0. Hey, did you hear? We rounded up the last stragglers [cdb]from House Kleiman.
1. Yeah, and brought destruction raining down on one [cdb]of their villages in the process.
2. Of course, it was partially their fault for mustering an [cdb]army, but...I can't believe His Majesty would allow [cdb]such meaningless slaughter.
3. ...
4. Something on your mind? If you object to their idle [cdb]gossip, it would behoove you to speak up.
5. No, it's just... I don't really know what Dimitri was [cdb]thinking, either.
6. It's almost like he's built a wall around himself. Ever since the day he killed his uncle.
7. My apologies, but could I ask you to join Gustave in [cdb]keeping an eye on things here for the next few days?
8. Sure, you going somewhere? Kinda surprised Dedue [cdb]and Rodrigue aren't joining you.
9. The two of them recently departed for Duscur. They have their own duties to attend to.
10. Then why don't I join you? I've got more free time [cdb]these days than I know what to do with.
11. Offering to work during your well-deserved time off [cdb]is not as praiseworthy as you believe it to be.
12. You're one to talk.
13. I suppose you have a point. Very well, I'll take you [cdb]up on your offer. The journey will not be a pleasant [cdb]one, but your assistance will surely prove valuable.
14. I was wondering where we were going. This is the [cdb]village that was wiped out during our recent battle.
15. Hold on, you're not planning to bury the dead by [cdb]yourself, are you? That's not really a job for a king.
16. Perhaps not, yet a resting place is all I am capable [cdb]of offering them now.
17. Were it possible, I would not have let this village lose [cdb]a single brave soul. I never intended to see them [cdb]incinerated by the all-consuming flames of this war.
18. But as the one who authorized our battle strategy, I alone am culpable for their deaths.
19. It's not like you made the decision lightly, though. You discussed it for hours with Rodrigue and the [cdb]others.
20. Even so, no means can possibly excuse these ends. No amount of justification will bring back the [cdb]lives that were lost here.
21. Agree with him.
22. Disagree with him.
23. True. And no matter how hard you fight for a [cdb]better outcome, there's no guarantee you'll actually [cdb]achieve it.
24. But there's nothing more you could've done. You did [cdb]your best, Dimitri. No reason to regret that.
25. Could you truly face those who have lost loved [cdb]ones—parents, siblings, children, friends—and [cdb]proudly declare you did your best?
26. No. I cannot shut my eyes to the cruelty my actions [cdb]have wrought.
27. Yet if I do not claim this battle and its aftermath to [cdb]be just and proper, my soldiers will lose faith in me.
28. How long must this horrible cycle continue?
29. Don't be like that, Dimitri.
30. I'm sure people will understand if you just tell them [cdb]the whole story.
31. There's no need for that. This burden is mine to bear, [cdb]and mine alone.