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Ah-ha.
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Mhmm...
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Looks like he's at it again. HOW'S THE BOOK, IGNATZ?!
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Ah! Could you please not surprise me like that?
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Sorry, sorry. So, you got more books, huh? They look expensive.
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They were tucked away in my family's storeroom. I had my brother send them to me.
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We're a merchant family. All the books here are technically meant to be for sale.
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But they've gone unsold for years now, so he sent them without telling my father.
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Your brother sounds like a nice guy. Are you two close?
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We weren't when we were younger. But I guess we are now? We do write to each other a lot.
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I take it your old man is pretty strict?
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Not exactly. But he does take his business very, very seriously.
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My father is quite...set in his ways. At least my brother is easy to talk to.
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And he listens to even my strangest requests. That's why I tend to go to him for everything.
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I wonder if he feels sorry for me, since I became a knight for our family's benefit.
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So you didn't really want to do it, then.
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Well, no, that's not... I did it because I wanted to help them.
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Now that I'm a knight for House Gloucester, I've been able to make a lot more connections with the nobility.
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If I use that to help my family's business, then I'm perfectly happy with where I am.
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If you say so. What kind of books did you borrow?
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A bunch of travel journals! And collections of letters from far-off places.
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No matter how painful life may be, it all fades away when I read these books and imagine myself traveling.
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Wait, did you just say "painful"? I knew you weren't happy!
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What you really want to do is travel around and paint all the scenery you like, don't you?
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What? How do you know that?!
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You're not exactly hiding it. You've got books on painting techniques, preparing pigments, and all that kind of stuff right here.
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Yes, the truth is, I love painting.
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I know the world holds all these wondrous sights that I can't even begin to imagine.
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If only I could see them for myself and capture them on canvas...
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I used to dream of doing that. But things are different now, you know?
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I don't regret becoming a knight, and I didn't do it just for my family's sake.
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I want to do my part to shape Fódlan's future. It's my responsibility, as much as anyone else's.
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That conviction has only grown with every battle.
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Ah, that must have sounded so arrogant. I'm sorry, I'm embarrassing myself.
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All right. If you're gonna make it that clear you don't regret your choice, then I'll stop pestering you.
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But this war is gonna end one day. Why not keep your dreams alive for when it does?
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Maybe I will.