Serena

(If Serena is with Dorian)

Serena: Oh it's you, (Mister/Miss)...

Serena: I've been reinventing myself, and Uncle Dorian has been looking after me. Sometimes he even makes me something to eat... It's really yum, and I don't have to go out foraging for leftovers.

Serena: When I grow up, I'm gonna be a guard...

(If Serena is with Ctesiphona)

Serena: Oh it's you, (Mister/Miss)! I'm learning how to read with Miss Ctesiphona.

Serena: I've got a really poor foundation and I'm always mucking up my handwriting, but Miss Ctesiphona tells me I'm very clever, and I'll catch up to an adult's level in a couple of Light Calendar years.

Serena: Should I open up a bookstore when I grow up? But I think academics command a little more respect...

(If Serena is with Misia)

Serena: Oh it's you, (Mister/Miss)! I'm learning how to play the water lyre with Miss Misia.

Serena: My technique isn't great, but I can sing pretty well. Miss Misia wants me to focus on just learning simple accompanying melodies, and focus more on singing and performing.

Serena: Should I become a singer when I grow up? Being a bard seems pretty cool, too...

(If Serena is with Aphrea)

Serena: Oh it's you, (Mister/Miss)! I'm learning how to sew from Miss Aphrea.

Serena: I'm not very good at this at all, and I'm always stabbing myself in the finger. Luckily, Miss Aphrea is a really patient teacher. She's such a beautiful, kind-hearted person!

Serena: Should I become a tailor when I grow up? I'll never be as good as Lady Aglaea though...

(After completing In the Name of Kephale)

Serena: (Mister/Miss), we meet again! Thanks for taking me to see Kephale!

Serena: When my friends at the market heard about what I had been through, they all smiled so warmly. I bet Kephale blessed them, too.

Serena: Now, everyone feels more hopeful about the future of Okhema!

"Fallen Twilight City" Okhema

(After completing Bad Kid, Good Gift)

(First interaction)

Serena: Oh, it's you, (Mister/Miss)... I've learned many new words recently.

Serena: Ctesiphona says literacy improves one's chances of becoming a High Priestess in the afterlife to interpret the prophecy... Though I don't see why edicts need interpreting, I'll still try my best!

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(Subsequent interactions)

Serena: (Mister/Miss), you're here. I don't wander as a refugee anymore – Okhema's my final home. I'll protect it with my own strength.

Where are your two little companions?

Serena: You remember them! Yason and Lathena – both rascals behave properly now!

Serena: One stopped worrying about meteor strikes, the other runs around the safe zone helping refugees.

Serena: All thanks to Kephale's prophecy we heard at Dawncloud, right?

Shh— let's keep this secret together.

Serena: Shh— Of course! I'll whisper it only to you: now every adult and child at the market believes I truly heard the sky father's prophecy.

Serena: When they ask "Serena, Serena, when will this end? What should we do?" I say: "Wait peacefully – Kephale will answer our faith."

Serena: That's not lying, is it? Pinky promise – we'll protect the tiny spark of hope in everyone's heart.

Hello, little priestess of Kephale!

Serena: Hehe, (mister/miss), that title makes me blush!

Serena: Look, this is the most open place in the whole market. Many people who come to seek shelter in Okhema pass through here. Including... me, who came here from Icatus.

Serena: But now that the apocalypse is coming, many more people want to leave here and seek shelter in other cities.

Serena: I stand here to remind them – fleeing has no end. Better to stay peacefully in the holy city.

Serena: Okhema is the last home we'll protect... and will ultimately shelter us. It must be.

What do you think of the "Era Nova" now?

Serena: (Mister/Miss), you worry I think "Era Nova" is just kind guards and you weaving comforting tales for children like me?

Serena: On the contrary – I've realized Kephale's protection never ceased, though it no longer speaks to us.

Serena: Without destiny's mercy, I'd have died in Icatus' black tide. Never reached the holy city, met kind caretakers, nor dared dream of visiting Dawncloud.

Serena: Even hearing the prophecy was sky father's mercy – letting me cradle hope and pass it onward...

Serena: So don't worry! Maybe tomorrow we'll wake to see the sky relit.

Keep it up, smart one.

Serena: I will – I'm Serena, blessed by Kephale!

Serena: (Mister/Miss), let's meet again in the new world!

Aphrea: ...It's best to use a back stitch for the edges here. The overlapping stitches will make the patterns clearer.

Serena: And how about this here... Would long and short stitches work better?

Aphrea: That's right! See, you've got real talent! You just need more practice, and you'll get the hang of it...

She's got magic hands. I can vouch for that.

Serena: Ah, it's you, (sir/ma'am)! Come look at my embroidery!

Little Aglaea and little Cipher?

Aphrea: ...Well, I don't quite understand what you were saying, but I'll take it as a compliment.

Aphrea: Although she's my apprentice, I actually think she'd be better suited as a Kephale priest in the future.

Serena: (Sir/Ma'am), you and Uncle Phedes really weren't lying to us! *sniff* The great Titan truly was watching over us... Dad, Mom, and everyone... they're all back... *sniff*

Aphrea: Indeed, what a beautiful new world this is. Back then, I never dared to hope I would meet Vulcan again... Thank you, hero, and thanks to all the Chrysos Heirs... I never dreamed such a reunion would be possible.

Hegesia: Count me in on the thanks! But come to think of it... are Aphrea's admirers also on the "reunion" list?

Hegesia: I heard — just rumors, mind you — that not too long ago, a pair of brother and sister got into a fight over which one of them you liked better...

Ctesiphona: Whoa! This is explosive stuff! Now that's what I call book material! My dear apprentice, I'll treat you to something nice later!

Hegesia: Yay! Then I want to eat...

Aphrea: Cte-si-pho-na—

Ctesiphona: I'm sorry!!! Just kidding, please don't tell my brother! Ahem... Say, (Trailblazer), I was actually thinking of writing a novel with you as the main character...

Really? Are you sure you can write it well?

Talk to my agent about the licensing...

Ctesiphona: What's with that look on your face! All my novels are bestsellers, okay? And this time I'm going for serious literature, so you'd better look forward to it!

Hegesia: I'll help out too! Um... Miss, about that feast...

Ctesiphona: Hey now, don't worry! Once Serena finishes up her needlework, we'll all go together!