The first official party member you can accept is Leon Strohl. He is a fallen noble whose house and territory have been destroyed after a human attack. He is now trying to keep living while upholding justice and goodness. After the protagonist, he is the second person who awakens an Archetype. It won’t take long before you can establish a bond with Strohl in Metaphor: ReFantazio. Since he is an active party member, prioritizing his bond is a good idea since it can offer you all sorts of benefits.
Best Dialogue Choice for Strohl Bond in Metaphor: ReFantazio
Like Hulkenberg‘s bond in Metaphor: ReFantazio, you can only start bond events with Strohl after you have completed the Grand Cathedral dungeon. This is quite early in the game since it is the first big dungeon you must finish to progress the main story.
Rank 2
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My goodness, look how you’ve grown.
Friend of yours?
All the more reason then that I have to help somehow
Let’s find a way to help.
All the more reason I should speak with them myself if that’s how he sees you.
Let’s go talk to him.
I’d rather not have to add my personal woes to that…
That’s what friends do.
Rank 3
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I was a fool to ask for your aid.
Are you giving up?
It’s a pity.
You have terrible phrasing.
Well if there were any clues left, I’m sure they would all point to Halia.
Can you think of any leads?
I’ll not burden you with a wild goose chase.
No, we do this together.
Rank 4
You can only trigger the Rank 4 bond event with Strohl after you have obtained the Gauntlet Runner. This will occur shortly after the announcement of the succession tournament.
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That there could be a clue in its whereabouts in my hometown of Halia?
It can make you rich.
All that couldn’t feel more foreign to me in this life.
Your life is yours to choose.
I need to seek out that inheritance, I know that much.
We should look into it.
You would join me? Does your generosity know no bounds?
I want to see your home.
Rank 5
This Strohl’s bond event will only start after you have completed the Apprehend the Real Kidnapper mission. You only need to complete the second big dungeon and face the final boss of this area.
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I wish you could have seen it like that.
I know I’ll see it someday.
But would you mind waiting nearby.
It’s okay to be nervous.
The family’s treasure was dispatched to the royal capital.
What are we waiting for?
No one expected a murderous rampaging human!
Try to stay calm.
But I have no clue who that might be.
Tell me about your father.
Rank 6
The next bond event requires you to complete a small side quest called A Noble’s Legacy from Strohl. This only consists of you talking with several NPCs, but you will need to have Imagination level 3 to complete this mission.
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He is well-versed in such matters.
You have anyone else?
They practically bludgeoned me with it.
Wise words to live by.
If you don’t mind my asking, did you hear anything else about my father in the search?
He was a man of virtue.
Rank 7
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It matters, actually.
Something is off…
…
Stick to your ideals.
I looked into it while you were helping me with inquiries.
Sounds like a good idea.
I couldn’t have made it through without you.
It was all you.
Rank 8
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I question whether or not I deserve to have all this.
You do.
The people of Halia were coincidentally in the same place.
Luck is a type of skill.
That’s my only regret in all this.
They’d have done the same.
Is this all truly a coincidence?
Your parents orchestrated this.
I continue to find ways I never understood my parents.
Surely, they believed in you.
I’d always thought I’d been a worthless son to them.
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