in one of the castrum's minfilia is being tortured and interrogated they demand she reveal her power to them but she refuses an insists she will not abandon nor betray her comrades her defience does not amuse livia sas junos she states if she will not talk then maybe enticing her friends will an states she has already slain most the scions but have the rest already clasped in irons an will not hesitate to execute them she is interrupted an told a campaign is to be launched soon upon the sahagin.
frustrated she agrees to go but tells minfilia not to get too cozy as her time here will be short before she is shipped off to the garlean motherland for further study.
minfilia is anguished while alone she laments that she didnt do more for her friends an lost the champions of light to the primals she pleads to hydaelyn silently

in the prison cells of the castrum alphinaud speaks with the others they reveal to him y'shtola and yda are still out there an likely making plans to counter the situation an that they should do their part to hold out for as long as they can but alphinaud worries of Cid's safety he reveals that cid regained his memory an told him the empire approved of his execution at the hands of the Raven an he narrowly escaped death similarly he worries for minfilia as she is too valuable an asset to ignore an must be freed somehow an there is the disturbing missing of thancred to account for but Alphinaud believes that allisae may come to their aid somehow if she has learned of his capture an is prepared to hold out on that gamble.

meanwhile the assemblies are held respectively the leaders awkwardly appear though unhappy they speak to their people an tell them of dire events an how they wish to weather the chaos together an that they haven't forgotten those they lost but must look to the future for not only their sake but for those who yet live an yet to be born an they beg the people to understand their is some dissenting voices but they are calmed by community leaders who say they will always stand by their leader an trust in their judgement an how they've been thru worser circumstances together Raubahn is proud an vows he will do whatever it takes to secure them peace and kann e senna is humbled by her people's strength to face despair together once more.


The empire is in place now is ready for its move Nero is quite eager to bring the ultimate weapon to bear against the other gods to see ultima reach its full potential while rihtatn makes ready for the ensuring conflict an damages to follow, their peace however is short lived as they realize something is amiss an they are under fire now but not from the beast men but armed bands of adventurers an mercenaries the chain of commands shout orders an panic ensues

back in limsa Y'shtola speaks with Merlywb in private about her past an her connection to the company of heroes and its leader merlwyb reflects on things an states this might just be what they need to turn the tables so she agrees that y'shtola has the right idea an gives her some places to look as well as reveals the secret signal to summon the Fool she was mates with long ago on her father's crew y'shtola thanks her and takes her leave

meanwhile back in thanalan yda is now with ilberd and his band they are cutting thru the northern shroud to get to mor dhona where its stated minfilia an others were taken too she states this time she wont run an intends to fight for her home and her friends alike ilberd is relieved to see she has resolve an states he will be her sword and shield as the infiltrate an deal a major blow to the xivth imperial legion.