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Stubborn little... That's it! Nighty night, sleepyhead!
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Phew! Guess that's it.
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Can't let lowlifes like you into Garreg Mach. Nobody likes troublemakers. Trust me.
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What the?! Oh... It's you. Don't sneak up on people. It's rude.
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But we can discuss your lacking manners another time. Why are you here? You following me, pal?
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Guess I can't fault you for that...since you seem to have been mopping up enemies without me knowing it.
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She really thinks I'm gonna try to reclaim my title. Ha! She clearly doesn't know me too well.
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Yet she keeps sending fools my way like the stubborn shrew she is. That's my stepmother for ya.
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You haven't mentioned her before.
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Shocking. Remember when I told you my little bro inherited House Albrecht after I left?
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Well, he's my half bro. And his mother is...devoted, to say the least. She'd do anything for him.
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Sadly, he had the nerve to be born without a Crest. And here I stand with a rare one swimming in my veins.
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She's convinced I'll return one day to take back my title by force. Completely off her rocker, that one.
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Nah, not worth the effort. It's best for everyone that I take the brunt of her malice. I can handle it just fine.
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Ha! If only that were humanly possible. Besides, I refuse to concede any more than I already have.
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It's best for everyone that I take the brunt of her malice. I can handle it just fine.
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If I wasn't around, she'd shift her beady gaze to my dad. Maybe even to my mom, who fled the house a while back.
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Or maybe my little bro would become the target of her "good intentions." Can't allow that to happen.
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That makes sense.
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And that's the bottom line. Long story short... you should keep your distance from me.
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If that assassin's dagger took you out, everyone here would fall to pieces. How would I explain that?
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I can protect the both of us.
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That's...that's some big talk, pal. So, you'll protect me too, will you?
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To think someone who can keep up with the Exalted King of Grappling would say such a swell thing...
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I'm a betting man, so I'll take the bait. Let's see if you really intend to protect me...or if those were just pretty words.