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Corndog x Rinkah B
Music: Implore the Dawn
CORNDOG: Hey! Rinkah!
RINKAH: ...
CORNDOG: Rinkah! Did you hear me?
RINKAH: What is it this time? I told you to leave me alone.
CORNDOG: I wanted to ask you why you insist so much on remaining aloof.
RINKAH: If I do, will you leave me be?
CORNDOG: I...I guess I can do that.
RINKAH: *sigh* Very well. I keep my distance because it is the law of the Flame Tribe.
RINKAH: As you know, we worship the God of the Flame. To honor our God, we keep a fire in the village burning at all times.
RINKAH: This is a challenge, and so in order to keep it burning we have effected many laws. One such law directs us to avoid contact with outsiders as much as possible.
RINKAH: This is why we live in isolation —and why I would prefer you quit prying.
CORNDOG: How does living in isolation keep the flame burning?
RINKAH: It's always an outsider that extinguishes the flame of life.
RINKAH: They don't respect it, and so foolishly they run headlong into taboo acts.
CORNDOG: Like putting out the flame?
RINKAH: That is one of them, yes. And it has terrible consequences for the transgressor.
RINKAH: Once, a long time ago, the sacred flame was extinguished by an enemy tribe. They only wished to cause us harm, but they angered the God of the Flame.
RINKAH: The holy mountain then erupted, and fire fell from the sky. Lava decimated the enemy tribe, and by the end of it, there was no trace of them left.
RINKAH: The stories say our own tribe suffered greatly as well, however.
CORNDOG: I see. But then why were you siding with Hoshido against Nohr?
RINKAH: Because our chief—-my father-—decided we should cooperate with Hoshido. A fighter should fully commit themselves to every battle, it's true.
RINKAH: But to be honest, I had grave misgivings about this whole venture. Bad omens.
RINKAH: And those feelings turned out to be well- founded. As you know, I was taken captive.
CORNDOG: I see. You must feel very vindicated.
RINKAH: I feel the same as I did before.
RINKAH: So. Now you understand. I expect you will stick to your end of the bargain. Farewell.
CORNDOG: Rinkah... There must be something I can do.
