0. Ngh...
1. So you were dragged in here as well, Edelgard. Are you all right?
2. Ngh... What are you doing here? Where am I?
3. We aren't sure ourselves. But we have no intention of [cdb]fighting you, know that.
4. We? Who else is here with you?
5. Why'd you run off like that, Dimitri? Did you notice [cdb]something? Wait, Edelgard?!
6. Why'd you run off like that, Dimitri? Did you notice [cdb]something? Wait, Edelgard?!
7. It seems much has transpired without my knowledge.
8. Yeah, I don't think any of us really know what's going [cdb]on here. By the way, Edelgard...
9. You look pretty different from the last time I saw you. Did something happen to you?
10. The last time? When was that?
11. It seems I have a fair number of gaps in my memory.
12. The most recent thing I can remember is...Arianrhod.
13. You and I were squaring off, Dimitri, when Thales [cdb]appeared and cast some dark magic on me...
14. That was over six moons ago.
15. If Viscount Fenja's word is anything to go by, [cdb]you've been serving as Duke Aegir's puppet [cdb]ever since.
16. Not only that, but Duke Aegir himself was under the [cdb]nefarious control of Thales.
17. Six months? And tell me, what of the Empire?
18. I can't believe I have to direct such a question to you [cdb]two, of all people.
19. Adrestia changed, big time, after the battle at Arianrhod against the Kingdom.
20. Your lands have been ravaged, your military has lost [cdb]all discipline, and Leicester and Faerghus have since [cdb]joined hands to put an end to the Empire's brutality.
21. You're actually catching us right in the middle of the [cdb]climactic fight.
22. After we routed the Imperial army in the Valley of Torment, you fled—escaping with Duke Aegir.
23. Once we put an end to him, we turned our gaze [cdb]toward finding you, and were caught up in some [cdb]bizarre magic...which brought us here.
24. That was all rather painful to hear, but I thank you [cdb]for the explanation.
25. I'm not sure how exactly Thales is manipulating me, [cdb]but he is clearly doing so to steer the Empire toward [cdb]his own desires.
26. In the past, he took over the body of my uncle, Lord Arundel, and snatched the reins of Adrestia [cdb]as its regent.
27. Meaning history is repeating itself, in the grandest, [cdb]most vile way.
28. So it's true, then. Lord Arundel was actually Thales.
29. You've gotta help us get out of here, Edelgard.
30. You've gotta help us get out of here, Edelgard.
31. I would be glad to. Once you inform me further [cdb]about the current state of Fódlan.
32. I've been, in essence, asleep the last half a year, [cdb]remember?
33. Hm... Yes, I suppose we can afford a short break to [cdb]bring you up to speed before we resume our search.