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I've returned, Father.
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Hm, yes.
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Father, between your feigned betrayal and surprise attack at the Great Bridge, your leadership in this war has been nothing short of exceptional.
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However, I must ask why you felt it necessary to exclude me from your plans! I could've assisted you, had only I known your intentions.
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No. If Derdriu had fallen, House Gloucester would have remained a loyal vassal to the Empire.
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There was no need for you to share the stigma of that betrayal. I wanted your hands to remain clean.
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You are, after all, the heir to the noble House Gloucester.
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Father...
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But I will tell you this. Claude von Riegan is dangerous. In this matter, I allowed him to inveigle me into going along with his scheme.
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And what was borne of this plan of his? Much of our domain became a battlefield, its citizens exposed to considerable peril.
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That seems a small price to pay considering all we have gained.
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An Alliance leader who dismisses any amount of suffering is unfit to bear the title. I am convinced that Claude will never understand this.
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Now, that is not necessarily...
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Listen to me, Lorenz! I am done obeying that reckless child.
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You cannot mean to secede from the Alliance.
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No, of course not. I intend to yield my title.
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What?!
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Claude may be the one to save our Alliance, but I refuse to serve under him all the same.
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You, however, are much more adept at dealing with his particular style of leadership. Would you not agree?
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You are proposing I become head of this house? Are you certain?
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Lorenz... My son. I have long forced you to uphold my own ideals.
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That too ends today. Going forward, you shall act in accordance with your own beliefs.
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My only stipulation is that you never forget your duty to protect the commonfolk and always consider their best interests.
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You have my word. I stand both honored and humbled to accept the countship of House Gloucester.