1. Hmm. Interesting theory. I'll have to make a mental [cdb]note of that.
  2. Isn't it a bit late to be studying, Dorothea?
  3. Hi there, Edie. Looks like I'm not the only one [cdb]burning the midnight oil.
  4. You should get to bed. All-nighters are the bane of [cdb]clear skin, you know.
  5. I assume that also applies to you?
  6. What can I say? You all work so hard, I figured I [cdb]should dedicate myself to my studies.
  7. Especially when it comes to strategy and tactics. Those are real blind spots for me.
  8. You would've had a chance to learn them if we'd [cdb]remained at the Officers Academy.
  9. I suppose you missed out on all sorts of experiences, [cdb]now that I think about it.
  10. Edie, please.
  11. No, wait. My decision and my actions are partly to [cdb]blame for robbing you of those opportunities.
  12. I feel I owe you an apology for that.
  13. You did what you thought was right.
  14. And anyway, it's not like any of us saw all these [cdb]problems with the Kingdom and Alliance coming.
  15. Yes, but...
  16. Look, I admit I may have been a little sad when [cdb]the academy went on hiatus.
  17. I mean, I worked my tail off to get into that place. It was hard. Really hard.
  18. Oh, and when the school shut down? There went my [cdb]best chance of finding Mr. Right... Or Ms.
  19. I knew it was upsetting you. Dorothea, I am truly, [cdb]deeply sorry.
  20. Hold on, Edie, let me finish.
  21. I was about to say that if we did stay at the academy, [cdb]you would've been terribly unhappy.
  22. You'd have had all this gloom and uncertainty [cdb]hanging over you about your father and the future [cdb]of the Empire. I think it might have broken you.
  23. A slight exaggeration, wouldn't you say?
  24. For what it's worth, I'm glad you're free of that [cdb]torment and can now work towards building the [cdb]world you envision.
  25. I like this new life working under you. It suits me.
  26. Please don't say that. The part about you working [cdb]under me, I mean.
  27. I like to think we work side by side and hand in hand. You are always a tremendous help to me.
  28. I consider you a dear friend—and I say that not just as [cdb]the emperor, but as a peer.
  29. Thanks, Edie. Do you mind if I take that and run [cdb]with it?
  30. "Dorothea, Dearest Friend of the Emperor" has a [cdb]really nice ring to it.
  31. I was fine with "Dorothea, the Mystical Songstress," [cdb]but this new title has a real warmth and dignity thing [cdb]going on.
  32. In that case, allow me to meet you halfway. Henceforth, I shall be known as "Emperor Edelgard, Dearest Friend of the Songstress."
  33. Oh no. No, that'll never do. Because if you do that, [cdb]it would make me "Dearest Friend of the Dearest Friend of the Songstress."
  34. Well, we certainly can't have that. How about you [cdb]just promise not to be a stranger, hmm?
  35. Whatever the rest of the world demands, I want the [cdb]two of us to always be there for each other.
  36. I would like that very much indeed.