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Ashe, Catherine enter the scene
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Ashe
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Hello, Catherine. I thought I might find you here.
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Catherine
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Is there something I can do for you, Ashe?
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Ashe
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Yes. Could you tell me what you know about this?
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Catherine
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This is quite an old letter. Where'd you find it?
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Ashe
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It was found in the bishop's room during the inquiry of the Western Church.
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Catherine
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Hm, I see. It's one of the documents you collected.
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Ashe
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This letter mentions my brother, Christophe Gaspard, by name.
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Catherine
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Hm.
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Ashe
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He was executed by the church for allegedly taking part in the Tragedy of Duscur.
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Ashe
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I know you were the one who turned him over.
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Ashe
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But this letter isn't about that. It's about a plot to assassinate Lady Rhea.
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Ashe
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If my brother's name is in here, that means this plot predates the Tragedy.
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Ashe
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So there was another plot against Lady Rhea in the past. And my brother was somehow involved.
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Catherine
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Ah...
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Ashe
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I can tell by your face that you know something.
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Ashe
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Tell me, Catherine. Please, I deserve to know!
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Catherine
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Christophe was a good man—maybe too good. It wasn't in his nature to mistrust people.
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Catherine
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So when the Western Church told him that Lady Rhea had to die for the goddess's sake, or the world's, he went along with it.
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Ashe
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Just how well did you know my brother?
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Catherine
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Christophe and I were friends. We were in the Blue Lion House together at the academy.
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Ashe
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If you were friends, why did you hand him over to be executed? There must have been another way!
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Catherine
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No. If there was another option, I'd have chosen it.
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Catherine
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But he was foolish. He went along with the plan to assassinate Lady Rhea.
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Catherine
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I wasn't motivated by a personal grudge. I had no choice but to turn him in. That much is true.
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Ashe
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I can't believe that my brother would try to assassinate Lady Rhea.
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Ashe
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But if he did, that means the church was lying about his involvement in Tragedy of Duscur, doesn't it?
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Catherine
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"Lying" is a strong word. The world was in chaos, and the church did what it had to.
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Catherine
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If people had known about the threat to Lady Rhea's life, the panic would only have worsened.
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Ashe
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So you're saying everything in this letter is true.
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Catherine
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You can choose what to believe.
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Catherine
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All I know is, I let him die. And that's something I can never change. Now, if you'll excuse me.
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Catherine leaves the scene
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Ashe
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Catherine, wait! Please!