This is unfathomable... There is naught but cruelty
[cdb]and suffering at every turn, albeit to varying degrees.
Villages burned to the ground, towns deserted,
[cdb]rampant poverty... I have to wonder what Edelgard
[cdb]thinks of all this.
Say she doesn't care.
Say she's frustrated.
Say you don't know.
She probably doesn't care. If she did, she would've
[cdb]done something about it.
She probably doesn't care. If she did, she would've
[cdb]done something about it.
Hm, I fear you may be right.
My guess is she's frustrated because she can't really do
[cdb]anything about it.
My guess is she's frustrated because she can't really do
[cdb]anything about it.
She is the emperor. One would think she could at
[cdb]least stop her forces from pillaging.
Though if she truly cannot, then our suspicions are all
[cdb]but confirmed...
Beats me. We have no way of knowing, so what's the
[cdb]point in trying to figure it out?
Beats me. We have no way of knowing, so what's the
[cdb]point in trying to figure it out?
Yes, perhaps you are right.
Regardless of her circumstances, there is but one path
[cdb]before us.
Take the Imperial capital and end the war. We need
[cdb]only to press onward to achieve that.
The coming battle will be decisive. We face the lords
[cdb]defending the Empire's western front.
Gerth, Ochs, Gillingr...then there's Hymir and Essar
[cdb]as well.
No doubt you have heard of some of these houses
[cdb]before.
Yep.
Nope.
I think we helped someone from House Ochs a long
[cdb]time ago...
I think we helped someone from House Ochs a long
[cdb]time ago...
Yes, that's right.
You may also remember Professor Hanneman,
[cdb]who taught in the classroom next to ours. He was
[cdb]from House Essar.
Uhh... Sorry. I'm drawing a blank.
Uhh... Sorry. I'm drawing a blank.
Professor Hanneman, who taught in the classroom
[cdb]next to ours, was from House Essar.
We also saved a young lady from House Ochs who
[cdb]was held captive by some scoundrels.
Ohhh yeah! Now that you mention it, I do remember
[cdb]all that.
Ohhh yeah! Now that you mention it, I do remember
[cdb]all that.
We have no strong attachments to them. However,
[cdb]some may find it difficult to raise their swords against
[cdb]this particular opponent.
Be mindful of such individuals.
My father has finally returned. He may have
[cdb]relinquished his position as duke, but he's still
[cdb]running himself ragged.
Not that I have any room to talk, since I'm always
[cdb]away fighting on the front lines.
I really should go back home and see how my family
[cdb]is doing once in a while.
How many years has it been since I lost my parents to
[cdb]the epidemic?
My siblings and I had no place to call home, nor any
[cdb]food to eat after that. We were all wasting away...
There was no one to turn to, and we barely had any
[cdb]money. So I did some things I'm not proud of in order
[cdb]to survive.
In that town we passed through a little bit ago, I saw
[cdb]so many kids in the same situation.
It made me think about how we have to end this war
[cdb]as quickly as possible.
Things have really calmed down in the Kingdom.
It's nice not having to look over our shoulders all
[cdb]the time.
I'm relieved His Majesty was able to work things out
[cdb]and that the church is keeping order now.
I appreciate what they're doing, but I have to admit,
[cdb]it's also kind of scary.
Ask what he means.
Chide him.
What do you mean by scary? You afraid of getting on
[cdb]their bad side?
What do you mean by scary? You afraid of getting on
[cdb]their bad side?
What? No, that's not it. All I'm saying is that we're
[cdb]trusting them with a lot.
Hey, is that any way to talk about the people sticking
[cdb]their necks out for us?
Hey, is that any way to talk about the people sticking
[cdb]their necks out for us?
Yeah, I guess you're right... Sorry. I should just be
[cdb]grateful for now.
Did you know that there's a truly exquisite opera
[cdb]house in the Imperial capital of Enbarr?
I went there with my mother and brother a long time
[cdb]ago. Every part of it was beautiful, from the
[cdb]performers to the architecture of the building.
