Editing Dragon Quest IV Transcript (section)

===Hidden Valley===
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Far to the east of Endor, nestled deep in the mountains, lies a little hamlet with no name.

Its inhabitants once lived in solitude, never venturing outside, never welcoming outsiders.

In fact, but for the villagers themselves, the world was oblivious to the very existence of this tiny settlement. Until one day...

(*): There. All done.

(*): Be a good child, Hero, and deliver this packed lunch to your father. He is fishing at the lake again.

Hero receives the packed lunch for (his/her) father.

(*): And don't forget your manners on the way. If you meet anyone, remember to greet them politely, just as I told you to.

(*): We shall have something to eat ourselves just as soon as you've delivered your father's lunch.

Eliza: Good morning, Hero. Do you know how wonderful it feels just lying here in all the flowers?

Eliza: Oh, Hero! I hope we stay like this forever! Even when we get older, I hope we never change.

Eliza: Recently I've been having these dreams... That we grow old together, right here in this beautiful village of ours...

Eliza: I love it here. And I love being with you!

Eliza: Oh, say we'll be together always, Hero! That's all I want.

(*): Hiii-ya!

(*): Ha ha ha! Your concentration lapsed, Hero. Training for the sword is not easy, you see!

(*): Hello, Hero. Have you brought me my lunch?

(*): Good gracious! You've eaten it yourself? Tut tut, (my boy/young lady)!

(*): Come, Hero. I want to talk to you. Now you are in your eighteenth year. You shan't be a (boy/girl) much longer. Soon you shall be a (man/woman).

(*): So, my (son/girl). Remember what your mother and I have taught you. Be honest and true.

(*): Hello, Hero. You're enjoying a stroll, I see. Yes, indeed it is fine weather for it.

(*): This is the village entrance. I am standing guard here to ensure unwelcome visitors do not breach our borders.

(*): Do you wish to leave the village, Hero?

(*): I am afraid the time is not yet right. You are still too weak.

(*): A wise answer. You shall leave the village only when you are strong enough.

(*): It seems one of the brothers offered lodgings to a lost poet.

(*): I suppose he felt duty-bound to help a person in need, but...

(*): Ah, there you are, Hero! Today I was planning to teach you how to perform the Zap spell!

(*): But you look hungry. You cannot learn magic on an empty stomach. We will commence the class after you've eaten.

(*): He was lost, you see. The travelling poet, that is. And he happened to stumble upon the village last night.

(*): I, I was foolish. I broke village law and offered him a place to stay.

(*): Oh dear... I hope this does not lead to any misfortune...

Psaro: Well, well... I would never have expected to find a (boy/girl) like you in a tiny village like this.

Psaro: I'm a poet. I was travelling in the mountains when I got lost and ended up here.

Psaro: I had no idea this place even existed. Interesting... Most interesting...

(*): Hello, Hero. What are you doing in the village storehouse?

(*): Thank you for that, Hero. Now, would you like something to eat yourself?

(*): Then sit down there and I'll bring something over for you.

(*): Quick! Quick! They're here!

(*): The, the monsters have found us! They're just outside the village!

(*): What!? Hero! Run away and hide at once! Don't worry about me. Just go!

(*): Follow me, Hero!

(*): Very well. Why don't you play a while longer, then.

(*): We'll keep the monsters at bay for as long as we can. Take Hero to the safe haven!

Eliza: Oh, Hero! If anything were to happen to you, I, I...

Eliza: Just hide! Quickly! I'll join you in a moment.

(*): Curse these monsters! They've finally found where we've been hiding you, Hero.

(*): Why now, of all times!? Just a little while longer, and we could have made a great (hero/heroine) out of you!

(*): Come. Follow me, Hero.

(*): The time has come, Hero. Your destiny is upon you now.

(*): We have protected you from the truth until today. But now it has come to this, you must know. We... We are not your true parents.

(*): I wish I could explain everything to you, but there is no time. You must hide yourself! At once!

(*): The monsters are attacking!? Then we must take up arms!

(*): Listen well, Hero... The monsters are here to take your life, for you are their nemesis.

(*): You have a secret power. You will one day be strong enough to defeat anyone or anything. No evil will overpower you.

(*): But for now, you are still weak. You must run, and you must stay alive until you are strong enough to fulfil your destiny.

(*): So, I am giving you this. It will prove invaluable in the quest you are about to embark upon.

Hero receives 'The Big Book of Beasts'!

(*): Remember, Hero: just run away. Run away and make yourself strong. That is what you must do!

Eliza: My dear Hero... The time we've spent together has been so much fun.

Eliza: I love you so much. I, I feel like I'm your real sister.

Eliza: But now... I won't let them murder you!

Eliza casts Morph...<br>
...and turns herself into the spitting image of Hero!

Eliza: Remember me always, Hero...

Hero hears monsters talking outside...

(*): Lord Psaro! The (hero/heroine), Hero, has been eliminated!

Psaro: Excellent!

Psaro: You've done well. Rest assured that you'll be rewarded handsomely for this. We've nothing more to do here. We leave now!
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