Nothing Unsaid

Nothing Unsaid

Quest giver

Y'shtola

Location

The Crystarium (X:12.3, Y:11.2)

Quest line

Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests

Level

80

Experience

 22,440

Gil

 1,687

Previous quest

Hope's Confluence

Next quest

The Journey Continues

Patch

5.3

Links

EDB GT

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Main Scenario Progress: 676 / 968 (69.8%)

   

Shadowbringers Progress: 135 / 157 (86%)

   

“

Y'shtola's eyes seem to be staring into your very soul.

— In-game description

Steps

• Speak with Alisaie.
• Speak with Alisaie at the Inn at Journey's Head.
• Search for Halric.
• Speak with Alisaie.
• Travel to Eulmore.
• Speak with Alphinaud.

Dialogue

Accepting the Quest

Y'shtola: [Forename]. If you are ready, would you recount to us how the day unfolded?
Y'shtola: ...So you reached out to Elidibus at the last...and his heart was moved.

What will you say?
> I'm not sure I did the right thing. 
  Y'shtola:: Perhaps you did. Perhaps you did not. None can say.
> And it changed nothing.
> I only did as you asked. 

Y'shtola: But the important thing is this: though violence proved unavoidable, you did at least come to understand your foe.
Y'shtola: And in knowing his hopes and dreams do we best remember him ─ him and his legacy.
Y'shtola: So long as they remain unforgotten, the love he and his brethren bore for one another and the star may yet be rewarded.
Alphinaud: You said that an ancient came to your aid. But how is that possible?
Y'shtola: A gift from Emet-Selch. He knew of Elidibus's plight. Foreseeing his own death, he made provisions to bring Elidibus's suffering to an end, lest his friend be left to continue the struggle alone.
Y'shtola: Or so I wildly speculate. It is unlikely we will ever know the truth.
Y'shtola: The best we can do is to remember events as they happened, no more and no less. As the Ronkans so rightly put it, “History is learned, not lived.” 

???: Ah! There you all are!
Urianger: My friend! We were given to understand thou wert injured. Shouldst thou not be abed?
Beq Lugg: Lie down at a time like this!? Don't be absurd! I would have come sooner had the guards not made such a fuss!
Beq Lugg: Now, tell me what's happened. Where is the Exarch?
Beq Lugg: I see...
Beq Lugg: [Forename]... Will you show me his spirit vessel?
Beq Lugg: Yes... Both his soul and memories seem intact. Good.
Beq Lugg: Unlike the others, his aether was not highly charged, and so it did not seem necessary to employ a familiar for the imbuing. But I needed to be certain all the same. Oh, what a relief...
Urianger: Then 'tis but a question of restoring his soul unto his flesh.
Urianger: And as thou didst lately tell me, the success of this process resteth on no more than our friend's soul recognizing his flesh as its own.
Thancred:  Given his apparent desire to return to the Source with [Forename], one would think his soul would be only too happy to be home, no? Surely it wouldn't balk at the relative newness of its accommodation?
Beq Lugg: So one would hope, but none can speak for the Exarch's heart of hearts. And he can no longer speak for himself.
Beq Lugg: Furthermore, though I have drawn upon all of my not inconsiderable experience to predict the outcome, the fact remains that there is no direct precedent for what we are attempting.
Beq Lugg: Will his body accept his soul? Will his essences blend properly? Will he awaken whole of mind? Any number of things could go awry.
Beq Lugg: ...Assuming I have succeeded in tempering your expectations, I should probably add that I did ask the Exarch if he still wished to return to the Source in full knowledge of the risks.
Beq Lugg: A simple enough question, one would think, warranting a single-word reply. Yet the answer I received was rather longer than that. Almost comically so, in fact. Regardless, out of respect for the man, I shall attempt to recite it─with a certain amount of poetic license. Ahem!
Beq Lugg: “As I grew older, the burdens I carried became ever more numerous. Burdens which weighed upon my hopes, burying them deep within my breast. So deep that I couldn't be certain they were still there.
Beq Lugg: “But when I look around me, I am reminded that, no matter how deeply buried they may be, our hopes never truly disappear. No, they are always with us. Guiding us. Driving us.
Beq Lugg: “I see it in Vauthry, who sought to vindicate his existence by creating his paradise.
Beq Lugg: “I see it in Ran'jit, who forsook his life's cause in order to protect that which\e held most dear.
Beq Lugg: “I see it in the people, who chose to struggle rather than surrender to despair.
Beq Lugg: “And though our struggles may differ greatly, since the very beginning of time, they have all shared that one common thread: hope.
Beq Lugg: “We struggle because we have hope. And when the time comes, I too will embrace mine. I will follow my heart, regardless of the risks.
Beq Lugg: “And I will live with all my being, as befits one who has been granted a second chance.”
Beq Lugg: There! I told you it was long. And unspeakably sentimental to boot. One would think them the outpourings of a dewy-eyed boy, not the old man the Exarch seems to believe he is.
Beq Lugg: I mean, really ─ he's scarcely been alive as long as I've been in hiding!
Y'shtola: I daresay he is blushing in his vessel.
Y'shtola: Speaking of which, we should make ready for our journey. Time remains of the essence, after all.
Y'shtola: Needless to say, once we leave, there is no guarantee that we can return. If anyone has unfinished business, now is the time to see to it.
Y'shtola: I must pay a visit to Slitherbough. Let us reconvene here anon.
Urianger: Hm... There remain some few matters which require mine attention in Il Mheg.
Urianger: May I leave Thancred in thy care, child?
Ryne: Um...I've been meaning to get some flowers. For Minfilia.
Ryne: I thought you might help me choose them. And then we could go to Nabaath Areng together...one last time.
Thancred:  A fine suggestion. Lead on.
Alphinaud: Well, it's back to Eulmore for me. Amongst other things, I owe the mayor an apology about his airship.
Alisaie: I assume you have places of your own to be, Alisaie. I shall see you later.

