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===Mithrax and Ikora's first address===

Mithrax: {{Quote|Eliksni of the House Light, hear Misraaks now. I know many of you feared this place. You have seen death at the hands of the Guardians. It was right to expect death in their house. But I said, and say again, that if we help them, they will help us. And here we are, alive. It is true that some of us have attacked our new home. It is true that some try to share their hate with us. It is always so. But if Eliksni feel Darkness inside, only look up to see the Great Machine, and know that House of Light is blessed.}}

Ikora: {{Quote|We're all blessed to have such friends in dark times. Humanity will not allow these hateful and ignorant acts to define us. We will prove it by bringing those responsible to justice.}}

Mithrax: {{Quote|Walk the path of hardship with joy in your hearts. Be brave.}}

===Lakshmi's forth broadcast===

Lakshmi: {{Quote|People of the Last City: I come to you with an emergency announcement. One that the Vanguard leadership wishes to keep from you. Future War Cult has learned, from Guardians sources, that the Endless Night is the work of the [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Hive God of Deceit]]... This is a grave development, but we cannot give into despair. Instead, let it propel us into action! We must demand accountability from Vanguard leadership! We cannot allow Zavala and Ikora Rey to sell our city to the Fallen while-[Static]}}

Ikora: {{Quote|Enough! This is Ikora Rey. I will NOT stand by while this hateful rhetoric goes unchallenged. I understand it's hard to put the violence of the past behind us, but the Vanguard's responsibility is to preserve a just piece. Not for some, but for all. Lakshmi would have you live in fear. Fear of the Eliksn. Fear of the future. I propose something much stronger: faith. Faith that bravery is not just a Human quality. Faith that we are stronger together. With that, the Vanguard and our Eliksni allies will break the Vex hold on our city. And we'll do it united, as one, for the good of all.}}

===Mithrax and Ikora's second address===

Mithrax: {{Quote|Eliksni of House Light. After the fall of [[Riis]], we have had many homes, and in every new home, culture evolves. We hang new banners. We follow new [[Kell]]s. We weave new traditions. And here, under the Great Machine, is a new custom called "[[Solstice of Heroes]]."}}

Ikora: {{Quote|The Solstice is a reminder that our victories belong not only to us, but to those who gave their lives along the way. [[Asher Mir|Asher]], [[Deputy Commander Sloane|Sloane]]... [[Cayde-6|Cayde]]. [[Sagira]]... even [[Brother Vance]], and for the first time, we will share Solstice traditions with our Eliksni allies who risked their lives to free us from the Endless Night.}}

Mithrax: {{Quote|Misraaks likes this tradition. Eliksni, too, have many heroes. Without them, House of Light would die on Europa far from the Great Machine. Now is the time for all to join in the Solstice so past heroes can bring peace to the living.}}

Ikora: {{Quote|May our heroes unite us and lead us toward a brighter future. Together.}}

===Mithrax and Ikora's third address===

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|People of the Last City: I have some troubling news to share. As some of you know, a portal was opened in the Eliksni Quarter of the City allowing Vex to breach our walls for the first time. Thankfully Guardians, working together with Eliksni [[Splicers]], were able to repel the assault. We've since discovered that Lakshmi-2, former leader of the Future War Cult, was responsible for the security breach. Regrettably, Lakshmi was killed by Vex during the assault. It seems that the other faction leaders were culpable, if not responsible. [[Executor Hideo]] and [[Arach Jalaal]] have fled taking the remainder of their factions with them. In their absence, we are now one people: stronger, thanks to our alliance with House Light.}}

Mithrax: {{Quote|House of Light is forever in your debt. You stood by us when we had no one. Now, we stand by the people of the Last City in the grace of [[the Traveler]], come what may. The Light provides.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|The Light provides.}}

===Ikora and Mara's first discussion===

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|And you're certain she's contained?}}

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|Certainty is a necessity. It is your doubts we should fear with Savathûn among us.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Be straight with me.}}

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|Remember who you are speaking to. I hold all the keys to all your futures. I would not let them dangle carelessly without attention.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Savathûn's never been a one-track type of opponent. She's playing you.}}