I completely lost myself in the opera, and all the pain
[cdb]and sadness I felt just drifted away.
Once this war is over, I want to go back there and see
[cdb]another show. Except this time, I'll bring all my
[cdb]friends with me.
I would love to go back and see the opera again.
Maybe I should talk to Dorothea about it.
Six months ago, I wanted to protect everyone
[cdb]from the Imperial invasion.
But now we're the ones invading. I can't help but feel
[cdb]kinda guilty about it.
Empathize with her.
Disagree with her.
Yeah, I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel the same way.
I just try not to think about it.
Yeah, I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel the same way.
I just try not to think about it.
I don't know how you can just push it from your mind
[cdb]like that. It's amazing.
The Empire started this war in the first place.
What's wrong with fighting back?
The Empire started this war in the first place.
What's wrong with fighting back?
Hmm... I'm just not sure that reasoning is convincing
[cdb]enough for me.
Though if we mess up here, the Kingdom will just be
[cdb]right back in the same danger it was in before.
I can't let every little thing get to me. I'm going to do
[cdb]my best to follow your example.
The situation being what it is, my father hasn't
[cdb]presented me with many marriage proposals lately.
However, that also means House Galatea's finances
[cdb]won't be improving any time soon.
Hm. I have no idea what I should do after the war
[cdb]is over.
No, I can't think about this right now. I need to focus
[cdb]on the battle before us.
His Majesty's mother passed away shortly after he was
[cdb]born, which meant he had to grow up without a
[cdb]mother's love.
That is why he adored Lady Patricia as though she
[cdb]were his real mother.
Perhaps I never should have shown him that letter.
Tell him not to worry.
Say he might be right.
You don't have to worry about Dimitri. He's more
[cdb]mature than you think.
You don't have to worry about Dimitri. He's more
[cdb]mature than you think.
Besides, the letter would've found its way to him
[cdb]eventually even if you hadn't given it to him.
Besides, the letter would've found its way to him
[cdb]eventually even if you hadn't given it to him.
A valid point. Perhaps you are right.
Yeah, maybe. He tends to bottle up all his pain.
Yeah, maybe. He tends to bottle up all his pain.
Indeed. In that regard, he is nothing like his father.
I ask that you continue to support His Majesty, as a
[cdb]trusted friend.
The time is ripe for us to seize the Empire's lands.
The enemy will undoubtedly risk life and limb to
[cdb]resist, just as we did six months ago.
We mustn't forget that we are the invaders this time,
[cdb]trampling through others' lands.
I received word that a suspicious character named
Myson was among those colluding with the
Western Church.
This person reportedly wields a power similar to your
[cdb]own. Do you have any idea who they are?
Say you don't know.
Don't answer.
Not a clue. But I wouldn't remember even if there
[cdb]was some connection.
Not a clue. But I wouldn't remember even if there
[cdb]was some connection.
...
...
My apologies, I did not intend to upset you.
The archbishop is concerned about this individual
[cdb]as well.
Please understand that I was compelled to ask because
[cdb]of my position. However, I do trust you.
You know, I used to think there was no reason for us
[cdb]to be at war.
But after witnessing the devastation in the Empire,
I realized there are some things that cannot be
[cdb]overlooked.
We must save the people of this land, even if it means
[cdb]resorting to combat to do so.
I am certain everyone in the Kingdom army is
[cdb]fighting with the same conviction.
The Kingdom and Central Church are carrying out a
[cdb]joint inquiry into the Western Church.
They're doing it that way because some suspicious
[cdb]people infiltrated the church itself. Lady Rhea will be
[cdb]overseeing the inquiry as well.
Once the investigation is complete, a new bishop will
[cdb]be appointed, and the west can begin working toward
[cdb]stability.
Still... It makes you wonder how those mages
[cdb]managed to worm their way in to begin with.
I am not knowing what has become of them...
But I am thinking Brigid will no longer be having a
[cdb]relationship with the Empire in my lifetime.
