Tonic Laboratory, The Last City
The Crow: Guardian. Hope you’re ready to get out there, because I sure am. Fielding a lot of angry calls lately. You every picture me doing desk work? … Don’t answer that.
Eido: You must free Eramis!
The Crow: Eido, you can’t just — what are you talking about?
Eido: We aren’t making any progress on our own. I need help developing new tonics. Just think about how much Eramis has seen — how much she knows about Old Riis. She can help us.
The Crow: Eido, you know that Eramis has a lot to answer for.
Eido: She can’t do that from inside a box! You’re just wasting time — more Eliksni are lost every day. Let her make amends by saving lives.
The Crow: Eramis didn’t come here to make amends! She came to us because Fikrul had the upper hand. The people of this city trust us to keep them safe. I can’t tell them I let a murderer run loose because you wish she was your friend.
Eido: [scoffs] You haven’t changed! You worry so much about what people think of you. You don’t care that Fikrul is out there, turning hundreds of Eliksni into hollow shells. Or that my father is… That I don’t know how to help him!
The Crow: Eido…
Eido: Eramis is your trophy, and that’s all that matters to you.
The Crow: Hey, that isn’t… Eido? Yeah. That went great. I’ll get you the latest from the field, Guardian. I just… need a minute to secure comms.