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So by stationing themselves in the bog, they were able to slow the advance of the enemy horses?
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Exactly. But Loog's army was prepared in other ways, too.
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They dug pitfalls, set up anti-cavalry palisades, and more. Laying all that groundwork is what led them to victory.
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It's strange how the stories of King Loog don't go into much detail about him.
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But once you dig a bit, you realize he was a really talented tactician. I feel like I see him in a whole new light now.
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Say, do you think we could use this strategy in an upcoming battle?
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I know we can't do the exact same thing, but in that geography book you recommended to me before...
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Haha! Where have you been hiding this talent? You're absorbing everything I teach you like a sponge!
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I can see why Lord Lonato had such faith in you.
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Oh, it's not that. You're just a really good teacher.
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Even taking that to be true, you're clearly an exceptional student.
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I'm actually sort of jealous that Dimitri gets a great knight like you by his side.
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I'd love to find some reason to steal you away to my territory after the war.
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Don't joke like that, Sylvain! I serve His Majesty alone.
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Oof. Shot down... But yeah, I get it.
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Still, are you really going to devote your entire life to being a royal knight? To live and die in Fhirdiad?
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That was my initial idea, but I had a talk with His Majesty recently that made me reconsider.
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He asked if I wanted to succeed Lonato and take over Castle Gaspard after the war.
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Castle Gaspard, huh? It makes sense. Adopted or not, you are Lord Lonato's only remaining heir.
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I doubt the townspeople will be very accepting of me after I allowed him to die.
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But I'm still the only one capable of taking on the job. Or at least that's how I like to think of it.
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Sounds like a huge responsibility, all right. Definitely can't ask you to come to House Gautier in that case.
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That land was meant everything to Lonato, and I would do anything to protect it.
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I want to help other people the same way he helped me.
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And I think I'm finally strong enough to do that now.
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Heh, I should've expected as much. But hey, if that's what you want to do, I've got your back.
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A little education can be handy for a knight, but castle lords need to learn everything they can get their hands on.
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So let me know if you ever need ol' Teach to fill your little head full of info, and I'll come running.
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Sheesh. Listen to me. I think your serious nature is contagious.
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You joke, but I think you've always been a serious person deep down.
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You're an intelligent man who's always got his mind on one thing or another.
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I mean, aside from the way you acted back at the academy.
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Ugh, the unkindest cut! Completely accurate, but still!
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Haha! I'm excited to learn everything I can from you, Sylvain. I really am.