[concerning Fernald] We're not going anywhere with him!
I'm not abandoning my brother! He's the only family I have left.
He-he's dangerous! He's wicked!
He burned down Anwhistle Aquatics! I read about it in a Volunteer Factual Dispatch. It said Fernald betrayed V.F.D.; he committed arson, and joined the wrong side of the schism!
You still don't get it. There is no wrong side of the schism.
Of course there is! One side puts out fires, and the other starts them!
... You should have seen the fire. [In a flashback, Fernald is shown weeping in a boat as he watches Anwhiste Aquatics burn] I was an apprentice at Anwhistle Aquatics when I learned what Gregor Anwhistle was cultivating in his Grotto. A fungus so powerful, it could destroy V.F.D.'s enemies once and for all. He was playing with fire. I warned him it was volatile. If the fungus got out, it could destroy everyone! But he didn't listen, so I decided... to fight fire with fire. I'll never forget the sight of it- like the sea was burning. It was the worst day of my life. But what choice did I have?!
I did a terrible thing for a noble reason, and I paid for it. [raises his hooks] I lost my hands in the fire, and I got kicked out of V.F.D. My stepdad was so furious.
He never told me why you did it. He just said there were secrets too terrible for young people to know.
[scoffs] He used to say that to me, too. He was a fool.
He is not a fool! He is a noble man.
And V.F.D. is a noble organization! They'd never cultivate something that would harm people.
Tell that to your little sister.
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