0. Are you certain?
1. Most. Adrestia is yours to command in the [cdb]emperor's stead.
2. None remain who can stop your ascension to the peak [cdb]of this Empire.
3. ...
4. And what says Her Majesty?
5. Nothing, at present. A grave injury suffered during [cdb]the siege of Arianrhod has left her unable to speak.
6. Come now, Duke. Haven't you always dreamt of [cdb]saving your dear Empire in its time of greatest need?
7. Mm, yes. You have a point. I will take up arms to [cdb]solve this crisis.
8. Under my rule, we shall crush the Kingdom and Alliance both, and unite all of Fódlan beneath the [cdb]ever-majestic banner of Adrestia.
9. The unfulfilled ambition of countless emperors past [cdb]will be made manifest by none other than myself.
10. Ludwig von Aegir, savior of the Empire!
11. Heh.
12. Then we will lift you up from the darkness, [cdb]until the day you inevitably stumble back down.