Don't look so glum, Dimitri. Everyone fights with
[cdb]their family at some point in their life.
Don't look so glum, Dimitri. Everyone fights with
[cdb]their family at some point in their life.
Heh. You've a wit like a rapier. Perhaps I'd do well to
[cdb]pick up on a bit of that cheer.
Enough moping, Dimitri. You're really gonna start
[cdb]hurting morale around here if you don't pull
[cdb]yourself together.
Enough moping, Dimitri. You're really gonna start
[cdb]hurting morale around here if you don't pull
[cdb]yourself together.
Yes, I suppose it is a bit pathetic. Perhaps I'll swing
[cdb]my lance around and try to exercise myself out of this
[cdb]malaise.
I had a missive sent to my uncle, but I wager I'll not
[cdb]receive a reply.
Please continue with preparations so we can set out
[cdb]immediately if the fighting starts.
I loathe the grand duke. He tried to harm
His Highness on countless occasions.
Act surprised by his candor.
Wait for him to finish.
It's surprising to hear you just come out and say it
[cdb]like that.
It's surprising to hear you just come out and say it
[cdb]like that.
Perhaps.
His Highness's first campaign was suppressing the
[cdb]rebellion in the west. That too was a plot of the
[cdb]grand duke.
Only because of House Fraldarius did His Highness
[cdb]emerge unscathed.
Assassination attempts continued unceasingly in the
[cdb]palace afterward as well. And given what happened
[cdb]with King Lambert and Duscur...
His Highness must be aware of the man's ill intent.
Hey, cheer up, Felix. Your dad's getting worried.
I know how unpleasant it feels to have people make
[cdb]weird claims about your family.
Don't act as if you have it all figured out. That sort of
[cdb]thing would never bother me.
Ask why he's upset.
Doubt his denial.
So if that's not what's bothering you, why do you look
[cdb]like you just got punched in the gut?
So if that's not what's bothering you, why do you look
[cdb]like you just got punched in the gut?
Because a certain someone's indecision is making me
[cdb]sick to my stomach.
Really? 'Cause I think most people would take issue
[cdb]with their family getting pinned with a crime they
[cdb]hadn't actually committed.
Really? 'Cause I think most people would take issue
[cdb]with their family getting pinned with a crime they
[cdb]hadn't actually committed.
Ridiculous as it might sound, that's what politics is all
[cdb]about these days. There'd be no end to the anger if
[cdb]you got frustrated at every slight to your family name.
Still, you can hardly blame me if a certain someone's
[cdb]indecision is getting on my nerves.
Look, if you're that concerned about His Highness,
[cdb]you should just say something to him.
Hmph. Why should the job of cheering him up fall
[cdb]to me?
Are you sure this is OK, Ashe? Lord Lonato was
[cdb]once a servant of the grand duke, after all.
Yes. When he learned of the circumstances, he told
[cdb]me to hold on to what I believed was just.
Praise Lord Lonato.
Ask who Lord Lonato is.
Lord Lonato is your adoptive father, right, Ashe?
He sounds like quite the man.
Lord Lonato is your adoptive father, right, Ashe?
He sounds like quite the man.
Thanks. I hope to be just like him someday.
Sorry, I'm still getting used to all this nobility stuff.
Who's this Lord Lonato guy again?
Sorry, I'm still getting used to all this nobility stuff.
Who's this Lord Lonato guy again?
Lonato is the head of House Gaspard, and also my
[cdb]adoptive father.
Which is exactly why I'm going to do what I believe
[cdb]in, Ingrid. Don't worry.
Maybe you really are suited to be a knight, Ashe.
Now that I think about it, I heard something when we
[cdb]were leaving Garreg Mach.
Evidently, Professor Jeritza set out for the Imperial
[cdb]capital along with the Black Eagles.
And if I'm not mistaken, most of the Knights of Seiros
[cdb]had some sort of business which kept them from
[cdb]joining us on this mission.
I'm certain it's not academy-related, but I wonder
[cdb]what Annie and the others are doing.
Well, now! Are you a student at the Officers
Academy? I am Rodrigue Achille Fraldarius.
The very man at the center of the maelstrom we find
[cdb]ourselves in. You have my apologies for getting you
[cdb]involved in this recent discord.
Ask him if he's Felix's dad.
Introduce yourself.
So you must be Felix's dad.
So you must be Felix's dad.
Indeed, and I hear you have been quite the boon to
[cdb]my son.
Hey, the name's [HERO_MF]. I'm working
[cdb]with the Blue Lions, at least for the time being.
Hey, the name's [HERO_MF]. I'm working
[cdb]with the Blue Lions, at least for the time being.
Then we are well met.
Military strength will be essential if we are to take the
[cdb]royal capital, so I would ask your aid in the matter if
[cdb]at all possible.
I am Gilbert, charged with commanding the Knights
[cdb]of Seiros in the coming battle.
