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Ferdinand, Constance enter the scene
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Ferdinand
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Life is a series of peaks and valleys. Our reunion is, to my mind, the highest of peaks.
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Constance
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Spoken like one who's never known the lowest of valleys.
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Ferdinand
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To think, we were once a pair of blooms, flourishing side by side in the upper echelons of Enbarr society.
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Ferdinand
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Despite our differing aspirations, I think together we could have taken the mantle of leading the Empire.
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Constance
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Tread carefully, Ferdinand.
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Ferdinand
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Some part of me clung to hope that you might emerge from the wreckage. I am glad you have.
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Ferdinand
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I know that was a difficult time for you.
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Constance
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Oh, so you surmised that the single-most-humiliating event of my life was "difficult," did you?
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Constance
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It is becoming clear to me that this conversation is a waste of my time.
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Ferdinand
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Oh! That was rather brusque.
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Constance
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Well, pardon me if I seem unmannerly in the face of a reminder of all I have lost.
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Constance
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My family, my home, my friends, my people, everything. I am all that remains.
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Ferdinand
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I... I...
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Ferdinand
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I did not intend to offend you, Constance.
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Constance
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Then what did you intend? How like the "noblest of nobles" to be unaware of the suffering one causes.
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Constance
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You can't grasp what it is to be a newly minted peasant, can you?
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Ferdinand
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That is simply not true. I care about you, and I was attempting to offer some words of comfort.
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Constance
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Enough. I need more than words—more than you have offered to provide.
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Constance
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Though I am without status now, my spirit is no less noble.
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Constance
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It will not do for you to condescend to me in my houseless state.
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Ferdinand
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You have my sincerest apologies. That was a grave misstep.
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Ferdinand
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I did not mean to come across as condescending. I was merely being careless with my words.
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Ferdinand
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As you say, I have never experienced loss at such a staggering magnitude.
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Ferdinand
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I cannot imagine the pain you have endured.
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Constance
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Indeed, you cannot. I advise against trying.
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Constance
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The more you harp on it, the more irritated with you I become.
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Constance
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Never shall a day pass that I don't work toward restoring my house and reclaiming my title.
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Constance
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You, on the other hand, seem content to remind me that it is lost. Thank you, but I had not forgotten.
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Ferdinand
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Constance, please!
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Constance
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I see no trace of the boy who made waves with me at balls and embodied the finest in the nobility.
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Constance
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This newfound arrogance of yours is a discredit to House Aegir.
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