Ugh, how many times must we do this?
Get up already!
Huh? That's weird.
Huh? That's weird.
I could've sworn I heard someone calling me.
It's still dark out, though.
I could've sworn I heard someone calling me.
It's still dark out, though.
Hello? Yes, I was calling you!
Many times, I might add!
C'mon, I told you not to sneak up on me like that!
Ah! C'mon, I told you not to sneak up on me like that!
As if I have a choice!
Do you know how many times you would've died by
[cdb]now if not for me? I'll tell you: twenty-two!
The three times you leapt off a cliff to quote-unquote
"get tougher"? Saved you. Those five mad attempts to
[cdb]dispatch a horde of monsters by yourself? Saved you.
And tonight, despite my repeated warnings,
[cdb]you took the wrong path and ended up having to
[cdb]sleep on a bed of leaves in the middle of the woods.
Defend yourself.
Think about your mistakes.
Apologize for your actions.
Hey, you could at least let me pick
[cdb]my own directions.
Hey, you could at least let me pick
[cdb]my own directions.
Though I admit I might've taken a wrong turn.
Though I admit I might've taken a wrong turn.
Finally, some humility! That's almost reassuring.
I was starting to think you were incapable of
[cdb]self-reflection.
...
...
Ignoring me, hm? I'll take that to mean I touched
[cdb]a nerve.
You're right. This was all my fault, and I'm sorry.
You're right. This was all my fault, and I'm sorry.
Strange. That's exactly what I wanted to hear,
[cdb]yet somehow I'm the one who feels bad now.
I must remember this tactic...
At any rate, we all make a few mistakes along the way.
And by "we," I mean you. And by "a few," I mean far,
[cdb]far more than average.
Now then! With that out of the way,
[cdb]would you like to know why I've roused you
[cdb]from your mud-caked slumber?
Actually, it's probably easier to show rather than tell
[cdb]at this point. Look over there, if you would.
Hm?
Hm?
Stop plowing ahead, Claude. You're going to
[cdb]get us lost.
Lost, schmost. We've got it on Imperial authority that
[cdb]this is the way to the village.
True, I said there was a village—but how could
[cdb]anyone know where it is in the thick of these
[cdb]mountains?
I can't even say for certain where we are in
[cdb]all this gloom.
OK, new plan: I'll rely on my keen senses to navigate.
Lucky for you, they're sharp as an arrow.
Hold, both of you. Someone's here.
Another bandit, perhaps?
They're mistaking you for some common
[cdb]backwater thief. What cheek!
Hold on there, I'm no bandit. I'm a mercenary.
Hold on there, I'm no bandit. I'm a mercenary.
Well, that makes everything better.
A bandit would be far less out of place in these woods
[cdb]than a sellsword. What brings you here?
We've no time for an interrogation.
Our pursuers are closing in.
I dunno who you people are or what you want,
[cdb]but I think introductions can wait.
I dunno who you people are or what you want,
[cdb]but I think introductions can wait.
You clearly need every blade you can find,
[cdb]and my pockets have been feeling awfully light
[cdb]lately. What do you say?
You clearly need every blade you can find,
[cdb]and my pockets have been feeling awfully light
[cdb]lately. What do you say?