Six Months Later
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Hey, wake up.
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Ugh, how many times must we do this? Get up already!
Near Imperial Border (Alliance Territory)
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Huh? That's weird.
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Huh? That's weird.
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I could've sworn I heard someone calling me. It's still dark out, though.
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I could've sworn I heard someone calling me. It's still dark out, though.
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Hello? Yes, I was calling you! Many times, I might add!
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C'mon, I told you not to sneak up on me like that!
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Ah! C'mon, I told you not to sneak up on me like that!
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As if I have a choice!
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Do you know how many times you would've died by now if not for me? I'll tell you: twenty-two!
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The three times you leapt off a cliff to quote-unquote "get tougher"? Saved you. Those five mad attempts to dispatch a horde of monsters by yourself? Saved you.
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And tonight, despite my repeated warnings, you took the wrong path and ended up having to sleep on a bed of leaves in the middle of the woods.
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Hey, you could at least let me pick my own directions.
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Hey, you could at least let me pick my own directions.
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Though I admit I might've taken a wrong turn.
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Though I admit I might've taken a wrong turn.
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Finally, some humility! That's almost reassuring. I was starting to think you were incapable of self-reflection.
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...
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...
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Ignoring me, hm? I'll take that to mean I touched a nerve.
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You're right. This was all my fault, and I'm sorry.
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You're right. This was all my fault, and I'm sorry.
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Strange. That's exactly what I wanted to hear, yet somehow I'm the one who feels bad now. I must remember this tactic...
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At any rate, we all make a few mistakes along the way. And by "we," I mean you. And by "a few," I mean far, far more than average.
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Now then! With that out of the way, would you like to know why I've roused you from your mud-caked slumber?
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Actually, it's probably easier to show rather than tell at this point. Look over there, if you would.
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Hm?
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Hm?
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Stop plowing ahead, Claude. You're going to get us lost.
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Lost, schmost. We've got it on Imperial authority that this is the way to the village.
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True, I said there was a village—but how could anyone know where it is in the thick of these mountains?
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I can't even say for certain where we are in all this gloom.
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OK, new plan: I'll rely on my keen senses to navigate. Lucky for you, they're sharp as an arrow.
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Hold, both of you. Someone's here. Another bandit, perhaps?
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They're mistaking you for some common backwater thief. What cheek!
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Hold on there, I'm no bandit. I'm a mercenary.
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Hold on there, I'm no bandit. I'm a mercenary.
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Well, that makes everything better.
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A bandit would be far less out of place in these woods than a sellsword. What brings you here?
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We've no time for an interrogation. Our pursuers are closing in.
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I dunno who you people are or what you want, but I think introductions can wait.
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I dunno who you people are or what you want, but I think introductions can wait.
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You clearly need every blade you can find, and my pockets have been feeling awfully light lately. What do you say?
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You clearly need every blade you can find, and my pockets have been feeling awfully light lately. What do you say?