Fire Emblem: The Crystal of Bonds

C Annika: I want you to be more careful. Taren: Oh. Where is this coming from? Annika: Taren, I want you to be more careful because I don't think you realize how much you mean to me. Taren: Of course I do, Annika, but you can patch me up if I get too hurt, right? Annika: If that was always the case, then there would be no death on the battlefield. But there is. Taren: Why are you so tense? Annika: Because you don't listen to me! Taren: Annika, calm down- Annika: Don't tell me to calm down! You took a hit and you shrugged it off without getting me to help! Taren: That's what this is about? Annika, if I go to you every time I get a scratch, I'll never get anywhere on the battlefield, I'll be next to you like a forlorn puppy. Annika: It wasn't a scratch, and what's so wrong with being closer to my side? Taren: We'll talk about this later. Right now, I need to- be anywhere else doing anything else. Annika: We'd better talk about this later! B Annika:...

C Tyken: That will never work! Taren: What will never work? You playing with nerd stuff? Tyken: Taren, you wouldn't understand this. Taren: Try me. Tyken: There's this huge lightning storm coming soon, and I want to rout the electricity away from the camp. To do that, I need a tall, metal object, like a rod, but we'd have to somehow stack all the metal in camp to reach high enough, and even then, the lightning could end up striking a nearby tree instead, which could light on fire and fall over and crush one of the tents, maybe even the convoy, and I can't let that happen- Taren: You're stressed. Tyken: What does that have to do with anything? Taren: I never see you stressed. Tyken: That's nice, really fascinating that you would notice my aggravated behavior. Taren: Why don't you just put a piece of metal on top of a tree? Tyken: What? Taren: Does that not work? Tyken: I guess... it could? But what if it doesn't?! Taren: We'll test it. When the storm ...

Taren is the assumed leader of the recruits, taking up the reins to gain kingdom protection over the villages of Lyrouche. Her character descripion: THE FIRST-BORN TRIPLET IN HER FAMILY, SHE IS INDEPENDENT AND STRONG, BUT CRUDE AND A BIT STUBBORN. HER BROTHERS ARE HARD TO FIRE UP, BUT SHE CERTAINLY ISN’T. SHE LOVES TO EAT, AND CANNOT FIGHT WITHOUT HER SIBLINGS AT HER SIDE, FOR SHE FEARS BEING ALONE. Taren is the first of two fighters you get, the other being Hemn. Taren and Hemn are very different, though, and you will find that both have varying niches to fill. Here are some of Taren's strengths: Her raw power: Taren hits like a truck. She has the highest strength in the game at 80%, and her native weapon, axes, have naturally high might. There are very few enemies that can withstand her cannon arm. Her good physical bulk: Taren has a fantastic HP cushion, with a growth of 85% in her base class, and her defense is substantial at 55%, even in the fighter class, which isn...

C Tenn: Taren! Taren: What? Tenn: Get the spider off my bed!! Taren: Spider? This again? Fine… got it. Why can’t you kill your own little spider? Tenn: It was a big spider. Taren: Tenn, you’re a big boy. You should be able to handle a bug. Tenn: ...I know, but… they just… it was just… Taren: That was sad. I’m a girl, y’know. I’m supposed to be the one who squeals at the bugs. Tenn: ...Don’t tell anyone else, okay? A strong reputation like mine can’t be blackened simply because I squealed at a spider. Taren: (Strong reputation?) Fine. Tenn: It was a big spider. Taren: Sure. B Taren: There, 200 push-ups! What a nice morning workout. Tenn: Taren! Why did you tell people?! Taren: Because it was funny! Tenn: I didn’t think it was funny, and I told you not to tell anyone! Taren: Chill, dude, everyone’s afraid of something. We’re allowed to tease each other about it. Tenn: What are you afraid of then, oh sister of mine? Taren: Ha! Nothing! I was just trying to cheer you up. Tenn: Well, it did...

C Taren: Whatcha' got there, Schall? Schall: Huh? Oh, I finally finished a little home for this squirrel. It took me three days to carve it and hollow it out. Taren: You spent all that time on a squirrel house? Schall: Yes? Taren: Schall, why did you waste that many minutes of your life? Schall: But the squirrel got hurt... Gill nearly trampled him, he was lucky he didn’t die. Taren: So what? He’s a squirrel, his life’s impact on the world is astronomically puny. Schall: All life matters, Taren, no matter how big or how small. Taren: Schall, humans are the true impactors, without us, nothing on this Earth would ever change. Schall: But why does that give us the right to bully other creatures? Taren: That isn't what I meant, I'm just saying I don't think that squirrel was going to affect the number of casualties in our next battle. Schall: Why must it always be battle? Even in war, other things are important too. Taren: In war, in all battles, you have to be...