Tidings from the East

Quest giver: Lyse
Location: Rhalgr's Reach (X:14.6, Y:9.4)
Quest line: Post-Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
Level: 70

Experience: 10,800
Gil: 969
Previous quest: Return of the Bull
Next quest: The Sword in the Store
Patch: 4.2

Main Scenario Progress: 513 / 953 (53.8%)

Stormblood Progress: 134 / 162 (82.7%)

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Lyse has tidings to share with you.

— In-game description

Rewards

Unlocks

Greeting

Steps

Head to the Ruby Bazaar offices in Kugane.
Speak with Alisaie in Sanjo Hanamachi.

Journal

Lyse is busy apprising you of recent developments in Ala Mhigo when Alphinaud and Alisaie arrive bearing word from Tataru. Apparently, Hancock has acquired information of great interest and no small amount of urgency, leaving you little choice but to set out at once for the offices of the East Aldenard Trading Company in distant Kugane.

At the Ruby Bazaar, Hancock shares a tantalizing rumor: that individuals resembling Gosetsu and Yotsuyu were but recently seen walking the streets of Kugane. Though you struggle to comprehend how they could possibly have escaped Doma Castle alive, the fact remains that the Garleans were sufficiently convinced to dispatch a sizable contingent of soldiers to hunt them down. Never one to leave a comrade at an enemy's mercy, you agree to join Yugiri in her quest for the truth.

Ever eager to help, Hancock has taken the liberty of employing “one of the finest informants money can buy” to aid in the search. He awaits you in the back streets of Sanjo Hanamachi...

To no one's surprise, the informant turns out to be Gyodo, the Namazu who unwisely betrayed you to the Empire during your first visit to Kugane. Promising no more funny business, he shares a promising lead: an elderly Roegadyn samurai recently sold a katana of surpassing craftsmanship to a pawnbroker on Kogane Dori. While Alisaie accompanies Gyodo to a meeting with his imperial connections, you and the others will seek out the pawnbroker to ascertain whether the weapon in question did indeed belong to Gosetsu.

Dialogue

Quest Acceptance

Lyse: [Forename]! Great timing! I was just about to send word to the Scions. I've got lots to tell you! The council has officially recognized the Resistance as our standing army. And I expect you can guess who's been appointed commander. Suffice it to say, we're in good hand! Having the Bull of Ala Mhigo at the helm's done wonders for morale. People were dancing in the streets when the announcement was made. And we have you and the sultana to thank for it. If you two hadn't worked your magic, he'd never have contemplated following his heart. 
M'naago: The council has also decreed that we're to maintain a presence at Rhalgr's Reach. Lyse will continue to lead our forces in the Fringes─a job she's been doing tirelessly. A bit too tirelessly, some might say. We're constantly having to remind her to rest before she falls over.
Lyse: That's an exaggeration─and I always get up again. Anyway, we can hardly afford to lower our guard now. Not after our latest brush with Lakshmi. Speaking of which, we've been keeping a close eye on the Qalyana, and it looks like they've chosen a new leader. It's, um...Shanti's daughter. You know, the half-dead one. For whatever reason, the Qalyana thought she was the best candidate. Which makes them leaderless, basically.  As things stand, there's no prospect of engaging in talks, let alone coming to an understanding. But I won't let that stop me. I'll keep on reaching out to them until they finally see sense.  Just like I've been reaching out to Fordola. She still won't meet my gaze, but she's given up trying to ignore me. It may only be the odd grunt, but at least she's responding. I'll get through to her yet.

Alphinaud: [Forename], there you are!
Lyse: Alphinaud, Alisaie! Is everything all right?
Alisaie: We've received word from Tataru. Hancock has apparently acquired information of great interest and urgency. More than that she didn't say─only that we should come to Kugane right away.
Alphinaud: I had a mind for the two of us to set forth together, but Alisaie is determined to make it a party of three.
Alisaie: As I've told you more than a dozen times, Brother, my wounds are quite healed, and I would benefit from some fresh air. Besides, you may well need an extra pair of hands.
Alphinaud: Worry not, Sister, I have quite given up trying to convince you. Whether we be two or three, we should depart as soon as possible. You will be joining us, I trust?
Lyse: Huh. I was about to say I'd come too, but I'll just have to settle for cheering you on from afar. Good luck with...whatever it turns out to be!
Alphinaud: Thank you, Lyse. Rest assured, should this business prove to be of even tangential concern to Ala Mhigo, we shall inform you without delay. Let us be off, then. Hancock and Tataru await us at the Ruby Bazaar offices.

Head to the Ruby Bazaar offices in Kugane

East Aldenard Trading Company Aide: Greetings, honored madam. May I show you in?

