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Hey.
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What kind of greeting is that? I gave you my title, not free license for insolence.
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Spare me the lecture. I have a question about the lords of southern Fraldarius territory.
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So you're having trouble with them as well, are you?
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Let me guess, they're withholding provisions? Or perhaps they refuse to send troops they promised.
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How did you know?
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Because I've been through the same thing with them any number of times.
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Southern soldiers are unskilled, but they make up for it with sheer numbers.
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I need their cooperation, yet they refuse to negotiate. And I have no idea how to convince them.
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Yes, I imagine they're dealing with their own issues.
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And what issues would those be?
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When they refused to send reinforcements for the invasion of Sreng, it was because the lords were embroiled in a succession dispute.
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If one house sent soldiers, the others would pounce on the opportunity to move against them.
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But mere letters could never have told you something like that.
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So you went around to each territory personally?
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Yes—though considering we're presently on war footing, doing so now would be unwise.
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Well, that's hardly helpful, but I'll take it into consideration and see what I can do.
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Hahaha.
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Something funny?
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Just thinking that you've grown into a fine duke.
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Were you expecting me to fail? You're the one who gave me the title, after all.
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True, but I inherited the role when I was much older than you.
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You're doing extremely well for your age—it seems I raised two very capable sons.
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Don't tell me you're glorifying Glenn's death again.
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Felix.
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I've been walking in your footsteps, serving our king and leading an army of knights.
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After all that, I thought maybe I'd come to understand you a bit better.
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But I still can't stomach what you said that day.
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Looks like I overstepped yet again. Perhaps the two of us will never see eye to eye.
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If Glenn were alive, I half suspect he'd say I was being childish...