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Oh, and we should invite Raphael next time! The muscles on that guy are something else!
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I'll keep that in mind. I often have trouble finding people to spar with.
linkCasparvolume_up
No surprise there. Not like folks are lining up for a chance to knock the emperor's teeth out.
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You seem to have no problem coming after my teeth. Sometimes I think you're trying to kill me.
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What? No! I mean, I only do it because I know you can handle it, right?
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Look, just don't say anything to Hubert, OK? If he finds out we're sparring, he'll have me cut into pieces and dumped into the nearest river for sure.
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He already knows. I convinced him that I need the training if I'm to stand on the front lines.
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Well, that's a relief. So, uh, why do you, by the way? Fight on the front lines, I mean.
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You're an incredible fighter, but the Empire would be in deep, deep trouble if anything happened to you.
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And it's not like you're after the glory like I am. Shouldn't you just hang back and send us orders from some distant hilltop?
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Seems like it goes pretty hard against that "rationality" thing you're always talking about.
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Caspar, lecturing me on what's sensible? I must be dreaming.
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But yes, you're right. It's not entirely rational.
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See? I'm a thinking man sometimes!
linkEdelgardvolume_up
That's not to say I don't have a rational reason.
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My presence on the front lines improves morale, and my skill betters our hope of victory.
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So long as I don't fall in battle, taking the field is the smartest thing I can do.
linkCasparvolume_up
Right, sure. So what's the un-rational part?
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The emotional side. I can't stand the idea of remaining safe while friends and comrades alike risk their lives for our cause.
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You're all out there on my command, taking lives from others and giving your own in return.
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It doesn't seem fair for me to do any less.
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Except that you're the emperor.
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And I say the emperor should help.
linkCasparvolume_up
Hey, I get it. You wanna get in the dirt with the rest of us to pull your weight, right? You and me are the same in that way.
linkEdelgardvolume_up
A dreadful suggestion, but I'll allow it.
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Aw, come on! You should be happy!
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Here I thought we were completely different people, but it turns out there's a little Caspar in you after all.
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You know, I can't even imagine you lording over us from far away.
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You work best when you're down in the mud with the rest of us, sending chumps flying.
linkEdelgardvolume_up
If there's a little Caspar in me, perhaps it's time to put a bit of someone else in you.
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Someone with manners, perhaps?
linkCasparvolume_up
Ugh, the M word? No thanks. You know all that politeness would only hold me back.