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|We are not the same, Ikora. This is a plan long set in motion. She is contained, and soon to be dead.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Was Osiris's capture part of your plan, then? Sagira's death?}}

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|Navigating the future is not always clear.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|If you're willing to sacrifice my people for your plans... how can I be sure you'll wait to see Osiris returned before slitting the Witch Queen's throat?}}

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|I mourn for Sagira. I have every intention to see Osiris returned safely. It's more than you did for me. If my assurances mean nothing to you, let me offer a warning instead: you are following your doubts into Savathûn's trap.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Your arrogance might kill another one of my friends... if he isn't dead already.}}

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|Had I more wishes, things would not be as they are.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Had you more wishes, they'd be much worse.}}

===Ikora and Saint-14's discussion===

Saint-14: {{Quote|Osiris. I will not abandon you. As I speak, Guardians of the City patrol across the system searching for you. I am searching for you. No amount of Hive spawn or Savathûn's trickery will stand between us. You will see freedom. You will return. It is not your way to die. Wait for me, as I did for you. You have never practiced patience, but hold on a few moments more.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Saint.}}

Saint-14: {{Quote|Have [[the Hidden]] found him?}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Saint. You don't have to broadcast these live.}}

Saint-14: {{Quote|I see. This is true.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|[[Geppetto]] can establish a repeating signal. It will forward any response directly to you. Besides, I could use you in the field.}}

Saint-14: {{Quote|Yes. I am, if nothing else, useful.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|More than that. You are needed.}}

Saint-14: {{Quote|I knew it was not him, but I would not listen to my heart.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Compassion can be abused. Optimism has its pitfalls. Flaws don't make them worthless. Even lies can be learned from.}}

Saint-14: {{Quote|Do not worry. I think I will not be using compassion next time Savathûn stands before me.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|No, I think we will have a whole different set of emotions to deal with that moment. Osiris is out there. We will find him.}}

===Ikora and Mara's second discussion===

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|How long have your Hidden been privy to Uldren's resurrection?}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Long enough to watch over him in your absence.}}

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|And you didn't direct him home. Why?}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|There was a concern he'd pick up some old habits.}}

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|You know the [[Black Garden|Garden]] made him sick. [[Riven]] twisted his mind. [[Eris]] would have seen it. She is not so easily deceived by skin-deep tricks.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|It's true I made mistakes, out of an idea of justice... out of grief. Are you leveling this same scrutiny toward Petra? Wasn't she supposed to be watching his grave?}}

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|[[Petra Venj|Petra]] has paid her dues. The Vanguard murdered him and has yet to pay theirs.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|We both lost family. I am sorry for my part in yours, but... Crow has been treated —}}

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|My brother is dead. He was exhumed; his body twisted into caricature. You had your vengeance.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Is that what you're after? Cayde... I still feel that grief like a stone caught in my chest. Some days, it's more pronounced than others. Vengeance didn't erode that grief.}}

Queen Mara Sov: {{Quote|Then tell me. Who am I to blame? Who sent him into Savathûn's clutches? Who bludgeoned Uldren into a scared animal and drove him from his home?}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|You did, Mara. And those Guardians who hurt him did so out of misguided anger. Don't make their same mistake. Don't make my mistake.}}

===Ikora and Petra's first discussion===

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Petra, it's Ikora Rey. I thought now would be a good time to check in.}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|Things are progressing as well as can be expected, given the circumstances. While we've recovered some of the lost [[Techeun]]s, we still don't have everyone we need to separate Savathûn from her worm.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Understood. Don't rush this on my account. Savathûn may be waiting for the freedom she thinks is coming. But frankly, I don't care what she wants. This needs to be done with as minimal risk to your people as possible.}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|I know you hope that this will lead you to Osiris... But you want my opinion? Osiris is already dead. Savathûn is a creature of lies. She has no honor.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Your opinion is noted. And on the subject of opinions... how's Crow?}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|You want my take? On him? In a word: vulnerable. But Queen Mara refuses to send him away. Though... you could.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Trust is a delicate thing, Petra. I don't want to lose his. This is important to him. I trust Crow to make the right choices... and for you to protect him from himself if he doesn't.}}

===Ikora and Crow's discussion===

Crow: {{Quote|Ikora. I need to get out of here.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|What happened?}}

