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Well, there's a face I'm not used to seeing on the training grounds. Something wrong, Hubert?
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I have merely come to examine the equipment. I hear whispers that it is in quite the state.
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Further, my being here should come as no surprise. Her Majesty and I train in these grounds often.
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I never would've guessed. Can't say I'm not jealous, though.
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Shall I put in a request with Her Majesty on your behalf? I'm quite certain she'd join you.
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Nah, that's all right. Maybe she'd throw me a bone from time to time, but that wouldn't make us training buddies the way you two apparently are.
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Ah. Well, it is true this has been a long-running custom of ours.
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I never would've guessed. Can't say I'm not jealous, though.
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Shall I put in a request with Her Majesty on your behalf? I'm quite certain she'd join you.
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Oh, that's not what I meant. She's actually the one I'm jealous of.
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I mean, I never get to train with you.
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Me?
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No kidding? I don't think I've ever seen you two around here.
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Naturally. We tend to pick times that allow us to avoid a crowd.
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In any case, if you do desire a session with either myself or Her Majesty, you only need ask.
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A mercenary with no backing such as yourself has much to gain by earning Lady Edelgard's favor.
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Of course, we would not be without benefit. Your rise in standing would paint an ideal picture for our people.
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How do you mean?
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Many commoners crave progress. A path upward in life. And your example would prove that path exists.
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The commonfolk would never expect to see their emperor train alongside someone of your dubious origins. At least not outside the pages of a fairy tale.
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Dubious origins?! Hah! Little harsh, don't you think?
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Still, it doesn't sound too bad if I can use that to help lift people up.
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Dubious origins, huh? Yeah, I...guess you're not wrong.
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Even so, it feels good to think about using that to help lift people up.
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On the other hand, your presence would also cause great turmoil amongst the elites of our society.
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They may even despise you. A symbol of the ungrateful commoner granted privilege well beyond their station.
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Oof. But hey, Dorothea's a commoner too. Why don't they hate her?
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Dorothea is a famed former songstress, well esteemed in the upper echelons of society. Your situation is vastly different.
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Right. Well, no point worrying about it if it's gonna happen no matter what.
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Precisely.
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Things may yet change in the years ahead, but for now all we can do is live with it.
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So coddling the elites means the commoners end up oppressed, while hoisting commoners up only agitates the elites.
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Glad I'm not the one who has to rule the Empire. This whole thing sounds like a total mess.
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Heh. A mess, indeed.