In-game description: Relief is writ plain on Alphinaud’s face.
Alisaie: Thank goodness we found Zero when we did.
Jullus: I've also received word that the transport arrived safely at Camp Broken Glass. They send their thanks to the “woman in black.”
Zero: ...I'm fine. I just need rest.
Alphinaud: As Alisaie said, many people owe Zero their lives. Alphinaud: This is not her world, nor her battle to fight, yet she risked life and limb for us nonetheless. That will not be soon forgotten. Alphinaud: Now then, I expect that our friends will return soon. Once everyone has gathered, we can take stock of the situation. Alphinaud: We've naught to do but wait for the others. They should not be much longer.
Alisaie: Perhaps you should have a rest too.
Zero: Apologies for the delay. I've finished replenishing my aether.
Alphinaud: Full glad am I to hear it. We must thank you again, Zero.
Alisaie: Indeed, many are still alive because of you. Those soldiers not least of all.
Zero: ...How fared you? Better than I did, by all accounts.
Alisaie: We had to contend with our fair share of voidsent en route to the snowcraft, but we had the benefit of numbers.
Estinien: With their help, we quickly dispatched all the voidsent that came our way. Thankfully, they stay dead in our world. Estinien: We were trying to decide what to do next when we received word about the transport.
Alphinaud: Which is how Alisaie, Forename, and I came to find you.
Y'shtola: While the immediate threat has been addressed, we cannot rest easy yet. For voidsent to appear in such numbers, we must assume that a voidgate has indeed been opened nearby.
Jullus: Meaning more of them can come through at their leisure. Jullus: It seems the best course of action is to investigate Lapis Manalis, as you intend. What is the state of the snowcraft?
Y'shtola: Nearly operational, I believe. Vrtra is with the engineer, who is hard at work as we speak. Why don't we join them in Cerulea Ingens?
Alisaie: Finally, a chance to go on the offensive!
Zero: ...I would join you as well.
Alisaie: I wouldn't dream of refusing you. But...what did you have in mind for payment?
Zero: Payment won't be necessary. Zero: I will do this because...I want to. Zero: You have...kindled something within me. A compulsion─a desire to act─that has been burning since you came to my aid out in the snow. Zero: I do not understand it, but I wish to, and to that end I will heed it. Then perhaps I'll understand your answer.
Alphinaud: I would also like to join you in tracing the voidsent to their origin. Though that would mean neglecting my duties here...
Jullus: Don't worry about us. Between my people and the contingent, we can keep things running well enough. Just find where the voidsent are coming from, and see that they stop. Jullus: Take care, Zero.
Zero: I will.
Alphinaud: For the sake of our friends, I pray we succeed in our mission. Alphinaud: The voidgate is of course our main objective, but if we can also find useful salvage, then all the better.
Alisaie: I'm glad the engineer is safe. I'd never forgive myself if something had happened to him on our account.
Estinien: Vrtra insisted on staying behind to guard the snowcraft. He's anxious to get up that mountain, and understandably so.
Y'shtola: “Mammoth” is an apt name for the craft. Its prodigious size made defending it difficult, but it came through unscathed.
Zero: To have to go to such lengths to traverse a single mountain... The people of this land do not have easy lives.
Varshahn: 'Tis good to see you all safe and well. The craft stands ready, I am pleased to say. Our engineer friend has worked tirelessly, his zeal a match for any of my alchemists.
Spirited Engineer: There you are! Your timing couldn't be better. Spirited Engineer: Thanks to Varshahn's help, I've managed to finish the repairs faster than I anticipated. The mammoth's ready for the snow once more! Spirited Engineer: You can leave the piloting to me, too. It'd be my pleasure to get you to where you need to go!
Alisaie: You are too kind. Thank you. Alisaie: Let's be on our way then, shall we?
Q1: What will you do? A1: Small talk. A1: Form a party and enter Lapis Manalis. A1: Nothing.
Alphinaud: As we hopefully demonstrated, we're still capable of holding our own in battle. Which is to say, please don't hesitate to rely on us.
Alisaie: When we find whoever's responsible for unleashing the voidsent, I'm going to give them a piece of my mind!
Estinien: I don't make a habit of fighting atop magitek, but it shouldn't be any more difficult than doing so astride a dragon. I welcome the change of pace.
Y'shtola: Once aboard the mammoth, we will all need to change into attire more suitable for combat. Y'shtola: It can be no coincidence that a voidgate has opened where Vrtra sensed his sister. In all likelihood, something is in the offing, and we must be prepared.
Zero: If there is indeed a voidgate, then there will be voidsent, and not merely lesser ones. Zero: Be on your guard for all manner of threats.
Varshahn: Come, Forename. Let us find the truth of my sister's aura!
Spirited Engineer: Just say the word and we're off. Spirited Engineer: Whenever you're ready, friend.
System: Venture to Lapis Manalis?
Varshahn: Oh, Azdaja...
Estinien: That they should go so far as to use Azdaja's eye as bait... What could they be after?
Zero: Why does he look so defeated? We are closer to finding his sister, are we not?
Y'shtola: So, we have discovered the source of the voidsent outbreak in Garlemald.
Estinien: A gate forced open from the void...
Y'shtola: The barrier between our worlds is especially thin here, I suspect. Y'shtola: Elsewise I see little reason why the reapers chose to live in such an inhospitable place.
Estinien: Even if the conditions are ideal, we're talking about a gate that could pass an archfiend. Opening one so large could not have been easy.
Y'shtola: In the age of Allag, Emperor Xande created an enormous portal using a prodigious amount of aether harnessed by the Crystal Tower. Y'shtola: In theory, a similar feat should be possible from within the void. One need but have the requisite amount of aether...such as that harbored by a great wyrm's eye.
Varshahn: And its aether is indeed greatly diminished...
Estinien: In Forename's vision, Golbez let his archfiends feed upon Azdaja's aether. If he has also taken an eye to open this gate...
Y'shtola: It does not bode well, I know. Nevertheless, we must remain hopeful and continue our search. Y'shtola: What I find curious is why our foes chose to strike now, some five thousand years after Azdaja vanished into the void. Y'shtola: And while their overarching plan remains a mystery, what exactly was Cagnazzo's part in it that he had finished?
System: You may now enter Lapis Manalis with a party of NPC avatars. To make use of this feature, open the Trust interface located under Duty in the main menu. System: Moreover, be advised that you may use mounts within Lapis Manalis, but only during this quest.