Quote Originally Posted by redcurrant18 View Post
Because not everyone does raids. If you don't do the Coils of Bahamut they retcon the MSQ for you. The lore around this kind of side content is subject to change. If you haven't done Return to Ivalice, Fran will probably be introduced in a completely different way if they decide to make her relevant in Shadowbringers, and any Viera lore about them keeping to the forest will probably be thrown out the window.
It doesnt matter who reads what, you can skip the entire MSQ if you want.
Yoshi P specifically drew attention to this lore as important information pertaining to the status of male Viera in hydaelyn.