Despite the Empire's newfound brutality, there are yet those who would fight to protect it. They must be defeated before you can press on to the capital.

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So many noble Imperial houses have assembled on the battlefield. From the looks of it, they're desperate to defend the Empire.
link Dimitri volume_up
As are we to fight for our home. First, we must make haste and take the main hall.
link Rodrigue volume_up
Duke Gerth is holed up in the main hall, but capturing strongholds and besieging the enemy should draw him out.
link Sylvain volume_up
All right, let's aim for the closest stronghold first. Easy does it.
link Dedue volume_up
We'll take the nearest stronghold first.
link Dedue volume_up
On to the next ones.
link Mercedes volume_up
Hmm, something doesn't seem quite right. Does this feel a little too easy to anyone else?
link Ingrid volume_up
Wonderful progress. That should put us at ease for the time being.
Ordelia General volume_up
Here they are, right on schedule. All units, move out and take the Kingdom forces down!
Shez volume_up
So the enemy general finally shows. We've gotta put them on the defensive.
Shez volume_up
So the enemy general finally shows. We've gotta put them on the defensive.
link Rodrigue volume_up
The strongholds belong to us now. Still, it all seems to be going too smoothly.
Ordelia General volume_up
Ugh! They're all over us. I can't stay here any longer!
link Felix volume_up
Don't think you can escape! After her, quick!
link Rodrigue volume_up
Felix! Don't break ranks!
link Felix volume_up
There, the path is clear... Wait!
Ordelia General volume_up
Heh. You've walked right into my trap.
Ordelia General volume_up
I simply can't waste this golden opportunity.
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
Hanneman shall have his day! Death from above!
link Rodrigue volume_up
It's an ambush! Everyone, fall back! We can take down the enemies at the rear first!
Linhardt volume_up
Now we tighten the net. We can't let any of our units fall before we have them surrounded.
link Annette volume_up
That's...Linhardt. Are we going to have to kill him?
link Dimitri volume_up
That's Linhardt from the Black Eagles. Perhaps he can be persuaded to surrender...
Miklan volume_up
You've gotten this far? That persistence is honestly exhausting.
Miklan volume_up
You again? Great. I don't think I have it in me to end your life.
link Petra volume_up
I will not be showing mercy, Linhardt. Your kindness is what will become your downfall.
Miklan volume_up
Oh hey, Petra. Sorry, but could you try not to kill me?
link Petra volume_up
Then you should surrender prior to your dying!
link Dorothea volume_up
Lin? On a battlefield again? I must admit, it just doesn't feel right.
Miklan volume_up
I thought I'd see what it's like to stay and fight. Even I can't run away every time.
Miklan volume_up
I'm actually more surprised to find you still out here, Dorothea.
Miklan volume_up
And here we are again. Let's just pretend we're both dead, Bernadetta. What do you say?
link Bernadetta volume_up
Yeah, I can get behind that... I mean, no! We're supposed to fight!
Miklan volume_up
Bernadetta. Let's just...pretend we didn't see each other, OK?
link Bernadetta volume_up
Oh yeah, that sounds great... I mean, I can't do that!
Miklan volume_up
If I lose, it'll leave us with a wide opening, but I'm pretty sure this isn't worth throwing my life away over.
link Annette volume_up
I won't ask you to switch sides...but maybe we could stop fighting, at least?
link Dimitri volume_up
Toward what end do you fight? Won't you consider surrender instead?
Miklan volume_up
You could've said as much before you beat me up. You're all cruel, you know that? But fine.
Linhardt volume_up
I never thought I'd be the kind to...fight to the death, but...
link Annette volume_up
In the end, we had no other choice. This... won't be the last time we have to do this, either.
link Rodrigue volume_up
Remember our objective. We will not be able to besiege the enemy until we've captured the strongholds.
link Felix volume_up
That's an enemy stronghold. Quick, we have to capture it.
Constance volume_up
I fear that I'll just get in your way and ruin the wonderful strategy you've all thought up.
link Mercedes volume_up
No, is that...Constance? Please, let me talk to her.
link Felix volume_up
Well she's a ray of sunshine. I guess we should at least try to win her over.
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
There is no reason to be wary of a nobody like me. I hardly deserve to be here at all.
link Mercedes volume_up
Constance? Is that really you?
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
Mercedes! To think we would be reunited here of all places...
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
It has been quite some time, Yuri. What brings you to grace us with your presence here?
link Yuri volume_up
Oh, you know. Long story. I'm sure you've got one of your own. Right, Constance?
link Balthus volume_up
Constance?! And of course it's sunny. Ugh, not good.
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
Why, if it isn't the peculiar—beg your pardon, the free-spirited mercenary Balthus.
link Hapi volume_up
Coco! But I don't wanna fight you.
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
Nor I you. But my dreams, and my emperor, demand it.
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
Fleeting as they may be...must my dreams end upon this battlefield?
link Mercedes volume_up
Please, let's stop this. I could never bring myself to kill you.
link Felix volume_up
You've still got something left to live for, don't you? Just give yourself up already.
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
So the goddess wishes me to suffer even further embarrassment...
link Mercedes volume_up
I'm so sorry, Constance... I had hoped it wouldn't come to this.
Ordelia General volume_up
Send in the remaining soldiers!
link Ashe volume_up
Reinforcements! We'll have to outlast them somehow!
link Rodrigue volume_up
They're not going quietly. Time for the final push!
link Dedue volume_up
They have the numbers. Above all else, we must protect His Majesty.
link Annette volume_up
The enemy's really serious about this. They're sending in so many soldiers...
link Felix volume_up
Send in as many as you like. I'll cut them all down!
link Felix volume_up
Send in as many as you like. I'll cut them all down!
link Sylvain volume_up
Phew, I think that's finally the last of them. Any chance I can get a breather?
link Dimitri volume_up
Well done, everyone. We outlasted them!
