0. Heya, Ignatz. How goes the research?
1. I've actually learned a fair number of things about [cdb]your painting.
2. Based on the canvas and pigments, I've managed [cdb]to narrow down the era when it was made.
3. I believe it to be from roughly 200 years ago, [cdb]around the time the Officers Academy was founded [cdb]at the monastery.
4. Wow, I'm impressed you can nail it down that [cdb]specifically. I knew you'd come through for me!
5. Well, the vivid blue pigment of her clothes is [cdb]very distinctive.
6. It's a rare kind of Almyran paint made from crushed [cdb]gemstones.
7. And it only came to Fódlan two centuries ago, [cdb]after Almyra invaded.
8. Which means the painting can't be any older than [cdb]that, yeah?
9. Exactly! Oh, and the material used for the canvas is... Well, if I went into every detail we'd be here all day.
10. What about you, Sylvain? Did you learn anything? I heard you were trying to track down some books [cdb]in the capital.
11. Yeah, I read up on the saints. Turns out birds are [cdb]definitely one of Saint Macuil's things.
12. But I also found a weird story about an archbishop [cdb]from two centuries ago.
13. I'm guessing her reign got cut short due to illness, [cdb]because I didn't recognize the name at all.
14. Anyway, on the day she died, white birds apparently [cdb]flocked to the monastery and starting mourning.
15. If that took place two centuries ago, [cdb]she might be the person in this painting!
16. Yeah, it all seems too connected to be a coincidence.
17. Still, her clothes seem rather plain for an archbishop [cdb]of the time.
18. Yeah, I wonder why. They were usually into fancy [cdb]robes and big hats and all that.
19. Maybe it's more of a symbolic representation than [cdb]an actual portrait.
20. It could be designed to show how she was humble [cdb]and supportive of the poor and downtrodden.
21. Or perhaps she just wanted to be represented [cdb]without all the trappings of her office.
22. Of course, I'm just guessing here. I have no actual proof of anything.
23. Hey, I'm spitballing too. I mean, I don't even know [cdb]for sure that she was an archbishop.
24. Still, is it just me, or does she look a lot like Lady Rhea?
25. Well, yes, I suppose she does. But that has to be [cdb]a coincidence, right?
26. The position of archbishop isn't hereditary, [cdb]and I doubt they could be related in any way.
27. Yeah, you're right. Probably just the overall ambiance [cdb]that makes them seem similar.
28. Anyway, who knew I'd find something like this hiding [cdb]in my house? Pretty crazy, huh?
29. I'm really glad I showed you—not knowing would've [cdb]probably bugged me for the rest of my life otherwise.
30. No, thank you! I'm truly glad to have come across [cdb]this piece.
31. Both because I got to know a stunning work of art, [cdb]and because I learned more about you in the process.
32. You're much easier to talk to than I imagined, [cdb]and quite a bit more interesting as well.
33. Glad we could clear up that little misunderstanding, [cdb]because I'm all about making new friends!
34. I feel just the same.