#thank god they aint yet tho bc they have a not-lovers convo where arya gets a juicy brave weapon

[inthedusksynria]

Chapter 2, part 1 “the race against time” and 2″....the backtracking”.

The funniest and like cool AND THEN frustating thing about chapter 2 is that like.

The first third is so gripping and a race against time(...game couldnt you just have given us more turns plz i would take 13 instead of 10 to save the bargain ring) in order to save Lachesis, then the castles on the left side. I will admit, while i was pretty grumpy over the limited turn limit i had a blast pushing through. Then Lewyn appears and you can save the villages weee LORE AND M O N E Y.

I ENJOYED REDUCING YOU TO SHREDS THIS MOTHERFUCKER TRIED TO DESTROY MY BARGAIN(PRINCE HALVED!!) RING I MEAN THE VILLAGERS. LEWYN WHO BUSTED HIS ASS SAVING 6 VILLAGES FROM YOUR FUCKIGN MINIONS HAD HIS FUN DEFEATING YOU.

“first part: do ya think there are descendents of the dark god/lord Loptyr around?”

....vish

Also beating those little shit lords of Agustria fuck them bro.

I looovvveee Lewyn and Sigurd conversation and how Lewyn calls out Sigurd then sees Sigurd honest answer and decides he aint bad and follows him to deal with Chagall and his shit lords. Pretty cool.

SYLVIA CAN DANCE 4 PEOPLE LIKE RAFIEL HECK YES BRO.

And Erinys!! i was surprised but i liked her take on “serious pegasus knight troupe” and her recruit convo was really nice, especially in setting the...err setting? and highlightning Lewyn flaws of immaturity/running away from responsability under the guise of “but there would be a civil war if i stayed~” and i enjoyed that Erinys does show  him that yeah bro no, you gotta go back, our people are waiting. And while Lewyn towards the end jokes and tries to make her stop crying by teasing her it....it was nice. 

So funny thing, there are 5 castles right, one is lachesis in the middle, two on the right side and two onthe left side.

And the left side is where you go first, so race against time to savelachesis and beating the next castle to unlock lewyn and allow him and silvia to save the villages. Like it is strangely heart racing doing this and it was pretty fun! then the game allows you to regroup after that so you can go beat moneystealer lord. 

Oh yeah! Midir and Edain became lovers while everyone waited for Lewyn, Silvia and Sigurd to regroup before beating moneystealer Lord. Yay one pairing down *checks notes* 6 to go. While i prefer jamke x edain, azel x edain and claude x edain (ohhh holyn would also be an interesting one huh *thinking emoji* ulir plus odo blood would be interesting on their kids and holyn looks like a cool dude), this one does the job alright(also i am already crying over 3 messes i cant decide of pairings, i cant get invested in more). Also it is kind of cute loyal knight x lady. 

After you complete the left side. Yikes. The backtracking...begins.

Like, while you have the “return” and “warp staff” THE GAME DOESNT ALLOW YOU TO WARP FOR SOME GOD FORSAKEN REASON TO LACHESIS CASTLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MAP. NO. YOU HAVE TO FUCKING  EITHER GO BACK TO EVANS ON THE CORNER LEFT OF THE MAP OR JUST WALK THERE. 

The Edain and Ethlyn (and Sylvia dancing) were truly MVPS sending the infantry squad to Evans and then the horse  squad had to walk until the middle of the map. Which fine ugh, but dear god it takes too LONG. 

THEN THE PATH TO THE RIGHT SIDE HAS SLEEP, MAGES, FUCKING CRITICAL MYSMIDOMS AND 5 UNREACHABLE BALLISTAS FUCK THAT PART DEAR GOD THIS SUCKED SO MUCH. ESP BC YOU HAVE TO KEEP LACHESIS SQUAD ALIVE WHICH IS SUICIDAL IF YOU PUT THEM SLIGHTLY ON THE WRONG PLACE.

Me: ok i will put lachesis a lil close to the Hallway Of Death And Frustation so she can heal, bc Edain is on the other corner of the map to help Lewyn grab Erinys, and those 5 hell spawned ballistas are the worst.

NPCS: WEEEEEEEEEEEE LETS FIGHT GANG.

Me:..

Me: Lachesis ur abt to be benched. Forever.(or until u marry/2 night stands someone....we gotta get Delmund and Nanna).

Alternatively, i did my strategy of the first part that is... keeping lachesis on the safe side close to her castle guarded by noish and holyn. 

I did beat the fourth castle and FINALLY WAS ABLE TO WARP THERE (THE COST WAS AND IS EDAIN HAVING TO WALK....ALL THE WAY THERE...LEWYN SAYS THANKS)

But i stopped there bc GAH that was a lot and is late. i will try to finally finish this part tomorrow.

So this chapter was half fun half frustating.

overall is still being a fun ride, bUT WHY CANT YOU WARP TO LACHESIS CASTLE. WHY. IT IS A ALLY. 

oh yeha! i settled on the er predestined pairings gang for this run mostly bc i want to relatively chill in this playthough(and everyone gets pursuit yay!... no angsting over who between tinny and arthur get it!!) (also!! again found Lewyn!Tinny convo so i am cool). And the pursuit ring is going to go to *plays drums* Altena! Passed down by Leif first!. or wait... should i give the pursuit ring to quan?. Hm.. i want taitiu to have it first mostly to level her well. hmm hmm.

so Lewyn x Erinys (auto marry in 4, but i have to watch out for sylvia to not shadow marry him first)

Claude x Sylvia (easier and their movements are similar, plus i always want a healer close to the cavalry)

Azel x Taiutiu (!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THEM!!!! individually and together!!! AND!!! PURSUIT FOR BOTH ARTHUR AND TINNY!!!! YAY)

Lex x Arya(me tired and its easy and also broken)

Dew x Brigid(bargain on a holy weapon user. tho i am considering Holyn too *thinking emoji* dat skill stat plus allowing Patty to use more swords is nice)

Beo x Lachesis (Pursuit, and its easy)