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Oh, hey. On your way back from training? It's admirable of you to keep at it so late.
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Yeah, well, I like to get in a little bit of practice whenever I can.
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Can't afford to fall behind with everyone else getting so strong on the battlefield.
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It's a little late for me today, but I could join you tomorrow. If that's OK, of course.
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Really? That'd be great.
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A desire to get stronger's not a bad thing in my book.
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While we're on the subject, can I ask you something? Why do you want to get stronger? No, wait...
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Let me start with a different question. What made you originally decide to become a mercenary?
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It's not really much of a story. This is kinda just where I ended up.
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It's not really much of a story. Not like there's some big reason behind it or anything.
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Well, now I'm even more curious. But hey, if you don't want to talk about it, I won't push you.
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I didn't really have a specific goal in mind. It just kinda...happened.
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After my mom died, I left the village we'd been living in, but I had no idea what I was gonna do.
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I eventually ran out of money and fell in with a mercenary group. Then I worked my way up from doing their laundry to fighting.
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You don't say. Well, I guess your story's a pretty common one, actually. How'd mercenary life treat you?
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Awful at first. But once I met some folks that I got along with it wasn't so bad.
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Anyway, the plan was to keep fighting alongside my friends, make a name for myself as a merc, and eventually run out of luck and die.
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But somehow, I've suddenly found myself in charge of the king's private army, leading soldiers into battle. Not really what I expected, I'll tell you that much.
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That's how life is. You never know what tomorrow will bring.
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When I was a kid, I never imagined I'd be wielding some holy relic as a Knight of Seiros.
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I thought my destiny was to follow in my father's footsteps and become the next Count Charon.
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But then the incident with Lord Lonato happened...
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It seems like you've been through a lot. I heard you were a fugitive at one point.
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Yes, well... Something happened. My best friend lost his way and I couldn't set him right. Eventually it cost him his life, and I let it happen.
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I couldn't stay in my hometown after something like that.
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But despite all that pain and sadness, I have no regrets about the choices I've made in my life.
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Not many can say that. So you've succeeded in making your past self proud, huh?
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That's right. My past has made me who I am today.
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I'm going to keep moving forward, no matter what hardships lie ahead.
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You're a strong person, Catherine. I think I could learn a lot from you.
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Hearing your story and what you said about making yourself proud gives me so much to think about.
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No matter how hard we try, there'll always be times when we have to make tough choices, right?
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My past self fought hard to get me here. Am I gonna make the choice that past me would've approved of?
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The tough part isn't making the right choice, though. It's what you do after.
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You must try your best to make whatever decision you land on into the right one in the end.
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You make it sound so easy, but the more I think about it, the harder it seems.
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Then don't think about it. Just keep trying your best, day after day.
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Put one foot in front of the other, and eventually, you'll look back and realize how far you've come.
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That's all I've gotta do, huh?
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That's all. You could even start right now. If anything I said struck a chord, that is.
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I, for one, look forward to seeing you carve your own path, wherever it may lead.