Crow: {{Quote|I don't want to talk about it. I want out, now. Either you reassign me, or I'm done.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Done?}}

Crow: {{Quote|With you, with the Vanguard, with everything.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Crow, you have my full support. If you want to be reassigned, I can do that. But maybe you need to take some time first...}}

Crow: {{Quote|If I stop moving I... I'm afraid I'm going to fall apart at the seams. I need to keep moving, but I — I can't do that here. I need to be as far away from her as possible.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Would you mind working with someone you know?}}

Crow: {{Quote|Who?}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|I need an operative to act as an intermediary with [[Empress Caiatl]]. It's an important responsibility. Maybe we could discuss it in person?}}

Crow: {{Quote|I'll be at the Tower soon.}}

===Glint and Petra's discussion===

Glint: {{Quote|Um... Petra? Ms. Venj? Can you hear me?}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|What do you need?}}

Glint: {{Quote|Well — I just... do you know? I mean, what she — what Savathûn showed Crow? He won't tell me.}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|The truth, I imagine. Or perhaps some shade of it. My queen is furious.}}

Glint: {{Quote|Oh. I — I'm sorry. For a lot of things, but mostly for Crow... being Crow.}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|It's not your fault.}}

Glint: {{Quote|I could have told him.}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|So could I.}}

Glint: {{Quote|It's not the same.}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|No... I suppose it isn't.}}

Glint: {{Quote|How long did it take Mara to forgive you? For uh, what happened to, um...}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|To Uldren? Be patient, Little Light. He'll come around.}}

Glint: {{Quote|How do you know?}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|Because Uldren was always a fool for love. And your Crow loves you.}}

===Ikora and Petra's second discussion===

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|What happened?}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|Savathûn happened. The Techeuns believe she enacted a contingency spell the moment the crystal shattered. She transposed herself with another subject marked with a matching Hive rune. Osiris.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Is he alive?}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|He is. Very weak, but alive. The Techeuns have confirmed his identity. It's Osiris. No tricks.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|Do you have any idea where Savathûn is now?}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|We... do not. She could be anywhere. If it's any consolation, we do have one thing.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|What's that?}}

Petra Venj: {{Quote|We have Osiris. In a way... Savathûn kept her word. To the letter.}}

Ikora Rey: {{Quote|I'll be sure to send her my thanks.}}

===Zavala and Saladin's first discussion===

Zavala: {{Quote|For now, we have to trust that we share a common enemy with the empress.}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|Every instinct I have is telling me to strike. Centuries of conditioning. But... instincts can lie.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|If I had told you just a handful of years ago that we'd have a Guardian who was once Uldren Sov here in the Tower... A [[Ketch]] docked in the City, and the beginnings of an alliance with the Cabal?}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|I'd have locked you up.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|You and Ikora both.}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|On that note: Crow. He's undisciplined. No respect for the chain of command. And now with Uldren's memories, do you honestly think that behaviour will improve?}}

Zavala: {{Quote|You're not wrong. But he's stepped up, time and again, when lives are on the line. Including mine.}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|We can't afford mistakes now. Won't survive them.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|I know. I also know you're willing to take chances on someone who's a risk.}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|He's dangerously overconfident.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|So was I.}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|You were different. Times were different.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|They were. But I changed, thanks to you. And together, we changed the times. What was that saying of yours? Every blade needs a whetstone?}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|Zavala.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|Crow needs guidance, and I can't think of a better guide. Give him the same chance you gave me, [[Lord Saladin|Saladin]], once upon a time.}}

===Zavala and Saladin's second discussion===

Zavala: {{Quote|Did you assure him that they aren't... suffering?}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|It was a stupid question.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|Saladin.}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|There's no answer I could have given that would satisfy him. It doesn't matter whether or not they suffer, if they're alive or dead, or something in between. He sees himself in them. Like he sees himself in Uldren.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|How do you know this?}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|I asked Caiatl's Psion. Crow radiates pain, he said. He's the one suffering, and in a way his Ghost can't heal. I know what self-loathing feels like.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|And I know grief.}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|This isn't anything like... [sighs] You're stronger than he is.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|And who helped me find that strength, when I was at my lowest?}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|[grunts]}}

