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You did well, Miklan. I will remember the deeds you've performed here today.
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Pah. You know as well as I that I only did it for the money. Your money.
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That's...the man from before.
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That's...the man from before.
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I don't mean to question you, but why exactly are you eavesdropping on them?
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It looks like they're having an argument. Butting in now would just make things worse.
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It looks like they're having an argument. Butting in now would just make things worse.
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What are you playing at, boar? This washed up bandit doesn't deserve to look at our army, let alone be a commander in it.
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It's a decision I made in collaboration with the margrave. Two years ago, after I ascended the throne.
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I ordered Gustave to capture him, made him swear his allegiance to the royal family, and gave him a unit of soldiers to command.
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Spare me the details of how you did it. What I want to know is why.
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My army was lacking leaders. We needed capable fighters to fill in the gaps.
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As for Miklan here, the margrave himself has instructed him in all manner of military tactics. I've seen his prowess with my own two eyes.
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In the centuries since the time of King Loog, Crests and Relics have kept Faerghus safe.
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We've come to depend on that power to protect us from outside attacks—and grown all too complacent in its wake.
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Naturally, we will take full advantage of our Heroes' Relics in the battles ahead with Adrestia.
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But we cannot protect our home with Relics alone. If all who could wield them fell, so too would we.
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The blood of the Heroes is thinner now than ever before. We need men like him among our ranks.
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I don't doubt the truth of your words. But that's not the issue here!
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Do you really think it appropriate to trust a man barely removed from his life as a brigand with the responsibility of command?
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Everyone's heard the stories of the elder Gautier brother. How he resorted to banditry and plunder.
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Do you not think our soldiers would object to being led by a man with such history?
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Heh. Command, huh? It's got a nice ring to it, but you should know, I'm just a prisoner.
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My attendants, my aides, my best men... All stooges for the royal family, breathing down my neck every waking moment. All the sleeping moments, too.
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No wise remarks, Sylvain? You're standing there mute as if this has nothing to do with you.
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I was one of the first His Majesty consulted with. There's nothing I could say that I haven't already.
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I'm sure you can't stand the sight of me, Miklan, but let's see if we can't get along, OK?
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Hmph.
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Anyway, now that we're all caught up... I'll await your next orders, Your Majesty, sir.
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Let me guess, any means necessary?
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I won't defend it. Though I do see use in such a man.
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What he did in his time as a bandit was monstrous, I admit that.
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And I deserve no small amount of judgment for giving him command in spite of it.
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But I can't help but wonder. Perhaps his life could've been dramatically different had he only possessed a Crest.
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Same as the uncle I murdered.
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I understand your reasoning, Your Majesty. Yet he's hurt so many people.
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What's done is done. Stolen goods may be returned, but stolen lives cannot.
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If the man is unwilling to atone for his wrongdoings, then he will pay for it with his head. If he does wish to repent, however...
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Then what better way to do so than by risking his life on behalf of our people?
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If any among us still can't forgive him, by all means take up your arms and enact vengeance.
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I get what you're trying to do, but you still should have talked to us first.
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This isn't about who shoulders what blame. It's a matter of letting us know what you're thinking.
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You're right, Felix. My apologies.
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