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Once a Slave was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Description[]
While in Karystos, Kassandra heard a man wailing.
Dialogue[]
Approaching a house in Karystos, Kassandra heard a distraught voice.
- Slave Owner: I can't believe they stole it. Of all the things they could take!
She entered the house and approached the man within.
- Kassandra: You say somebody stole something?
- Slave Owner: Somebody stole something? Look around. Bandits took almost everything. And worst of all, they stole my family's vase. After so many generations, it's gone.
- Kassandra: You're wealthy. You could buy yourself a new vase.
- Slave Owner: A new vase? Didn't you hear me? It's a family heirloom, you can't replace something like that.
- Kassandra: I'll find your vase, but I'll need some ideas of where to look for it.
- Slave Owner: Speak with my slave near the warehouses. I sent him to uncover what he could from other slaves in the area. Hopefully he's learned something by now.
- Kassandra: I'll return if I find the vase.
Kassandra drew out the vase. The man was delighted.
- Slave Owner: My vase! You found it!
Kassandra gave the vase to the man. A slave approached them, addressing his master.
- Slave: Master, I have a concern.
- Slave Owner: A concern about what?
- Slave: How do we know that this misthios isn't one of the people who took it in the first place?
- Slave Owner: That's a good question -
- Slave: Let me talk to her privately to be sure.
- Slave Owner: Yet another example of why I'll miss you when you're gone.
The master and the slave embraced. With a final look at Kassandra, the slave owner left. The slave turned to face her.
- Slave: Misthios, I know you must've taken the vase from the bandits. But, that's not the point. I have a favor to ask of you.
Kassandra considered the slave's words, while the master returned.
- Slave Owner: Well? Who took my vase?
Kassandra spoke with the slave outside.
- Kassandra: Your master tells me you might've learned something about the missing vase.
- Slave: I have. But I'll need something from you before I can talk about it.
- Kassandra: I don't like conditional deals like this. I have a job to do.
- Slave: I understand. But what I need from you isn't a labor or an action, it's a commitment.
(If players choose "Where exactly on the mountain are the bandits?"
- Kassandra: The northern hills of Mount Ochi... Is there a more precise place I should look for these bandits?
- Slave: The slaves mentioned there's a copper mine in the area. That's where I'd put my hideout if I was a bandit.
(If players choose "Why not just accept your freedom?")
- Kassandra: I'm curious why you're not excited to have your freedom?
- Slave: With my master I have purpose, responsibilities, food, and shelter. All the things I wouldn't have on my own.
- Kassandra: With your freedom you can acquire all that, you know.
- Slave: We all have different circumstances and abilities, misthios. This life offers me the best chance of survival.
- Kassandra: I will go find these bandits and get your master's vase.
- Slave: Remember what we talked about when you return it to my master.
Kassandra took her leave and headed north, locating the bandits' hideout at the foot of Mount Ochi.
- Kassandra: There it is. The copper mine.
Kassandra infiltrated the camp, made her way into the copper mine, and found the heirloom vase.
- Kassandra: All this trouble over an old vase...
She escaped the camp and mused to herself on her return to the slave owner.
- Kassandra: I can't believe that slave wants me to lie for him.
Kassandra returned to the house.
- Slave Owner: Have you found my vase?
- Kassandra: Yes.
- Slave Owner: That's great news! Who took it?
- Kassandra: It was taken by bandits hiding in the copper mine north of here.
- Slave Owner: Well, you returned it, so at least there's some justice. Here's the reward I promised.
- Kassandra: You know, your slave is very loyal. You've already granted him his freedom, but I think you should keep him on. He may even want that.
- Slave Owner: Is it true? You want to stay?
- Slave: Yes, I do.
- Slave Owner: Then why didn't you say something?
- Slave: It's not a slave's place to question his orders. Isn't that right, misthios?
- Kassandra: Even though you're a slave, your life is still your own. You should've just asked your master to stay.
- Slave: Please accept my humblest apologies, master. I will never do it again.
- Slave Owner: All is forgiven. It worked out the way it was supposed to.
Kassandra spoke with each of them later.
- Slave Owner: Thank you for returning my family's vase.
- Slave: You were right by not lying to my master. I don't know what I was thinking, but I'm glad you did what you did.
The slave left, his plan to stay having backfired in the worst possible way.
- Slave Owner: Just when you think you know someone. Here's your payment for returning my vase. Thank you for returning my family vase and exposing my slave.
Outcome[]
Kassandra helped an elderly slave owner to retrieve an heirloom stolen from him.
Trivia[]
- The name of the quest references the phrase "once a thief, always a thief."