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Dorothea, are you all right? I heard you were injured in our latest battle!
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I'm fine. I can't say the same for my clothes, but at least my body will heal up quickly.
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What a relief.
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It would be terrible if you were wounded, but even a single scar marring your perfect skin would be a tragedy!
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No need to make such a fuss over it. I have plenty of scars already, Monnie.
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I'm aware, but a large one would present a different type of problem altogether.
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Wait, how do you know that I have scars... Actually, no. I'd rather not find out.
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By the way, Dorothea. There's something I was hoping to ask you.
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I heard you were hurt because you hesitated to kill an opponent and left yourself open to an attack. Is that true?
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It is. My enemy was a young child, and she was all skin and bones.
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I thought perhaps she was an orphan... And pity stayed my hand.
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So it is true...
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I'm sorry. I suppose my failure to act must have been something of a burden on everyone else.
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I don't consider you a burden! But still, why do you keep fighting if you have such a kind heart?
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How can you even stand it?
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Don't you want to run away? Don't you want to leave the army and return to your opera company?
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Oh, of course. The little voice inside my head is always telling me to pack up and go.
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But I have too much self-respect to do that... Or perhaps I'm simply too tied to my position.
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If I hadn't been given the opportunity to become a songstress... If I'd remained an orphan, I might well be in the same position as the child I faced today.
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I might have been pressed into battle without being taught how to fight properly. I doubt I would have lasted long out on the battlefield...
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And when I think about that, I can't run away. I can't be the only one to flee to safety when everyone else is in danger.
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I had no idea...
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Plus, Edie matters a lot to me.
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I want to stay by her side and support her. You know all about what that's like, right?
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Even though you have the option of working in the capital, you've chosen to stay here and fight.
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Well, you have me there.
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No matter what hardships might come, I can't imagine ever abandoning her.
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That makes two of us.
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Dorothea? My apologies, there's something I need to confess.
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I went to Her Majesty and...asked her to reassign you to the rearguard.
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But after speaking to you, I now realize that was a great mistake.
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Even if it's difficult—and even if you get hurt— you still have a desire and a right to be on the front with Lady Edelgard.
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You don't have to apologize, Monnie. I understand. So let's keep giving everything we've got to this fight!
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Yes! With the two of us at her side, Her Majesty will be flanked by beautiful flowers!
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Wait. Her Majesty is also a beautiful flower, so, um...
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Upon the stage of battle we shall bloom—an army of countless flowers bursting into full glory.