0. Gustave, Annette. The success of this plan lies on [cdb]your shoulders.
1. We've got this, Your Majesty! I swear we'll make my [cdb]uncle see the light!
2. Gustave. The success of this plan lies on your [cdb]shoulders.
3. Understood, Your Majesty. I will convince my [cdb]brother, I promise you that.
4. You sure about this, Dimitri? I probably shouldn't be [cdb]saying this in front of the baron's relatives, but...
5. The western lords could end up convincing Baron Dominic to lead them once more. Killing him now [cdb]could spare us a storm of grief later.
6. It would be quicker, I'll admit that. But convincing [cdb]him to join our cause will pay dividends later on. I'm sure of it.
7. Not to mention that the baron's eldest son possesses a Crest of his own.
8. Even if the father falls, what's to stop the other lords [cdb]from promoting his heir as their standard bearer?
9. That's exactly why I'd rather this end with Baron Dominic as an ally, not a corpse.
10. But first, we'll need to whittle down the armies of the [cdb]other western lords. Only then can we seek an [cdb]opportunity to reach him.
11. Dimitri. We should get moving.
12. Dimitri. We should get moving.
13. Right you are.
14. Our numbers in this battle will be few—much of our [cdb]army is off defending Arianrhod from the Empire.
15. In other words, this fight shall not be an easy one. But we cannot afford to fail, and I will need all of [cdb]your help to ensure we do not.
16. Heh, I wonder what the Dimitri of a few months ago [cdb]would say if he could hear you now.
17. Heh, I wonder what the Dimitri of a few months ago [cdb]would say if he could hear you now.
18. For what it's worth, I like this version of you better. You seem more...at ease.
19. For what it's worth, I like this version of you better. You seem more at ease.
20. At ease, hm? Yes, perhaps I am.
21. Look at you go, actually making friends. I can tell [cdb]this has been quite a fulfilling time for you.
22. Not to say I'm not pleased, myself. I only hope you [cdb]haven't forgotten your true purpose among all this [cdb]camaraderie.
23. The Ashen Demon.
24. The Ashen Demon.
25. If you ever hope to reach the highest of heights, [cdb]you need a powerful aspiration driving you forward.
26. You know, when we first met I was struck by the [cdb]undeniable might of your will.
27. Such strength laid bare the tremendous potential you [cdb]hold for growth.
28. But if you lose sight of your driving purpose, [cdb]the growth I hope so dearly for you may not, in fact, [cdb]come to pass.
29. Hey, Arval.
30. Hey, Arval.
31. Yes?
32. Don't you think you're getting a bit too obsessed with [cdb]this little grudge match?
33. Don't you think you're getting a bit too obsessed with [cdb]this little grudge match?
34. Maybe so. Though I don't believe that's all there is [cdb]to it.
35. And my purpose—why can't we just say it's fighting [cdb]for Dimitri and call it a day?
36. And my purpose—why can't we just say it's fighting [cdb]for Dimitri and call it a day?
37. Right now that's just as important to me as surpassing [cdb]the Ashen Demon. Maybe even more so.
38. Right now that's just as important to me as surpassing [cdb]the Ashen Demon. Maybe even more so.
39. Hm.
40. Arval. Out with it.
41. Arval. Out with it.
42. I suppose it just feels like our destiny. Like it's [cdb]something we're meant to do.