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Marquis/narrator: The Senate is dissolved and Vayne is the new emperor. The military loved the fact that they had a dictatorship. The resistance retreats to Hoth, I mean the Brder-Skies to prepare for the “Task Ahead.” Task should not be capitalized by the way.

Cut Scene: Turn your sound up right here because airships scenes are always good. A ton of resistance aircrafts run training maneuvers over a snowcapped mountain range – I could watch animations of airship armada’s all day long. The Marquis is captain of one of the lead resistance ship. Marquis is ready to attack the Empire even if Ashe could not get the nethicite.

Ashe is standing in a little seaside cabanna which is Reddas’ office. Don’t touch anything because Reddas’ white hair is all over everything in here. She complains that the pirates sell to the resistance but will not help fight for them. Reddas says that they have no country, they are pirates. Speaking of which, check out Reddas’ pants – what kind of pirate wears pink. Ashe asks if the Marquis will push ahead with war.

Flashback to a conversation between Reddas and the Marquis. The Marquis plans to train and buildup his forces to scare Vayne into peace. To prevent Vayne from using a nethicite bomb against the resistance, Marquis sends Reddas into the Draklor Laboratories to steal it. That is why we found Reddas in the Labs killing soldiers and attacking Cid.

Back to the present: Basch thinks Vayne is luring everyone into one battle so that Vayne can blow them all up with one shot. Balthier is not too when he tells Basch that he is wrong again: Cid has the stone, not Vayne. His plan is to get it from Cid and destroy it with the Sword of Kings. Reddas won’t be joining us because he has something else to do - which is probably just getting drunk on the beach.

Reddas is all drunk again and starts talking at anyone who comes within earshot. Here is the rundown.
- Vaan: Go talk to my guys about some background info
- Balthier: That kid is going to make a good pirate
- Ashe: (watch as she tries to sneak out before he could talk to her – no dice though) – There is more Nethicite in Giruvegan. She wants the stone just to protect Dalmasca. Reddas reminds her of Nabudis: the last time nethicite was used in battle.

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