0. Interesting. It seems the Empire may not want our [cdb]heads on pikes after all.
1. That is good news. I was concerned they might be so [cdb]upset as to seek your execution.
2. But based on their posturing, it seems those fears [cdb]were groundless.
3. Well I am an effective lord, if I do say so myself.
4. They must realize taking my life would make it [cdb]difficult to keep order on my lands.
5. Few lords anywhere in Fódlan are as loved and [cdb]respected by their people as you, Father.
6. Perhaps. But if so, that only makes my misjudgment [cdb]all the more grave.
7. I never should have let that man cajole me into [cdb]starting such a needless fight.
8. You say that now because we lost, but would your [cdb]appraisal not be different in the face of victory?
9. The people would've idolized you for ushering House Gloucester toward even greater prosperity.
10. Questions of "what if" matter little after you lose a [cdb]battle, and even less after you have misled your [cdb]people.
11. The time to judge the right and wrong of things is [cdb]before, not after.
12. ...
13. It is for this reason that I have decided to yield [cdb]command of our house to you. I only pray you might [cdb]walk us back from the terrible misstep I have made.
14. Besides which, the Empire still views me as a traitor. If I fail to step down now, I will spend the rest of my [cdb]days wondering when the axe might fall.
15. I... I understand, Father.
16. With all that has happened, it is hard not to see the [cdb]wisdom in your decision.
17. I will find a way to build a newer, stronger House Gloucester alongside the Empire.
18. And just as it did before, our house will shine brighter [cdb]than any in Leicester!