Castle Interior (Arianrhod, the Fortress City)
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Can you believe this, Gwendal? We've waited what feels like decades, and still no Imperial army!
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What is the emperor thinking? She promised to protect us!
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Calm yourself, my lord. They will come.
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We've received reports of a large army forming to the south of Arianrhod.
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They will scatter this siege to the wind. I have no doubt of that.
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They had better. It's her promises that swayed me into betraying the Kingdom in the first place.
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I didn't do this just so my lands could be leveled by the king of Faerghus's fiery wrath.
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The Silver Maiden will keep us safe. She yields to no invader.
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Viscount Elidure and Count Duval have both sent messages imploring me to surrender for the sake of my people...
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Yes, perhaps it's not too late. I can lure the Imperial army in and kill them, then beg the king for mercy!
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My lord!
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Lonato, you fool! Your rashness is to blame for all of this!
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This is no time to go soft, my lord. Turning our coats a second time would be abominable.
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One betrayal can be explained away with the right sort of excuse, but a second?
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A second paints the lot of us as feckless curs.
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Ugh! Then what would you have me do? Gwendal, you tell me!
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Command it, my lord, and I will gladly go to my grave. You, however, must not.
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Yet unless you have fought life and limb for your people, you cannot surrender with honor intact.
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Anything less would earn you the people's scorn, just as it did your ancestors.
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Hah... Haha! Yes, of course! It certainly would not do to forget that Rowe blood is stained with treachery!
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Well, so be it. A weather vane must go with the wind, and a born traitor must finish the sedition he started.
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Wise words, my lord. Your people will thank you for this course of action.