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Melissa Location: One Step Forward, Supply and Demand, Trust, Melissa, Severed Hope, Changing Winds, Fight, Flight, & Fire, A Day for Farewells, On Broken Wings, An Uncertain Future, The Gala, Words and Deeds, Queen of Swordhaven, A Petal Falls, The Greenguard Alliance - Vind Faction -> Down Left, Daybreak (Vind), Into the Light, Collapse, Sunfall: Part 2, A Storm in the Night Quests given None Shops owned None Dialogue One Step Forward ???: Let me through! I have to speak to Karla! Kareena? Whatever her name is! Melissa: I'm Melissa. Melissa: Ah, right. Let me just... Melissa: Ahem. Melissa: Greetings, Kara of the Vind. Melissa: And assorted leadership. Melissa: I am Melissa, princess of the Fairy Court. Melissa: I have come as a representative of my people, the Fairies. Melissa: To humbly request your aid. Melissa: Queen Maeve believes that The Rose is targeting our current grove. Melissa: And they may make their move soon. Melissa: We believe that with the aid of the Vind we- blah, blah, blah. Melissa: Look. We need your help, okay? Melissa: The Rose has been getting a bit too close to our grove for comfort. Melissa: My... mother, Queen Maeve, that is, refuses to let me fight them off, and we heard about what you did for the dravir and the clawkin. Melissa: You're the resistance, right? Can you do some resisting for us? Shoo away The Rose or something? Melissa: You know, in all my years, I have somehow, by some miracle, never heard that one before. Melissa: If you want to keep all your limbs, I suggest I never hear it from you again. Melissa: It's fine. She speaks her mind. I like that. Melissa: So, about the help? Melissa: Great. Sounds good. Let's get going. Melissa: Okay. Melissa: Nice tree you have here. Melissa: Right. Private. Gotcha. Melissa: Welcome... to the Fairy Court! Melissa: I... Melissa: Hold on. Where is... everyone? Melissa: Stop. No... Melissa: Mother... you wouldn't... Melissa: That must be it. Melissa: You were too slow! Mother must have had no choice... Melissa: How could they leave me behind?! Melissa: If they were going to leave anyway... why? Melissa: Not even a trace to follow... Melissa: Yeah. In front of the whole court too. As if I didn't have the training. Or the skill. Melissa: You mean... Melissa: But... everyone else... Melissa: I... I need some time to think. Please. Leave me to my thoughts. Supply and Demand Melissa: ...Why am I even here? Melissa: Yeah. So? What do you need me for? Melissa: ...And? Melissa: ... Melissa: ...Never had much interest in the whole leadership thing. Melissa: I'd say do what you have to. Melissa: What's the point of building a resistance, breaking people out of prison, and saving people from The Rose... Melissa: ... if you can't be bothered to risk more to defend them? Trust Melissa: This... spy tried to ambush Niki while we were scouting the area. Melissa: He stinks of Swordhaven. Melissa: Obviously magical? Melissa: ... Melissa: What do you think, Mritha? Melissa: ...As you say. Melissa: You were going to stop The Rose all on your own? Melissa: Hmph. Melissa: I could do with some more action. Melissa: That's it? That's it?! We're just letting him go? Melissa: And what if he's lying? I don't like this. Melissa: The entire resistance could be at risk— Melissa Melissa: ...What's s/he doing here? Melissa: ... Melissa: That's it? That's really it? Melissa: Do you actually think The Rose will stop trying to find Sulen'Eska? Melissa: That with every victory the Vind achieves, The Rose will just... shrug their shoulders? Melissa: The Vind is supposed to be the resistance! We should be doing some resisting! Melissa: Please. Explain, then. Melissa: ...That was the resistance before the Vind, was it? Melissa: And you're afraid what happened to them will happen again? Melissa: ... Melissa: ...I need to go swing my sword at something. Melissa: I'll stay in the camp. Melissa: Kara sent you to check on me, did she? Melissa: Make sure I'm not out of control? Melissa: They had it coming. Melissa: ...I was joking. Melissa: It's... It's frustrating, you know? Melissa: I want to do something. I can't just... wait. Melissa: Alas, that seems to be the case. Melissa: Unless... Melissa: How about we spar? You and me? Melissa: It'll be good training. Real training. Melissa: For whenever... whenever the day comes. Melissa: