Gulool Ja Ja's Legacy: A FFXIV DT Rewrite + Expansion Concepts [Fanfiction]

Ch4: Valigarmanda, Freed

"And why art thou still present?" Urianger asked.

A quick explanation and Koana dashed off with the Warrior of Light to investigate. This was the first time that the Warrior of Light had interacted with the Second Promise extensively, and the Warrior of Light was pleasantly surprised to discover the Miqo'te's deep and genuine concern for his sister.

Meanwhile, a few scions did their own investigation.

"It must be Bakool Ja Ja..." Thancred muttered under his breath. "I scouted extensively to form a safety perimeter around Koana. Bakool Ja Ja's minions have attempted to approach many times. Once I ambushed one of his minions, they no longer dared to approach anymore."

Alphinaud, Alisaie and Krile all had nothing to say. The three simply weren't capable of doing the same for Wuk Lamat. Thancred has a unique set of capabilities, after all.

Eventually, the Warrior of Light tracked a bandit back to the river pier on the eastern end of Kozama'uka, assuming the worst. To the Warrior of Light's surprise, Wuk Lamat appeared with another bandit tied and gagged.

"Lamaty'i!" Koana exclaimed. "We thought the worst-- that Bakool Ja Ja had acted against you!"

"Oh, he certainly did," Wuk Lamat replied.

"Oh?!" Koana's ears twitched in alert.

"He just wanted to steal my completed tile from the Feat of Pots," Wuk Lamat nonchalantly explained. "So I handed it over to him, before returning to catch these bandits that made a fool of me. The road my dear caravan travels upon, pulled by Mister Resolve and Missus Reason, must be safe!"

Those were the two names that Wuk Lamat had given to the two rroneeks.

"What?" Koana's tail flickered in agitation. "How could you give in so easily? That--"

"Oh, brother," Wuk Lamat shrugged. "You know I care not for the position of the Dawnservant. Plus, father's men should be watching. Bakool Ja Ja will be assessed as a fraud and be blocked from the position of the Dawnservant."

Koana seemed to struggle internally for a moment before he exhaled in a deep sigh. "Sometimes I wonder why I even bother caring," only to suddenly find himself suddenly in Wuk Lamat's tight embrace.

"But thank you brother," Wuk Lamat delightedly exclaimed. "It fills me with joy to know that you, too, put aside the rite of succession to ensure my safety."

"See? The rite of succession isn't so important after all," Wuk Lamat cheekily added.

"Well...yes," was Koana's awkward reply.

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Bakool Ja Ja was elated to have to easily obtain Wuk Lamat's completed tile from the Feat of Pots. He had thought that she would have put up a fight. He was confident that with her isolated, he was certain to win.

The problem, as ever, would have been potential interference from Gulool Ja Ja's men and those that host the feats-- after all, the rules of the rite of succession strictly forbid such actions. A rule that Bakool Ja Ja understood but-- his justification for his actions was that these feats were pointless tasks, and he was desperate. The whole of Mamook relied on him!

As far as Bakool Ja Ja was concerned, Tuliyollal would never have formed if Galool Ja Ja lacked the battle prowess. Or at least, having been raised in Mamook, he knew that those around him would never follow one not of two-heads and two souls!

As for the 'pathetic' Wuk Lamat-- the female hrothgar had simply handed over her completed tile like an obedient kittie. Bakool Ja Ja was overjoyed at how easy it was to gain the completed stone slab, and now swaggered his way towards upper Urqopacha.