??? volume_up
Victory must be ours! We will raze the city and the Kingdom army with it!
??? volume_up
How dare you threaten our lands, Faerghus worms!
link Ingrid volume_up
More of them? When will it ever end?
??? volume_up
That's too close for comfort! I refuse to die in a place like this!
??? volume_up
It matters not how many rank and file soldiers fall. I am the viscount and I must not die here!
??? volume_up
They fended off our ambush... No! We cannot allow them to gain momentum!
link Rodrigue volume_up
The time has come to remount our attack on the main hall!
??? volume_up
A loss here will see my territory invaded! I cannot suffer that to happen!
??? volume_up
For my daughter! For my people! I shall not lose!
??? volume_up
My blade...is blunted after all... Forgive me, my dear Monica...
Ordelia General volume_up
Father, no! You didn't have to...
Monica volume_up
My mistake led to my father's death. I shall have revenge!
link Felix volume_up
She got the better of us before. But not this time!
Ordelia General volume_up
The time for calm has passed. Who knows what I may do now...
link Dorothea volume_up
Hey, Monica? Yeah, I don't think there will be any getting through to her.
Ordelia General volume_up
The time for calm has passed. Who knows what I may do now...
Ordelia General volume_up
I promise to bring you victory, Your Majesty!
link Dedue volume_up
She's a tough one.
Ordelia General volume_up
You think you can just storm your way in here and do as you please? You know nothing of this Empire! And nothing of our emperor!
Ordelia General volume_up
I won't stop... Not yet!
Ordelia General volume_up
Ngh... I can't die here... I won't...
link Dimitri volume_up
Let her go. But the battle isn't over. We must prepare for our next maneuver.
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
Monica! Oh dear... Perhaps it's time we joined the battle in earnest.
Myson volume_up
I won't watch her die. Let's go, Hanneman!
Hanneman volume_up
I shall make them work for it, if nothing else.
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
I must fight against some of my students in order to save others. These are troubling times we live in, indeed.
link Ingrid volume_up
I never thought the day would come that I'd cross blades with Professor Hanneman...
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
Everyone else has shown such bravery. I must persevere as well!
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It's so dreadful to see a familiar face across the battlefield. That said, I will not back down.
link Annette volume_up
So you're an Imperial general now, Professor Manuela...
link Dorothea volume_up
We've ended up on quite different paths, you and I.
Myson volume_up
Indeed we have. Go on then, show me the one you've chosen.
Myson volume_up
Not bad at all. Oh, I'm starting to like this!
Myson volume_up
No... I refuse to die single!
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
I may have one foot in the grave, but I insist I keep the other out of it for the time being.
Myson volume_up
There's still so much I want to do in life... I have to withdraw.
Myson volume_up
Hanneman! You're looking a little worse for wear. Let me heal you!
link Rodrigue volume_up
If she keeps healing him like that, this battle will never end. Let us deal with Manuela first.
<<EMPTY NAME>> volume_up
Who would've thought you would actually put in the effort to save me? But I must thank you all the same.
Myson volume_up
Another heal incoming. You have to fight on, Hanneman!
link Dimitri volume_up
They made a very formidable duo. I wonder if our paths will cross again in the future.
??? volume_up
At least...I can die...in my hometown...
??? volume_up
You force your way into my city and kill innocent people, and you're shameless enough to claim you're on the side of justice?
link Felix volume_up
There. We've done what we can.
link Rodrigue volume_up
Isn't it time for you to come out already, Duke Gerth? A general ought to seek vengeance for his subordinates.
??? volume_up
Be careful what you wish for. I've quite a lot of deaths to avenge by now!
Duke Gerth volume_up
How ironic. My territory has always strived for peace, yet it's the first claimed by the flames of war.
link Petra volume_up
I am owing you much, Duke Gerth...but I cannot be stopping now!
??? volume_up
Don't worry, I know you have your reasons. I have my own objective in mind as well.
??? volume_up
I am not the most skilled fighter. However, fight I must!
??? volume_up
It's all too much for me to bear...
Merchant volume_up
This is as far as we go. Forgive our weakness...
??? volume_up
No, you've done plenty! You have my gratitude.
??? volume_up
I cannot perish here. I must protect the Empire!
link Dimitri volume_up
Our enemies fought well. To be honest, I'm not sure how much more we can endure.
link Dimitri volume_up
We've taken the main hall. Victory is ours, knights of Faerghus!
??? volume_up
Duke Gerth is essential to our Empire! He must be protected at all costs!
link Sylvain volume_up
I see they're putting up one last bit of futile resistance. Too bad it's not going to work.
??? volume_up
Run, Gerth... You must save...Her Majesty...
link Dedue volume_up
I see. It looks like we can go that way too.
link Rodrigue volume_up
Your Majesty, I have troops held in reserve, as discussed. We can mobilize on your command.
link Dimitri volume_up
Now's the time. Rodrigue, the reserves!
link Rodrigue volume_up
Yes, Your Majesty. Spread the word to all units!
link Rodrigue volume_up
I knew this would happen. Thankfully, I already have a way to slow the enemy advance.
link Rodrigue volume_up
Move out! Halt the enemy in their tracks!
link Dimitri volume_up
Brilliant, Rodrigue. I see why my father placed so much faith in you.
link Felix volume_up
Hmph.