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Caspar, Catherine enter the scene
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Catherine
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Hey, Caspar. You look more troubled than usual.
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Caspar
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Yeah, I've been thinking a lot about the last time we talked.
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Caspar
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I really admire your strength, and I want to be like you on the battlefield, but I don't agree with your idea of justice.
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Caspar
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If that's the case, is it bad for me to look up to you? I'm not sure how to feel anymore.
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Catherine
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I can't answer that. You'll need to find the answer on your own.
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Catherine
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I can offer one piece of advice, however.
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Caspar
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Sure. Anything'll help.
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Catherine
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When I told you I would cut down children with no hesitation, you looked disgusted.
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Catherine
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I take it that's the part you're struggling to accept?
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Caspar
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Pretty much. I don't think I'd be able to do it, even if that meant disobeying orders.
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Catherine
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Well, what if the children had their own weapons? What if they were trying to kill you?
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Caspar
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Maybe if it was in self-defense, but even that—
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Catherine
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What if the children were killing each other? Let's say their families had been slaughtered, and they sought revenge.
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Catherine
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How would you stop the killing? Who would you strike down?
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Caspar
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I...don't know. I'd have to see what's going on for myself, but even then, I...
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Catherine
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When you witness these horrors in person, it's no easier to decide. In fact, the decision is harder.
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Catherine
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Choosing to end or spare a life... Whether to save someone or abandon them... These choices are always difficult.
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Caspar
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Having to choose between life and death...
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Catherine
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You have a strong sense of justice. You have clearly defined ideals.
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Catherine
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But that's not an asset on the battlefield. Ideals slow you down. They cause inner conflict.
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Catherine
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Making decisions in the spur of the moment, you can't hope to be perfectly fair and just.
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Catherine
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That's why I choose to fight for Lady Rhea's justice. The justice of the Church of Seiros.
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Caspar
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But what about when Lady Rhea's ideals don't really line up with yours? Then what?
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Catherine
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Not possible. Lady Rhea's ideals are my ideals.
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Catherine
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There's no conflict between them, because that's what I've decided. Do you see?
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Caspar
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I don't get it. You can't possibly agree on everything!
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Catherine
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I have faltered in the past.
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Caspar
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That's what I'm talking about! How can you blindly trust some other person's sense of justice?
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Catherine
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Not a person. The goddess.
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Catherine
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I cared about someone, and they were branded a criminal. That's when I started down this path.
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Catherine
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I didn't know whether to turn a blind eye or mete out punishment.
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Caspar
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What did you do?
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Catherine
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I couldn't decide. So I looked to the goddess for guidance.
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Catherine
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Since then, I have devoted myself completely to the goddess. I surrender myself wholly to her will.
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Catherine
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So think carefully, Caspar. To what will you devote your sword—and your heart?