Cornered Prey

Cornered Prey

Quest giver

Kuiyki

Location

Kugane (X:13.5, Y:10.2)

Quest line

Dawntrail Role Quests

Level

96

Required quest

Who's Who

Requirements

Melee DPS

Experience

 1,075,200

Gil

 1,000

Previous quest

Who's Who

Next quest

Impostor Syndrome

Patch

7.0

Links

EDB GT

“

Kuiyki's brow is furrowed in uncharacteristic unease.

— In-game description

Steps

• Search for Samidare in Hells' Lid.
• Speak with Kuiyki in Kugane.

Journal

• Kuiyki's brow is furrowed in uncharacteristic unease.
• Kuiyki confesses she was unsure you would return after discovering the truth. Relating the difficulties she experienced when first arriving in Kugane, she thanks you for sticking by her. The heartfelt moment is interrupted by the arrival of Samidare's childhood friend, whom you met at the House of the Fierce. In an urgent rush he informs you that Samidare is hiding on Hells' Lid, and bids you investigate the area alone so you may bring your all to bear.
• You survey the area but discern no sign of Samidare. Perhaps he can be found further ahead.
• Once more you survey the area, only to be ambushed by a group of Red Kojin lying in wait. After dispatching them, you decide to forge further ahead in search of any trace of Samidare's presence.
• You survey the area one final time, but Samidare is nowhere to be found. Kuiyki soon arrives, distracting your attention. In the split second you look away, she prepares to stab you, when the real Kuiyki rushes in and tackles her doppleganger, revealing an exasperated Samidare. Fed up that his plan was thwarted once again, he promises to prepare a more thorough method of murder for your next meeting before taking flight as a bird. Kuiyki curses herself for being so gullible, and with horror, realizes that Samidare most likely used her form when he murdered I'toca. Wary there may still be dangers lying in wait, she suggests you both return to Kugane.
• Still reeling from your near untimely death, Kuiyki vows to be cautious of trusting familiar faces, and asks that you do the same. For the time being, she will continue to look into Samidare's possible whereabouts, and will update you when she has news to share.
  • ※The next role quest will be available from Kuiyki upon reaching level 98 in any melee DPS class.

Dialogue

Accepting the Quest (cutscene)

Kuiyki: Forename! I'm so relieved to see you!
Kuiyki: I thought you might resent me for lying to you. That you might refuse to lend me your help again...
Kuiyki: I'd certainly be hard-pressed to reclaim the cocoon alone in this foreign land. I truly meant what I said before─I'm counting on you.
Kuiyki: Though I'm ashamed to admit it, when I first arrived here, I was nearly swindled out of an heirloom by a talking catfish.
Kuiyki: I'd been scouring the city for a shop to pawn my choker so I could secure room and board, you see, when the catfish approached me, claiming it'd buy the necklace for a fair price. Offered me a handful of coins that glittered like gold.
Kuiyki: I was about to accept the offer when I'toca appeared. In mere moments, she discerned that the catfish's currency was counterfeit, and ended the transaction then and there.
Kuiyki: She dragged me to the markets afterwards and pawned her own necklace to secure lodgings for the both of us. From the moment she arrived, I'toca took care of everything.
Kuiyki: <sigh> What I'm trying to say is... I can't do anything on my own. I'm reckless, and impulsive, and... I'm just really glad to have you by my side.

Seasoned Ninja: It's been some time, my friends. Pray forgive my sudden visit, but I come bearing urgent tidings.

Kuiyki: Ah, we spoke with you at the House of the Fierce. What brings you all this way?

Seasoned Ninja: I was able to make contact with Samidare. I told him I was willing to make amends and join my oldest friend in exposing the lies in peoples' hearts. He responded most eagerly, and bade me meet him in secret.

Kuiyki: W-Wait, really!? Did he say where?

Seasoned Ninja: Aye. Hells' Lid... I had a mind to lay an ambush for him, but not knowing the extent of the power he wields, I thought it best to seek help.
Seasoned Ninja: And so I come here to beg your aid, Forename. Your strength and valor are unequaled, and we cannot apprehend Samidare without you.

Kuiyki: We may never get another chance to catch him unawares like this. There's no time to lose!

Seasoned Ninja: W-Wait! Forgive me for speaking plain, huntress, but I fear we would only be a hindrance to Forename when the fighting begins. Let us go to Hells' Lid by skiff and meet his after the villain is subdued.

Kuiyki: Oh, I... I take your point. You're right... Without us there to distract him, Forename can focus wholeheartedly on the battle.
Kuiyki: Sorry, would you mind going it alone? We'll be there as soon as we can!

Search for Samidare in Hells' Lid

System: You see no sign of Samidare. Perhaps his lair is further ahead.

System: You still see no sign of Samidare, but feel an unsettling presence...

System: Samidare is nowhere to be found. There is naught to do but await your companions' arrival.

Cutscene

Kuiyki: Hey, you all right!?
Kuiyki: Hey, you all right!?

What will you say?
> I was ambushed by a group of Red Kojin.
> I was attacked, but not by Samidare.

Kuiyki: What? So this was a trap?
Kuiyki: Wait, over there!

Kuiyki: Th-Thank goodness... I made it!

Samidare: Hmph. After all that time I spent in that old Kojin's shell, convincing his underlings to attack you. My blade was mere ilms from the skin of your back...alas.
Samidare: A meticulous plan gone to waste. It seems I underestimated your strength...and the failed huntress's tenacity.
Samidare: I daresay I'm outmatched─and no common beast I might mimic can stand against you. I must contemplate your deaths with more care...more rigor. Look forward to our next meeting.

Kuiyki: Forgive me, needed to catch my breath...
Kuiyki: Samidare's “friend” was the villain himself. As soon as the skiff made it to the open sea, he threw me overboard. I damn near had to swim like a fish to make it here in time.
Kuiyki: He's made me into a fool...again. He waylaid me before using a similar ruse. By the time I figured out what was what, I'toca was already...
Kuiyki: I always wondered how a craven like Samidare was able kill her, our greatest hunter...and now I know.
Kuiyki: When I'toca felt the blade in her back, and turned to see the face of her killer... She saw me.
Kuiyki: I'm glad I was able to prevent history from repeating itself. I don't want to lose you, too...
Kuiyki: Ahem. We should return to Kugane. Samidare may have planted more than one trap for us here.

Speak with Kuiyki in Kugane

Kuiyki: I feared the worst as I rushed to reach you.
Kuiyki: The moment Samidare was in sight, I charged without thinking. Which, in retrospect, was probably for the best. Had I tried to shoot him from afar with my bow, I might have missed─or worse yet, hit you instead.
Kuiyki: In any case, I'm just relieved you're safe. I promise to be more wary from now on─particularly of familiar faces. It hardly needs saying, but remember to keep your guard up as well.
Kuiyki: For now, I'll resume my efforts to gather information about Samidare's whereabouts. You'll be the first to know once I have a lead!