Editing Dragon Quest IV Transcript (section)

===Parthenia, first visit===

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(*): If you travel a long way south-east of here, you come to the Empire of Parthenia.

(*): Oink oink...

(*): Welcome to the mighty Empire of Parthenia! Home of the miraculous feverfew plant, the finest panacea known to man!

(*): Of course, our material wealth is waning somewhat now... But we still have a rich tradition and strong pride to uphold!

(*): Who are you looking for, did you say? Well, there was a young princess here by the name of Alena.

(*): Was she alone? Oh, no. There were at least three men with her. I seem to recall a knight, a trader and a rather tough-looking fellow, too.

No answer...

It's just a scarecrow.

(*): Welcome to the Imperial Palace. You may enter at will.

(*): Moooo, moooo...

(*): Look, Marmaduke! You can see our faces in the pond!

(*): Moooo!

(*): I've been ploughing these fields for more than thirty years, I have.

(*): What? Feverfew? No. There's none left now. The whole crop was wiped out in the drought five years ago.

(*): I'm into carrots and marrows. That's the future now, (sir/madam).

(*): Welcome, (stranger/strangers)! I am Claudius, Emperor of Parthenia. Though times have been hard since we lost our feverfew crop.

Emperor Claudius: My predecessor, Emperor Crescentius, secreted away some of the precious feverfew seeds in the Imperial Pantry south of here.

Emperor Claudius: But monsters have taken up residence there now. The pantry is all but inaccessible.

Emperor Claudius: My empire is crippled! So I must apologise, (sir/madam). If I only had some feverfew seeds, I would gladly grant your wish.

Emperor Claudius: G-Good Goddess! Feverfew seeds! At last!

Emperor Claudius: Quickly, now! You must sow them in the soil here. They shan't take long to grow.

Hero sows the feverfew seeds in the furrows.

Feverfew shoots start popping up all over the place as everyone looks on in disbelief!

Emperor Claudius: Thank you, (good sir/my lady). You have saved the Empire!

Emperor Claudius: I should like you to take a feverfew root with you as a trophy of this most auspicious occasion.

(Character) receives a feverfew root.

(*): Meooow.

(*): Ah! You arrived here from Mintos, did you? My daughter moved there when she was married, you know.

(*): I've a couple of delightful grandchildren there now, too. I wonder how they are...

(*): You are in the Imperial Throneroom!

(*): Are you here for an audience with the Emperor? His Imperial Highness is presently occupied in the...erm...fields.

(*): I'm sorry to say that our empire is in such a dire situation that even the Emperor must work like a commoner.

(*): His Imperial Highness is a jolly decent gent. 

(*): But even all his hard work isn't enough to reunite us with our former prosperity. Not since we lost the feverfew crop.

(*): It's a dreadful shame for everyone, including the Emperor.

(*): Zzz... Zzz... Wake up, Marmaduke... Wake...zzz...

(*): Oh, yes. Night fishing's the only way!

(*): I nearly hooked a devilfish the other day, you know. It was huge! No, really! I did!

(*): Welcome to the Imperial Palace. The Emperor is currently taking his repose.

(*): Zzzz...

(*): Ah-phew... Ah-hm? I'm just happy to have a roof over my head these days.

(*): Ah-phew...

Emperor Claudius: Ah-few... Ah-few... Curse you, you monsterzzz... Get out of the pantry! Ah-few... Ah-fever-few...

(*): What? Feverfew seeds! Oh, you must tell His Imperial Highness at once! He'll be ecstatic!

(*): Except...he's exhausted himself today. He's sleeping like a log. Come back first thing in the morning, though!
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