Say that's obvious.
Ask about the Empire winning.
Yeah, you don't need more reason than what's
[cdb]happening around us.
Yeah, you don't need more reason than what's
[cdb]happening around us.
Even if the Empire wins?
Even if the Empire wins?
Yes. When they are burning their villages,
[cdb]and hurting and stealing from their own people,
[cdb]they are not worthy of trusting.
...
Hm?
Stare in confusion.
Express concern.
Uh...
Uh...
Don't mind me. I'm just not in a talking mood.
You doing all right?
You doing all right?
Yeah, thanks. Just trying to hold back a sigh.
Staying quiet is just less effort overall. Unless you
[cdb]wanted to chat about something?
If that's the case, we can talk as long as you want.
Maybe that'd be better, honestly.
How did things get to such an awful point? Where in
[cdb]the world is Edie?
They say she's injured and that Duke Aegir is leading
[cdb]the Empire in her stead...
But what if Edie is already... No. I don't even want to
[cdb]think about it.
I heard we're going to start attacking the Empire a
[cdb]bunch... Have you lost your minds?!
I heard we're going to start attacking the Empire a
[cdb]bunch... Have you lost your minds?!
How can this be happening?! I don't wanna die!
Reason with her.
Appeal to her emotions.
It's like...oh, what's that saying? Uh, you can't do
[cdb]things by halves.
It's like...oh, what's that saying? Uh, you can't do
[cdb]things by halves.
If we back down now, the Empire will take the
[cdb]opportunity to counterattack.
If we back down now, the Empire will take the
[cdb]opportunity to counterattack.
You have a point. I guess we don't really have a
[cdb]choice, do we?
You have a point. I guess we don't really have a
[cdb]choice, do we?
So what, you want to tell all the Kingdom people
[cdb]who've suffered to just pack up and go home?
So what, you want to tell all the Kingdom people
[cdb]who've suffered to just pack up and go home?
Of course not...but maybe they could anyway?
Of course not...but maybe they could anyway?
This belief that we need to fight violence with
[cdb]violence means I can't go and hide!
This belief that we need to fight violence with
[cdb]violence means I can't go and hide!
Us mercenaries can't always choose who we fight.
But if I have to kill someone, I'd rather they be bad
[cdb]guys. Like the Empire. How about you?
Agree with her.
Disagree with her.
Yeah, I'll take them over fighting the good guys any
[cdb]day. No question.
Yeah, I'll take them over fighting the good guys any
[cdb]day. No question.
Let's put as many of them in the ground as we can
[cdb]and restore peace to the world.
Eh, I think it's depressing either way. Bad guys are
[cdb]just more exhausting.
Eh, I think it's depressing either way. Bad guys are
[cdb]just more exhausting.
I guess that's one way of looking at it. They certainly
[cdb]do wear on you.
So Balthus, what were you doing cozying up to the
Empire? Did they pay you that well?
Pretty much. Till a few months ago, I was practically
[cdb]living in the lap of luxury.
Hmph, you picked a bad time to defect then.
I suppose you liked taking orders from a sniveling
[cdb]lowlife.
You're really gonna go there, huh? Though I guess
[cdb]you know all about taking orders from lowlifes.
I heard you were fighting alongside those chumps
[cdb]from House Rowe in Arianrhod.
As if I went back there by choice. A stable's manure
[cdb]pit would be a thousand times more preferable.
Gahaha! You still got a mouth on you, that's for sure.
But you know, it's oddly comforting.
Heh, right back at you. I'm relieved you're still the
[cdb]same old meat-head.
What was his name...Metodey, was it? Apparently,
[cdb]he used to be some big-shot bandit in Imperial
[cdb]territory.
It says a lot about the current state of the Empire that
[cdb]they would stoop to making trash like him a general.
Although, they're basically using him as grist for the
[cdb]war mill. Balthus had a stroke of bad luck getting
[cdb]caught up with him.
To be ordered around by a lowlife like Metodey and
[cdb]survive, only to be done in like that...
