Medjehtiqedti Bound
White walls, green meadows, the Mountain-Rimmed Gardens—
Athenius, the first city of Minos.
A wanderer, returned with divine revelations; a ferryman who lost his home.
They encounter Medjehtiqedti, ambassador of their one-time foe, Sargon.
What will become of an irreconcilable grudge between nations?
How does one choose between duty and the justice in one's heart?
Who will define the hero that Minos dreams of?
- ME-ST-1: Cross the Flowing River (Interlude)Five years after the signing of the 'Non-Aggression Pact' between Sargon and Minos, Titi leads a diplomatic mission to Athenius, bearing a Minoan relic.
- ME-1: Work and Hours (Before Operation)The time and place for the exchange ceremony have not yet been confirmed. The Astynomos called Lydia arranges for Titi to visit the site of the rebuilding of the First Temple.
- ME-1: Work and Hours (After Operation)Titi successfully resolves the dispute at the construction site. But where is Pallas, who should have been the one to do it?
- ME-2: Destined End (Before Operation)Lena has returned to Athenius and is seeking help to establish a system for Oripathy treatment in her homeland, but an old face stands in her way.
- ME-2: Destined End (After Operation)The statue of Kereseira for the First Temple is finally complete, and Titi has an idea about the ideal venue for the exchange ceremony.
- ME-3: Riddle Without Answer (Before Operation)For different reasons, Pallas, Kassandra, Astynomos Lydia, and the visiting priest from Corinia all nominate Titi to the position of supervisor for the final stages of the First Temple rebuilding project.
- ME-3: Riddle Without Answer (After Operation)A vote takes place to determine the supervisor, and Titi—who had thought the outcome almost certain—realizes that passion and sincerity alone are not enough to cleanse the hatred toward Sargon in the Minoans' hearts.
- ME-4: Misstep (Before Operation)Outside the First Temple reconstruction site, the ferryman Xanthos targets Titi and the relic of Athenius that she has brought.
- ME-4: Misstep (After Operation)Xanthos steals the harp. Titi catches up to him by the riverbank, but the precious relic is accidentally dropped as they fight over it.
- ME-5: Convergence (Before Operation)Titi realizes that something is off with the harp. Behnui overhears her and usurps her authority, putting pressure on the Astynomos and forcing her to put Xanthos and his apprentice on death row.
- ME-5: Convergence (After Operation)Titi refuses to deceive Minos and decides to steal the fake harp. Kassandra, Lena and Hekádemos try to rescue their friend/patient/rival from prison.
- ME-6: Poem of Remembrance (Before Operation)Titi and Pallas say their goodbyes. While in prison, Xanthos meets a cynical old man.
- ME-6: Poem of Remembrance (After Operation)The hatred from losing his dearest friend surges through Xanthos's heart, with nowhere to go. The old man reveals a grimy past, allowing Xanthos to determine the true reason the Padishah sent a delegation to exchange relics.
- ME-ST-2: Voiceless Night (Interlude)Kassandra takes Titi to the burdenbeast pasture. Here, Titi sees the true harp of Kereseira, but it is not so simple to obtain permission to take it away.
- ME-7: Stampede (Before Operation)Hekádemos meets up with Xanthos and Lykeion after they escape from prison. A crowd has gathers in anticipation of the relic exchange ceremony.
- ME-7: Stampede (After Operation)A herd of rampaging burdenbeasts stampedes towards the First Temple, scattering conversations and goodbyes.
- ME-8: Divine Revelation (Before Operation)Titi steps on stage for the opening play to the exchange ceremony, but someone has replaced the prop dagger with a real one. Xanthos appears in the nick of time and puts his question to the crowd.
- ME-8: Divine Revelation (After Operation)The trio on the square receive divine revelations in the song of Kereseira's harp. All comes to an end, and the melted snow from the mountains continues to flow, bringing flowers and reeds home.
- ME-ST-3: The River of No Return (Interlude)Titi returns to Sargon, her mission complete. In Minos, the rebuilding of the First Temple is only the beginning...