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There we have it. The Empire and the Kingdom, finally squaring off in broad daylight.
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What a fascinating development. And a troubling one.
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I am well acquainted with that look of yours, Claude. What could you be scheming this time?
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If I recall, you made a similar face the other afternoon when we swept aside the Imperial army ourselves.
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Hey, don't get the wrong idea!
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I'm just contemplating the fate of the Alliance, the only way I know how.
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Don't worry about him, Lorenz.
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He doesn't always look it, but Claude takes this stuff seriously. I promise.
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She's right, you know! I'm constantly thinking about our next plan of action.
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Thankfully, the Empire's turned its beady little eyes away from us for now. It seems they're focusing all their attention on the west.
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And we owe that tidal shift to Duke Gloucester's feigned betrayal. The former Duke Gloucester, I mean.
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Thanks to him, we managed to run the Empire clean out of Leicester. But there's more to their strategy shift than that.
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Do you speak of the unrest within the Kingdom? Such internal struggles would certainly leave them rather defenseless in the wake of an attack.
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But the situation may change anew at any moment. We mustn't grow complacent.
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If they emerge victorious against the Kingdom, it is difficult to imagine what course of action the Imperial army would take next.
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Yeah. Whatever happens in this battle, it'll shape the future of Fódlan for years to come.
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I might be brilliant, but even I'm having trouble predicting who's gonna come out on top.
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But whoever it is, I'd bet anything we'll need to strike a deal to keep them at bay.
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I guess we should be ready for either outcome.
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Oh, and Lorenz. I'll be asking all sorts of little favors from you, so plan on being busy for a long while.
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If needs must, I would do anything for the Alliance.
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We can't stand in the crossfire between the Kingdom and the Empire forever.
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It's high time the Alliance grabbed the reins of history and started steering in our own direction.