For the Future

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It's not much further to Kingdom territory. Once we've crossed the border, we'll march through the Tailtean Plains and make our way to Fhirdiad.

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The plains of Tailtean are the largest in all of Faerghus. As I recall, they're also where a well known battle took place long ago.

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We're going by land instead of sea this time, huh? I have to admit, I prefer it this way.

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We may have taken a wild little detour, but we're finally back to marching on the Kingdom capital.

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Claude, are you sure it would not be prudent to ask the Imperial army for assistance? They certainly owe us after that last battle.

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Most of the Kingdom's forces have gathered in the west as well. Rhea and her troops are the only ones who fled north.

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I don't get it. Sure, it makes sense for the Kingdom to reinforce their position on the western front. They're losing ground there, after all.

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But is the king of Faerghus really abandoning the defense of his capital city and the church?

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I can't claim to know what his intentions are, but... I suspect Dimitri's decided to leave the rest to me.

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What's that supposed to mean? What in the world could the king of an enemy territory trust you with?

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Are you suggesting that the king wishes to avoid formally cutting ties with the Central Church, and is therefore using us to bring about its demise?

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Hmm. I have heard that the Central Church aided the Kingdom when civil war broke out.

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Perhaps Dimitri feels indebted to the archbishop, and his knightly values demand he not oppose her directly.

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But that's... No. I suppose this is the nature of war.

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There's more to it than that. The Kingdom and the church have a long history, full of reasons why the king can't betray them.

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Long ago, the hero Loog von Blaiddyd cut down the Adrestian emperor of his day.

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In fact, their battle took place on the Tailtean Plains, which we're just about to cross.

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The church mediated the conflict and recognized House Blaiddyd's independence, leading to the founding of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus.

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As you might have guessed, that's how they got the "holy" bit in their name.

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So essentially, abandoning the church would mean turning their back on the very group to whom they owe their independence.

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And that's why Dimitri wants the fledgling Leicester Federation to do his dirty work and abolish the church in his stead.

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That's my guess, anyway. But his reasons are immaterial, since getting rid of the church is what we've been after all along.

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For the sake of our future and the free world to come, we'll tear down the Central Church and put an end to Rhea.