How long are you going to keep staring blankly like
[cdb]an idiot? You should eat.
You're right. My apologies.
Let me guess, you're in a tizzy about how best to
[cdb]make use of the church's forces—or maybe you're just
[cdb]worried about how our forces will survive the winter.
Well, knock it off. A good leader knows when to let
[cdb]their vassals do the worrying for them.
Is that why you left your uncle in charge of
House Fraldarius?
Yes—though I've been returning to the territory
[cdb]the moment any issues arise with his governance.
And your mother? Is she in good health?
I imagine it's difficult to manage all the
[cdb]family squabbles on her own.
Oh, she's fine—she's good at that sort of thing.
I actually think she likes it.
I would suppose, for now, that she probably feels
[cdb]better when she's able to keep busy. You could stand
[cdb]to show her a touch more concern, though.
I suggest you focus on your own issues for once
[cdb]instead of worrying about everyone else.
I'm not sure that's possible. Oh, but that does remind
[cdb]me, I hear the knights wanted to hold a joint training
[cdb]session.
Ugh. Forget it. You'll never change.
I'd tell you to stop brooding so much, but I'd be
[cdb]wasting my breath.
I cannot afford to lose this war, Felix. I must protect
[cdb]the Kingdom. I must avenge the fallen.
Each day, we draw ever closer to those who pulled
[cdb]the actual strings.
I've already punished any who knew of the plan
[cdb]and did nothing, as well as a number of middle-rank
[cdb]conspirators...
But it isn't enough. There are still those who must
[cdb]answer for this crime with their lives.
You are a book with one chapter and no ending.
What will you do when you actually have this revenge
[cdb]of yours?
I don't know. But if I can quell their grief—and their
[cdb]hate—it will be enough.
Ugh.
Do you hate me, Felix?
After all, I saw Glenn die. I watched it and could
[cdb]do...nothing. His end lies on my shoulders.
And Rodrigue as well. If I had only put an end to
[cdb]the Ashen Demon, he might still be with us.
That's enough. I don't hate you, OK? You weren't
[cdb]responsible for any of that.
They didn't die for your sake. They made their own
[cdb]choices of their own free will. Don't be so conceited.
But surely they didn't want to die. Yet they did so
[cdb]to protect me. Me. I am undeserving of such sacrifice.
I told you to quit brooding and eat. Your food's going
[cdb]to rot if you wait any longer.