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link Edelgard
There you are. We shall begin the meeting at once. Come with me.

link Edelgard
You have been keeping busy, [HERO_MF]. I hope you are ready to push on toward victory.

link Edelgard
This may be a fierce battle. It is possible we could lose any one of our close comrades.

link Edelgard
I would suggest treasuring the moments we have now, and spending time with them while you can.

link Edelgard
This area, along with Gerth territory, was once part of the Empire. It was known as the Mach region.

link Edelgard
Meanwhile, the land to the north of Faerghus was taken from Sreng. As was Duscur, of course.

link Edelgard
Those who side with the Central Church boast that the goddess granted them this land.

link Edelgard
But ultimately, no one owns the land. Whoever is in power at any given moment simply exercises their control over it.

link Hubert
For the past six months, the Kingdom has not continued their attempts to recapture Arianrhod.

link Hubert
They have instead poured all their efforts into managing the nobles in their western regions. Nobles who find their loyalty wavering.

link Hubert
Replacing lords, imposing adoptions, delivering hostages, strategic marriages...

link Hubert
They have been quite thorough. What could possibly be worth such strenuous efforts to protect?

link Hubert
Then that would be utterly laughable. Changing out the lords in those territories will only provoke further in-fighting.

link Hubert
I do not think there is much value in a place that was so hurriedly formed in the wake of war.

link Hubert
Personally, I would never want our home to be controlled by the Kingdom, either.

link Hubert
But that is not a matter of dignity. It is simply a strong objection to the notion of being ordered around by fools.

link Ferdinand
I have been trying to track my father these past six months, but I have not picked up any leads.

link Ferdinand
It is like he has vanished into thin air. I wonder where he is and what he is doing.

link Ferdinand
That would be preferable, but... I wonder if he is truly capable of living that way.

link Ferdinand
I simply cannot imagine it.

link Ferdinand
That is certainly plausible... Though I doubt he could manage it on his own.

link Ferdinand
Which means he would need co-conspirators. I suppose I should focus my search along those lines...

link Linhardt
I know logically why we cannot be privy to when the fighting will resume...

link Linhardt
But to be honest, I wish I'd been informed much earlier about its recommencement.

link Linhardt
There's nothing more nerve-wracking than having a break that could end at any moment.

link Caspar
Oh hey, what's up? My father? Yeah, he was here to talk to Edelgard.

link Caspar
But he's gone back east now. He was kind of interested in you too.

link Dorothea
It's finally time.

link Dorothea
Hehe, everyone's so much more relaxed and upbeat now. I feel the same, of course.

link Dorothea
Yes. But that also might be true for our enemy. We'll need to stay alert.

link Dorothea
You're always optimistic enough to joke around, aren't you? I think that's a lovely trait.

link Petra
We are seeing each other after a long time. Are your skills still sharp?

link Petra
Yes. Home was very good. I went to the ocean and forest like when I was a child. I also said hello to the spirits.

link Petra
Yes, it was. I am wanting to show it to all of you one day.

link Petra
It was lovely to be swimming again. I do not hear of swimming in Fódlan. It is a great sadness.

link Petra
They are. But spirits are everywhere. You can be praying for their protection too.

link Bernadetta
I'm so useless now. I've been away from battle too long...

link Bernadetta
I can't even remember how to hold a weapon. I should just stand in the back.

link Bernadetta
...

link Bernadetta
Hey, how long have you been there? Did you hear what I said?!

link Bernadetta
Hey, how long have you been there? Did you hear what I said?!

link Bernadetta
I was just practicing what I'd say to Edelgard... Ugh, I feel like crawling into a hole and never coming out.

link Monica
If it isn't my savior! You're looking well.

link Monica
Have you come to ask me for a favor?

link Monica
You're looking well! Do you wish to ask a favor of me?

link Monica
If you insist. I'll treat you like anyone else.

link Monica
I didn't mean to offend! But very well, I'll treat you like I would anyone else.

link Manuela
It has been quite an eventful six months. Do you want to hear what happened?

link Manuela
You see, Edelgard asked me to assist her with some affairs of state.

link Manuela
And while I was working, I got numerous ardent propositions from men in the court.

link Manuela
Every last one of them had a wife and child, if you can believe it!

link Manuela
It turns out they were asking me to help them with their work, because of my talents in the political sphere.

link Manuela
They've got some gall, I'll tell you that!

link Manuela
Hey! Who gave you permission to steal my thunder?

link Manuela
I mean, you're right, but still. You've got some nerve!

link Jeritza
It is a pity we cannot battle the Alliance. But there are skilled individuals within the church and Kingdom.

link Jeritza
Thunder Catherine... The king of Faerghus... And Archbishop Rhea...

