<P> Upon arriving, they meet Tita Russell, the 12 - year old granddaughter of Albert Russell . "Professor R" is this same Albert Russell, who begins to experiment with the black orbment . Joshua, Estelle, and Tita head to a nearby town to relax and kill time . However, Zeiss is attacked; Professor Russell is kidnapped . Tita joins Estelle and Joshua, along with Agate Crosner, another bracer who happened to be nearby . They learn the professor is being held in a nearby military fortress and that Colonel Richard leads the men in black . Professor Russell is rescued and goes into hiding with Agate and Tita, giving Estelle a letter addressed to the queen . Estelle and Joshua then head to Grancel, the capital of Liberl . At the same time, Kloe is kidnapped by the men in black . </P> <P> On their way to Grancel, they run into a blockade set up by Colonel Richard . However, Alba had been preparing to cross it and manages to get Estelle and Joshua through it . Upon entering the capital they learn that Duke Dunan has been ruling as the queen's proxy (while himself being manipulated by Colonel Richard). It transpires that a fighting tournament is about to start; a senior bracer named Zin Vathek participates . The winner will dine with the Duke inside the castle; the party sees in this the perfect opportunity to meet with the queen . Estelle and Joshua team up with Zin, followed by Olivier (who happened to be visiting the Erebonian embassy). The four of them win the tournament and thus infiltrate the castle . Upon meeting the queen they learn Kloe is actually Klaudia von Auslese (true heir to the throne), and she is being held in a nearby villa . They also learn of a strange anomaly underneath the castle . The rescue mission succeeds thanks to the surprise arrival of Scherazard, Agate, and Tita . With everyone together, they head underground to confront Richard, who is defeated thanks to Cassius's return . </P> <P> A week later, the conspirators are arrested . Festivities begin to take place; however, are cut short when Alba approaches Joshua alone . Joshua realizes that Alba has the abilities to manipulate the minds of others such as Colonel Richard . Alba informs Joshua he had been unknowingly feeding information to Alba on everything the bracers had been planning, and reveals that his real name is Georg Weissmann, a member of an organization known as Ouroboros . He tells Joshua he is welcome to come back at any time . Weissmann leaves Joshua before Estelle can return . Later that night, Joshua calls Estelle to the castle's courtyard, revealing that he had been an assassin . One of his targets had been Cassius, who easily defeated him . Since Joshua had failed, Ouroboros attempted to dispose of him but was thwarted by Cassius . Estelle confesses her love for Joshua . But Joshua, unable to bring himself to stay with Estelle, sedates her . As her consciousness fades, Joshua thanks her and confesses his own love for her, before parting ways . </P> <P> Trails in the Sky was initially released for Microsoft Windows on June 29, 2004 in Japan . The game was later ported to the Playstation Portable console and released in Japan on October 28, 2006 . The Playstation Portable version of the game was released in North America on March 29, 2011 and in Europe on November 4, 2011 . The PC version of the game was released worldwide on July 29, 2014 and included a number of features that were available from the Playstation Portable version . A high - definition version of the game, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky FC Kai HD Edition, was released for the PlayStation 3 in Japan on December 13, 2012 . </P>

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