Zavala: {{Quote|Crow is grieving. For himself, for the innocence he's lost. For the price of the truth.}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|He's going to hurt himself — or worse, hurt someone else.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|You've always been more than a soldier, Saladin. You're a protector. So protect.}}

===Caiatl and Zavala's discussion===

Zavala: {{Quote|I didn't expect your people to deploy a cannon quite that large. I don't think the [[Hive]] did either.}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|A cannon is unexceptional, no matter the size. But a Guardian with the tusks to climb into one and fire themselves at a Hive command ship?}}

Zavala: {{Quote|When death is no longer an obstacle, it becomes... a remarkable teacher.}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|Lessons learned in your [[Crucible]].}}

Zavala: {{Quote|And the [[Iron Banner]]. Lord Saladin is very proud.}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|He may not appreciate the comparison, but he thinks like a [[Primus]].}}

Zavala: {{Quote|Empress. I know this is a sensitive topic... but how long do you believe your forces can commit to a sustained war against our enemies?}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|Until the last of us draws their final breath.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|We have a loose assessment of your numbers. Estimates on your fleet in orbit. If this is to become a permanent alliance...}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|Our war with the Hive is not a matter of strategy or force, Commander — but one of honor. Billions died on Torobatl. Countless more on other worlds of the empire that collapsed to in-fighting or further invasion by [[Xivu Arath]]. Outside our rituals, the death of even one Cabal demands reprisal; a life for a life. The Hive have accrued a great debt.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|And who will raise a monument to your people's honor when the last Cabal dies... waging a war of vengeance?}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|You.}}

===Crow and Saladin's discussion===

The Crow: {{Quote|It should've been me... I could have died for something I believed in.}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|You lack the self-awareness to know what you believe in.}}

The Crow: {{Quote|Wha — I...}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|Your mind is a storm of guilt, both your own and someone else's. We put a gun in your hand and told you who we wanted you to be. And now you're struggling to reconcile a lifetime of Uldren Sov's experience with only a few years of your own. We all die a final death. Yours was not meant to be today.}}

The Crow: {{Quote|I was wrong about you. Saladin, I'm so sorry.}}

Lord Saladin: {{Quote|I respect you for sticking to your convictions, but let this be another lesson. Doing what you believe is right — as you have, as I have — doesn't absolve you from the consequences of those actions. Someone must always pay the price.}}

===Amanda and Crow's fight===

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|We need to talk.}}

The Crow: {{Quote|This isn't — this is not a good time.}}

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|It's NEVER a good time. I've been trying to talk to you for weeks, and you keep dodging me!}}

The Crow: {{Quote|I can't... It's not — Amanda...}}

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|How long did you know? How long have you known who you were?}}

The Crow: {{Quote|[chokes up]}}

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|We're done. We're — done here. I do not have time for this. For you. For anything.}}

The Crow: {{Quote|Wait! I was scared. I am scared. People used to kill me. Kill me for — for something I didn't — You don't understand!}}

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|I cared about you, and you lied to me. You wore that mask, you kept secrets from me, pretended to be my friend.}}

The Crow: {{Quote|Amanda, I am your friend.}}

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|No. You're not. I had a friend, and you murdered him.}}

===Amanda and Zavala's discussion===

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|Hey, Commander. How're you holding up?}}

Zavala: {{Quote|I've been better. Sounds like you have to.}}

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|Yeah. Pretty torn up inside. Any little thing sets me off. Might've said some... hurtful stuff to somebody who didn't deserve it.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|We've all been at our worst. When we're hurt, when we're afraid. We all fall apart.}}

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|Feels like I'm held together by duct tape and spit lately.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|The last few weeks have opened up some old, old wounds. Reminded me of important people I've lost. My wife. My son.}}

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|Yeah... yeah... I know that kind of hurt. Other way around, though. I still think about my folks, but I... I can't really remember their voices anymore.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|I can't remember Hakim's voice either. I try. I try so hard.}}

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|You wanna tell me about him? Your wife?}}

Zavala: Someday. {{Quote|Not today, not yet.}}

Amanda Holliday: {{Quote|Want some company down in your office anyway? We don't have to talk. Maybe we just... sit?}}

