0. Ah, Garreg Mach! You remain ever as resplendent as [cdb]the day I left you!
1. The place cannot be so dear to your heart that it [cdb]requires inferior poetry for an introduction.
2. Inferior?! I will have you know that line comes from [cdb]one of my favorite operas.
3. However, I concede I may have gotten carried away, [cdb]what with my head still swimming from battle.
4. I know exactly what you mean. Something about Garreg Mach is just...special.
5. And our victory here is gonna have a huge impact on [cdb]the war, right?
6. Yes, this should be enough to lure some of the more [cdb]indecisive nobles into our camp.
7. I only wish I could vanquish the guilt I feel for [cdb]turning on the church like this...
8. Still, it was my decision to fight by Edie's side, and I [cdb]stand by it to the end.
9. I see. In that case, proceed as planned. Deploy the [cdb]pursuit units immediately.
10. At once, Your Majesty.
11. So, Rhea and the others escaped with the help of a [cdb]great white beast, did they?
12. Almost as if the Immaculate One that saved Saint Seiros has returned from the mists of legend.
13. Although it's a bit unnerving the way it sprung [cdb]out of nowhere.
14. I knew we shouldn't have messed with Lady Rhea. She can be so scary!
15. I'm just going to go back to my room and stay there [cdb]until forever, OK? OK.
16. Do as you like, Bernadetta, but realize your father [cdb]will be arriving in Garreg Mach soon.
17. This is the seat of the Church of Seiros, and as bishop, [cdb]his place is here.
18. R-really?
19. In that case, I think I'll just forget about the [cdb]monastery and go with you.
20. Good. Just be aware we may be marching for the Kingdom next.
21. The Kingdom? I possess no love for the cold, [cdb]but I will try to grin as I am bearing it.
22. Point at the path to your foes, and I will be hunting [cdb]them to their final breath.
23. Don't get ahead of yourself, Petra. Whether we [cdb]capture or kill will depend on the foe.
24. Now then, enough wasting time. We need to find Rhea, and we need her alive.
25. Two years ago, I never would've imagined we'd be [cdb]fighting a war like this.
26. Two years ago, I never would've imagined we'd be [cdb]fighting a war like this.
27. You say "fighting," but I think you mean "instigating." Let's be fully clear about our role in all of this.
28. Still, this is a positive turn of events for you, yes?
29. How do you mean?
30. How do you mean?
31. When a war breaks out, every mercenary in the land [cdb]starts crawling out of the woodwork.
32. And those associates you happen to be working with [cdb]should be tough enough to take on...you know who.
33. Nod in agreement.
34. Scold Arval.
35. Jeralt's Mercenaries? Yeah, good point.
36. Jeralt's Mercenaries? Yeah, good point.
37. They're not just "associates." They didn't have to [cdb]trust a down-and-out mercenary like me, but they [cdb]did anyway—and that makes them friends.
38. They're not just "associates." They didn't have to [cdb]trust a down-and-out mercenary like me, but they [cdb]did anyway—and that makes them friends.
39. Still, you're probably right. This'll be a great chance [cdb]to drive Jeralt's Mercenaries out into the open.
40. Still, you're probably right. This'll be a great chance [cdb]to drive Jeralt's Mercenaries out into the open.
41. And then you can give them their just deserts or die [cdb]trying!
42. Could've done without that last part, thanks!
43. Could've done without that last part, thanks!
44. Relax, relax! You know I'm on your side. Our destinies are forever intertwined.