link Jeritza
Those with strength have a particular scent. She is quite powerful in her own right.

link Jeritza
Thank you.

link Duke Gerth
I owed Constance, the daughter of the former House Nuvelle, a great debt...

link Duke Gerth
But now I hear she has left this world, and I will never be able to repay her.

link Duke Gerth
What is gone can never come back.

link Hapi
Of course a fight breaks out the second I go back to Garreg Mach.

link Hapi
I'm glad I managed to get back in time.

link Hapi
Didn't I tell you? I used to live underneath the monastery.

link Hapi
I just wanted to check on it. See if it was doing OK under the Imperial army.

link Hapi
Not really. I just wanted to see how this battle will shake out, that's all.

link Ashe
The Kingdom has its own reasons for fighting, just like the Empire.

link Ashe
I don't want to fight them, but I also can't say I want us to surrender.

link Ashe
I have to tell myself every day that I made the right choice.

link Ashe
I guess these things are never clear-cut, are they?

link Lorenz
With permission from Her Majesty, I went to speak with Duke Riegan and the other Leicester nobles.

link Lorenz
As you know, House Gloucester's territory extends right into the center of Leicester.

link Lorenz
The Alliance has taken on a rather odd shape at present due to that.

link Lorenz
We are currently considering exchanging the northern part of Gloucester for Ordelia territory.

link Lorenz
However, I highly doubt that plan will come to fruition for a while. It is much more than redrawing lines on a map, you see.

link Ignatz
I've been accompanying Lorenz on his travels around Leicester for the past few months.

link Ignatz
I even managed to visit my family at one point. I hadn't seen them in a long time, so I'm glad I got the chance.

link Ignatz
It's made me homesick all over again, but I plan on refocusing so I can start working hard again.

link Balthus
Life in the Imperial capital was rough. My pockets didn't get any fuller, I'll tell you that.

link Balthus
And obviously I wasn't gonna pick any fights since I'm working closely with Her Majesty.

link Balthus
That's surprising? C'mon, you gotta give me more credit than that!

link Balthus
Come on! Have a little faith, would ya? I wouldn't embarrass my employer like that!

link Raphael
Hey, I got something to tell you! I saw my little sis and my grandpa for the first time in ages!

link Raphael
Maya—that's my sis—has gotten a bit taller too. She looks a lot like our ma from behind.

link Raphael
I definitely got a little misty-eyed. But I made sure she didn't see!

link Lysithea
Six whole months and not so much as a peep from them...

link Lysithea
Even after we came all this way to Enbarr, too. I'm quite disappointed, if I'm being honest.

link Lysithea
You mean to say you were lazing about the whole six months?!

link Lysithea
If you had so much time on your hands, then you should've helped me look for them!

link Lysithea
My, you're certainly taking this in stride. I'm practically desperate here!

link Marianne
When we allied with Leicester, I thought it would be a good opportunity to return home.

link Marianne
But my adoptive father wouldn't allow it. He said I needed to concentrate on working for the Empire right now...

link Marianne
It's possible my adoptive father thinks the Empire will soon control all of Leicester.

link Marianne
I think he wants the Edmund name to be renowned throughout the Empire.

link Marianne
It's possible my adoptive father thinks the Empire will soon control all of Leicester.

link Marianne
Yes, I believe so.

link Marianne
It's possible my adoptive father thinks the Empire will soon control all of Leicester.

link Mercedes
Our soldiers will soon march towards the western Kingdom. I heard we'll be passing through Dominic territory.

link Mercedes
Baron Dominic is Annie's... Well, my friend's uncle. If we end up hurting him...

link Mercedes
I know she'll never forgive us.

link Mercedes
But there's nothing we can do about that, is there? It's all up to fate now...

link Mercedes
Baron Dominic is Annie's... Well, my friend's uncle. If we end up hurting him...

link Mercedes
I know she'll never forgive us.

link Mercedes
But there's nothing we can do about that, is there? It's all up to fate now...

link Shamir
And so the war begins again.

link Shamir
No need to worry. I'm not going to betray you.

link Shamir
It's all the same to me. I had a feeling this day would come.

link Shamir
I see things very differently from those knights. They have different standards about who they ought to protect, and about what's good or evil.

link Shamir
It's a needless concern... But I can see that. I had a feeling this day would come.

link Shamir
I see things very differently from those knights. They have different standards about who they ought to protect, and about what's good or evil.

link Randolph
We're finally moving again. We've got to take down the Kingdom this time.

link Randolph
I actually wanted to bring down the Alliance too, but I can't do much about that now that we're working together.

link Randolph
Jeralt's Mercenaries present our biggest problem now. If only there was a way to get them on our side...

link Randolph
I hope we'll be able to concentrate mainly on the royal army and steer clear of the mercenaries.

