0. Well, this is great.
1. Having some trouble there, Jeralt?
2. I wanted to replace the clasp on my gauntlet, [cdb]but I can't quite get the blasted thing to stay.
3. Here, let me try.
4. Well look at that. You got a real knack for these [cdb]things. Thanks, kid.
5. I'm surprised you've survived this long with those [cdb]ham hands.
6. Being a good mercenary isn't all about dexterity, [cdb]you know.
7. Besides, when you've lived as long as I have, [cdb]your body just doesn't work as well as it used to. Trust me.
8. You don't look that old to me.
9. You can't judge a book by its cover. I might not look [cdb]it, but I'm practically an ancient tome.
10. Not to mention I've lived pretty hard. Might just be a [cdb]gut feeling, but...
11. I've started feeling like the goddess might call me to [cdb]her side before long.
12. Come on, it's not like you're at death's door. Besides, [cdb]you really think the goddess would be calling you of [cdb]all people?
13. You don't hold anything back, do you? If the goddess [cdb]won't have me, then I'll just have to make do in hell.
14. Do you think you'd have any regrets if you died [cdb]right now?
15. Not one. Except maybe living too long.
16. What about leaving your kid behind?
17. Can't say I wouldn't be worried. Especially because [cdb]that kid isn't exactly normal.
18. Yeah, that's a good way to put it...
19. [BYLETH_MF] is unusually powerful.
20. [BYLETH_MF] isn't very emotional.
21. [BYLETH_MF] thinks out loud a lot.
22. I've never seen a power like that before. Not even [cdb]generals with Crests measure up.
23. True. It's not like my training was all that rigorous [cdb]either. But before I knew it, my kid had become [cdb]the Ashen Demon.
24. I gotta say, your kid's always real calm and aloof. Not one for emotion, huh?
25. You're telling me. Born without so much as a peep, [cdb]that one.
26. Your kid sure likes to think out loud. Though, I guess I don't have room to talk...
27. It's a weird habit. Almost like there's someone [cdb]else there...
28. Just a personal quirk, I guess. Makes it tough to find [cdb]friends though.
29. In that sense, I'm glad we're here. There's tons of [cdb]young folks around.
30. And maybe the kid'll take a shine to you, since you're [cdb]both mercenaries.
31. Who knows? I've been hoping we could talk more, [cdb]at least.
32. Is that so? I'm glad to hear you say that. Takes a [cdb]load off my mind.
33. Now you really sound like a dad.
34. I was never much of a parent, but I do worry all the [cdb]same.
35. You know, I think we were meant to end up on the [cdb]same side. Would you do me a favor and look after [cdb]my kid?
36. When you put it that way, it really does sound like [cdb]you're about to die.
37. Hey, it's possible. Tomorrow's never guaranteed in [cdb]this line of work.
38. I meant what I said. Can I count on you?
39. Yeah, sure. I'm not gonna refuse a dying man's wish, [cdb]after all.