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Enemy troops throughout the Alliance have marched south, and are now gathering on the north side of the Great Bridge of Myrddin.
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The scale of their force is much larger than what would be expected of a defensive operation.
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So, it's come to this, has it? Who would've imagined that the Alliance would dare threaten my territory?
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What do we do? Should we ask Edelgard to send reinforcements?
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No, this isn't worth troubling Her Majesty over.
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Are you sure? We lost an awful lot of soldiers when we were defeated at the bridge.
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The main force of Her Majesty's army has been sent to the Kingdom front. It would be more trouble than it's worth to call them back.
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Besides, you remember that mercenary company that performed so well before? They're back with us.
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You mean the one run by that Jeralt guy? I gotta admit, they do seem to know their stuff.
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In addition, we can expect reinforcements from that meddlesome Ochs woman. That should round out our numbers.
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Well, when you put it like that, maybe we really can handle this!
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So what's next? We gonna crush 'em with a head-on attack?
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We'll meet the Alliance army at Gronder Field. The area once used to stage the Battle of the Eagle and Lion will serve well.
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After all, it has already been trampled beyond use. And I doubt the enemy will go out of their way to burn our fields, given that they plan on seizing them.
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I bet Holst will be part of the invasion force. He's the one who fought back all those Almyran armies. I've been dying to take him on!
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You'll do no such thing. I'm going to face him myself.
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But why? How do you know I can't take him if you won't even let me try?
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The fact that you don't know only proves you're not ready to face an opponent like him. Besides, Holst is hardly the only foe we need to focus on.
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I doubt Count Gloucester was acting alone when he devastated the Imperial army.
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I'm sure the Alliance's leader, Claude, hatched that scheme. We need to be wary of him.
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Claude, huh? Yeah, he did seem like a pretty crafty guy.
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Tactics like that may work for some. But don't expect our house to come up with schemes of our own.
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We'll see through the enemy's tricks, and then quash them with our might.
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All right! We're gonna crush their flimsy ploys with some good old-fashioned brawling! Let's do it!
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General Nader, our troops are completely exhausted. Everyone's starving, and we're running out of water.
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I'm sorry, but I'm going to need you to bear it a little longer. If we don't ration our provisions, we won't have enough for the way back.
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We didn't bring enough supplies for the journey back? What is Prince Shahid thinking?
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I'm sure the only thing he's focused on is that fantasy of his, where he earns enough renown to secure his succession to the throne.
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He's so convinced he'll sup on the spoils of victory, he hasn't even bothered to prepare for defeat.
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Well, that explains it then. I sure hope this battle ends the way the prince wants it to...
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You and me both. If we win, great. But if we stumble here, we're as good as dead.
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Why is His Majesty letting Prince Shahid do as he pleases?
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His Majesty hasn't been himself since Prince Khalid disappeared. Khalid was always his favorite, you know.
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Nader, the next batch of reinforcements will be arriving shortly. A force of elite troops, courtesy of my uncle. Rejoice!
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Oh... Even more reinforcements?
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The size of the army is what decides most battles.
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And with me in command, it should be nigh impossible for an army of this size to lose.
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Well, actually, advantageous terrain may be more important...
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We can continue this later. March out to greet the new arrivals and get them into formation. I will go rally them afterwards. Hahaha!
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If only we could feast on lofty speeches. Then we'd eat like kings.
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An army this size limits the tactics we can use... Argh, they're going to think we're just a horde of barbarians!
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This is no fun at all. If only you were here, kiddo...