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Byleth, Felix enter the scene
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Finally, I notched a win against you.
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Felix
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Oh, please. I scraped by.
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True. It was a narrow victory.
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When we spar, I feel like I'm revisiting my past.
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Why?
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It's like training with my brother.
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He always won—always—and died before I could win a single bout.
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From the first time I held a sword, all I wanted was to surpass him.
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And that's what drove me to become so strong.
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Perhaps it's absurd to say such a thing, but...
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I've spent all these years training for a duel with a corpse.
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Perhaps not.
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Yes. I suppose I did.
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I can never again spar with my brother. Not unless he climbs out of his grave.
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Still, I continue my endless pursuit of strength.
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Maybe because I have a new opponent to measure myself against.
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Who?
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You. Obviously.
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I beat you this time, but when we next cross swords, who knows what might happen?
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It was a close match, not a crushing victory. I know that I can do better.
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I will surpass you in strength, and then I'll become stronger still.
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And then, when this war is over, I won't have as many chances to swing my sword.
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I can hardly imagine that.
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Ha. Just what I was hoping you'd say.
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Anyway, thank you...for helping me find an answer to the question you asked, all those years ago.