Should the need arise, I hope you will rely on me.
I will not permit any harm to come to the students
[cdb]of the Officers Academy.
Tell him you're reassured.
Ask if he's connected to the Kingdom.
That's good to hear—I can tell that you know what
[cdb]to do with a sword.
That's good to hear—I can tell that you know what
[cdb]to do with a sword.
It is perhaps my only saving grace.
The fact you were specifically dispatched here must
[cdb]mean you have some connection to the Kingdom—
[cdb]or maybe even the royal capital?
The fact you were specifically dispatched here must
[cdb]mean you have some connection to the Kingdom—
[cdb]or maybe even the royal capital?
Indeed, but only slightly more than the other knights.
However, that does not mean every one of the
Blue Lions will be joining us.
Yeah, I guess Annette must have had some reason for
[cdb]not coming along, huh?
Yeah, I guess Annette must have had some reason for
[cdb]not coming along, huh?
I suppose so, yes.
After the death of the previous king, most of the royal
[cdb]knights were apparently taken under the command of
Rufus, the grand duke of Itha.
Some portion escaped the capital and rejoined with us
[cdb]here, but not all.
There are evidently still some in Fhirdiad who are
[cdb]resisting, and I want nothing more than to help them.
She isn't here? No! I thought for sure she'd show
[cdb]up for a fight in the Kingdom!
Uh...who isn't here?
Uh...who isn't here?
Why, Thunder Catherine, of course! She's a
[cdb]swordswoman who wields one of the Heroes' Relics.
She's the most powerful of all the knights, and I
[cdb]thought this would be a chance to go head-to-head
[cdb]with her and see who could bury the most enemies.
But hey, if she's not here, she's not here. I'll just have
[cdb]to beat our foes twice as hard!
There are rumors floating about regarding the grand
[cdb]duke of Itha. Perhaps you have heard them?
People claim he had the previous king assassinated,
[cdb]and that he was involved in the Tragedy of Duscur.
And while most rumors are naught but wind,
[cdb]something about these seem strangely credible.
There have long been whisperings about discord
[cdb]between the grand duke and the late king. Not to
[cdb]mention the man's relationship with His Highness.
To be honest, I'm a little afraid of His Highness...
I mean, he's definitely a good person! Don't get me
[cdb]wrong or anything!
He's usually got a somber look on his face, but his
[cdb]instructions to his troops are always clear.
But still...that face! I've got no idea what's going on in
[cdb]his head. Is he sad? Is he calm? It's impossible to tell!
And he was born with that inhuman strength of his,
[cdb]right? It sure makes him hard to approach. What if
I make him mad?!
Rufus has always been a sharp one, I tell you what.
None could ever match him when it came to
[cdb]political acumen.
But while everyone recognized his talent, he had no
Crest—so the throne ended up going to his younger
[cdb]brother, Lambert.
Lambert was the polar opposite of his brother in
[cdb]nature and temperament, though he possessed a
[cdb]natural genius in matters of tactics.
Can't help but wonder what would have been if the
[cdb]pair of them could have worked together to govern
[cdb]the Kingdom.
Do you know what sort of life His Highness led when
[cdb]he lived in Fhirdiad before coming to the academy?
Well, I'll tell you!
Under the pretext of guarding him, the grand duke
[cdb]provided an "escort" who watched his every move at
[cdb]all times.
Despite having committed no crime, he was basically
[cdb]put under house arrest. Word is they even read his
[cdb]letters! Can you imagine?
Sadly, we minor knights on the fringes could do
[cdb]little for him.
But this time, I'm going to help! That's why I fled the
[cdb]capital and came running here!
As a member of House Brennius, the present situation
[cdb]is one I simply cannot leave be.
To begin with, His Highness Dimitri's succession to
[cdb]the throne was duly agreed upon and acknowledged
[cdb]by the archbishop herself.
After the death of His Majesty, my house and the
[cdb]other lords made preparations with that intent.
Yet the grand duke would now attempt to overthrow
[cdb]that agreement?! I won't let it stand!
That knight can't be Gustave, can he? True,
[cdb]he claims his name to be Gilbert, and yet...
Heh. I never would have believed that the man who
[cdb]abandoned his country would return at this late hour.
We'll be in Fhirdiad before we know it... Guess I
[cdb]should see what the others are up to.
We'll be in Fhirdiad before we know it... Guess I
[cdb]should see what the others are up to.
All right, I better get some rest before the fighting
[cdb]kicks off.
All right, I better get some rest before the fighting
[cdb]kicks off.
I see you have spoken with everyone.
The consideration is much appreciated.
We shall depart the moment everything is ready.
Please be sure to rest until then.
Did you know there's a whole town under Garreg
Mach? A bunch of suspicious characters live there.
They call it Abyss... I wonder what those folks
[cdb]are really like.
The church leave 'em alone though, so they must
[cdb]not've been involved in that business with Tomas.
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