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- I'm sure Dimitri's equally astounded by this
[cdb]interruption.
- If it had only happened a few days later, we could've
[cdb]been well on our way to ending the war by now.
- It's entirely possible that whoever's doing this doesn't
[cdb]want that to happen.
- Agree it can't be a coincidence.
- Give it some thought.
- It's too big a coincidence. All of this happened right
[cdb]when we were about to gain control of the capital.
- It's too big a coincidence. All of this happened right
[cdb]when we were about to gain control of the capital.
- Exactly. These people were likely keeping a close eye
[cdb]on everything, waiting for the most opportune
[cdb]moment to strike.
- I can't fathom why anyone would want this war to
[cdb]continue.
- I can't fathom why anyone would want this war to
[cdb]continue.
- I know it's just personal conjecture right now.
- But if those who slither in the dark are behind this,
[cdb]then their goal is to plunge all of Fódlan into chaos.
- Either that or they plan to conquer it while we're all
[cdb]exhausted from the war.
- Then we can't afford to be fighting a war right now.
Stopping them needs to be our top priority.
- Then we can't afford to be fighting a war right now.
Stopping them needs to be our top priority.
- The issue is we have no proof. A few educated guesses
[cdb]won't convince the others to stop fighting.
- We need definitive evidence. I only hope we'll find
[cdb]some here.
- [HERO_MF], I must apologize for
[cdb]interrogating you the way I did.
- In my defense, you do possess the same power as
[cdb]those who slither in the dark. It is hard to believe
[cdb]you would have no relation to them.
- Are you not curious to find out if you do?
- Admit you're curious.
- Claim you're not curious.
- I'd be lying if I said it didn't bug me. We're talking
[cdb]about my identity, after all.
- I'd be lying if I said it didn't bug me. We're talking
[cdb]about my identity, after all.
- Not really. It's not like I'm gonna die if I don't know.
- Not really. It's not like I'm gonna die if I don't know.
- I would be desperate to discover my true identity if I
[cdb]were in your position.
- But no matter. Nothing will change the fact that you
[cdb]are our ally.
- Claude says that Tomas's group is involved in these
[cdb]riots, but...
- Most of the people causing trouble are just regular
[cdb]old bandits, right?
- I'm more worried about the fact that there were so
[cdb]many bandits lurking around Leicester in the
[cdb]first place.
- Agree it's a problem.
- Tell her it's always been this way.
- I'm sure a lot of people haven't been able to find
[cdb]decent work recently.
- I'm sure a lot of people haven't been able to find
[cdb]decent work recently.
- Yeah. Maybe more people have turned to stealing
[cdb]because they lost their homes and fields in the war.
- There are always bandits prowling around wherever
[cdb]you go. You just don't notice them.
- There are always bandits prowling around wherever
[cdb]you go. You just don't notice them.
- If that's the case, then we have a major problem on
[cdb]our hands. It makes me shudder to even think of it.
- I think we'll see a lot fewer of these incidents once we
[cdb]make it easier for people to find work.
- House Ordelia was finally starting to make a
[cdb]comeback after our alliance with the Empire,
[cdb]and now this.
- If those who slither in the dark are behind this,
I swear I will make them suffer!
- Try to calm her down.
- Apologize.
- Let's just take a deep breath, Lysithea. We need to
[cdb]remain calm in times like these.
- Let's just take a deep breath, Lysithea. We need to
[cdb]remain calm in times like these.
- What? How can you of all people remain calm?
You could be related to them, you know.
- I'm sorry. I might be connected to them somehow.
- I'm sorry. I might be connected to them somehow.
- Why are you apologizing? Even if that's the case,
[cdb]it's not like you're helping them.
- In any event, we need to find out who's pulling the
[cdb]strings. Once we capture their leader, we'll make
[cdb]them confess.
- The bandits have spread as far as Hrym
[cdb]territory, right?
- There's never been rioting on both sides of Airmid
River simultaneously.
- Oh, but if I recall, House Ordelia and House Hrym
[cdb]have suffered through a disturbance like this once
[cdb]before.
- At the time, Viscount Hrym staged an uprising,
[cdb]and Count Ordelia joined her.
- I can't imagine that bears any relation to our current
[cdb]crisis, but it does give me pause.
- After getting off the ship and walking all this way,
[cdb]my legs are as strong as tree trunks!
Like, really big ones!
- I gotta start workin' my upper body to keep
[cdb]everything balanced.
- Be skeptical.
- Scold him.
- There's no point if you don't have anyone to show off
[cdb]to. We're just fighting a bunch of bandits.
- There's no point if you don't have anyone to show off
[cdb]to. We're just fighting a bunch of bandits.