link Randolph
I wonder if we could come up with a diversion that would draw them off the battlefield...

link Fleche
Randolph has been working so hard these past six months.

link Fleche
He's not only been training, but he's been studying tactics too! He's going to be such a huge help in the upcoming battle.

link Fleche
He used to be unreliable, but now I can say with all my heart that he's our rock. I'm so proud of him.

link ???
Hey, long time no see!

link ???
I've been wandering here and there for a while, but no place really grabbed me like before.

link ???
Business is booming. There's such a huge demand for just about everything when a war's on...

link ???
That's the saddest part about being a merchant. I wish peace was good for business instead.

link Count Rowe
I am Count Rowe, and I am charged with safeguarding Arianrhod, the Silver Maiden.

link Count Rowe
I must repay the Empire for saving me. I vow to do all I can as a general in the Imperial army.

link Count Rowe
By the way, have you heard rumors of the Savage Mockingbird?

link Count Rowe
I let him go once, but I must find him again at all costs... Ah, pay me no mind. This problem is my own.

link Gatekeeper
Greetings, Commander! Nothing to report!

link Gatekeeper
A lot's been happening in the capital, but now we've got an alliance with Leicester.

link Gatekeeper
So let's keep our spirits fresh and we'll fight on together!

link Arval
How did it feel going onto the battlefield again? Were you overcome with sentimentality?

link Arval
Excited, hm... I can't say I was expecting that response.

link Arval
Glad to hear it. I'm certain you are much stronger now than you were half a year ago.

link Leopold
You are thriving, Caspar. Use your strength to crush the enemy.

link Leopold
You understand that is your duty, yes?

link Caspar
Of course! But we also need to keep our allies safe too.

link Caspar
I am Caspar, the Empire's sword and shield!

link Leopold
You are thriving, Caspar. Use your strength to crush the enemy.

link Leopold
You understand that is your duty, yes?

link Caspar
Of course! But we also need to keep our allies safe too.

link Caspar
I am Caspar, the Empire's sword and shield!

link Constance
To think that an honorable duke such as yourself would deign to speak with someone like me...

link Constance
I doubt I can be of any use, but please, what business might you have with me?

link Duke Gerth
You have changed greatly, Constance. I cannot imagine what you must have been through.

link Constance
I am not worthy of your concern, my lord.

link Constance
The events of my life are exactly what you would expect for someone of my lowly stature.

link Duke Gerth
I apologize. Perhaps we should continue this conversation at a later date.

link Constance
To think that an honorable duke such as yourself would deign to speak with someone like me...

link Constance
I doubt I can be of any use, but please, what business might you have with me?

link Duke Gerth
You have changed greatly, Constance. I cannot imagine what you must have been through.

link Constance
I am not worthy of your concern, my lord.

link Constance
The events of my life are exactly what you would expect for someone of my lowly stature.

link Duke Gerth
I apologize. Perhaps we should continue this conversation at a later date.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
Our lord venerates Her Majesty, but I find that hard to accept.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
My family lost our hereditary position because of Her Majesty's reforms.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
Our duties were merely nominal, but we received compensation for them. Now all of that is gone.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
Our lord just laughed and said, "Of course we'd be removed, we barely did anything."

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
We took Garreg Mach easily, though there were casualties.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
That's why many of us didn't consider the Knights of Seiros to be a formidable threat.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
But then there was that massive attack six months ago, right? Some of our officers let their guard down, and mistakes were made. They got in serious trouble.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
The Rhodos Coast is to the north of Mateus territory, where we'll be invading this month.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
That land is associated with Saint Cichol, one of the Four Saints.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
There are rumors that a holy artifact lies beneath a monument on the coast...

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
But I imagine that the royal army would have taken it years ago if it were of any use.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
Ostensibly, the Western Church is obeying the policies of the Empire and the Southern Church.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
But I don't trust them. They've been treating the archbishop with such hostility, too.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
I can easily see them causing trouble, and that scares me...

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
Count Gloucester's retired now. And can you guess what he's been doing?

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
Fishing in the Airmid River from the Great Bridge of Myrddin.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
My friend who helps manage the bridge was complaining that they don't know what to do with him.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
Did you know that Leicester used to be a part of the Empire?

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
Then they rebelled against us, got occupied by the Kingdom, and eventually won their independence. And now, they're working with the Empire again.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
There's been even more strife in Fhirdiad since we successfully defended Arianrhod.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
A little bird told me the royal army brought down and executed a court mage named Cornelia.

link <<EMPTY NAME>>
Word has it that she had been working alongside Lord Arundel...and those who slither in the dark.

link ???
Sorry, we're still figuring out our strategy. You should go and make sure you're fully prepared.