- Hm...
- Hey, Dimitri. Aren't you supposed to be on break
[cdb]today? What's got you down?
- It's nothing. I suppose I'm just finding it difficult
[cdb]to relax.
- It is vexing to no end to lay around doing nothing
[cdb]while everyone else busies themselves with vital work.
- Nobody's forcing you to take vacations or anything.
We just want you to have a little break every now and
[cdb]again.
- Why are you so desperate to work, anyway?
- Because it is my duty. No. It is the only way I know
[cdb]how to live.
- As part of the royal bloodline, my life has never for a
[cdb]moment belonged to me. Not even at the instant of
[cdb]my birth.
- And as a survivor of that horrible tragedy...there are
[cdb]certain responsibilities only I can shoulder.
- Sympathize with him.
- Disagree with him.
- I get where you're coming from, I think.
- I felt the same way after my company got wiped out.
Still...
- I don't get it. Why does all that stuff have to fall
[cdb]on you?
- Nothing's gonna go the way you want if you can't
[cdb]bring yourself to trust people who just wanna help.
- And don't even try to tell me you'd be happy
[cdb]with that.
- All I want is to ease the pain. Both for those who
[cdb]perished that day and for those who yet live.
- I'm fully aware that I will need to make sacrifices if I
[cdb]ever hope to accomplish that goal.
- But I will not drag others into my own personal
[cdb]crusade. I won't let anyone else suffer.
- So you see, it's better for me to carry the burden
[cdb]myself. And better for everyone else as well.
- You say you don't wanna see people suffer, but what
[cdb]about you, Dimitri? What about your pain?
- You don't have a hope in the world of caring for other
[cdb]people if you can't care for yourself first.
- I'm not sure how to respond to that. And in truth,
I don't know how to alleviate my own pain.
- I've never given the matter any thought. What would
[cdb]happiness even look like for me?
- How can you not know something like that?
Just think about it—what kinda things make
[cdb]you smile?
- Maybe when you finally conquer a tough rival,
[cdb]or hold a banquet after surviving a dangerous battle.
- Hm...
- I don't believe I bear the right to such happiness,
[cdb]but if that time were to come...
- It would be upon my death, having devoted my life to
[cdb]forming a peaceful kingdom full of joyful citizens.
- Seriously? You can be downright dismal sometimes,
[cdb]you know that?
- Why's death the first thing that comes to mind when
[cdb]you think about being happy?
- Dismal? Yes, perhaps you're right. But I find it
[cdb]difficult to consider anything else that may cause
[cdb]me joy.
- C'mon, nothing? What about ending this war quick
[cdb]and celebrating with all your friends?
- I'm sure Dedue and the others would whip up the
[cdb]grandest feast you've ever laid eyes on.
- No. Such revelry would be wasted on me.
- But...I suppose seeing the smiles on everyone's faces
[cdb]would be enough.
- Thanks for thinking of us, o great king.
- But fine. If you wanna carry your own burdens for
[cdb]the rest of your life, so be it.
- We'll just have to take extra good care of you though,
[cdb]since you clearly won't do it yourself.
- For starters, you're gonna take a break and by the
[cdb]goddess you're gonna like it. Come on, Dimitri.
We're gonna get you away from camp for a bit!
- No words can express my gratitude.