(07-19-2013, 02:39 AM)Shuck Wrote: ~snipI have to somewhat disagree or rather, clarify my statement. Â The times you pointed out are correct, but still correspond perfectly well with his story: Â Kayle was born in 1554, 3 years before The conquest of Ala Mhigo (1557), which is when they started to leave the area (whether by sail or trail). Â The Battle of Silvertear Skies happened in 1562 as you stated, making him 8 by then, definitely old enough to remember. Â Kayle's mother simply wants to avoid the Empire altogether, and if in fact the Garlean Empire moved from Ala Mhigo to Silvertear, that would put the invasion fleet flying directly over Gridania (where they potentially would have stayed for some time after the conquest) and the southern tip of Gyr Abania. Â Carteneau Flats was in 1572, as you stated, making him 18 at the time, when his stepfather went to fight. Â
Your timeline's a bit messed up. Silvertear Skies happened before the entirety of the events of 1.0 (during 1562). Carteneau Flats happened at the end of 1.0, a full ten years later.
Also, Silvertear was entirely between the Garleans and Midgardsormr. None of our troops were deployed to that.
By the time Silvertear was said and done, the Ala Mhigan exodus was largely done. As for the sailing route? That's likely the faster, safer way. Garlea attacked by air, and a small vessel could easily slip by the imperial air fleet. They'd also avoid getting eaten by trees.
I merely meant to imply that he would have experienced these events in one form or another (adjacent to the Garlean invasion fleet, and I'm assuming everyone in Eorzea knows about Carteneau Flats).  I think you took it that their departure to Ul'Dah was immediate and swift, and I meant to imply that they wandered for some time as they weren't certain where they were going to end up.  But as the events unfolded around them they moved further and further south to avoid the conflict until it was literally unavoidable.
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