Zavala: {{Quote|I'd like that. Thank you, Amanda.}}

===Caiatl and Zavala's first discussion===

Caiatl: {{Quote|Conquering one's demons is a noble task. There are many stories of Cabal heroes who did the same. Now, they live forever, as legends.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|I don't want to be a legend, Caiatl.}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|Too late. Even we have stories about the great "Commander Zavala", only we do not call him that.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|Do you need something, Empress?}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|This is not a formal communication. This is... a private reckoning. One warrior to another.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|I see. I've fought countless battles where my life was on the line. Won and lost them. Nothing like this. Never as hard.}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|Hm. As I told your Crow once: battles fought in the theater of the mind and heart are just as brutal as ones fought with flesh and bone. We all... bear our scars. Victories, defeats. Some openly with pride, some others hidden away beneath layers of shameful armour. This battle was the most honest of your Risen life. You won.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|I don't feel like I've won any battles. I just feel... tired. And old.}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|And yet, you still stand.}}

===Caiatl and Eris' discussion===

Caiatl: {{Quote|Morn. Would your ritual have prevented my failure?}}

Eris Morn: {{Quote|Now you seek the counsel of a "Hive-tainted witch"?}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|Do you revel in your foresight? Do you delight in witnessing my shame?}}

Eris Morn: {{Quote|I offered you my support. That offer remains. Know that this failure does not define you, Caiatl.}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|You will address me as "Empress".}}

Eris Morn: {{Quote|You are not a crown. You do this for yourself, not for the Cabal.}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|I am the Cabal.}}

Eris Morn: {{Quote|No. You are a woman with a burden, as I was.}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|There can be no such distinction. Torobatl lies in ashes. From my ranks rise traitors and spies. My incompetence threatens the future of my people. There is no quarter for failure.}}

Eris Morn: {{Quote|You speak Ghaul's words. They erode the truth. What is your Nightmare? An expectation you must shed like dead skin. What will remain when you do so?}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|I... I do not know.}}

Eris Morn: {{Quote|Then you must look past your shame and say, "I am more."}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|Very well. Prepare your ritual.}}

Eris Morn: {{Quote|It awaits.}}

===Caiatl and Zavala's second discussion===

Zavala: {{Quote|Eris told me what happened. How are you?}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|Tired and old.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|But do you feel like a legend, Caiatl?}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|I will break you in half, small-man.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|[sighs and laughs softly] I can't imagine it was easy. That confrontation, after all this time. Mine wasn't.}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|You are not mistaken. I know what Ghaul is to your people: a symbol of death and ruthless ambition. But he was so much more than that to me. He was an idol, an inspiration to all Cabal. Even though he was born to a low station, he rose. How he rose. I was blinded by the light of his accomplishments. Unable to see the man inside. Unable to see his self-aggrandizing corruption. I refused to believe he was as much like my father as he was... It repulses me how much I still feel for them both, in spite of everything they became.}}

Zavala: {{Quote|It's hard to challenge your idols. Even harder to make the decision that you'll be different. But then you look back on your life, your own mistakes... and you wonder how you'll be judged when all is said and done. I'll never know Ghaul as you did. But I know you, Caiatl. I see you.}}

Caiatl: {{Quote|That is all anyone can ask for. To be seen as they are.}}

===Eramis' message to Misraaks===

{{Quote|Misraakskel of House Light. This is Eramiskel of [[House Salvation]]. We need not be enemies, but you intend to make one of me. Very well. I have been restored by a power too great to oppose. More powerful than the traitor Machine that abandoned us, and the Machine-spawn who did not hesitate to kill me. But we both know humiliation, don't we? You live in the shadow of those who have destroyed the dream of a unified Eliksni. They have our people's blood on their hands, and you scrape at their feet. It is shameful. YOU are shameful. Where is the Misraaks of legend, feared by so many? Is he trying to outrun his past? We know this is impossible. I am told you have a daughter. Does she know who you are? What are you teaching her, and what lies will she repeat? What won't you tell her when you look into her eyes? You think I am without remorse, but I do not wish to harm my fellow Eliksni. But if you want a fight, then I will give you one. Rally your crew. Take what you believe is yours by right of plunder. I don't expect any better from you.}}

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