He always had a weakness for gambling, but this was
[cdb]one bet he shouldn't have made.
Death doesn't care who you are. I always knew that,
[cdb]and yet...I feel it more keenly now.
Hoo boy, talk about a close call. I should've known
[cdb]that creep would try to stab me in the back.
You really saved my bacon back there. Guess I owe
[cdb]you one, huh?
Tell him not to worry about it.
Say he can return the favor.
Nah, don't worry about it. You're a merc, aren't you?
Just work for us and we'll call it square.
Nah, don't worry about it. You're a merc, aren't you?
Just work for us and we'll call it square.
Fine by me, but you know I ain't cheap, right?
Would've been smarter to take my offer.
You got that right. Tell you what, I'll consider us even
[cdb]if you fight for us.
You got that right. Tell you what, I'll consider us even
[cdb]if you fight for us.
Gahaha! You don't mess around, do you? All right,
[cdb]you can count on me.
Catch you on the battlefield, Commander.
It appears that some generals in the Kingdom army
[cdb]do not trust the Alliance.
What about you? Do you have confidence in us as
[cdb]your allies in battle?
Say yes.
Dodge the question.
Yeah, I trust you. Claude's a different story, though.
Yeah, I trust you. Claude's a different story, though.
If you're talking about wholehearted trust, it's hard to
[cdb]say, given who your leader is.
If you're talking about wholehearted trust, it's hard to
[cdb]say, given who your leader is.
Not that I'm doubting Claude, exactly. He's just a
[cdb]tough guy to get a read on.
Not that I'm doubting Claude, exactly. He's just a
[cdb]tough guy to get a read on.
Hah! You are right to be wary of him. I cannot help
[cdb]but feel sorry for you, despite being our ally.
That being said, we have not received any duplicitous
[cdb]orders from our blackguard leader. Of that I give you
[cdb]my word.
I walked until I thought my feet were gonna fall off,
[cdb]but this land just stretches on forever.
But get this, I heard that if you keep going a little
[cdb]farther west, you'll see a gigantic ocean!
I thought the ocean was only to the north and south.
You learn something new every day!
Shortly before the Tragedy of Duscur shook the
Kingdom, another major battle took place in the
[cdb]western part of the Empire.
The Imperial army was on one side of the conflict,
[cdb]of course, but can you guess who they were up
[cdb]against?
Say the Kingdom.
Say the Western Church.
Take a wild guess.
Hm, if it was in this area, then they were probably
[cdb]facing the Kingdom, right?
Hm, if it was in this area, then they were probably
[cdb]facing the Kingdom, right?
Too bad! That's not right.
This area isn't far from the Western Church's
[cdb]territory, so were they fighing them?
This area isn't far from the Western Church's
[cdb]territory, so were they fighing them?
Too bad! Not even close!
Judging from your tone, it has to be someone
[cdb]unexpected, like an enemy invasion from overseas.
Judging from your tone, it has to be someone
[cdb]unexpected, like an enemy invasion from overseas.
Yes! That's exactly what happened!
The allied forces of Dagda and Brigid invaded
[cdb]southwest Fódlan from far across the sea.
The Empire barely managed to repel them.
Dagda was defeated and Brigid fell under
Imperial rule.
We're headed to the exact location of that fierce
[cdb]battle.
My adoptive father sent a missive apprising me of the
Alliance's progress.
They have already crossed the Airmid River and
[cdb]invaded Empire territory. Though the Imperial army
[cdb]has been slow to respond.
Something is clearly amiss in their ranks.
I'm concerned about Edelgard.
Looks like all the fighting is going well.
And remember, a little shopping never hurt anybody!
Thanks to that merchant coming in from Leicester,
I've gotten access to some new suppliers.
I'm gonna cram my shop full of all kinds of bargains!
I'm actually a minor lord from House Gillingr, so I
[cdb]could be considered Imperial nobility.
My uncle is the head of the family now. He's a man
[cdb]who lives and breathes violence.
