Nenia made an attempt at a reassuring smile. "Your support has been wonderful. I'm glad to have vou beside me on this adventure. Truly. But right now, you need to let me be the Warrior of Light. Your warrior. Like before. You just point to the thing and I'1l cast fire, alright?" 'But... I don't want to anymore." Why did his blue eyes have to focus on hers? Why did they have to stop the breath in her lungs? 'Nenia, I don't... I don't want to be that Alphinaud anymore. I don't want to send you hither and yon and have you fight my battles for me. It's... it's different now." Alphinaud took a deep breath. "I'm different now. Please. can't I be your partner?" His eyes grew wide. "In battle. Partner in battle, I mean.' "You already have a partner..."

The stardust rod shuddered. Alphinaud, I-" 'You can't protect him... not without me... A breeze came up over the slope plowing the newly white strands of Nenia's hair into her face. Were there even more now? 'Your blessing of light is gone... but I'm stil here. I'm all vou need ..." What I need is for you to stay with Estinien. And Ysayle. Please, look after them." She didn't give him a chance to speak Nenia turned on her heel, heading up the trail at a fervent pace, leaving Alphinaud standing alone. She couldn't bear to look at him, to see the hurt on his face. Please forgive me, Alphinaud. I was only trying to protect you. I don't know how much longer I can.

The trek up Sohm Al

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screenshot of alphi looking thoroughly unconvinced

alphinaud "are we SURE this is a good idea??" leveilleur

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Nenia is on her knees, holding a seemingly unconscious alphinaud, her face against his. she holds his head, wailing and crying. castle ruins of the monsterie in the background, the sky blue and stormy.

close up of previous, from a low angle, more focused on nenia's face.

"𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆..."
(nenia is nude but she is mostly blocked by alphi)

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gpose of nenia leaning her forehead against bo, a tear rolling down her cheek as she says goodbye before ascending sohm al.

"it's only goodbye for a little while, Bo..."

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this really highlights how "unnatural" neni's white hair looks. i feel like the other three all have what feels like a more natural hair color for their world, whereas neni's looks "off", as it should.

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that's a tree, baby.

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they're practicing lala's stare

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screenshot of an elezen modelled to look like the voidsent forgall

official render of the voidsent forgall

same bitch

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screenshot of alphi (hw), neni, and elezen model voidsent

this man is about to be (more) of a problem

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screenshot of concerned alphi saying "nenia?"

screenshot of nenia looking back at alphi pretending to be "fine"

"I'm fine," she said, lying.

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screenshot of neni, alphi, esti, and ysayle. they have their weapons drawn.

close up of alphi and neni

"stand behind me..."

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screenshot of alphi and neni from the side, casting magic

up the mountain they go

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screenshot of hw msq, ysayle speaking to nenia and estinien, saying: "you are unkind, estinien. for all his experience and intellect, alphinaud is still but a boy."

close up of alphinaud turned away, looking crestfallen.

the smallest poutiest boy.

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screenshot of hw msq with estinien's dialogue: "never did i doubt you, warrior of light... unlike some. you were gone so long that master alphinaud here nigh lost his wits with worry. fretting like a maid for her sweetheart, he was!"

screenshot of hw msq with alphinaud's dialogue: "estinien! was that truly necessary!?"

he did it!! he said the thing!!

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not me spending this expac staring at neni's hips

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screenshot from hw msq with alphi's dialogue: "Alphinaud: Well, then! Let us attend to our respective tasks, and reconvene at the trading post. I need hardly add that the last one there is a rotten nanka egg!"

sob he made a pun... i love him so much 🫠💙

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screenshot of alphinaud, with only the top of nenia's head visible at the bottom of the screen

nenia doing the lala peek from the bottom of the screen is sending me... they really are parallels alsdkfjasdlkjf

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estinien "putting up with it" varlineau

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screenshot of nenia and alphi, alphi dialogue says: "Alphinaud: I am not familiar with the building of signal fires, but how difficult could it possibly be...?"

screenshot of benedict and sophie trying to light a fire. benedict dialogue says: "wood, meet flame."

corporate needs you to find the difference between these two pictures.

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screenshot of alphi, neni, and esti, with esti's dialogue: "Estinien: Where are these damnable pages...? I'd rather battle two score aevis than continue this confounded search!"

i love how much estinien hates paperwork.

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screenshot of nenia and estinien. nenia is excited over the alphinaud minion, estinien looks like he does not care.

"isn't he the cutest??"

"i do not care."

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screenshot of nenia popping sprint to run to fortemps manor to speak with alphinaud, poorly added motion blur and radial motion lines.

don't gotta tell her twice

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GET HIS ASS, BABIES!!

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oh i know these two watch bridgerton

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alphi looks either ready to sneeze or very over it. nenia stands next to him, looking normal.

alphinaud "let's get this over with" leveilleur

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letsgoooooo

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heavensward main title screenshot

neni, alphi, and tataru fighting the snow to approach the gates of judgement

a heavensward thread for snow's call

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