Optional dialogue

Beq Lugg: I shall take this opportunity to conduct a final inspection of the spirit vessels. Given what is at stake, one can never be too thorough.

Speak with Alisaie

Alisaie: As you've probably guessed, I'm going to pay a visit to the Inn at Journey's Head. But I want you to come too.
Alisaie: I realize you don't need to say any farewells.
Alisaie: But the Exarch does, if only in spirit. So I thought you might bring him along, so to speak.
Alisaie: I'm sure he'd love the thought of being lugged about on his hero's back.
Alisaie: So let's be off, shall we? I can't wait to see how Halric's doing!

Speak with Alisaie at the inn at journey's Head

Alisaie: Halric? Halric! Oh gods, don't tell me he's wandered off again?
Alisaie: Quickly, [Forename]! We have to find him!
Willfort: Oh, Alisaie! I didn't see you there. If you're looking for Halric, he's gone for a walk with one of the others. They were planning to visit the graveyard, if I'm not mistaken.
Alisaie: Well, that's a relief. Shall we adjourn to the graveyard, then?

Optional dialogue

Contented Carer: Oh, greetings, [Forename]! Looking for Halric, by any chance?

Search for Halric

Alisaie: There he is. I was afraid he'd wandered off again.
Contented Carer: Oh, there's no need to worry─Halric's safe and well. He's been showing good progress, and likes to go for walks of late.
Contented Carer: Though his steps usually bring him to this particular spot...
Alisaie: Oh? I wasn't aware he had family here.
Contented Carer: He doesn't. It's Tesleen. Her sword, that is.
Contented Carer: We buried it here in her honor.
Alisaie: So he remembers...
Contented Carer: What brings you back so soon, out of interest? I didn't think the next round of treatments was due yet.
Alisaie: Uh...no. It isn't. Look ─ I realize this is sudden...but I've come to say good-bye. It's time for me to return home.
Alisaie: But rest assured the treatments will continue. Beq Lugg will come to oversee them in my stead.
Contented Carer: I see... You did mention that you and your friends were searching for a way home.
Contented Carer: Needless to say, we'll be sorry to see you go─but I know everyone will be happy for you. Truly.
Contented Carer: Happy and grateful. You've done so much for us. Achieved what none of us dared hope was possible.
Contented Carer: And we'll see to it that your good work continues, and that no more poor souls are buried here before their time.
Contented Carer: So rest easy, and take care. We wish you every happiness.
Alisaie: Thank you. I will miss you all.
Alisaie: But it isn't time to say our farewells quite yet. So if there are any tasks that need doing ─ hunting beasts, fetching water, and what have you─just say the word.
Alisaie: I mean to make use of every last moment here. After all...
Halric: The time left to you...is precious...
Alisaie: That's right, Halric... That's exactly right.
Alisaie: Those words will guide you true. So never forget them.
Alisaie: And neither will I.

