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[pinkmin]

Does that mean it is passed down through your family now? [Squint.]

Does every weapon you use become a Royal Arm? Or does it have to be magic first?

[This system has a lot of Questions.]

[carbungle]

I think it was just for that one generation- the Oracle uses it for rituals and speaking with the gods, so it wouldn't be right if our family had it. But the connection's there, anyway.

Royal Arms aren't just any weapon, it's... whatever weapon connects closest to the king's soul, if that makes sense? Like their favourite. When a Lucian king dies, their weapon becomes an Arm for the next king, and the power they had is passed on. That's the magic part.

[Sorry Vianca, his family history is stupid-complicated.]

[pinkmin]

[Stupid-complicated is another way to say 'fascinating.' Undeterred, she nodded along.]

So you have to form a bond with that weapon first. [One strong enough to endure the ages. How interesting!]

Have you found any like that?

[carbungle]

[He grins and holds up both hands, all fingers stretched out.]

Uh-huh. Ten so far, three to go.

[pinkmin]

[Blink.]

Is it a scavenger hunt?

[carbungle]

Uh... more of a destiny quest, I guess? Cor said I have to do it as part of my duty, so it's on the roster.

[pinkmin]

I see. [She pat his leg.] Good job. You will get to cross that off the list.

[carbungle]

Hah, right? Feels like everything I do is just a collect-a-thon.

[Arms, gods, rings and crystals... gotta catch 'em all...?]

Inside's more interesting, though, this is just the cover. Wanna read some?

[He gestures; she can pick a page at random or start from the beginning. He's read it so many times it hardly matters to him.]

[pinkmin]

[Collect-a-thons is a very Relatable State of Being.]

I do!

[From the beginning! This adventure was a new one to her after all. She reached over to gingerly open the cover, and then reconsidered her plan of attack.]

Do you have a favorite?

[carbungle]

Favourite? That's a tough one... there's a lot of them in there.

[He flips through a handful of pages, pausing at the prints of delicately painted landscapes, huge buildings crafted up towards the sky, giant men and women with strange features standing alongside Bahamut and watching over tiny humans living simple lives below. He passes over scattered and translated texts, bits of poetry and prose, stories and explanations for the illustrations. He finally stops on a particular page, the same man and woman from the cover being surrounded and greeted by a multitude of winged creatures or people, many bowing their heads. One looks suspiciously similar to the dog in Noct's lap, flying next to his white-furred twin.]

I always liked the legends about the Messengers... the gods felt so huge and far away, and no one ever saw them, so they just felt like old stories that might or might not be true. But the Messengers were real. Back then I was... going through some stuff, and it helped. Knowing what was real.