I got sick of his guff and took off. I don't even
[cdb]consider him family anymore.
He's been kicking up a fuss in the west, but it's high
[cdb]time we put him in his place.
It's so nice and quiet here. Such a far cry from
Fhirdiad.
It's the Guardian Moon and yet there's nary a speck
[cdb]of snow. No one will be freezing to death, will they?
Up north, snow stays on the ground until the end of
[cdb]the year, though sometimes it's still falling during the
Great Tree Moon.
They say the grass is always greener...and it turns out
I'm a little green with envy myself.
Long ago, part of this area belonged to House
Nuvelle.
They produced a number of distinguished mages,
[cdb]and were even favored by the emperor.
Word has it they were utterly obliterated in the wake
[cdb]of the Dagda and Brigid War.
I suppose no matter how prosperous a house is,
[cdb]they all fall to ruin eventually.
Whoa, quit starin' a hole through me, would ya?
All I'm doing is deliverin' some packages for my lady.
More specifically, I serve Lady Hilda of House
Goneril.
This one's got tea leaves for Lord Lorenz, and this one
[cdb]contains sweets for Lady Marianne.
Then there's this dusty old book for Sir Ignatz. Oh,
[cdb]and some meat for Sir Raphael.
Go ahead and check 'em out if ya don't believe me.
I swear to the goddess, I ain't doin' nothin' shady.
Look, I don't mind fighting the Empire, but we have
[cdb]to let General Randolph live.
He turned a blind eye when I escaped from the
Imperial camp.
No one wants to be a part of the raids they're doing,
[cdb]not even him. Please, you gotta believe me.
Even now, there are still nobles within Adrestia who
[cdb]care for its welfare, such as Baron Ochs and
Duke Gerth.
And then of course, there are men like Count
Bergliez and Count Hevring.
I've no objection to fighting them, but I do feel some
[cdb]slight hesitation.
If only there was a way we could get them to work
[cdb]together with us to defeat Duke Aegir's forces... But
[cdb]no, that's impossible.
Bandits attacked my caravan not far from here. I was
[cdb]the sole survivor.
I had no idea what to do or where to go, but the
Knights of Seiros came to my rescue.
All this time I thought the Central Church was just a
[cdb]steaming pile of garbage, but I guess I was wildly
[cdb]mistaken.
Oh, Commander, before I forget. Have you heard
[cdb]the rumors about Jeralt's Mercenaries?
Word is they're still with the Imperial army,
[cdb]under General Randolph's employ.
I wanted to make sure I could fight alongside you,
[cdb]but I got injured in the last battle.
So I'll be sent to the rear for a while. Just be careful
[cdb]out there, OK?
A whole bunch of people have been defecting from
[cdb]the Empire lately.
I did the same. I worked for the Empire at the
[cdb]beginning of the war, betting they would win...
But now my money's on the Kingdom. I'm riding this
[cdb]prize horse to victory.
Greetings, Commander! Nothing to report!
Well actually, there's loads to report, just nothing
[cdb]inside the base.
The Imperial territories are in complete chaos.
My family lives in Enbarr, and I'm just worried sick
[cdb]about them.
The Empire lies in shambles. We won't even be able
[cdb]to rest in a nearby town at this rate.
It may not be readily apparent within our camp,
[cdb]but many people have lost their homes, and more
[cdb]continue to do so each day.
I can sympathize with the loneliness that comes from
[cdb]losing one's place in the world.
I knew this would happen.
You know, I used to think there were no good reasons
[cdb]to go to war.
But that naivety has not managed to stop people from
[cdb]fighting.
War must always remain an option, as dreadful as it is
[cdb]to admit...
I heard Seteth fell in battle. That an enormous beast
[cdb]appeared out of nowhere and struck him down while
[cdb]he was defending his soldiers.
I cannot fathom the depths of Lady Rhea's sorrow at
[cdb]his loss.
And Flayn's as well. She puts on a brave face, but...
I wish I knew any words that could provide a modicum
[cdb]of comfort.
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