Prepare yourself, <Character>! I'm not holding back! Melissa: Ha! Melissa: Yes! Melissa: Yes! That's what I'm talking about. Melissa: Well, you beat me! I'm... ouch. Melissa: Yeah. You definitely won. Melissa: I can see now why Kara and the others hold you in such high regard. Melissa: Not that I had many doubts from the stories I've been told, but... Melissa: Well, it's another thing to experience it first hand. Melissa: Better now. Alive! Good. Melissa: I don't feel like I need to go and tear up a Rose checkpoint, if that's what you're getting at. Melissa: Yeah... I think Mritha mentioned something about that... Melissa: Yeah. Yeah, I know. Melissa: I'll stay out of trouble, I promise. I just hope Kara can realize that, even should the worst come to pass, we're not helpless. Melissa: We can fight back. Reach farther. Make a difference. Melissa: Right. Yeah. Severed Hope Melissa: And if they're not interested in peace? What if this is all just a trap? Melissa: None of us are without flaws. And Kara does her best! Melissa: You... Melissa: I ought to— Melissa: I— Melissa: You... utter... monster! Melissa: Don't you dare just walk away! Melissa: One that I... Melissa: One that I fell for. Melissa: I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Kara. Everyone... I don't... Again... I... Melissa: ...Yeah. Melissa: Okay. Changing Winds Melissa: If you insist on shutting us out, you're going to lose us whether you want to or not. Melissa: The peace talks were important to you, but even if they failed, we can still move forward, right? Melissa: We won't let that happen! Melissa: He's manipulating them! Melissa: So the prisoners are ready to talk, are they? Melissa: Do you recognize this one, <Character>? Melissa: Money and fame over morals, was it? Melissa: We just have a few questions for you. Melissa: Answer truthfully, or... um... hm... Melissa: Yeah! What the dragon said! Melissa: Kara's impression of the situation seems more and more like reality. Melissa: So what if we brought it all to light? Showed the people of Greenguard what The Rose has been doing? Melissa: As much as I hate to admit it, Kara's option of going into hiding seems more and more like the safest choice, for now. Melissa: We can't just let them go. Melissa: Something tells me the well-being of the soldiers isn't a priority in Akanthus' mind. Melissa: Then we'll have to give The Rose a show to remember! Fight, Flight, & Fire Melissa: Perfect. Melissa: What's going on in the Northlands? A Day for Farewells Melissa: You and Mritha getting worked up about some Rose soldiers. I don't understand it. Melissa: They signed up for war. Melissa: Don't you remember what they did to the Clawkin? To all the other refugees who have passed through? Melissa: To my people. To my family! Melissa: Do you truly expect us all to, what, just sit down for tea and forget everything? Melissa: No. I'm not interested in that. Nor, do I think, are The Rose. Melissa: Let them come. They'll be taken by fire and swamp until they learn better. Melissa: Good thinking. Take out the top and the rest crumbles. Melissa: And I'll organize the patrols to find any remaining Rose stragglers or scouts. On Broken Wings Melissa: Mritha's right. And you disappearing without much of a heads-up wasn't exactly wonderful. Melissa: I had a lot of people asking me where you were, why you were missing and why you wouldn't tell anyone anything. Melissa: I am honoured that you think that highly of me to entrust this whole settlement... Melissa: ... the people who love you and trust your leadership and the movement of freedom, to us. Melissa: You can't be serious!! Melissa: You won't be sneaking into the camp of some substandard brigands- you'll be sneaking into a camp full of DRAGONS. Melissa: But... Kara... Melissa: You make it sound like you are planning for the worst case scenario. Melissa: Yes, Kara. Melissa: Svera, you know this is a bad move, don't you? Melissa: It has to be something incredibly painful to haunt her so. An Uncertain Future Melissa: Something... bothers you Kara? Melissa: You... you had an audience with Jaania!? Melissa: Know what?! Melissa: Wait, so you are saying that Jaania actually has no idea if she is doing the right thing? Melissa: But, Kara... that is-- The Gala Melissa: Are you done cozying up to the high and mighty? Melissa: Ugh... Melissa: I. Hate. Dresses... Melissa: