=== Clanne & Jean ===
--- C ---

[Jean]
Oh, dash it all! Face it, Jean. You're lost.
[Jean]
It'll cause a fuss if I don't get back soon.
[Jean]
...

[Clanne]
Jean? Is everything all right?
[Jean]
Oh... Uh, hello, Clanne.
[Clanne]
Were you crying? Did something happen?
[Jean]
I...I wasn't crying. I was just a bit anxious from
losing my way, that's all.
[Jean]
Our forces are getting hurt quite a lot lately.
I came here to forage for healing herbs.
[Clanne]
Oh! Really? That's very helpful of you.
[Jean]
I found the herbs I needed, but then I got caught
up in my work, and the next thing I know...
[Clanne]
You got lost.
[Jean]
What about you, Clanne? Why are you here?
[Clanne]
I'm here for herbs too. The kind I need to
make pickles.
[Jean]
Oh. So, uh...do you know the way back?
[Clanne]
Oh, yes! I come here a lot, so I can help get
you back safely.
[Jean]
That would be very kind of you.
[Clanne]
You have to pay close attention to your
surroundings when going into the forest alone.
[Jean]
You're right, of course. I'll be more careful
next time.
[Clanne]
Good thing I happened to run into you, huh?
Let's go home.
[Jean]
Thank you, Clanne.
--- B ---


[Jean]
Say, Clanne, do you remember how you helped
me when I got lost gathering herbs?
[Clanne]
Mm-hmm.
[Jean]
As luck would have it, I found a use for them
when I met a wounded child near our last battle.
[Jean]
Treatment was simple with the herbs
I'd collected.
[Clanne]
Well, that's great news!
[Jean]
I hate to think what would have become of the
poor child if I'd stayed lost in that forest.
[Jean]
You helped them as much as I did, Clanne.
So, thank you for that.
[Clanne]
Oh, I didn't do much. I just gave you directions.
[Jean]
But your help then rippled outward.
[Jean]
The child was from a poor family. I don't think
a visit to the doctor was in the cards.
[Jean]
If I hadn't come along with those herbs, the
wound might have gone septic.
[Clanne]
Yeesh.
[Jean]
I may have sniffled a bit, but I didn't really think
getting lost was that big a deal.
[Jean]
But when a doctor is waylaid, lives could hang
in the balance. Every second counts.
[Jean]
I really must be more careful.
[Clanne]
Jean, I'm not saying you're wrong, but don't
beat yourself up too much.
[Clanne]
Everybody has bad days.
[Clanne]
But if you ask yourself, "How did I get myself
into this?" you can prevent it next time.
[Clanne]
Though I always seem to make the same
mistakes as a Steward of the Dragon...
[Jean]
Mistakes? You? I can't picture it. You always
seem so sure of yourself.
[Clanne]
Oh, not at all. I'm still just an apprentice.
[Clanne]
There are so many people older than me here
that I'm glad to have someone closer to my age.
[Jean]
Hm...
[Clanne]
Oh no, did I say something wrong?
[Jean]
No, no! I'm happy to hear that. I always thought
I was a burden to people.
[Jean]
So I'm glad to hear someone is happy to have
me around.
[Clanne]
I don't think it's as bad as you fear.
[Jean]
You wait and see, Clanne. I'm going to be just
as good as you someday!
--- A ---


[Clanne]
Ow!
[Jean]
Clanne! Are you OK?!
[Clanne]
I'm fine. I just fell and got a scrape.
[Jean]
Even a minor scratch could get infected if
left untreated.
[Jean]
Show me and I can treat it for you right here.
[Clanne]
All right.
[Jean]
It's bleeding a bit. I can fix that.
[Clanne]
Yeesh, that stings!
[Jean]
Don't worry, I'm finished already. That wasn't
so bad, was it?
[Clanne]
Heh, thank you.
[Jean]
No need for thanks. It's the least I could do to
repay you.
[Clanne]
Huh? For what?
[Jean]
One thing you said to me last time stuck.
[Jean]
About learning from your mistakes so you don't
go repeating them.
[Clanne]
That does ring a bell.
[Jean]
It was such genuine advice. Like something
I'd hear from my family back home.
[Clanne]
Thanks, Jean...
[Jean]
You know I come from an island in Firene. This
place is nice, but it doesn't feel like home.
[Jean]
But what you said helped to change that.
[Clanne]
Huh.
[Clanne]
If you miss your family, Jean, you can think
of me as an older brother.
[Clanne]
I might still slip up on occasion, and I have a
lot of growing left to do, but...
[Jean]
There's nothing wrong with that. If I had a big
brother like you, there's nothing I would fear.
[Clanne]
Ha! I'd be happy to help.
[Jean]
It's nearly dinner time. How's that scratch?
Do you need help walking?
[Clanne]
It's feeling a lot better now. Your treatment did
the trick.
[Jean]
Maybe you should lean on me anyway. Isn't that
what family is for?
--- S ---