Optional dialogue

Contented Carer: Thank you for coming to see Halric, [Forename]. And Tesleen as well.
Contented Carer: She did always enjoy having visitors. And none were more welcome than you and Alisaie.

Halric: Take...care...

Search with Alisaie

Alisaie: What? I'm not crying! I just have sand in my eye, that's all.
Alisaie: ...Ahem. As I mentioned, I mean to stay here as long as possible. In the meantime, perhaps you could go and look in on the others?
Alisaie: Alphinaud, for instance. If anyone is crying, it will be him!

Optional dialogue

Alisaie: What are you still doing here? Hurry over to Eulmore and look in on Alphinaud. Oh, and send my regards to the Chais.

Travel to Eulmore

Dulia-Chai: Oh... Oh, Alphinaud...
Alphinaud: Please, Lady Chai, dry your eyes!
Dulia-Chai: The thought of never seeing you again... It's more than my poor heart can bear!
Chai-Nuzz: Oh, it's you. As you can see, Alphinaud has broken the news.
Chai-Nuzz: I don't know how to console her. She thinks we'll be lost without him.

What will you say?
> You're certainly well loved. 
  Alphinaud: 'Tis more than I deserve. Yet I am truly grateful, and will see that she knows as much. 
> Make sure you leave nothing unsaid.
  Alphinaud: Indeed, my friend. Nothing unsaid.
> A picture paints a thousand words! 
  Alphinaud: You'll never let me forget it, will you. I'll have you know I completed the promised painting in the end. Be that as it may, there are times only words will suffice.

Alphinaud: Lady Chai, I have a confession to make.
Alphinaud: On the day we ousted Lord Vauthry, when I revealed the truth of his tyranny and your complicity in his crimes, I did so with great trepidation. Not out of fear that you wouldn't listen, but that you might never recover.
Alphinaud: There was a time when I too, in my hubris, believed myself worthy to lord it over others. And when the lie was laid bare ─ when I was forced to confront the cost, the lives lost ─ it all but destroyed me.
Alphinaud: To awaken from a naive dream to so harsh a reality... I would have understood had you all surrendered to despair.
Alphinaud: But you didn't surrender. Far from it. You picked yourselves up and rose to the challenge.
Alphinaud: You found a path forward and the strength to walk it ─ and to keep walking it ─ day after day.
Alphinaud: But what struck me is how much faster you found it than I did.
Chai-Nuzz: ...Really? It felt pretty slow to me! But rest assured, we'll make Eulmore into a nation anyone would be proud to call home...eventually.
Chai-Nuzz: You can still come and go as you please, I believe? When we have good tidings to report, I may trouble you to be their bearer.
Chai-Nuzz: There may also be less-than-good tidings...in which event, I hope I can trouble you for your counsel.
Alphinaud: I should be honored to provide it, Master Chai.
Dulia-Chai: Oh, Alphinaud... I know you aren't one to sit still, but do remember to take your ease from time to time.
Dulia-Chai: And no matter where you are, remember that there are people here who are praying for your health and happiness.
Dulia-Chai: Our brave and gentle artist. You have our love, now and always.
Alphinaud: And you mine. Please take care.

Optional dialogue

Chai-Nuzz: I hear the airship crashed in Amh Araeng. Never mind. The important thing is you're all safe and well.
Chai-Nuzz: That said, we should probably retrieve the wreck before the locals strip it for trolley parts. Or perhaps we can make a trade of it...

Dulia-Chai: Oh, thank goodness you can still return! If I had to bid farewell to you both, my heart would burst here and now!
Dulia-Chai: Like Alphinaud, I know that yours is a life of constant employment, but do visit us from time to time. It would mean the world to us.

Wrenden: I understand the Exarch will be leaving with you. Capable though its custodians are, the Crystarium will be poorer for his absence.
Wrenden: It seems the coming years will be a period of transition for both of our cities... But through mutual cooperation, I am confident we will find a way forward.

Speak with Alphinaud

Alphinaud: 'Tis a strange feeling, [Forename]. To stand in the company of our friends, knowing that I will never see them again... I struggle to reconcile it in my mind.
Alphinaud: But this I know: I shall cherish my memories of Norvrandt ─of every soul I met here─ for the rest of my days.
Alphinaud: And I shall look forward to your tales of their endeavors.