0. Lord Ferdinand, I've brought an envoy from the Alliance.
1. Allow me to introduce myself, sir. My name is Holst Sigiswald Goneril.
2. It is an honor to meet you. Even those of us from the Empire have heard tales of your valor.
3. I am Ferdinand von Aegir, and this army is under my [cdb]command.
4. I come as a representative for the Leicester Alliance. I'm sure you can guess what I'm planning to say.
5. You are here to ask for our surrender, I take it?
6. Your army is surrounded with no hope of victory or [cdb]retreat. There would be no dishonor in laying down [cdb]your arms.
7. ...
8. So the Empire declined our terms? I guess that's not a [cdb]complete surprise.
9. It was as if he didn't even consider the possibility. Perhaps he'd have regarded it an affront to his pride [cdb]as a noble of the Empire.
10. He's really willing to throw away the lives of those [cdb]who serve him just for that?
11. Actually, his troops' morale seemed unexpectedly [cdb]high. I believe they've steeled themselves for a fight [cdb]to the death.
12. Not without exception, of course. One of his officers [cdb]was hiding under a table.
13. And I noticed some dispirited soldiers about their [cdb]camp.
14. Hiding under a table? That has to be Bernadetta. I [cdb]mean, who else could it be? I wonder if she'd hear [cdb]us out...
15. Since we couldn't convince Ferdinand to give up on [cdb]this desperate last stand, we have no choice but to [cdb]give him what he wants.
16. If we win this battle, the Alliance will finally be back [cdb]to where it was before the Empire invaded.
17. No matter who you face on the battlefield, hold [cdb]nothing back! Hit them with everything you've got!