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TypeCharacterTextConditionGo To
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BRANCH1
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DIALOGUETHE HIGH KINGNow, you may begin.
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TEXTHorns from around the arena blow to start the challenge.
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DIALOGUETHE HIGH KINGHorns will signal when there are 10, 5 and 1 minutes left!
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TEXTAll of the heirs spring forward, delving into the hedge maze. At first, the path is clear. An immediate fork diverts left and right.
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TEXTSuddenly people wearing leather armor and holding swords jump from around the corners.
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DIALOGUEERIALAWe have to fight?!
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TEXTChaos ensues as King Victus charges into battle. Prince Adan fends off two attackers with a thin rapier.IF Chapter_3_Final_Choice == Courage2
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IF Chapter_3_Final_Choice == Wit6
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IF Chapter_3_Final_Choice == Strength10
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BRANCH2
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DIALOGUEERIALALarixtheia! Can I ride on your eagle?
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TEXTShe pats the spot directly behind her.
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DIALOGUELARIXTHEIAClimb aboard!
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TEXTWith a few sweeping flaps of its wings, the eagle rises over the maze. The network of winding hedges lays out before you in its entirety.
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DIALOGUEERIALAI can see the end!
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TEXTQuickly, people on similarly huge birds rise into the sky and fire arrows in your direction.
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CHOICEShoot back.3
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CHOICETake the reins. 4
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BRANCH3
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DIALOGUEERIALALet me use your bow! I'll shoot them back!
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DIALOGUELARIXTHEIAWe can't kill anyone!
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DIALOGUEERIALADon't worry, I'm a terrible shot!
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TEXTShe dips the bow off her back. You grab it, and using your very VERY limited experience fire your own arrows at the flying fighters.
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TEXTEvery shot misses. However, its enough to cause the birds to duck and weave out of the way, causing less arrows to come your way.5
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BRANCH4
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DIALOGUEERIALALet me take the reins! I'll keep us on track!
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DIALOGUELARIXTHEIAJust be careful!
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DIALOGUEERIALAI'm always careful!
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TEXTLarixtheia climbs behind you as you scoot forward and grip the reins. She fires the arrows back at the flying fighters.
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TEXTThey dodge all of them. However, its enough to cause the birds to duck and weave out of the way, causing less arrows to come your way.
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BRANCH5
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TEXTYou're able to fly halfway over the maze when an arrow zips right at you.
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DIALOGUELARIXTHEIAWhoa!
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TEXTThe giant eagle spins, narrowly avoiding the arrow, but the motion is too sudden, and your hands slip.
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TEXTLarixtheia reaches out to catch you. You're too far at this point, however, and you fall from the sky.
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TEXTCrash! Instead of blunt force trauma, you land in a pile of sticks and leaves, the hedge saving your life but scratching you all over.
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DIALOGUEERIALAOuch...
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TEXTBut luckily you're alive. You climb out of the bush and quickly pick a pathway to run down. 14
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BRANCH6
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TEXTWhile Quinn seems to be distracted casting their spell, you notice the box of matches hanging on their belt along with other alchemical substances.
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DIALOGUEERIALAQuinn! I'm gonna borrow some matches!
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DIALOGUEQUINNWhat?
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TEXTYou swipe the matches and run to the hedge wall directly in front of the maze's entrance.
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DIALOGUEQUINNYou owe me a debt for this!
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CHOICEERIALAI'll pay you back!7
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CHOICEERIALANo I don't!8
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BRANCH7
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DIALOGUEQUINNI will hold you to that!9
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BRANCH8
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DIALOGUEQUINNYes you do! I will come to collect!9
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BRANCH9
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TEXTGrabbing a sword from the ground and tearing off a sleeve from the shirt of an already knocked out attacker, you wrap the cloth around the blade, lighting it on fire with a match.
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TEXTThe fire burns a bright blue as it spreads from the torch to the hedge. Flames scorch a gap in the wall, essentially creating a shortcut.
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DIALOGUEERIALANot the most elegant solution, but it works!
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TEXTYou jump through the gap. You continue to burn the holes in the hedges until the torch fizzles out halfway through the maze. 14
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BRANCH10
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TEXTPandemonium surges at the fighters, shoulder forward, and knocks a considerable amount of them literally into the air.
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DIALOGUEPANDEMONIUMHAHA!
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DIALOGUEERIALAWow.
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TEXTAlready, several combatants lie unconscious. Their shields catch your eye.
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DIALOGUEERIALAThe best offense is a good defense...or something like that!
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TEXTYou pull two shields from the fighters' arms. The fight has devolved into an all-out brawl, weapons swinging and arrows flying.
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TEXTThe path ahead diverges: the battle is thickest to the left, but to the right stand multiple archers.
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CHOICEThrough the thick of it.11
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CHOICEThrough the archers.12
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BRANCH11
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TEXTHolding the shields in each hand close to your body, you rush into the sea of combatants.
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DIALOGUEERIALAAaaaaaa!
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TEXTPeople crowd all around you. Shrill clanging rings out from weapons hitting your shields.
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TEXTYou're knocked back and forth, left and right, but you keep moving forward.
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DIALOGUEERIALAExcuse me! Pardon me!13
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BRANCH12
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TEXTHolding the shields in each hand close to your body, you rush into the sights of the archers.
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DIALOGUEERIALAAaaaaaa!
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TEXTShouting all around. Metal pangs echo from the impact of arrows against your shields
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TEXTYou can feel the impacts, small but definite, yet you keep pushing forward.
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DIALOGUEERIALADon't mind me! 13
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BRANCH13
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TEXTThen, just when you think you can't go on any longer, the chaos recedes.
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TEXTRisking a look back, you see most of the assailants are behind you.
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DIALOGUEERIALAFinally...
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TEXTThe battle grows farther away as you continue down your path unscathed.
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TEXTAfter navigating the maze for another handful of minutes, you come to an open clearing. A single exit lies on the other side.
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TEXTHorns resound from somewhere in the maze. 10 minutes.
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DIALOGUEERIALAFinally. Something simple.
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TEXTAlmost in response, a hole opens up in the ground. Out from it climbs a snake larger than anything you thought possible.
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TEXTThe slits of its eyes focus intensely on you.
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CHOICEUh...hello.14
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CHOICEGood snake...14
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BRANCH14
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TEXTOut of nowhere, Prince Adan jumps in front of you with his rapier pointed right at the snake.
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DIALOGUEADANMy lady! I have arrived to lend you my aid should you so desire it.
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TEXTHis help wouldn't hurt. However, the snake is still focused on you, even with the weapon trained right at its face.
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TEXTIt seems to be staring at your bracelet: a plain gold band made of interlinked chains.
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DIALOGUEERIALANo! My mother gave me this bracelet!
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DIALOGUEADANWhat? I care not for your bracelet at this point in time, no offense.
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DIALOGUEERIALAI'm talking to the snake. I think it wants my bracelet.
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DIALOGUEADANI doubt this creature responds to anything but violence. Say the word, and I will launch my attack.