Find a Eflame Essence in Battle Quest Another Slingshot and bring it to Tieve .
Tieve
Come in, come in.
You're here to see Arthyen, right?
Shall I tell him you're here?
Tieve
When did you get here?
Arthyen
S-stop bothering the Inn lady. Talk to me directly if you have
something to say.
Tieve
....
(Tieve smiles softly.)
Arthyen
(Arthyen stares down at the Eflame Essence
and then looks at you.)
You... Are you friends with Kirstie?
Kirstie is...
As you may know already,
Hakam is my father.
We always had a lot of visitors.
Everyone wanted to become my dad's...
(Arthyen mutters under his breath.)
...apprentice.
But most of the left after they were rejected.
Some li-lingered a while, but they always left.
Because my dad was never at home.
He was out for months and months, hunting.
B-but Kirstie was different.
She worked at the shop, like it was her shop.
She waited for months, years, for Hakam,
never once complaining. Back then, I got to...
(Arthyen mutters under his breath.)
...see her smile every day.
But now... Hey. Hey... you.
What's your name?
<Eira >? Hmph. What a corny name.
You...You...
Do you even know what you're collecting right now?
This is Hakam's test to choose his successor.
Haven't you heard of it?
It's pretty well known.
Is it all just old news now...?
My father...
Hakam never accepted anyone as his apprentice.
But he changed his mind about it after that incident .
And the condition he came up with when he finally changed his mind...
That was the three signs of prey.
1 year from that day, the first person to hunt the prey became Hakam's successor.
Wha...What?
Who won, you ask?
Me?
Are you asking if it..it was me...me who won?
Hmph.
Hahahaha!
I got hurt because of a rabbit and could not even participate in the test.
Isn't that for a funny story?
The son of the legendary hunter gets hurt by a rabbit.
Hahahaha.
That day, Kirstie became the successor.
Huh?
You're curious about the incident ?
Do...Do you really want to know?
Then bring me Quiremigal Tissue from Quiremigal.
I may want to talk more if you bring me that...
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(Optional: Take to Tieve again.)
Arthyen
(Arthyen mutters under his breath.)
You're annoying a lot of people...
Then bring me a Quiremigal Tissue.
Bring it to me, and I'll...
(Arthyen mutters under his breath.)
...Tell you what happened.
Find a Quiremigal Tissue in Battle Quest Frost Stones and bring it to Tieve .
Arthyen
(Arthyen mutters under his breath.)
You're annoying a lot of people...
Are...Are you really that curious about what happened?
You certainly know how to...
(Arthyen mutters under his breath.)
...waste your time.
Arthyen
My father... Hakam had one enemy he could never beat.
One night when Dolores was asleep...
Hakam left to confront his enemy.
Kirstie and I tried to stop him, but he refused to listen.
He left a big scar across his enemy's eyes.
But Hakam's scar was even bigger.
He barely made it home alive. That is what changed his mind about having an apprentice, I think.
You know who his enemy was, don't you? The white tyrant. You know the one.
<Eira >.
Slay the white tyrant.
To this day, I cannot bear that the creature killed my father, yet still r-roams free.
Kirstie still does not wear her successor's armor.
That day she became the successor...
(Arthyen mutters under his breath.)
I said words I should not have said.
I would like to make it up to her.
Find Hakam's Dagger in Battle Quest Dethrone the White Tyrant and return to the Inn .
Tieve
Come in. You're here to see Arthyen, right?
Shall I tell him you're here?
Arthyen
F-forget it...
Did you find something?
Isn't this...
Arthyen
...
(Arthyen remains silent for a long time.)
(Arthyen mutters under his breath.)
Shall we...go see Kirstie?
Go see Kirstie at the Traveler's Shop
Kirstie
(Kirstie furrows her brow.)
Arthyen...
Kirstie
Come on in!
What brings you here?
(Arthyen wordlessly hands the three signs of prey to Kirstie.)
(Arthyen looks toward you without saying anything.)
(After standing standing very still for a few moments, Kirstie goes to the back and returns with something.)
Kirstie
This is the armor my master Hakam wore.
It belongs to the master's successor.
I believe you deserve to wear it, <Eira >.
I think Hakam would agree with me, right, Arthyen?
(Arthyen is nowhere to be found.)
(Kirstie rushes out the door, but Arthyen has already disappeared.)
Kirstie
(Kirstie laughs.)
He came and left so suddenly, but I'll see him again. I know it, right?
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Reward: You have received 7200 EXP
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Reward: 12,000 Gold
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You received the title: Hakam's Successor .