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The Imperial army is on the run. Looks like my plan went off without a hitch.
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According to a messenger from my father, Gloucester forces have launched a surprise attack on the Great Bridge of Myrddin.
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What did you say?!
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The Imperial forces were caught completely off guard and have been driven back. The bridge is once again under Alliance control.
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He also said that Count Ordelia is working with Count Gloucester to fortify southern Leicester.
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Using a false surrender to draw the enemy into a disadvantageous position... I take it that was your plan, my lord?
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Yeah, basically. Except that Count Gloucester wouldn't have acted if we hadn't won the battle for Derdriu.
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That was the promise we made. And thanks to all of you, I held up my end of the bargain.
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So, uh... What's all that mean, now?
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They're saying that House Gloucester and House Ordelia never really betrayed the Alliance!
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I hope you can all forgive me. I knew the whole time, but my father had sworn me to secrecy.
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You knew about this, Lysithea? But...my father never breathed a word of it to me!
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Claude, why was I not informed?
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Again, I'm sorry about that. Your father made me swear not to say anything until it was over and done with.
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But why? Is this another sign that he has yet to consider me a worthy successor?
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That's not it, Lorenz. But it's also not my place to speak for your father.
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You should ask him yourself the next time you see him.
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Nrgh...
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I'm sure this all came as a shock to you, Lorenz, but there's no time to sulk. We need to move, and quick.
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If we don't surround and quash the Imperial army right away, this little plan will backfire, and Count Gloucester will be the one left vulnerable.
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He's right. If Count Bergliez were to enter the fray now, our allies at the Great Bridge would be caught in a pincer attack.
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Who's this Count Bergliez person?
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Who's this Count Bergliez person?
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The Empire's Minister of Military Affairs. His house holds the territory on the opposite end of the Great Bridge.
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I've yet to face him on the battlefield myself, but he's regarded as the greatest warrior in the Empire.
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So what's this "pincer" thing?
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So what's this "pincer" thing?
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The territory on the opposite end of the Great Bridge is controlled by Count Bergliez, who is said to be the Empire's greatest warrior.
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If his forces were to attack the bridge from one end while the Imperial troops still in Alliance territory attacked it from the other...
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I see where this is going. We need to move.
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I see where this is going. We need to move.
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I hate to ask this of you when you're still exhausted from the last battle, but I'm going to need one more push from each of you.