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Our two favorite mercenaries were supposed to be leading the charge. So where are they?
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It's strange that we haven't heard from them yet. I can't imagine they'd fall for a Kingdom ambush, but...
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We have a problem, Your Majesty.
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A group of mysterious mages has appeared just ahead. It looks like they're preparing to intercept us!
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Mysterious mages?
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Are we dealing with those who slither in the dark again? What objective could they possibly be pursuing now?
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Not a clue, but we should hurry. If it's a fight they want, we don't have much choice but to oblige them.
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Your Majesty! I've spotted the mercenaries among the enemy force!
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And they appear to be fighting each other.
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I don't know the details, but it seems as though our commander attacked the Ashen Demon!
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What?! Don't tell me...
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Have our fears come to pass? Was our friend truly part of those who slither in the dark all this time?
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It's too soon to say for sure. We know the enemy is capable of both controlling and impersonating people.
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He's right! Back at the academy, the person we thought was Tomas was really Solon all along!
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So for all we know, our friend could actually be somewhere else entirely.
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Whatever the case, we have to keep going after Dimitri. That'll take us right through where the two of them were sighted.
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We'll drive off those fiends, try to grab our friend—or whoever's impersonating them—and figure out what's going on afterwards. We can afford to do that, right?
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We can't afford not to.
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It would be an unspeakable loss if we slew the alleged imposter, only to learn we had inadvertently killed our friend.
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Then it's settled. We'll stop them and get to the bottom of this!