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Ah...
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There you are, Ignatz.
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Oh, Lorenz. I find the beauty of this place to be so relaxing, don't you?
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Yes, I must wholeheartedly agree. It is marvelous.
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As are you. Not only are you a knight of House Gloucester, you have even taken on the role of a general within this army.
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To be honest, when first we met I could not see you as anything more than a mere merchant's child who happened to be gifted with a better eye than most.
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That's probably all I really looked like back then.
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But now? You have grown so capable that I regularly mistake you for someone else entirely.
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That's nice of you to say, but I still have a long way to go before I'm where I want to be.
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Do you remember your time working as a knight in my territory? Back before the war began.
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Compared to then, you are practically brimming with life now. Especially as we march from locale to locale.
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You really think I'm that different?
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I always thought you not fond of battle. Hence why I find this reversal so very puzzling.
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Well, it's because...
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I confess, I've been painting! Whenever I've had the free time during our marches, that is.
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Is that so?
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Yes. There are so many places in Fódlan just like this one, with the most incredible views.
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I simply can't help put them down on paper because, well, I want them to stay with me forever.
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Maybe that's why I've been looking so alive lately. You certainly see straight through me, in any case.
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I...am sorry, Ignatz.
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Huh? About what?
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I granted you a position as my knight because I thought it to your benefit...but I see now that your heart lay somewhere else entirely.
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Hearing you talk about art with such passion, such fervor... It fills me with regret.
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Oh, you don't need to apologize.
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If anything, I should be thanking you, Lorenz.
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You should? What have I done to earn your gratitude?
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When the Officers Academy shut down, I was lost, deprived of my purpose in life. But then you came and offered me the job as a knight.
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Everything I experienced in that role has given my life new color. One I don't think I could do without.
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I see.
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So no matter how I live, no matter what I paint...
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There will always be that one hue that reflects my duty as a knight of House Gloucester. That will never disappear.
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And I couldn't be prouder that it's there.
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I, too, am proud, Ignatz.
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Proud to call you a knight of my house...and a friend.