0. All right, that should do it. Sorry for pulling you into [cdb]this, Sylvain.
1. Hey, I'm the one who should be apologizing. I can't [cdb]believe I didn't pick up on the fact we had spies in [cdb]our midst.
2. Oh, I'm just especially attuned to sensing such [cdb]people, what with my line of work and all.
3. They seemed quite adept, save for the fact they were [cdb]just as poor at hiding their hostility as you.
4. Or maybe you're just way too perceptive.
5. Merely years of practice, I assure you.
6. Still, I was surprised to see how eagerly you set about [cdb]clearing those spies from our midst.
7. Never thought I'd meet someone who'd jump at an [cdb]invitation to purge spies as readily as he would a [cdb]lunch date with a pretty woman.
8. Well, time is of the essence with this kind of stuff. And Dimitri surely won't mind that we only let him [cdb]know after the fact.
9. We have to win this war, and nothing loses a war [cdb]faster than a leaky ship.
10. Yet even superior intelligence can be overturned by [cdb]brute force.
11. Take Arianrhod, for example. I was so certain we had [cdb]achieved total victory, and then...
12. Yeah, that was a hard-won battle. We'd never have [cdb]made it without my brother and the knights.
13. Speaking of which, it's still a little weird to trust my [cdb]back to a guy who was so recently trying to jam a [cdb]sword into it.
14. I understand your qualms. In fact, I'm surprised you [cdb]never hunted me down yourself to seek revenge for [cdb]your brother's death.
15. It's all water under the bridge if you joining helps us [cdb]win this war.
16. I just didn't know if I could trust you at first.
17. And now? Have I proven worthy of that trust?
18. Certainly. Your perceptiveness really saved our [cdb]tails this time.
19. But don't forget that I'm sworn to protect this place— [cdb]and you know exactly what'll happen if you decide to [cdb]switch sides.
20. You're actually quite the loyalist beneath all that [cdb]flippancy. I admire such sensibility, believe it or not.
21. But you may rest easy: I have no intentions of [cdb]betraying you. In fact, I look forward to a lasting [cdb]friendship with the future margrave.
22. I'd like that. And I kind of appreciate how you see [cdb]right through me. Saves me the trouble of trying to [cdb]beat around the bush, you know?
23. Heh. It sounds as if we've forged a mutual respect. Perhaps I might even agree to go out with you [cdb]sometime.
24. So long as you don't use any more of your awful [cdb]pick-up lines from the first time we met. How did [cdb]that one go again? Ah, yes.
25. "Hello there, my adorable little chickadee! Care to let this rooster into the henhouse?"
26. Look, I already apologized for mistaking you for a [cdb]girl, so you can quit bringing it up now.
27. And give up such an embarrassing tidbit on the next Margrave Gautier? Never!
28. Besides, I never asked you to apologize. You're not [cdb]the first to make that error, nor will you be the last.
29. And frankly, a date with you would likely prove a [cdb]very interesting experience.
30. There's no better way to secure one's future than by [cdb]attaching oneself to a dashing margrave-to-be, [cdb]after all.
31. Whoa. You just put my chickadee line to shame. Is it weird that I'm kind of into it?
32. Take notes, Sylvain. This is how it's done.
33. I think I'm at least starting to get how you've risen so [cdb]far, so fast. I'm definitely glad you're on our side.
34. Anyway, here's to seeing where the future takes us!