Hey Ingrid. Not too often I see you wandering in
[cdb]town like this.
Oh! I, um, was just out for a walk. What about you?
Are you here to do some shopping?
Yeah, Dedue asked me to pick up some ingredients
[cdb]for dinner.
Well, if it is food shopping you're after, then your
[cdb]best bet would be the boulevard past the river.
Uh, what're you so flustered for? You're not hiding
[cdb]something, are you?
What, me? No, not at all! It's nothing, really.
I'm just...surprised how much you can find here.
It's a far cry from the struggling little towns dotting
[cdb]the rest of the Kingdom, that's for sure.
Yes. Galatea is one of the regions that's found itself
[cdb]facing particularly hard times lately.
A beautiful town like this filled with happy people
[cdb]hardly feels like it's a part of the same Kingdom as
[cdb]the blighted, barren lands I call home.
The street lined end to end with blacksmiths is an
[cdb]especially magnificent sight. Not to mention all the
[cdb]wonderful smells wafting from the food stalls...
Ahem, sorry. I lost myself for a moment there. In any
[cdb]case, it's great to see just how prosperous this town
[cdb]has become.
Agree with her.
Invite her to the food stalls.
Don't worry, I get where you're coming from.
Seems like there's barely any crime here, either.
I suppose I have much to learn from this town as the
[cdb]future Count Galatea.
Hey, you wanna go take a peek at some of those stalls
[cdb]with me? We can grab a bite and keep walking if you
[cdb]want.
I saw some mouthwatering meat skewers when I
[cdb]passed by earlier, and this time of year's got the best
[cdb]fruit and fish.
Truly?! I'd love to try some.
Though, it would not be proper for me to be
[cdb]engaging in such revelry as the future
Count Galatea...
Hey, speaking of. Have you figured out what you
[cdb]wanna do yet?
Not at the moment, no. In fact, part of the reason I
[cdb]came into town today was to do some further
[cdb]searching.
It's my dream in life to stand as a knight by His
Majesty's side, just as my late fiancé once did.
And even if I do not become a knight like he was,
[cdb]there must be a way I can protect His Majesty in a
[cdb]similar fashion.
Perhaps I could teach the people of my house the
[cdb]ways of farming, and travel the Kingdom cultivating
[cdb]land for those who need it most.
That's an idea. Definitely an unusual job for
[cdb]a count, but it'll be welcome for sure.
And if you managed to help the Kingdom prosper
[cdb]while you did it, people would grow more and more
[cdb]satisfied with the royal family's rule.
That's certainly one way to protect the king.
Encourage her further.
Ask if you can pitch in.
If that's the path you choose for yourself, I'll do
[cdb]whatever I can to support you. That's what friends
[cdb]do, after all.
In that case, what would you think of cooperating
[cdb]with me once I inherit my family's title?
Just as Tobias did for my grandmother.
Don't tell me, you'd ask me to fetch you meat skewers
[cdb]every day to save you the trip into town?
What? I would never!
It was just a joke, don't worry. But I seriously do
[cdb]wanna help. I believe in you, Ingrid.
If that's how it's gonna be, maybe I could pitch in
[cdb]once you finally take the title of Count Galatea.
I could be your personal mercenary, just like Tobias
[cdb]was for your grandma.
You do realize how much work that would be,
[cdb]don't you?
My grandmother gave those mercenaries every task
[cdb]under the sun, and then some.
Pfft, I can handle anything you throw at me,
[cdb]no problem. Even if you asked me to fetch you meat
[cdb]skewers every day to save you a trip into town.
What? I would never!
Still, thank you for the offer. I will hold you to it.
My grandmother gave those mercenaries every task
[cdb]under the sun, and then some.