[he looks up from his knees, despondent, but then he shoots back up to his feet, right back to being energetic]

I had spent years tracking down the summoning scroll for the Golden Nightingale! It was my dream, and at last, I found it...and with a past love, I was able to unlock the scroll!

[he folds his arms, scowling]

But now I'm here, and the nightingale is nowhere to be found!