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• That doesn't explain this dereliction of duty.
• It's a long story, not for your ears. Just know that without me, this place would be a carpet of weeds. I make tools that can stave back nature itself.
• Very curious. It is almost as if you are at war with nature. Are you?
• Well, makes sense for someone who was Iron Legion.
• I searched for them, but all I found was snow caking my eyes. We had a standing order to rendezvous at a certain spot in case of events like that. This is the last designation. So, here I wait.
• How long have you been waiting, soldier?
• You never went back for them?
• Tough story.
• About six months now. Every day I come out here and watch for my warband. Twice a night, I check the horizon and talk to passing merchants. I got a job here to support myself as I wait.
• I see. You know, they probably aren't coming back.
• Inexcusable. You don't leave your warband behind.
• Yeah, I know, but every time I plan a search, I remember the last standing order. I've sent word to Black Citadel, but now I wait here, watching for my friends to come over that hill.
• Understood. Carry on, soldier.
• I know. They're probably all in the Mists now. But if I leave, I'll be violating my legionnaire's last order. I'm not going to insult her memory like that. Here I'll say, until so relieved.
• As you were, soldier.
• I AM Iron Legion. My legion is a part of me, just like your heart is part of your soft, squishy body. It's a part of me until the day I die. Never forget that.
• Whoa. I'm sorry. It's just meeting a charr in a vineyard surprised me.
• You're touchy for a gardener. I'm leaving.
• Thinking like that will get you killed. You need to be ready for anything. You never know when the unexpected might change your theater of operations. Now, excuse me. I have work to do.
• Yeah, good to know. Take care.
• What? No. It's just a job. I have to make sure the workers here have the tools to grow the best grapes they can.
• Interesting. A warrior with a reverence for growth, guarding against invaders.
• It's just how I make my way in the world now. Let's just say I have standing orders to be here. I'm making the best of my mission. Excuse me, I have to tend to the vines.
• Very well, grape-tender. Know at least that I see your diligence.
• Yeah. You guys also seem to get into the hard stuff, too. You sylvari should watch yourself. Our wine hits you quicker than a rifle shot between the eyes.
• I would like to ask you about something else.
• I shall do that. Thank you.
• Ah, welcome. You're looking at the finest vineyard west of the Shiverpeaks.
• What makes your wine so special?
• I don't want to keep you from your work. Good-bye.
• You'll talk to people who say it's the climate around us or the tools we use. Bah, it's neither. It's knowing what to do with the land you have. Succeed, you eat. Fail, you starve. That's incentive.
• I thought norn valued stuff like strength. How do you know so much about farming?
• You speak with Raven's wisdom, friend. Sounds as if you don't hunt much here.
• You got a point. I'll be heading on now.
• I love the thrill of the hunt, but you need to farm if you want to do more than survive. I grew up on a snow-covered homestead. Gave me a great education on growing things.
• Belinda—
• I can imagine. What's the farming like here?
• Ogre Hunter
• Oh, there's much to hunt. Plenty of wild animals roam through here, and there's an ocean of fish in the nearby lake. It's ideal, as long as those pirates don't come.
• They storm in and lay siege to the estate. We drive them off, but they have started bringing in cannons and guns. Watch yourself, friend. They have Raven's eye when it comes to aiming.
• Ha, it's like chasing after rabbits. Everything is blossoming and growing at once. You need two extra arms to keep up with it all.
• Get her down!
• Jackdaw Cannon Firebelcher
• Cannonballs
• Ah, the aromatic combination of fresh air and ripening grapes on the vine makes me feel rather ebullient. Perhaps later I shall open one of the bottles from the 1301 vintage and toast the day.
• Uh...sure. I'm guessing you work here at the vineyard.
• Well deduced. I improve our process to ensure that every bottle we produce is a work of art. Each one a symphony and I am the conductor.
• Why did you get involved in winemaking?
• That's music to my ears. Care to share a little knowledge?
• I'm sure they're all masterpieces. Good-bye.