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Claude
You'll have to kill time on your own, I'm afraid. My calendar's full at the moment.
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You'll have to kill time on your own, I'm afraid. My calendar's full at the moment.
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Balthus
Aw, don't be like that. You're not afraid I'm gonna expose your true identity, are you? I would never!
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Aw, don't be like that. You're not afraid I'm gonna expose your true identity, are you? I would never!
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Balthus
Besides, my own bloodline isn't so lofty that I can get away with something like that.
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Besides, my own bloodline isn't so lofty that I can get away with something like that.
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Claude
I bet your father would just love to hear you say that. And the Albrecht family is from a distinguished noble house, so I'm not sure what you mean.
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I bet your father would just love to hear you say that. And the Albrecht family is from a distinguished noble house, so I'm not sure what you mean.
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Balthus
You know Kupala, yeah? Those folks have been living in the mountains of Fódlan's Throat for ages.
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You know Kupala, yeah? Those folks have been living in the mountains of Fódlan's Throat for ages.
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Claude
I know it well. Tales of that place were carried on the wind to where I grew up. Here's my favorite...
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I know it well. Tales of that place were carried on the wind to where I grew up. Here's my favorite...
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Claude
In a land surrounded by tall mountains, untouched by civilization, lies a hidden village.
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In a land surrounded by tall mountains, untouched by civilization, lies a hidden village.
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Claude
The people who live there, the mystical Kupala tribe... They say that an ancient and powerful bloodline runs through their veins to this very day.
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The people who live there, the mystical Kupala tribe... They say that an ancient and powerful bloodline runs through their veins to this very day.
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Claude
Don't try to find them, people say, or you're liable to get hexed. Or so the tale goes.
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Don't try to find them, people say, or you're liable to get hexed. Or so the tale goes.
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Claude
That part was probably added to spice up the story a bit, but even so, they're certainly a mysterious lot.
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That part was probably added to spice up the story a bit, but even so, they're certainly a mysterious lot.
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Balthus
Heh. They don't leave their homeland too often, so it's only natural that strange rumors would arise.
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Heh. They don't leave their homeland too often, so it's only natural that strange rumors would arise.
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Balthus
Not a princess, but she was born and raised there. She left, got lost, and was rescued. By my dad.
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Not a princess, but she was born and raised there. She left, got lost, and was rescued. By my dad.
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Balthus
Ah... He fell head over heels for her. Made her his wife. That's when her troubles really started.
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Ah... He fell head over heels for her. Made her his wife. That's when her troubles really started.
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Balthus
Of course not. But it didn't matter. She was still a stranger of questionable lineage.
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Of course not. But it didn't matter. She was still a stranger of questionable lineage.
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Balthus
The family treated her horribly. That eventually led to them splitting up and my dad remarrying.
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The family treated her horribly. That eventually led to them splitting up and my dad remarrying.
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Balthus
With nowhere else to turn, she went back to Kupala, even though my pops tried to convince her to stay.
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With nowhere else to turn, she went back to Kupala, even though my pops tried to convince her to stay.
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Claude
I'm guessing you two left for much the same reason. Too hard to put up with the foul treatment, right?
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I'm guessing you two left for much the same reason. Too hard to put up with the foul treatment, right?
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Balthus
That's part of it. If my mom had been Fódlan nobility, my life would have been very different.
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That's part of it. If my mom had been Fódlan nobility, my life would have been very different.
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Balthus
So, what do you think? Did I drum up some empathy? After all, half of your blood comes from—
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So, what do you think? Did I drum up some empathy? After all, half of your blood comes from—
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Claude
I hear you, Balthus. Can't say I don't empathize, though our circumstances are pretty different.
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I hear you, Balthus. Can't say I don't empathize, though our circumstances are pretty different.
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Balthus
So you admit it, then? Heh, I knew I was right about you. My instincts are second to none.
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So you admit it, then? Heh, I knew I was right about you. My instincts are second to none.
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Claude
Your instincts, right. Look, if it makes you happy, you just go on believing whatever you want.
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Your instincts, right. Look, if it makes you happy, you just go on believing whatever you want.
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Balthus
I'll do just that. Say, Claude... It'd be a shame if your true identity was exposed, yeah? A real shame.
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I'll do just that. Say, Claude... It'd be a shame if your true identity was exposed, yeah? A real shame.
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Balthus
I'm thinking you'd better...set up a meeting between me and your mom. She was my first crush, after all.
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I'm thinking you'd better...set up a meeting between me and your mom. She was my first crush, after all.
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Balthus
I had it bad for her back in the day. I'm still haunted by the fact that I never had the chance to tell her.
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I had it bad for her back in the day. I'm still haunted by the fact that I never had the chance to tell her.