It had been a while since Shaw last set foot in the Lands Between, she needed to psych herself before entering Leyndell Royal Capital, so she decided to start off by visiting the Roundtable Hold. As usual, Fia was looking for a hug, to which Shaw acquiesced, but this time something was different, Fia wanted something; she entrusted Shaw with an errand.
A simple enough task for Shaw to complete, especially with the help of a quick Google search, the dagger was soon returned to its rightful owner: D, Hunter of the Dead.
Sadly, D. presumably then used the dagger on himself, because when Shaw next ran into him, he was very much dead, lying on the floor of Roundtable Hold.
Fia did not seem too concerned, offering a few cryptic platitudes, before vanishing into thin air, much like Shaw’s previous paramour Ranni had done (see Update #71). Fia’s bedchamber now lay empty; there would be no more free hugs for Shaw.
After that, Shaw went wandering the world, looking for incomplete caves or catacombs, which led her to another big tower, topped with an another pair of enormous desiccated fingers. Don’t ask her what these fingers were for, because she already forgot.
Enough meandering, it was time to get in the capital city, but where was the entrance? You might have noticed that Shaw’s exploration methods are somewhat erratic, which often means she will miss a crucial indicator of where to go next, perhaps this crone would know the way?
Nope, just more babbling about her finger-fetish. These crones are always creepy, and always hilarious with their unintentional double entendre laced dialog. In any case, after some exploration, Shaw decided to try the main entrance at the top of the giant stairs, and, success.
Damn, this place is huge. Shaw spent a solid 3 hours in there, and she felt like she barely scratched the surface. Although to be fair, most of that time was spent lost in the sewers below the capital, and trying to kill some knights, which are honestly some of the most annoying mini-bosses in the game. Shaw hates them. Yes, yes, she knows, you have to parry them, but fuck that, she just wants to bash their stupid faces in. Anyway, despite the knights, Leyndell is really beautiful, and has these cute little trumpet-playing snowman dudes (which you can see in the below screenshot in the doorway).
When Shaw finally decided to call it a day, she was visited by Melina, which was nice, even if her words of encouragement rang rather hollow, like something you would say to a prospective employee whose application you just rejected.
Shaw would like to apologize for the sporadic updates, but she has been busy. Rest assured, she fully intends to become Elden Lord, it just might take a little longer than expected.
