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[trinitycrusades]

[Grey, deadened wasteland, as far as the eye can see. The camera shows the midst of a huge battlefield, littered with long-dead bodies and fallen war machines. In the distance there are ruins of a whole city: derelict skeletons of buildings that have all been long abandoned and fallen into disrepair. In the midst of it all is a lone paladin, taking

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[rebornaninsect]

Cecil. [Relief isn't quite evident, yet. There's still question of the state of Cecil's memories, after all. But it's good to see that he's back. Rosa will certainly be happy.]

Ceodore and Rosa are in Troia, safe.

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[trinitycrusades]

...Golbez?

[Apologies if Cecil looks surprised to see him all over again. He thought he'd said his farewells to his brother again some time ago, but fate always seems to have other plans...]

Troia? [That initially doesn't make sense when he'd seen them in Baron only minutes ago, but his memories of Gaia are flooding back quickly enough. He nods.] Good. I'm glad.

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[rebornaninsect]

[Well, at least it's a good kind of surprised. He nods at the questioning tone.]

You disappeared for two weeks. [He's been keeping track of this.]

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[trinitycrusades]

Only two weeks? It's been much longer than that. [Months, even. They'd just started the rebuilding process at home.] But... It's good to see you again.

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[rebornaninsect]

What happened during that time?

I am glad to see you returned, Cecil. [It's said a bit awkwardly, but that's probably the best Cecil will get. Golbez still isn't used to this.]

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[trinitycrusades]

A great deal. I'd... prefer to discuss it in person than over the Sky Phones.

[Especially because he doesn't know how much Golbez knows. They hadn't had an opportunity to speak on it all that much before, if Cecil remembers correctly.]

As I am glad to return. I had no wish to leave Baron or my people, but at least here, I can play my part to help stop Garland.

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[rebornaninsect]

Very well. Where have you arrived?

[This talk has been a long time coming. They haven't had the opportunity to talk about... well, everything, essentially ever since they met.]

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[trinitycrusades]

[There's a gap of time before Cecil replies, and it isn't until after he's spoken with Terra.]

Near Figaro, on an old battlefield. Terra offered to come and collect me, and I will make my way to Troia from there.

[...Or not, if Rosa has anything to say about it.]

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[rebornaninsect]

Then we will meet when you arrive.

[Or not. With how worried Rosa has been, Golbez has an idea of what will happen... but he's not about to break that to Cecil.]