- You shouldn't waste time working out. There are
[cdb]people who need our help.
- You shouldn't waste time working out. There are
[cdb]people who need our help.
- Don't be silly. I can't fight at my full strength if my
[cdb]muscles aren't even!
- My chest and arms are gonna be crying in pain if I
[cdb]leave them out.
- My adoptive father was waiting for me when we
[cdb]arrived at the port in Edmund territory.
- He even told me to return safely. What has gotten
[cdb]into him?
- Who knows?
- He was showing that he cares.
- Beats me. I'll never understand how parents think.
- Beats me. I'll never understand how parents think.
- Parents... Does that mean he truly thinks of me as
[cdb]his daughter?
- Isn't it pretty natural for a parent to worry about
[cdb]their child? Especially if she's constantly rushing off
[cdb]to battle.
- Isn't it pretty natural for a parent to worry about
[cdb]their child? Especially if she's constantly rushing off
[cdb]to battle.
- A parent... Does that mean he truly thinks of me as
[cdb]his daughter?
- He must, or else he wouldn't be worried. And I'm
[cdb]sure he knows how hard you've been fighting.
- He must, or else he wouldn't be worried. And I'm
[cdb]sure he knows how hard you've been fighting.
- I hope we can speak more next time. Though I'm not
[cdb]sure what we'd even talk about.
- If someone's starting these riots as part of some bigger
[cdb]scheme, I swear I'll kill them myself.
- Only the most sadistic villain would drag innocent
[cdb]villagers into this.
- I'm gonna make them suffer, I don't care about their
[cdb]sorry excuses... Oh, wait, you probably want a chance
[cdb]to question them, don't you?
- Tell her you want to capture them.
- Say you don't care.
- Yeah, if they're who we think they are, then I've got a
[cdb]few questions I wanna ask them.
- Yeah, if they're who we think they are, then I've got a
[cdb]few questions I wanna ask them.
- Got it. I promise I'll track 'em down.
- Don't worry about me. You can do whatever you
[cdb]want when you find them.
- Don't worry about me. You can do whatever you
[cdb]want when you find them.
- You sure? Then I'm gonna do just that!
- Watch out, villains! I'm gonna take you down!
- We almost had the Kingdom cornered, only to have
[cdb]to retreat at the last second.
- A mediocre king would never have the courage to
[cdb]make such a quick decision.
- His Majesty is truly a paragon of leadership. I am
[cdb]honored to serve him.
- What a mess. At least I know this isn't the
[cdb]church's doing.
- The Knights of Seiros would usually be the ones
[cdb]fighting with everything they've got in this kind of
[cdb]situation.
- The Federation, on the other hand, accepts full
[cdb]responsibility for protecting each and every one of
[cdb]their citizens.
- Now that I've cut ties with the Central Church, I can
[cdb]really appreciate them taking on such a burden. I'm
[cdb]grateful for it.
- I am so utterly exhausted.
- Not only did we have to travel from the Kingdom,
[cdb]but we fought numerous battles along the way.
- And now the war is going to drag on because of this.
All one can do is sigh, really.
- Suggest he ask for a new post.
- Suggest he take a break.
- You could ask Claude to give you a different position.
- You could ask Claude to give you a different position.
- He'd never move a former enemy like me to a cushy
[cdb]position out of the way. It'd be pointless to ask.
- You could ask Claude for a break.
- You could ask Claude for a break.
- I wouldn't want to risk that. I'm from the Empire.
He might decide it's time for me to rest permanently.
- Ordelia territory's taking a beating. We gotta get out
[cdb]there and help them.
- Ask him why.
- Offer to help him out.
- You're more worked up than usual. Do you have some
[cdb]connection to Ordelia territory?
- You're more worked up than usual. Do you have some
[cdb]connection to Ordelia territory?
- Yeah. Count Ordelia stuck his neck out for me once.
- It's not an easy debt to repay. I only hope I'll make it
[cdb]up to him one day.
- You're right. We need to get a move on.
- You're right. We need to get a move on.
- You're all fired up too, huh? Good. We can tear it up
[cdb]together then.
- Doesn't all this moving around make you lose track
[cdb]of where we are, [HERO_MF]?
- Doesn't all this moving around make you lose track
[cdb]of where we are, [HERO_MF]?
- I have no clue where I am. The Alliance? No, wait,
[cdb]it's the Federation now...right?
- I have no clue where I am. The Alliance? No, wait,
[cdb]it's the Federation now...right?
- Sympathize with her.
- Tell her where you are.
- Yeah, I get turned around too. Sometimes I even go in
[cdb]the complete opposite direction.
- Yeah, I get turned around too. Sometimes I even go in
[cdb]the complete opposite direction.
