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Oh, Rodrigue. You're up late.
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Oh, Rodrigue. You're up late.
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Ah, yes. Preparing strategy proposals for tomorrow's war council.
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The more legwork I can do in advance, the smoother the process will go—thus lessening the burden on His Majesty.
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Even one as strong as he would collapse from overwork were all our councils an unchecked slog.
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He barely sleeps as it is, right? Sometimes I see him face down on his desk, I guess catching what little shut-eye he can.
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He barely sleeps as it is, right? Sometimes I see him face down on his desk, I guess catching what little shut-eye he can.
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Yes, he reminds me of the late king in that sense.
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Lambert too ascended the throne at a young age— too young, if you ask me—and struggled greatly to adapt to the many rigors of governance.
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Guess you two knew each other a long time, then. I'd heard you went to the academy together, at least.
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Guess you two knew each other a long time, then. I'd heard you went to the academy together, at least.
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I've gotta ask—is Dimitri really that much like his dad?
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I've gotta ask—is Dimitri really that much like his dad?
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You would hardly be able to tell them apart were they in the same room now. Though Lambert did have a somewhat shorter temper.
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Still, they're birds of a feather compared to my son and I. The two of us are as different as the blackest night and the brightest day.
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I dunno, I think you're pretty similar. Like, you're both the first to take the initiative when something important needs doing.
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I dunno, I think you're pretty similar. Like, you're both the first to take the initiative when something important needs doing.
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That's enough to make this old man's cheeks burn. Make sure you share that opinion with Felix as well.
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I suppose he is quite like me, though mostly in ways I had hoped to avoid.
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Yeah, you're really not very similar at all. Your looks aside, of course.
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Yeah, you're really not very similar at all. Your looks aside, of course.
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If you're wondering where his stubbornness came from, that was entirely his mother.
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That said, he has come to resemble me over the years, though mostly in ways I had hoped to avoid.
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Meaning what?
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Meaning what?
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He can't live without some great purpose in life urging him forward. There is no peace in such an existence—I know because I'm the same way.
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As Lambert's right hand, I devoted every waking moment to serving him. Supporting him.
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And when he was lost, so too was my reason for being. I had no choice but to search for something else to propel me forth.
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In the end—and after much consideration—I chose to devote myself anew to Lambert. To seeing through the promise I had made him.
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And what was that?
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And what was that?
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That should his son ever lose his way, I would be the one to set him back on the proper course.
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But I won't be here forever.
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Thankfully, His Majesty is blessed with friends like you. Ones who are willing to ease the immense burden on his shoulders.
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Funny. I feel like Dimitri's been helping me this whole time, not the other way around.
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Funny. I feel like Dimitri's been helping me this whole time, not the other way around.
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But it's all a give-and-take in the end, right? You've done more than your fair share for me, too.
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But it's all a give-and-take in the end, right? You've done more than your fair share for me, too.
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I'm glad to hear that, truly. But to be frank, my own shortcomings have grown alarmingly clear of late.
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It's not enough to simply stand by his side in support. He needs someone to grab his hand and pull him in the right direction.
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And you don't think you can do that? Even with Gustave's help?
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And you don't think you can do that? Even with Gustave's help?
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At the end of the day, he and I are nothing more than His Majesty's retainers.
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We cannot view Fódlan through his eyes.
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But you... You stand on equal footing with him, as a trusted friend. Such a bond is a rare thing indeed.
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Dimitri's my leader, yeah, but he's a friend first. Probably helps that I'm not in the nobility.
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Dimitri's my leader, yeah, but he's a friend first. Probably helps that I'm not part of the nobility.
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Is that the root of it, I wonder? If I recall, you were born in Alliance territory, yes?
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Yep, in a remote mountain town off in Ordelia land. Honestly, I don't remember much more than that.
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Yep, in a remote mountain town off in Ordelia lands. Honestly, I don't remember much more than that.
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And with this weird power and all, it's hard to say for sure where I really came from.
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And with this weird power and all, it's hard to say for sure where I really came from.
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Well if you ask me, those things—your background, your abilities—don't matter much in the end.
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I can't blame you for being curious, of course.
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But we haven't put our faith in you because of whose child you are.
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The relationships you've built in your time here transcend whatever blood may flow in your veins.
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Huh, what a wonderful human being. A true man of character.
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Anyway, seeing as you're here, I was hoping you might be willing to share some of your wisdom with me.
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I would love to know a mercenary's thoughts on the proper location to stage an ambush—and where in that position our archers should take up posts.
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Now we're talking. Let's see...
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Now we're talking. Let's see...