(...) Only at Ul'dah they were accepted. It wasn't good, though, either; the Monetarists treated the refugees little better than slaves, and often kidnapped and sold them as such. Serenais' mother gave birth to Sonat, a boy, at that time. That meant she wasn't able to work. (...)

(...) For that, she and Sonat were treated extremely badly. Just two months later, Sonat died, and Serenais' mother almost died with him. It was then when Serenais' parents decided to flee further, to Ishgard. It wasn't without peril - many refugees didn't survive the route. (...)