Somewhere in Gautier Territory
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Listen well, Sylvain. You are to be the next Margrave Gautier.
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I expect you to stand in my stead against foreign threats, and to protect your king, your people, your friends, and...your family.
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Which, of course, I failed to do. Forgive me, Sylvain. I know I was a terrible father.
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So this is the part where you command me to succeed my father, right?
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Yes. The Sreng forces are growing bolder in response to the Federation's invasion.
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We dare not leave so important a position as the margrave of Gautier vacant.
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I respectfully accept, of course. I've been bracing for this since the moment my father departed.
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Hah. Me, the head of House Gautier... What will my brother say!
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I doubt he will have much to say at all at this point. But we will send word to the western outposts nonetheless.
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Sylvain, you have my deepest apologies. It was only because the margrave sought to secure our escape that he—
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Don't apologize. It would make my father's sacrifice meaningless.
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What he did wasn't for pride, house, or country. He gave his life to protect his friends. It was what he wanted to do.
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My father did whatever brought him the most satisfaction. That's how he lived his whole life. I promise you, he had no regrets.
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In fact, when he left the castle, he was beaming in a way I'd never seen before.
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But if we'd only fought with a little more skill, the margrave wouldn't have died at all.
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We're at war, Felix. No matter how hard you fight, there are going to be times you just can't win.
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House Fraldarius fought well. So did Ashe and everyone else. You all did your best for us.
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House Fraldarius fought well. The battle was so brutal that even Ashe had to surrender.
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Sylvain...
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No, all of my hatred is reserved for these invaders, this foreign threat. They take everything from us and think nothing of it.