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Ashe, Dimitri enter the scene
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Ashe
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Your Highness—sorry, I mean, Dimitri—would you, um, do you want to train together today?
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Dimitri
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Ashe! Of course, I'm glad you asked.
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Dimitri
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After classes conclude for the day, meet me at the training ground. I'll be waiting.
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Dimitri
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Meet me at the training ground this evening, after we've finished our tasks for the day. I'll be waiting.
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Dimitri
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And afterward, let's plan on dinner. We'll certainly have worked up an appetite.
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Ashe
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Oh! Yes, I suppose— I mean, sure, it'd be— That is... It would be my pleasure to, ah—to dine? With you?
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Ashe
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I mean, I... Um...
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Dimitri
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Ashe...
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Ashe
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I'm sorry, Your Highness! I'm just no good at this! I'll do my best to improve!
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Dimitri
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Are you still worrying over what I said to you before?
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Ashe
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I'm trying to do as you asked, but it's just completely against my nature.
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Dimitri
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Trust me, I understand the urge to show respect where it is due.
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Dimitri
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However, that is not the case here.
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Dimitri
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Yes, I was brought up in a different family and raised in a different way, but otherwise, you and I are the same.
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Ashe
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That all makes sense, Your Highness.
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Ashe
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But I just can't bring myself to speak to you in such a casual way.
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Ashe
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Sure. When you get right down to it, royalty like you and commonfolk like me... We're all just people.
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Ashe
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But the commonfolk still rely on the nobility to keep the peace, and to keep them safe.
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Ashe
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Commoners pay the price for that in taxes and respect. That's what Lonato says.
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Dimitri
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I suppose I can understand that point of view. But the flaw in your logic is that I am not king just yet.
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Dimitri
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I suppose I can understand that point of view. But the flaw in your logic is that I am not officially the king just yet.
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Ashe
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But that's not all there is to it!
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Dimitri
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Hm?
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Ashe
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I also respect you as a person.
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Ashe
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You carry the weight of the whole Kingdom on your shoulders. You're a faultless warrior, and you're always so kind to your allies. Even me.
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Dimitri
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On all accounts, I can say the same of you.
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Dimitri
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But you also have a strong heart. I can't say that about myself.
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Dimitri
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No matter the circumstance, you are never drawn toward darkness. That mindset of yours has done me well on countless occasions.
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Ashe
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Well, I...I do my best.
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Ashe
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So I guess...mutual respect between us is what's really the most appropriate.
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Dimitri
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Precisely. Which means there's never any need to be nervous or uncomfortable around one another.
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Dimitri
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It seems we may have circled back to where we started with this conversation, but...
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Dimitri
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Let's at least agree that we both should learn to bend a bit. How's that sound?
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Ashe
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All right! Let's start from the beginning, then. Would you like to train with me today, Your Highness?
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Dimitri
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Of course, Ashe. Come at me with everything you've got!