=== Alear & Jean === --- C --- [Alear] Jean? Are you not getting enough greens at the café? [Jean] Oh, no, I'm actually picking medicinal herbs. See? [Alear] Wow, you've got a ton picked already. [Jean] This one acts as a painkiller, and this one is useful in several ointments. [Jean] It used to grow all over my home island, but it's gotten harder to find lately. [Jean] So I'm picking some here to send back to my father. [Alear] For the clinic on your island, right? [Alear] This is a lot for one person to harvest alone. Let me help you. [Jean] No, no, no, that's OK! You must have a lot of other important things to do, Divine One. [Alear] Not so many that I can't lend a hand here. [Alear] Besides, with the war and your studies, I bet you're so busy, you barely have time to sleep. [Jean] Hm-hm, I should've known the Divine One would see right through me. [Alear] That's right. Nothing gets by me. [Jean] If you really wouldn't mind, then yes, it would be a big help. Thank you! --- B --- [Alear] Picking herbs again today, I see. [Jean] This one really makes a difference in treating all kinds of illnesses and injuries back home. [Jean] I used to go out all the time with my father to harvest these. [Alear] I didn't get to talk much with your father on the island. What's he like? [Jean] Whenever I succeed, in studies or in helping out, he praises me like a well-behaved puppy. [Jean] But when I mess up, he gets very upset, like he's scolding a misbehaving puppy. [Alear] So you're a puppy either way, huh? [Jean] Haha, now that you mention it... [Jean] He was the kind of dad where some days we got along, and some days I hated him. [Jean] But in his absence, I appreciate him more. Same with my mother. [Jean] I didn't realize it when I saw them every day, but I have a lot of respect for my parents. [Jean] I think the only reason I work so hard now is because of the way they raised me. [Alear] Jean...that's so beautiful... [Jean] Huh?! Are you crying?! [Alear] That story about your family was just... very touching. [Jean] Thank you, Divine One. [Jean] Here, take this poultice. It's good for swelling around the eyes. [Alear] Haha, thanks, Jean. I needed that. --- A --- [Alear] I have something for you, Jean. [Jean] Medicinal herbs? Oh! This is quite a lot. [Alear] I found a place full of them in the forest, so I picked as many as I could. [Jean] Wow...thank you so much. This is going to make a big difference back home. [Alear] What you said about your parents really struck me. I want to help your family as much as I can. [Jean] Thanks, Divine One. [Jean] Hey, what happened to your arm? It's all scratched up. [Alear] Oh, right after I found the patch of herbs, I slipped and tumbled down a hill. [Jean] Oh no! Here, sit down, and I'll treat it right now. [Alear] It doesn't really bother me. [Jean] Please, Divine One. I'd hate for your wounds to stay open and get infected. [Alear] All right. Go ahead, then. [Jean] Let's see here... [Jean] You know, Divine One, I think it was good that I left the island to travel with you. [Alear] Yeah? [Jean] You're a very generous person, but you don't know how to be generous to yourself. [Jean] As long as I'm around, no matter how little care you have for your well-being, you'll be fine. [Jean] I want to pay you back a hundred times over for all the kindness you've shown me. [Alear] Wow. [Jean] There. All treated. It should heal quickly now. [Alear] Thanks! And I'm glad to have you along too. --- S --- [Alear] We pulled up a pretty big haul today. [Jean] Mostly thanks to you. You're not tired from working so hard? [Alear] Having you along made it fun. I feel like I could keep going for hours. [Jean] Uh-oh. Looks like you're hurt again. [Alear] Huh? Oh, no. That's from the last battle. I stepped in to protect an ally. [Alear] I had it healed right afterward, but I guess it still left a mark. [Jean] You should try this. It's an ointment I made from the herbs we picked last time. [Jean] If you smear it on, it should keep the redness down. You'll have to wait a bit for it to dry. [Alear] Thank you. [Jean] If you're ever hurt...or even just in trouble, I hope you know you can count on me. [Jean] I want you to be able to count on me the way so many others are counting on you. [Alear] But, Jean, don't you know? [Alear] I already do. [Jean] You─ You do? [Alear] Of everyone in the army, you're somebody I know I can always rely on. [Alear] In fact, I've been thinking you deserve to have this Pact Ring I've been carrying. [Jean] I don't know... Something that precious should go to someone worthier. [Alear] I can't think of anyone worthier than you. You've always been there for me, after all. [Jean] Well... I guess that makes sense. [Jean] Thank you. From now on, you can consider me your personal physician! [Alear] I wouldn't have it any other way. [Jean] But if that's how it's going to be, I've got a lot of reading and practice to get to. [Jean] The Divine One's personal physician had better not make any mistakes! [Alear] Take your time. Once this war is over, I should have a lot fewer injuries to patch up. [Jean] True. Um, ... [Jean] Thanks for believing in me. I'll work hard to become a doctor worthy of treating you.