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What a pain.
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Everything all right, Catherine? Thought I saw Count Charon a second ago.
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Yes. I just had to talk to my father about something.
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He wanted to request some of the church's soldiers as reinforcements, but I don't have the authority to make that decision.
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For the life of me, I can't understand why he'd come to me for something that only Lady Rhea or Dimitri could help him with.
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Whoa, wait, wait... Count Charon is...your dad?!
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Yes. Huh, I could've sworn you knew.
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Well, I guess you do now. I am, in fact, the daughter of Count Charon of Faerghus.
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I had no idea. Though, now that you mention it, you do bear their Crest.
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Things are complicated with my family, to say the least. But basically, I'm keeping my distance from House Charon for the time being.
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Right now, I am Catherine, Knight of Seiros. No connection to any house or the Kingdom.
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I see. So you intend to keep serving the church going forward?
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But what do you think you would do if the church and Kingdom broke their alliance?
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Ha! A foolish question. Obviously, I would side with Lady Rhea.
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It's not a matter of Kingdom or church. My allegiance—and my sword—lies with Lady Rhea, and her alone.
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Though of course, I would prefer not to fight my friends and family from back home.
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So it would be ideal for me if the Kingdom and church could play nice forever.
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The archbishop's personal sword, huh? You've got one heavy blade.
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What about you? What are you fighting for here?
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Or is it one of those "I just tripped and fell into it" kind of stories?
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I'm doing this for my friends and comrades. I want to make things better for everyone in the Kingdom.
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Huh, that wasn't what I was expecting. You're pretty loyal for someone who came up as a mercenary.
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When it comes down to it, I'm in this for the money.
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Dimitri puts a lot of trust in me, and I'm generously compensated for what I do. Can't ask for much more than that in my line of work.
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That's a very mercenary way of looking at it. Reminds me of someone else...
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I've got a score to settle with someone. Figure I got a better chance of fighting them again if I'm here.
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Oh yeah? Must be a formidable opponent, judging by that look on your face.
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I'm doing this for my friends and comrades. I want to make things better for everyone in the Kingdom.
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Huh, that wasn't what I was expecting. You're pretty loyal for someone who came up as a mercenary.
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When it comes down to it, I'm in this for the money.
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Dimitri puts a lot of trust in me, and I'm generously compensated for what I do. Can't ask for much more than that in my line of work.
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That's a very mercenary way of looking at it. Reminds me of someone else...
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I'm doing this for my friends and comrades. I want to make things better for everyone in the Kingdom.
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Huh, that wasn't what I was expecting. You're pretty loyal for someone who came up as a mercenary.
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When it comes down to it, I'm in this for the money.
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Dimitri puts a lot of trust in me, and I'm generously compensated for what I do. Can't ask for much more than that in my line of work.
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That's a very mercenary way of looking at it. Reminds me of someone else...
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Aside from that, you might be right. Maybe my coming to Faerghus was pure chance.
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A civil war broke out in the capital right after I joined the Officers Academy. By the time things died down...
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Rhea decided to close the school. That's when Dimitri put me in my current role.
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Sounds like you've had a rough go of things too. But you're commanding Kingdom troops now, right? That's a pretty good step up.
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I say that as long as you're living life in a way that would make your past self proud, that's enough.
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Make my past self proud, huh?
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Easier said than done, I know. But it can't hurt to try, right?
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Just keep challenging yourself. You'll get there eventually.