Hancock: My friends! Thank you for coming at such short notice!
Alisaie: We were told the matter was urgent. I take it Yugiri and Soroban are also involved?
Soroban: Ah, my presence here is but a happy coincidence. I am come on separate business─which can wait.
Yugiri: My apologies. Master Hancock─pray tell our friends exactly what you told me.
Hancock: Of course, of course. Some few days ago, a large detachment of soldiers was seen arriving at the Garlean embassy. This seemed to me most unusual, as no personages of note are due to visit for a matter of months. So I made a few inquiries, whereupon I learned of a most curious rumor. Apparently, the soldiers were dispatched to Kugane to investigate recent sightings of a certain individual. The late acting imperial viceroy of Doma─Yotsuyu!
Alphinaud: I beg your pardon!?
Yugiri: I, too, am loath to believe it. I saw the keep come down on top of her. We all did.
Hancock: I would not presume to question your eyewitness accounts, nor am I one to take rumors at face value. The fact is, the Garleans have no knowledge of what took place at Doma Castle─they may well be chasing after a woman who merely resembles Yotsuyu. But a woman who resembles Yotsuyu in the company of a grizzled Roegadyn samurai? I daresay that thickens the plot.
Alisaie: ...Gosetsu? He's alive!?
Hancock: While I've no conclusive proof, I thought that such a possibility warranted your attention.
Alisaie: Have you informed Lord Hien? Well, I think we'd all like to believe the old bear survived.
Yugiri: Indeed. While I dare not give myself wholly to hope, I will not deny that I have prayed for such a miracle ever since that fateful day. But regardless of my personal feelings, if the Empire has seen fit to pursue these rumors so vigorously, we can scarce afford to ignore them. I am bound by duty to ascertain the truth of the matter. Will you join me in this quest?
What will you say? Aye. We'll find Gosetsu together. / I...am not sure what I'd do if I saw Yotsuyu again. -> Aye. We'll find Gosetsu together.
Yugiri: Thank you. If Gosetsu yet lives, he will need our help if he is to avoid capture.
Alphinaud: Gosetsu is a dear friend, and we cannot abandon him to the mercy of the Empire. Our course is clear. Hancock, is there aught else you can tell us?
Hancock: Alas not─but I have taken the liberty of employing one of the finest informants money can buy. You shall have the latest intelligence on the Garleans' movements and more besides.

Hancock: The informant awaits your pleasure in the back streets of Sanjo Hanamachi. From its shining facade to its dark underbelly, few know Kugane as intimately as he.
Alisaie: “One of the finest informants money can buy”... Why do I have a bad feeling about this?
Soroban: Permit me to assist you in your quest, my friends. The sooner your business is concluded, the sooner we may speak of mine! Should your search take you away from Kugane, my boat is at your disposal. I shall see that she is ready to sail.
Tataru: I'll give Soroban a hand. If he's providing us a ship, the least we can do is supply the provisions. We'll be at the pier if you need us.
Alphinaud: A welcome offer and an excellent plan. Without further ado, then, let us seek out this informant in Sanjo Hanamachi.

Speak with Alisaie in Sanjo Hanamachi

Alisaie: This should be the place. Now we wait and see who comes.
???: I-It has been a while, my friends. Yes, yes, a long while indeed.
Alisaie: <sigh> I knew it. Gyodo─any funny business, and you know what will happen, I trust?
Gyodo: No, no! No funny business! Only loyal service and the finest-quality information! O-Of course...such quality does not come cheap...
Alisaie: ...No. But then Hancock already paid you. Honestly, you must think we were born yesterday. I've half a mind to call Lyse.
Gyodo: No, no! No Lyse, I beg you! No boots! I will tell you everything I know─free of charge! The Empire searches for Yotsuyu. High and low, far and wide. Come to enlist my help, they did, promising rich rewards for decisive information.
Alphinaud: And have you decisive information? Were the two individuals sighted here indeed Gosetsu and Yotsuyu?
Gyodo: Alas, see them with my own eyes, I did not. But the imperials are confident. Yes, yes, very confident indeed. Look at the size of their contingent! But here is something they do not know... A rumor which you will find most interesting, I think. They say an elderly Roegadyn samurai appeared on Kogane Dori with a beauteous maiden, and sold his katana to a pawnbroker. 'Twas no common katana either, but one of surpassing craftsmanship.
Alisaie: Well, that is interesting─assuming it's true. Did you corroborate the rumor with the pawnbroker in question?
Gyodo: Ah, er...no. Regrettably, I do not have a working relationship with the master of Shofuku Shichiten...
Alisaie: Now why would that be, I wonder. If I didn't know better, I'd think he'd lent you money...
Gyodo: Ahem! H-He will help you, I am certain! While you speak with him, I will make contact with my Garlean connections and learn what I can of their progress.
Yugiri: A glimpse of the blade is all I need to be sure. But is it wise to let the Namazu out of our sight?
Can we trust Gyodo? What choice do we have? / No, he'll betray us. / .. -> What choice do we have?
Gyodo: No other choice but this! And a fine choice it is! Though I am adept at gathering information, it is so much more efficient to share the work!
Alisaie: He's right. Given the urgency, we would do well to split up. And so I will go with our friend here. Nothing improves efficiency like a little supervision.
Gyodo: You─ But─ Er...yes. Yes, yes. We will go together. And there will be no boots!
Alisaie: Let's be about it, then. Good luck with the katana. Shall we reconvene at the pier later on? Fragrant as the Ruby Bazaar offices are, I prefer the fresh air.
Alphinaud: I believe Alisaie has her task well in hand. Shall we seek out the pawnbroker?