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Are you even listening to me, Linhardt? I know what I saw!
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Oh, I heard you the first time—I just think you misunderstood what your eyes were telling you.
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The guy didn't have a head! What could I possibly "misunderstand" about that?!
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From a distance, many things could resemble the indistinct shape of a headless torso.
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It's irrational to assume it was a ghost. There must be a simpler—and more scientific—explanation.
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And you'll never convince me otherwise no matter how much you howl, so best to just let it go.
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You're being real stubborn about this.
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You're being real stubborn about this.
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Wouldn't it be easier to just mumble something about how he might be right and move on?
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Wouldn't it be easier to just mumble something about how he might be right and move on?
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A fair point. But you see...
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Father? Well, this is unexpected.
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You too, Father?! What're you doing here?
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I had some matters to discuss with Her Majesty, and prefer to do so in person.
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And I came to consider the continued unrest in the east of the Empire with the court.
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And you thought it might be nice to pay your dear sons a visit while you were in the area.
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A sensible conclusion—death awaits around every corner in these times. Each visit could be our last.
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You are a fountain of positivity, my son.
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We're not just here to bandy words—there's a fight waiting for us, and the lot of you are going to help.
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Uh, all of us?
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Uh, all of us?
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He can't possibly be counting me among those slated to help...can he? Father?
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I was against the idea. But as you might imagine, Count Bergliez would have none of it.
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You know some of the former prime minister's rebel sympathizers escaped, yes? Well, we've tracked them down in a town near to here.
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Leopold means to mount an attack and wipe them out in one fell swoop.
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With just us? I hope you have more troops on the way.
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Sorry, but this is all we've got—my army's engaging the Kingdom on the western front, and Her Majesty's forces are busy with preparations for the next battle.
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Now come. We don't have much time.
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Right, got it!
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And what do you think will happen to us if we let the two of them go it alone and they end up dead, hmm?
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Oh, fine. As you said, it's not like we can talk the count out of anything once he's set his mind to it.
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And Caspar is just as bad—that apple is so close to the tree it may as well be part of the roots themselves.
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I assume we can count on you as well, friend?
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It will be a hard battle, and I cannot vouch for our safe return should you refuse.
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Don't see how I can say no when you put it like that.
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Don't see how I can say no when you put it like that.
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You're just as bad as Count Bergliez, in your own special way.
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You're just as bad as Count Bergliez, in your own special way.
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Yeah, I dunno about this.
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Yeah, I dunno about this.
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Please, you must come. Do it for me, if nothing else.
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My father is rarely wrong about these things. I fear Caspar and the count will need our help.
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All right, fine. If you put it that way.
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All right, fine. If you put it that way.
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You appear to have a bond of mutual trust. Nicely done, son.
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I'm not sure that's how I'd phrase it, but moving on. If we're going to do this thing, I suggest we move out and do it already.
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Yeah. If we don't hurry, Caspar and his dad'll be drowning in bad guys before we even get our boots laced.
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Yeah. If we don't hurry, Caspar and his dad'll be drowning in bad guys before we even get our boots laced.
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C'mon, we gotta catch up.
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C'mon, we gotta catch up.
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See? I knew I could rely on you.
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Hrm...
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I get the feeling this is going to be quite the bother before it's all said and done.