- Huh? What's... Oh, it's a dream.
 
    - Huh? What's... Oh, it's a dream.
 
    - Why do you always settle for such simple reasoning?
You know this is more than a fabrication of your
[cdb]sleep-addled mind!
 
    - Our first reunion in who knows how long, and you
[cdb]try to write me off as a figment of your imagination?
Hmph!
 
    - Sorry about that—though I was definitely asleep last
I checked. Anyway, what do you want?
 
    - Sorry about that—though I was definitely asleep last
I checked. Anyway, what do you want?
 
    - To warn you. Something is troubling me. Eating
[cdb]away at me, actually.
 
    - I can't quite put my finger on it, but I can sense a
[cdb]presence closing in on you. A dangerous one.
 
    - Guess who the presence is.
 
    - Promise to be careful.
 
    - The Ashen Demon, right? This wouldn't be your first
[cdb]warning about that one.
 
    - The Ashen Demon, right? This wouldn't be your first
[cdb]warning about that one.
 
    - Mmm, that might be it...
 
    - Perhaps the two of you will square off in battle soon.
 
    - Well, whoever it is, I'll watch my back. Same as
[cdb]always.
 
    - Well, whoever it is, I'll watch my back. Same as
[cdb]always.
 
    - I know you're the cautious type, but this threat calls
[cdb]for additional vigilance.
 
    - It could be that you're going to face the Ashen
Demon again soon.
 
    - Good. Because this time, I'm gonna win. I have to.
 
    - Good. Because this time, I'm gonna win. I have to.
 
    - Fortunately, I'm pretty used to these powers of yours
[cdb]by now.
 
    - Fortunately, I'm pretty used to these powers of yours
[cdb]by now.
 
    - Then I'll let myself stay just a tiny bit optimistic.
 
    - Just don't forget that your opponent has had as much
[cdb]time to grow as you.
 
    - Your future isn't the only one at stake here—the
Demon could also put an end to Edelgard's vision
[cdb]with as little as one swing of a sword.
 
    - Whatever happens, we can't let all our hard work be
[cdb]undone!
 
    - Nod resolutely.
 
    - Note that Arval is acting strange.
 
    - I won't let anything happen. Not to Edelgard, or to
[cdb]the others.
 
    - I won't let anything happen. Not to Edelgard, or to
[cdb]the others.
 
    - That's the spirit. I know you can do this. After all,
[cdb]you're my—
 
    - Since when have you been such a worrier? I've got
[cdb]this, trust me.
 
    - Since when have you been such a worrier? I've got
[cdb]this, trust me.
 
    - I won't let anything happen. Not to Edelgard, or to
[cdb]the others.
 
    - I won't let anything happen. Not to Edelgard, or to
[cdb]the others.
 
    - What do you mean? I'm always worried about you!
After all, you're my—
 
    - Yeah, yeah. I'm your "partner in destiny."
 
    - Yeah, yeah. I'm your "partner in destiny."
 
    - I finally got you to say it! Ah, how wonderful!