Magic. Melissa: Hopefully subtle enough to not raise attention. It's working, for now. Melissa: I can hide my wings very easily. Melissa: As for the ears, I cut them. Melissa: That was a joke. I am known to joke. Melissa: I concealed them with magic too. Melissa: Ugh, this dress is so constraining. My sword is sticking to my thighs... Melissa: Good. Melissa: Have you spoken to the king yet? Melissa: Well, get to it then. I can only keep this up for so long, and we don't know when— Melissa: Lady Jaania, Lady/Lord <Character>... I bid you farewell. Words and Deeds Melissa: There you are! You could have warned me you were going to be leaving the scene, <Character>! Melissa: Oh. Right! Um, hello, Your Majesties. I'm Princess Melissa of the fairies. Melissa: Got a problem with that? Melissa: I can take it from here, <Character>. Melissa: Magic... is the life and soul of Lore. Melissa: By your standards, I'm a magical "creature". Evil. Dangerous. Melissa: But I'm a person, King Alteon. A person, just like you. Melissa: Magic touches all things, whether we want it to or not. Melissa: The Rose is using that as an excuse to persecute whoever they wish. Melissa: Fresh air, finally. I've had enough of this... edifice. Melissa: I'm... I'm going to go on ahead. I need to stretch my wings. Melissa: What are you do— Melissa: I left you alone for one moment! What happened to the King? Melissa: ... Melissa: Follow me. I know where to go. Melissa: Sulen'Eska. Melissa: Well, it's the only one we have right now! Kara will help. I know she will! Melissa: <Character>! Melissa: We're taking him to Sulen'Eska! Now! Queen of Swordhaven Melissa: I made the most sound tactical decision, given the position we were in! Melissa: ... A Petal Falls Melissa: What? The Greenguard Alliance - Vind Faction Melissa: Hey, <Character>! Melissa: Well enough, well enough. Melissa: I'm just glad that with my return to Swordhaven, I don't have to wear that awful dress! Melissa: Agreed! Melissa: They're out leading some expeditionary forces currently. Speaking of which, I must get back to preparations. Melissa: It was good to see you! Daybreak (Vind) Melissa: This is really bad, Kara. Many of the dragons and their riders are still recuperating after the defense of Atrea. Melissa: Kara, what's on your mind? Melissa: Perhaps <Character> and I can meet with them to set up a plan? Melissa: Then we will pass on the message that you wish to speak to her personally. Melissa: Right, <Character>? Into the Light Melissa: Unfortunately, Your Majesty, our Dragonriders are finding it difficult to reach the creature. Melissa: While we can draw some of its attention from the city, its retaliations are too frequent to sustain a defense. Melissa: Combined with the heat, many of our riders are struggling to stay in the air for long. Melissa: By the way, Lady Jaania, Kara has expressed a very insistent wish to speak to you personally. Melissa: Do it! Collapse Melissa: As you command. Melissa: How long will this hold? Melissa: We can deal with them as they come! But at least now, we have the time to– Melissa: Of course. Melissa: ...If I must. Sunfall: Part 2 Melissa: Great job, <Character>! A Storm in the Night Melissa: You're our leader, Kara. The Vind needs your guidance on the front lines. Melissa: While you do what? Jaania isn't going anywhere. Melissa: This is so unlike you, Lady Kara. Melissa: Your personal desire for redemption cannot outweigh the needs of the Vind or of Lore! Melissa: If you give in to that obsession, you'd be no better than Jaania. Melissa: No offense, Hansa. Melissa: Go on, Kara. It'll be something to take your mind off... things. I'll stay here to help with the rebuilding. Other information Melissa previously appeared in the retired quests/zones B.F.C., The War Room, Choose, The Gala, Are Rocks Evil?, and Queen of Swordhaven; any retired content has been archived on its respective entry. Melissa previously offered the retired quest Help Melissa; any retired content has been archived on its respective entry. Front View Appearance The Gala Appearance Are Rocks Evil? Appearance Also See: Melissa4Bella (forum user) Thanks to Jay for image and corrections. DemonicDarkwraith for front view appearance, The Gala appearance, Are Rocks Evil? appearance images, and updated dialogue. FlameWolf for information.
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