0. Today is a momentous day in Fódlan's history that [cdb]people will mark for generations to come.
1. Then why do you look so conflicted?
2. I'm not conflicted, Claude—I'm just painfully aware [cdb]of how much stronger I need to be.
3. That's why I'm counting on you and the Alliance to [cdb]make up the difference.
4. Hey, I've got feeling unprepared down to a science, [cdb]so what say we help each other out?
5. If we work together, we can achieve what's best for [cdb]both of us. Right?
6. Indeed.
7. I have reviewed the terms, Your Majesty. All that [cdb]remains is the placement of your seals.
8. Everything looks good to me—I'm especially glad we [cdb]found a solution to the control of Myrddin.
9. You've done fine work here, Hubert. Thanks.
10. And thanks to you as well, Holst. You know I'm not [cdb]good at this sort of thing.
11. I've never known you to shy away from ceremonial [cdb]affairs like this...
12. But it is the most significant pact since the [cdb]founding of the Leicester Alliance, so your [cdb]caution was most prudent.
13. I must admit I was quite nervous. Thankfully, I managed not to foul it up.
14. You surely jest. You did your work masterfully, [cdb]without batting an eye.
15. I am truly impressed that Leicester's most valiant [cdb]general is so well-versed in diplomacy.
16. Don't be insulting, Hubert. Sir Holst is a duke.
17. A man can be brave in battle and still know how to [cdb]get things done. Take our Minister of Military Affairs, [cdb]for example.
18. A man for whom the term "looks can be deceiving" [cdb]was likely invented.
19. Speaking of Count Bergliez, where is he?
20. I thought he'd be here so we could go head-to-head. We never did get to finish our battle.
21. I'm afraid the count couldn't make it, but perhaps [cdb]you'd consider my bodyguard instead?
22. I'm afraid the count couldn't make it, but perhaps [cdb]you'd consider my bodyguard instead?
23. I'm certain you'll find the challenge to your liking. Is this your first time meeting, by the way?
24. It is. Well, friend? Care to go a round with me?
25. They say this Holst character is the strongest man [cdb]in Leicester.
26. But is he as strong as the Ashen Demon?
27. Accept Holst's challenge.
28. Turn him down.
29. I wouldn't miss it for the world.
30. I wouldn't miss it for the world.
31. Now that's what I like to hear!
32. I hope you mean later and not this very second. It would be a shame to get blood all over this nice [cdb]paperwork.
33. Yeah, I'll pass.
34. Yeah, I'll pass.
35. The last thing we need is for someone to get hurt and [cdb]drive a wedge in the day's proceedings.
36. The last thing we need is for someone to get hurt and [cdb]drive a wedge in the day's proceedings.
37. The voice of reason, for once! Heh.
38. Then let's hurry up and put a bow on this signing [cdb]before anyone else decides to interrupt it.
39. Yes. All eyes are on us.
40. We must make this a grand gesture and show our [cdb]soldiers that Adrestia and Leicester have joined forces [cdb]for a brighter future.
41. Well, let's get to it.
42. As leader of all the lords and knights who sit at the [cdb]roundtable of the Leicester Alliance...
43. I, Claude von Riegan, hereby swear this pact.
44. Leicester pledges to work in harmony with the Adrestian Empire, and do everything in its power to [cdb]secure a peaceful future for Fódlan.
45. By the covenant between the red blood and the white [cdb]sword that crowns the double-headed eagle...
46. I, Edelgard von Hresvelg, hereby swear this pact.
47. Adrestia pledges to work hand in hand with the Leicester Alliance to deliver peace to the land and [cdb]secure a future for all its people.
48. The pact is sealed.
49. And now it is our job to uphold it.
50. Goodness, look how far you've risen! You're standing [cdb]on the stage of history!
51. I know you'll do great things. Yes, and greater [cdb]things still...