Last we saw of Lino and Cassandra, they had accepted their fate as guardians of this ominous power known as the Rune of Punishment. Several years have past, and they have born two children - a daughter named Flare, and a son named Marco.
This is the first appearance of Suikoden 4's hero. When playing the video game, you decide the hero's name. For the purposes of this story, I chose the name Marco. Marco, son of Lino. Works for me.
Marco is playing with a toy boat, and Lino hints that one day, the young prince will have his own ship. It then cuts to a real ship, where the family are on a little cruise together.
On deck, we see Lino helping the men man the ship. Young Flare asks her mother why daddy works with the men instead of letting them do all the work for him. Perhaps one day, she'll learn to fend for herself and not ahve to rely on servants all the time?
Unfortunately, the happy family gathering is ruined by the arrival of a pirate ship on the horizon...
