled with dignity and affection...
 * Myrrh: Dame Selena, you love your emperor, don't you?
 * Selena: What are you--
 * Myrrh: I can see it. Dame Selena, I can see how much you treasure...
 * Selena: .......His Majesty is most compassionate. You see, I'm a commoner. I was raised in a desolate, impoverished village. My family couldn't afford our taxes. No one could. We were desperate. Some of us considered...horrible things to make enough money to survive winter. Then, supplies began to arrive. We were told they came from the emperor himself. He sent them to us, a poor frontier town who couldn't even afford to pay taxes.
 * Myrrh: .......
 * Selena: Neighboring kingdoms must have thought the emperor mad, I can only guess. But His Majesty did not care about his standing among kings. He cared for his people. He saved us.
 * Myrrh: .......
 * Selena: That spring, I went to the capital and became a soldier, then a knight. I wanted to dedicate my life to the emperor who had saved it. I felt I understood his dream. I felt I shared his vision...
 * Myrrh: Dame Selena...
 * Selena: Myrrh, this wave of dark energy you spoke of... Can its evil really change a person that completely?
 * Myrrh: Yes... All trace of this person would be consumed...destroyed.