Hey, it's my buddy! You came back!
Are we gonna play or what?

Oh, and you brought a friend, too!
Look at how shiny he is. Hee hee.

Hello.

And hello to you, too! What game are we gonna play today,
hmmm?

I want to go to the Ainle catacombs.

(A shadow passes over Reilly's face.)

Why?

There is something I need to know.
A truth can only be uncovered there...

Wrong, friend. So, so, very, very, wrong.
The only truth there is darkness.

That's where the darkness learned to wear the mast of truth. Stay
away.

The truth that hides there cost the lord of the Ortel Castle his life.
As his commander, I must find out what he died for.

I'm not gonna help anyone make the same mistakes again.
The cadet boy suffered for it...and it will only be worse now.

...

(Keaghan slams his armored fist on the table.)
More WILL die if we DON'T learn the truth.

Do you want that, old man?
Do you want more to follow the boy and Ingkells?

(Reilly looks Keaghan straight in the eye.)
More will die regardless.

If they die in Ainle, it is a waste.
If they die elsewhere, it is fate.

But this truth you seek, THAT will kill more than you can imagine if set free.

I'm not going to back down now.
I cannot, I WILL not allow this to continue.

I would rather suffer with the truth
than suffer in ignorance.

I owe Ingkells at least that much.

You make a dangerous decision for everyone, friend.
Not just yourself. This is not just on your head.

And I won't be part of it.
Bad enough that I let Brynn go.

You'll get no more from me, shiny-man

...

(As you enter the lab, you see Nyle disappear into the shadows.)

What is this all about?

I've heard that you been to the Ainle catacombs.

(Brynn arches an eyebrow)
And why do you ask about that?

Tell me how to get there.

(Brynn studies Keaghan intently.)
Entering the Ainle catacombs is no idle task, you know.

A beast guards the entrance, long after its own death.
Its wasted, feeble mind to knows only murder.

And ever if you overcome the guardian,
you cannot imagine what awaits you within.

Is this really the path you wish to take?

(Without speaking, Keaghan nods.)

So be it. Return to Ainle, and face your fate.

We couldn't find the entrance last time.
That's the whole reason we came to see you!

You seek an entrance into darkness.
How can one perceive the darkness when all is dark?

Remember, shadows only exist where there is light.
There, you have your help.

A shadow... Thank you.
And give the magician my thanks, as well.

He already knows.

Hm. Is that so...?

(Keaghan turns to Gwynn and the assembled troops.)
Back to Royal Army Base. I know our destination.

(The soldiers quickly file out the Magic Laboratory.)

...