Outside the Royal Castle Walls (Fhirdiad)
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According to our scouts, the enemy has positioned their troops on the capital streets.
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So they can use the townsfolk as shields when we take the fight to them. What vulgar tactics!
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Well, now that we know their strategy, our next move will be critical.
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A victory stained with the people's blood achieves nothing. We'll need to move our forces swiftly, but with caution.
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Dedue, has there been a reply from my uncle?
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Nothing of yet.
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Mmm. I thought not.
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Your Highness, will you truly be able to strike Rufus down when the time comes?
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I will do what is required of me.
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Preparations are complete, Your Highness.
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The people are waiting for you, Dimitri. Let's not keep them any longer.
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No, we'd best not.
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You're our commander, but you look like you're heading for a funeral. Could you maybe try not being so insufferable?
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Apologies for my demeanor. I've more than a few things on my mind.
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But very well. Let's begin our final war council.
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You look pale. Not keen on fighting your own blood?
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You look pale. Not keen on fighting your own blood?
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Sadly, I saw this fight coming long ago.
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Then what's the problem?
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Then what's the problem?
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Now that I've brought the fight to the streets of the capital, I wonder if my actions are right.
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Most of the people here favor keeping the royal line of succession.
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That's because my father and the kings before him maintained peace inside these walls.
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But ever since my uncle seized power, the people have been forced to endure his licentious reign.
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Did you know they asked me to assume the throne before my time at the academy? They said only a true king could undo Rufus's misrule.
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So why didn't you?
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So why didn't you?
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Because it would have divided the Kingdom—just as it's doing now.
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Yet had I supported my uncle's claim, it would have been open rebellion.
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And the only way to prevent such a rebellion is to invade the capital and kill the regent.
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In other words, I cannot restore my grandfather's peace without first breaking it.
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In that case, there's no reason to hesitate.
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In that case, there's no reason to hesitate.
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You know fighting is the only answer here—you just have to accept it.
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You know fighting is the only answer here—you just have to accept it.
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My apologies. I have a bad habit of agonizing over such things.
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And as all of you have come this far to help me, the least I can do is make an attempt at optimism.