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My, if it isn't Marianne. How is the fine maiden today?
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Oh, Lorenz. I'm all right, thank you.
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Off to the chapel again? Your devotion never ceases to amaze me.
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I... Yes, I am.
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Tell me. Do you regret taking part in this war?
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I was most surprised to hear you were joining our forces, so if you are overexerting yourself for whatever such reason...
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I'm not. And I wouldn't say I regret it, either.
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Hm?
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I had no other choice.
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When the Officers Academy shut down, my adoptive father insisted I join the army. I wasn't given the opportunity to say no.
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I see. So it is by the will of Margrave Edmund that you're with us.
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Yes.
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I can only presume he did so as a show of his loyalty to the cause, considering he cannot make much use of his own soldiers.
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Yet you do not seem entirely on board with the concept. Are you sure this is what you want?
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If need be, I would be glad to contact your father and sort this out for you.
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Just stop!
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I'm fine with this. It's not like I have anywhere else to go anyway.
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This is the only option I have. So please, just leave me be.
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Marianne. We are living through an era of immense change.
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This great war has entangled the three eminent powers in Fódlan, and will undoubtedly leave a lasting impact on the continent at large.
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Leicester cannot stay the way it is now. No—it must not.
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Not to mention we currently find ourselves arm in arm with the Empire. Leicester cannot run counter to the rushing torrent of change.
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Um, why are you telling me all this?
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Listen carefully, Marianne.
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I believe this moment in time to be a wonderful opportunity for you to turn a new leaf.
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I, too, feel pressure to do the same, and I have spent my days reacting in kind.
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Why don't you and I welcome in this new era together—as changed people?
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If only it were that easy. Perhaps things wouldn't be such a struggle.
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I'm sorry, I will continue to be as I always have. All I can do is pray.
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If you'll excuse me.