linkShezvolume_up
Which means maybe I... And maybe your power...
linkShezvolume_up
Which means maybe I... And maybe your power...
linkClaudevolume_up
Is everyone here? There's something I'd like to discuss with you all.
linkLorenzvolume_up
Fhirdiad is already in our sights. What exactly is there for us to talk about now?
linkNadervolume_up
Don't tell me you're calling off the attack?
linkClaudevolume_up
No, of course not. This is actually something I've been mulling over for a while now.
linkClaudevolume_up
Let's say we win the next battle, and manage to get the Kingdom to surrender. What's next for Fódlan?
linkClaudevolume_up
We don't have the power to rule the Kingdom, nor any interest in doing so.
linkHolstvolume_up
I imagine we'd work out some sort of joint governance plan with the Empire, then negotiate the rest from there.
linkHolstvolume_up
Although, given the difference in power between us and the Empire, most of the Kingdom's territory would likely go to them.
linkClaudevolume_up
Exactly. And what would Edelgard's next project be? Leicester. Making us a vassal of the Empire.
linkClaudevolume_up
The Empire takes control of us, and Fódlan's one big, happy family again. I don't think that would come as a shock to anyone.
linkHildavolume_up
So what are we going to do about it?
linkClaudevolume_up
We yank out the root of this conflict ourselves. We'll bring the war to an end on our own terms.
linkLorenzvolume_up
And by root, I assume you are referring to the Central Church?
linkClaudevolume_up
I am. They're the one and only reason we're cooperating with the Empire, right?
linkClaudevolume_up
The church wields their authority like some sort of righteous cudgel. The problem is, said authority was never theirs to begin with. They need to be stopped.
linkClaudevolume_up
That's the Empire's entire moral argument for this war.
linkClaudevolume_up
If they were to continue fighting after the church is eliminated, it would be nothing more than blatant aggression.
linkHolstvolume_up
But is it even possible to destroy the Central Church without conquering Faerghus?
linkClaudevolume_up
That's why we're going straight for the capital. Dimitri's going to answer that question for us.
linkArvalvolume_up
Interesting. And what will he decide, hm?