Crouched Horse

[Crouched Horse]

Hello.

May the sun and earth

bless you.

You're one of those strangers from a far land.

I'm Crouched Horse,

a brave warrior of the Cacti.

Not everything in your village

has settled.

There's a time for everything.

Go back and

help your village get settled first.

You've resolved

one of the greatest challenges your village faced.

I applaud you for your bravery and wisdom.

If you're not busy,

could you also help my village?

It's not difficult.

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- What can I do for you?

This place

has been

our home

for many,

many generations.

And for a long time,

we lived in harmony with nature.

Then a few years ago

you came from a far land.

Your way of life

was different from ours.

We repay Nature

for her gifts,

and we don't take

more than we need.

But you do.

You liked to

take more things

than what you need.

- Because we're greedy,

- and I'm ashamed of it.

I'm not trying to blame you.

It's just that

you take so much

that there's

nothing left

for us.

- What do you need?

- How can I help?

If you find purple ore fragments

while exploring this land,

I'd like you to

bring them to me.

Since you opened the mine,

we've been having a hard time

finding the ores.

Say, can you do that?

Oh, I see.

Hm... I understand.

You can come back when you're not busy.

Oh, thank you!

You can find

purple ore fragments

while hunting in this area.

Just bring me 10. That's all I need.

Thank you.

May the sun and earth bless you!

Ah, you're back.

Did you find the ore fragments I asked?

Hm, you don't have

all of them.

You can find them

from coyotes

and the Buffalo Bandits.

- Yes, I did.

I don't feel good about

having to sacrifice

others

for my own sake.

Thank you for doing this for me.

Please take this small token of my appreciation.

I've received it from your village,

and I don't need it.

Hm, you've brought

more than

I asked.

I know you mean well,

but I don't need so many.

Next time,

please just bring

as many as I ask.

But thanks.

For now,

I don't need more ores.

But I will

when the sun comes up tomorrow.

Ah, it's you.

I'm running out of

the ores.

Say, could you

help me again?

Feel free to come back if you change your mind.

You're as reliable as I thought.