Shadows in the Empire
Shadows in the Empire
- Quest giver
- Hien
- Location
- The Doman Enclave (X:8.9, Y:8.5)
- Quest line
- Post-Stormblood
- Level
- 70
- Experience
0- Gil
1,007- Previous quest
Feel the Burn- Next quest
- A Power in Slumber
- Patch
- 4.4
“— In-game description
Steps
- Enter the Kienkan.
- Speak with Hien.
- Speak with Lyse in the Doman Enclave.
- Speak with Hien at the Kienkan.
Journal
There are no journal entries for this quest.
Dialogue
Accepting the Quest
Hien: I had hoped to steal a moment's rest after our little outing, but it would seem duty calls. A foreign emissary arrived in my absence.
Y'shtola: Do not let us keep you then.
Hien: Actually... I was wondering if you might join me. I cannot think of a guest who could fail to be impressed by the presence of the Scions -- at least, none I should be happy to receive.
Alisaie: Of course -- if you think it will be useful.
Hien: Thank you. Let us return to my manor, then.
In the Kienkan
Kienkan Guardsman: Lord Hien is expecting you. May I show you in?
Y'shtola: Lyse! What brings you here?
Lyse: Oh, Alliance business. We have a request for Doma -- well, Hien.
Lyse: But that can wait. They told me you were out searching for Alphinaud. Did you manage to pick up his trail?
Lyse: Well, if he wasn't at the crash site, he might still have escaped. We have to keep searching!
Hien: And we will. Alphinaud embarked on this journey as an emissary of Doma, and I hold myself responsible for his safe return. I will have our shinobi in the provinces search for him as a matter of urgency.
Hien: Chin up, Alisaie. You'll get to admonish your brother for his recklessness yet.
Alisaie: Well, someone has to do it.
Lyse: I'm sure he's going to be fine. There is one thing I'm not sure about, though.
Lyse: You said it was the Emperor's personal guard that attacked Alphinaud's airship.
Lyse: But the Populares would never have been able to arrange the prisoner exchange without Varis's blessing. So why would he sabotage his own mission?
Yugiri: They may not have been acting on Varis's orders. The guard answer not only to him, but to his family. The crown prince, included.
Hien: When Yotsuyu summoned Tsukuyomi, Asahi was quick to proclaim that a Doman citizen had violated the terms of our agreement. That the negotiations had failed.
Hien: And it is this version of events that is now being repeated across Garlemald. To hear the tale, one would think the prisoner exchange never took place. Plainly, someone is manipulating matters from the shadows. Most likely Zenos -- or whoever it is that wears his face.
Y'shtola: Whichever Ascian, you mean. We all know the nature of our adversary.
Hien: The servants of chaos are true to their name. Their meddling has cost Doma a chance at peace.
Hien: Whoever it was that loosed his personal guard, the Emperor cannot be ignorant of these developments. We must proceed on the assumption that our treaty is indeed in tatters.
Hien: But come, Lyse, you have journeyed far. Let me hear your petition.
Lyse: Right, so, the big news is that Ala Mhigo has agreed to join the Eorzean Alliance.
Lyse: To make it official, and discuss where we all go from here, the leaders of the five nations are planning to hold a meeting, and we were hoping you might come too.
Lyse: We've already seen what we can achieve when we work together, and the Alliance hopes to work even more closely in future. They think it's our best hope of keeping the Garleans in check -- and I agree.
Hien: As do I. By coordinating our efforts in the east and west, we may be able to discourage them from committing their forces to a single front.
Hien: I accept your invitation. I must, however, ask for time to attend to some pressing matters here.
Hien: In light of recent events, the risk of imperial reprisals is greater than ever, and I would not leave Doma unguarded. Ere I depart, I must shore up her defenses.
Lyse: Understood. I'll let the Alliance know.
Lyse: We'll wait to hear from you before setting a date. The meeting's to be held at the royal palace in Ala Mhigo, incidentally. Do you remember the way?
Hien: Well enough. Please assure my hosts that I will not keep them waiting any longer than I have to.
Lyse: Consider it done! And thank you for agreeing to come. If we all put our heads together, we're sure to find the best way forward. For everyone.