How did Bareeds III survive?

Summary Pure luck! I saw it. They didn't notice,
but I was behind them and the gate was unguarded...
I ran like mad... and there
I met the mercenaries of the guild.
The play at Altinova was incorrect in many parts.
The mercenaries were all frightened.
Wait... of the Five Rings, four we know.
Could the last... be Neruda...?

Summary Asula will bless your kindness.
A person like you should be allowed to listen to his story.
I saw the five at the guild.
It was the Five Rings. I'm sure of it!
They whispered... And then soon... Boom!
The sky raged! It went black!
As suspected...! The fall of the Mediah royals
was planned all along by the merchant guild.
I was on duty that day. The black sky swallowed all...
No light from the sun nor moon.
Then I heard Mediah Castle's gate opening.
Someone surely planned it...!

Quest Text Stand back! Best not to get close.
Unless you have good Mediahn food...!