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Byleth, Alois enter the scene
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Alois
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Hello, Professor! You're really on the move today. A lot to get done, I take it?
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Alois
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I'm happy to help. Tell me, is there anything I can do to lighten your load a bit?
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Alois
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Oh, surely there must be something! Don't be shy about asking for help.
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Alois
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We're practically siblings, after all. Cut from the same cloth.
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Alois
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I was raised by Jeralt, just as you were. So we should have no trouble getting along.
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Alois
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Huh? Did I not mention that? How thoughtless! What an embarrassing gaffe.
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Alois
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Well, I'll confess, there is a considerable age gap between us!
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Alois
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My parents died when I was small, and I came to live in the monastery.
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Alois
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It was an aimless existence. But sometimes, a knight would pass by, wearing magnificent armor.
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Alois
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That knight was Jeralt. And the first time he laid eyes on me, he made me his squire! What was he thinking, eh?
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Alois
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No kidding! I don't think I'll ever fully understand his logic.
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Later, I heard that the squire preceding me had died of a terrible plague.
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I looked a bit like him, and was about the same age, so Jeralt thought me a suitable replacement.
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Alois
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A little nutty, old Jeralt, there's no doubt about that. Quite a character.
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All that was more than 30 years ago. How time flies.
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Alois
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That's right. I wasn't even 15 years old.
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Alois
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Actually, I'm not entirely sure. You never asked him?
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Alois
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Well, Jeralt hardly seemed to age at all.
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Alois
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Well, Jeralt hardly seems to have aged since then.
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Alois
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In fact, over drinks he once told me... Ah, perhaps that's a story for another day.
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At any rate, that's Jeralt for you. One of a kind. I don't think there's anyone else quite like him.
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Alois
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Right. Well, now you've heard my whole story.
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Alois
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I hope that you understand now why I feel such a strong sense of attachment to you.
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Alois
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If you're ever in a bind, just give me a holler. I'll help however I can.
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Thanks for offering, but I can handle myself.
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Alois
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Indeed, indeed. Well, I'll let you get back to it.
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But truly, if I can take anything off your plate, don't hesitate to let me know.