- Oh, I'm so glad I'm not the only one!
- Oh, I'm so glad I'm not the only one!
- Alliance or Federation, doesn't matter. They're both
Leicester. Anyway, we're on the northern side of the
Airmid River now.
- Alliance or Federation, doesn't matter. They're both
Leicester. Anyway, we're on the northern side of the
Airmid River now.
- The Empire's just on the other side. But I understand
[cdb]we've traveled a great deal.
- The Empire's just on the other side. But I understand
[cdb]we've traveled a great deal.
- What? We're that close to the Empire? We're not
[cdb]going to run into my father, are we?!
- What? We're that close to the Empire? We're not
[cdb]going to run into my father, are we?!
- I am estimating there will be more fighting in the city.
Not enemy soldiers, but bandits and rioters.
- I am having a better time fighting in this situation.
What about you?
- Definitely better.
- Definitely worse.
- I'm better in those kinds of battles too. It's definitely
[cdb]easier than fighting in a wide open field.
- I'm better in those kinds of battles too. It's definitely
[cdb]easier than fighting in a wide open field.
- So we are the same? Then we will be finishing the
[cdb]fight promptly.
- To be honest, those kind of battles are not my strong
[cdb]suit. It's much easier fighting in a wide open field.
- To be honest, those kind of battles are not my strong
[cdb]suit. It's much easier fighting in a wide open field.
- I am not in agreement. It surprises me we are not
[cdb]seeing eye to eye.
- When the city of Nuvelle fell, it was overrun by
[cdb]bandits and looters.
- At the time, the Imperial army had been so focused
[cdb]on fighting forces from Dagda that the city's guards
[cdb]were practically non-existent.
- But now... We've mobilized our forces and prioritized
[cdb]aiding the people, rather than the war itself. I feel
[cdb]misty-eyed with gratitude.
- Express relief.
- Express shock about her past.
- That just goes to show we're nothing like the Empire.
I think it's a good thing.
- That just goes to show we're nothing like the Empire.
I think it's a good thing.
- Yes, that is exactly right. This is what the new
Federation stands for.
- I had no idea Nuvelle had gone through something so
[cdb]awful. We can't let it happen again.
- I had no idea Nuvelle had gone through something so
[cdb]awful. We can't let it happen again.
- You are exactly right. But I doubt we will have to
[cdb]worry about that, given our actions here.
- I've kinda got a bad feeling about this. How do I
[cdb]describe it...
- It's like I sense...darkness? Or something like that.
It's hard to put into words.
- Ask about the darkness.
- Say you sense it too.
- Darkness? You mean like...from me, for example?
- Darkness? You mean like...from me, for example?
- Maybe. I might.
- Which probably means my bad feeling isn't all that
[cdb]reliable.
- To be honest, I can sense it too. Whatever it is.
- To be honest, I can sense it too. Whatever it is.
- Seriously?
- Huh. But you know, I'm probably just imagining
[cdb]things.
- I imagine that after our trick with the ships,
Faerghus will increase their defenses on their
[cdb]eastern coast.
- That same approach won't work again. We'll have to
[cdb]come up with some other method of attack.
- Though quelling the riots in Ordelia territory is our
[cdb]first priority.
- Who would've expected we'd be interrupted when
[cdb]we were so close to finishing the fight?
- I'm worried about everyone in Ordelia. We need to
[cdb]get out there and help them as soon as we can.
- I know I don't deserve the title anymore...
- But a knight of Faerghus would never be so quick to
[cdb]abandon the townsfolk.
- So we're fighting bandits and scoundrels next?
- It doesn't matter who we're up against. I'll cut them
[cdb]down all the same.
- Waver in the face of his determination.
- Respond undaunted.
- Oh, um... Yeah! The Ashen Demon is as determined
[cdb]as ever, I see.
- Oh, um... Yeah! The Ashen Demon is as determined
[cdb]as ever, I see.
- The name has nothing to do with it. We just have
[cdb]to join together and fight with all we have.
- You got that right. I'm not gonna let you outdo me
[cdb]either. Just watch, I'll do a better job than you.
- You got that right. I'm not gonna let you outdo me
[cdb]either. Just watch, I'll do a better job than you.
- Let's do this together, instead. Things will work out
[cdb]better for the both of us that way.
- So we're fighting bandits and scoundrels next?
- It doesn't matter who we're up against. I'll cut them
[cdb]down all the same.
- Waver in the face of her determination.
- Respond undaunted.
- Oh, um... Yeah! The Ashen Demon is as determined
[cdb]as ever, I see.
- Oh, um... Yeah! The Ashen Demon is as determined
[cdb]as ever, I see.
