What the Firelight Casts
Tara, a vaguely-defined region, a muddy morass...
A homeland that can be found only in old songs.
She once escaped from there, only to bury everything about herself and return again.
'Lost souls' emerge from the shadows, and Dublinn's march leaves scorch marks across the land.
The red dragon, endowed by her bloodline with the flame of life, must bear the weight of life itself.
What, then, does the firelight cast? Whose shadow am I now?
- FC-ST-1: Wilderness Bells (Interlude)In a Taran district where tensions flare higher with each passing day, Reed takes it upon herself to save two refugees' lives.
- FC-1: Flight and Pursuit (Before Operation)Intending to avoid drawing attention, Reed prepares to leave the Taran refugees being pursued by the patrol. Meanwhile, on the trail of Dublinn's course, Bagpipe and Ch'en encounter some unusual Dublinn soldiers.
- FC-1: Flight and Pursuit (After Operation)Within the deceasd Dublinn soldiers, Bagpipe recognizes the Arts she saw before at County Hillock. With a plea from Fionn, Reed agrees to escort the Taran refugees in their escape from capture.
- FC-2: Unlucky Reunion (Before Operation)Faced with a shortage of supplies, Fionn and Reed attempt to seek help from someone in a village, while Selmon decides to ransack a caravan.
- FC-2: Unlucky Reunion (After Operation)Having followed a caravan on the trail of Dublinn forces, Bagpipe and Ch'en put a stop to a looting by the Taran refugees. After Reed explains that she's pursuing Dublinn all the same, Bagpipe and Ch'en express their willingness to help her.
- FC-3: Burn the Haystacks (Before Operation)Reed and Selmon have a disagreement over which way the group should go. Selmon has been distinct from the fleeing refugees the whole time; she wants to rescue more Tarans, just as Dublinn has.
- FC-3: Burn the Haystacks (After Operation)Everyone spends the night in a village, with a place found for the ill. Bagpipe and Reed chat about their pasts. Meanwhile, Harmonie doesn't expect to hear news of Reed's arson, and her split-second reaction when she does is caught by Fischer.
- FC-4: Scorching Dream (Before Operation)The refugees catch up to Dublinn, but find it to be a group of dead soldiers. Among them, Selmon identifies her own big brother.
- FC-4: Scorching Dream (After Operation)After Reed dispels the Arts behind the Dublinn soldiers, the rescued Selmon tells Reed of the dreams she'd invested in Dublinn.
- FC-5: Hymn of Blessing (Before Operation)The group escapes Scáthanna Fields. On the eve of their new lives, they light up a bonfire, ready to say their goodbyes.
- FC-5: Hymn of Blessing (After Operation)Fischer suppresses everyone and begins to interrogate Reed. Harmonie knows she will expose her identity as a double agent, yet she has no choice but to launch a rescue.
- FC-6: Known by None (After Operation)With both Victoria and Dublinn attempting to capture her, Reed doubts herself. Where can she go? Meanwhile, the Taran refugees in the woods who had almost escaped return to rescue her without hesitation.
- FC-7: Soul Spark (Before Operation)The Tarans' cries strengthen Reed's conviction, and everyone works together to escape from the hellish battle.
- FC-7: Soul Spark (After Operation)After they escape the battlefield, Bagpipe's emotions finally come to an explosive head. She questions Reed about the truth of the County Hillock incident, as well as everything regarding Dublinn.
- FC-ST-2: From the Ashes (Interlude)Most of the Tarans who followed Reed have chosen to keep fighting. At the same time, Eblana and the Duke of Wellington gaze out upon the horizon onboard a high-speed battleship. Dublinn's army is ready.
- FC-8: Her Shadow (Before Operation)To evade capture, Reed leads everyone into a ruins, only to find by surprise that they are the remnants of the legendary Palace of Tara.
- FC-8: Her Shadow (After Operation)After overcoming the fear in the depths of her heart, Reed successfully controls her Originium Arts to heal her comrade. As Eblana sounds the bugle to war, Reed expresses her ideals to her companions.
- FC-ST-3: A Sob (Interlude)Each life is singularly fragile in the face of oncoming war.