0. What a pain.
1. Everything all right, Catherine? Thought I saw Count Charon a second ago.
2. Yes. I just had to talk to my father about something.
3. He wanted to request some of the church's soldiers [cdb]as reinforcements, but I don't have the authority to [cdb]make that decision.
4. For the life of me, I can't understand why he'd come [cdb]to me for something that only Lady Rhea or Dimitri [cdb]could help him with.
5. Whoa, wait, wait... Count Charon is...your dad?!
6. Yes. Huh, I could've sworn you knew.
7. Well, I guess you do now. I am, in fact, the daughter [cdb]of Count Charon of Faerghus.
8. I had no idea. Though, now that you mention it, [cdb]you do bear their Crest.
9. Things are complicated with my family, to say the [cdb]least. But basically, I'm keeping my distance from House Charon for the time being.
10. Right now, I am Catherine, Knight of Seiros. No connection to any house or the Kingdom.
11. I see. So you intend to keep serving the church [cdb]going forward?
12. But what do you think you would do if the church [cdb]and Kingdom broke their alliance?
13. Ha! A foolish question. Obviously, I would side with Lady Rhea.
14. It's not a matter of Kingdom or church. My allegiance—and my sword—lies with Lady Rhea, and her alone.
15. Though of course, I would prefer not to fight my [cdb]friends and family from back home.
16. So it would be ideal for me if the Kingdom and [cdb]church could play nice forever.
17. The archbishop's personal sword, huh? You've got [cdb]one heavy blade.
18. What about you? What are you fighting for here?
19. Or is it one of those "I just tripped and fell into it" [cdb]kind of stories?
20. I fight for my friends.
21. I need the money.
22. I want to defeat the Ashen Demon.
23. I'm doing this for my friends and comrades. I want to [cdb]make things better for everyone in the Kingdom.
24. Huh, that wasn't what I was expecting. You're pretty [cdb]loyal for someone who came up as a mercenary.
25. When it comes down to it, I'm in this for the money.
26. Dimitri puts a lot of trust in me, and I'm generously [cdb]compensated for what I do. Can't ask for much more [cdb]than that in my line of work.
27. That's a very mercenary way of looking at it. Reminds me of someone else...
28. I've got a score to settle with someone. Figure I got a [cdb]better chance of fighting them again if I'm here.
29. Oh yeah? Must be a formidable opponent, judging by [cdb]that look on your face.
30. Aside from that, you might be right. Maybe my [cdb]coming to Faerghus was pure chance.
31. A civil war broke out in the capital right after I joined [cdb]the Officers Academy. By the time things [cdb]died down...
32. Rhea decided to close the school. That's when Dimitri put me in my current role.
33. Sounds like you've had a rough go of things too. But you're commanding Kingdom troops now, right? That's a pretty good step up.
34. I say that as long as you're living life in a way that [cdb]would make your past self proud, that's enough.
35. Make my past self proud, huh?
36. Easier said than done, I know. But it can't hurt [cdb]to try, right?
37. Just keep challenging yourself. You'll get there [cdb]eventually.