0. So is it true, Catherine? About you and my brother?
1. Yes, it's true. But are you sure you want to talk about [cdb]this before your scouting mission?
2. I wouldn't have asked if I wasn't.
3. In that case, yes. I chose to hold to what I believed in, [cdb]which meant he had to die.
4. If you can't forgive me for it, then I stand ready for [cdb]your challenge.
5. I have no right to judge you.
6. I also betrayed people I cared about for my beliefs— [cdb]and in some cases even led them to their deaths.
7. Fair enough. Now get going—and make sure you [cdb]keep your emotions in check while on duty.
8. Yes, ma'am.
9. Hey there, slowpoke. I think this is everyone who's [cdb]available at the moment.
10. Oh, and I've got some bad news—looks like Imperial [cdb]troops have surrounded Ashe's scouting unit.
11. Sounds like they got wise to our plan.
12. Sounds like they got wise to our plan.
13. Yep. Either Ashe slipped up, or we've got a spy in [cdb]our midst.
14. Still, they sent a pretty impressive force if they're just [cdb]looking to take out one little scout party.
15. That's why we think their true aim lies elsewhere.
16. Claim they're after Catherine.
17. Claim they're after Ashe.
18. Claim they're after the main force.
19. Maybe they see this as their chance to draw out the [cdb]infamous Thunder Catherine.
20. Maybe they see this as their chance to draw out the [cdb]infamous Thunder Catherine.
21. I don't think so. They've got no reason to think I'd [cdb]come running to Ashe's rescue.
22. I think you've got it backwards. Most likely, they're [cdb]just coming after Ashe.
23. They might be coming after Ashe himself, though I don't have the slightest idea why.
24. They might be coming after Ashe himself, though I [cdb]don't have the slightest idea why.
25. But it's the only thing I can think of.
26. But it's the only thing I can think of.
27. I agree. Ashe is the target here.
28. Maybe they're hoping to take out Ashe before moving [cdb]on to our main force.
29. Maybe they're hoping to take out Ashe before moving [cdb]on to our main force.
30. Doubtful. While their force is larger than necessary [cdb]for a single scouting unit, it's nowhere near large [cdb]enough for a full-on assault.
31. Plus, they've already lost the element of surprise. No, I think they're coming after Ashe.
32. Apparently, some of the enemy soldiers were flying [cdb]the flag of House Gaspard.
33. Ask about House Gaspard.
34. Express concern for Ashe.
35. That's where Ashe is from, right? The house of Lord Lonato?
36. That's where Ashe is from, right? The house of Lord Lonato?
37. Yes. But with Lord Lonato dead, it's now all but [cdb]wiped out.
38. And Ashe won't be especially popular with anyone [cdb]who managed to escape the culling.
39. I'm worried about Ashe. What's left of House Gaspard probably thinks him a traitor.
40. I'm worried about Ashe. What's left of House Gaspard probably thinks him a traitor.
41. Yeah, he won't be winning any popularity contests [cdb]with that band any time soon.
42. You could be the most virtuous, upstanding knight [cdb]in the land, and still be the embodiment of evil to [cdb]whoever is on the other side.
43. Well, that's a fun thought.
44. Well, that's a fun thought.
45. We don't know much about the enemy, but there [cdb]don't seem to be any generals of note among them.
46. So here's the plan. We're all going to rush in there, [cdb]grab Ashe, and hightail it back out. Good? Good.
47. I'll ready my knights.
48. You two make sure you're prepared, too. If we aren't [cdb]quick about this, we're all going to end up very dead.
49. Must be hard for Ashe to fight against what remains [cdb]of his old house.
50. Must be hard for Ashe to fight against what remains [cdb]of his old house.
51. If he's not ready to have people hate him, he should [cdb]get out of the killing business.
52. When you're alive and looking to stay that way, your [cdb]interests inevitably butt up against someone else's.
53. And look, Ashe is clearly in a tough spot. But he's no [cdb]fool, and he's come too far to lay down his life now.
54. I mean, he killed his own father figure in the name [cdb]of "justice." It'll take more than this to shake him.
55. You've got a lot of confidence in him.
56. You've got a lot of confidence in him.
57. Hey, the guy came from nothing, just like me. I can't [cdb]help but root for him.