- The name has nothing to do with it. We just have
[cdb]to join together and fight with all we have.
- You got that right. I'm not gonna let you outdo me
[cdb]either. Just watch, I'll do a better job than you.
- You got that right. I'm not gonna let you outdo me
[cdb]either. Just watch, I'll do a better job than you.
- Let's do this together, instead. Things will work out
[cdb]better for the both of us that way.
- I've slain more bandits than I care to count, but this is
[cdb]a whole 'nother level.
- They don't usually work in groups. Most do much
[cdb]better working on their own.
- So if they're cooperating with each other, it must
[cdb]mean someone else is pulling the strings.
- We don't know what we'll uncover, so keep your
[cdb]guard up.
- I thought Nader was gonna come with us, but he
[cdb]stayed on the ship and went back to Almyra.
- Apparently he convinced the Almyran soldiers not to
[cdb]pillage anything while we were in the Kingdom.
- He may seem unreasonable at first, but he's actually a
[cdb]good guy. He's really changed my opinion of him.
- I hope we cross paths again. I never got the chance to
[cdb]thank him.
- Hmm... I didn't expect this would happen. I hope the
[cdb]people in Ordelia are all right.
- I quelled many a disturbance just like this back when
I was with the knights.
- And though the place and my title may be different,
I still fight for the people!
- This situation's serious. All the rioting makes it
[cdb]impossible for us merchants to go about our
[cdb]business.
- Well, make sure to stock up and do your part to stem
[cdb]the chaos!
- Wait, you think I'm trying to turn this into a
[cdb]business opportunity? Why, I would never!
Anyway, want to buy something?
- Despite his failing health, Count Ordelia has been
[cdb]trying to restore peace in his territory ever since we
[cdb]allied with the Empire.
- But all of that's ruined now. I cannot imagine how
[cdb]devastating this must be for him.
- Why must we suffer all these disasters?
- The former Phlegethon territory has been jointly
[cdb]ruled by other nobles since Acheron's untimely
[cdb]demise.
- But none of them can spare any troops, so it's mostly
[cdb]managed by House Gloucester.
- The former Count Gloucester is also currently taking
[cdb]steps to ensure the bandits do not invade and claim
Phlegethon land for their own.
- My mother's family hails from Ordelia territory,
[cdb]but I haven't been able to contact them.
- I'm terribly worried about my grandparents. I have
[cdb]no way to make sure they're safe.
- I truly hope they're all right.
- There's a bridge in Ordelia territory that crosses over
[cdb]the Airmid River. Though it's not nearly as big as the
Great Bridge of Myrddin.
- Normally there's a checkpoint on either side to
[cdb]prevent bandits from passing through.
- But they must've taken control of it, since we've
[cdb]had reports that bandits are on both sides of the river.
- I was lucky to snag a new employer right after
Acheron died.
- Otherwise I could've easily been one of the bandits
[cdb]attacking Ordelia territory right now.
- I'm a member of the local guard in a village near here.
Most of my compatriots have been killed.
- I didn't think there was any way the Federation army
[cdb]would help us because they were off fighting the war.
- But here you are, in full force. The king didn't
[cdb]abandon us after all.
- I prayed with all the refugees who fled to the church.
- And the goddess answered our prayers by sending the
Federation army to our aid.
- My partner died in the last battle. We'd been together
[cdb]for ages...
- Nothin' to do about it now. Captain Jeralt decided
[cdb]we should work with the Federation.
- Nothin' to do about it now. My partner decided
[cdb]that we should work with the Federation.
- I was convinced it was the right choice at the time...
- I was sent over to help you all, but I'm amazed at how
[cdb]quickly King Claude is handling the situation.
- Forming the Federation was worth it, if only to
[cdb]provide faster aid without waiting for the roundtable.
- A region is nothing without its people, you know.
The Empire could learn a thing or two from you.
- Greetings, Captain! Something to report!
- Well, the things to report aren't actually happening
[cdb]around this gate.
- Both shores of the Airmid River to the east are
[cdb]apparently crawling with bandits!
- Fighting to protect the people... What a great
[cdb]responsibility. I hope I can help somehow.
- Have you heard about the dance master that lives in
[cdb]southwestern Hrym territory?
- Apparently they won the White Heron Cup! Boy,
[cdb]does that take me back.
- Oh, you don't know what it is? Huh. I thought you
[cdb]definitely would've heard of it.
- Something slithers among the shadows.
- And you—or should I say we?—are suspected of
[cdb]being involved.
- This is an opportune moment to ferret out the truth
[cdb]of the matter. Don't you agree?
- [HERO_MF]... I must apologize for
[cdb]interrogating you the way I did.
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