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Ah, what a mess. I've really done it this time.
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Her Majesty is the kindest person I know, so she's likely not upset with me, but I still cannot bring myself to face her.
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Hello, Monica. What brings you to this particular wall for conversation?
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What do you want, Hubert?
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I lack the energy to keep you company right now, so please just...leave me alone.
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Heh. Very well.
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I thought you might be interested to know that Lady Edelgard was overcome with grief as she told me how deeply she regrets wounding you with her words.
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But as you desire solitude, I will endeavor to keep that to myself. Good day.
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She did? And wait, did you not just tell me what she said?
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Mmm? Oh, not at all. I was merely speaking to myself.
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There was a painting in Her Majesty's chambers, and... Subtlety is not my strong suit, to put it lightly.
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I asked her whose child had scribbled on such an expensive canvas before realizing Her Majesty had actually painted it herself.
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So she didn't hurt me. I hurt her.
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Oh, I'm so ashamed...
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Lady Edelgard can be quite sensitive, despite how she carries herself.
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Perhaps she was so stunned by your comment that she made a hurtful one of her own in the heat of the moment.
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You need not let it weigh upon you. Such events are commonplace for me, as well.
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You amaze me, Hubert. How are you not beside yourself at Her Majesty's every utterance?
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I know I said that I wanted to become her servant, but now I think it may be impossible.
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Her Majesty is so radiant. I'm not sure I possess the fortitude to bask in that glow every minute of the day.
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Perhaps some distance between us is better for me.
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Do you truly believe that? Even though you now have an opportunity to become her servant?
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Wait, I do?
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Once this war is settled, Her Majesty will endeavor to tear down the entire concept of the nobility.
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Her first action will be to separate territory from title, making it so that being a noble no longer means one must lord over some plot of land somewhere.
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Once she does this, I rather suspect you could remain at her side even if you do inherit your family's title.
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You're right! How could I have failed to realize that?
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I have heard her talk about her plan so many times before, but I never considered what an impact it would have on me!
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Ah, I am such a fool!
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Not at all. You simply illustrate what it is to be part of the established system. One is not easily shaken from its structure.
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This is why Her Majesty takes such drastic measures. To rid us of the accepted practice of categorizing individuals as either noble or common.
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Ah...
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Honestly, I don't believe there is another more suited to serving Her Majesty than you—but I still will not give up!
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I'm going to become her servant too, and show everyone a new way of life for the nobility—and for whatever lies beyond!
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Which means I cannot simply stand here in this state of indecision. There is much work to do!
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Heh. I suspected she might be stopped in her tracks for but a moment, and indeed, she has gone and left me in the dust.
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Well, I cannot permit myself to be left behind in such a fashion. I must keep making progress of my own.