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Balthus
Still following me, huh? We have got to work on those manners, pal. Unless you really meant that bit about protecting me.
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Still following me, huh? We have got to work on those manners, pal. Unless you really meant that bit about protecting me.
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Would your stepmother really harm her?
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Balthus
No doubt about it. She's been honing her crazy plans lately. All because I've taken to fighting at your side.
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No doubt about it. She's been honing her crazy plans lately. All because I've taken to fighting at your side.
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Balthus
She thinks I'm making a name for myself before my glorious return to House Albrecht. Being delusional is her sport.
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She thinks I'm making a name for myself before my glorious return to House Albrecht. Being delusional is her sport.
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Balthus
There's little advantage to her going after my mom, but she's unpredictable. Gotta stay vigilant.
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There's little advantage to her going after my mom, but she's unpredictable. Gotta stay vigilant.
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What's your mother like?
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Balthus
You know the folks who live in the mountains of the Alliance? Heh, guessing that's a no. Few do.
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You know the folks who live in the mountains of the Alliance? Heh, guessing that's a no. Few do.
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Balthus
Imagine a place with no influence to speak of, nestled in the mountains on the Almyran border. That's Kupala.
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Imagine a place with no influence to speak of, nestled in the mountains on the Almyran border. That's Kupala.
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People live there?
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Balthus
Well, they're not mountain goats. And it's not like they never interact with the lords of the Alliance.
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Well, they're not mountain goats. And it's not like they never interact with the lords of the Alliance.
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Balthus
They're incredibly isolated, though. Even their trade relations are remarkably limited.
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They're incredibly isolated, though. Even their trade relations are remarkably limited.
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Balthus
Doubt that'll change. The land lacks resources worth fighting over. Probably for the best, honestly.
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Doubt that'll change. The land lacks resources worth fighting over. Probably for the best, honestly.
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Balthus
My birth helped matters, but only a little. House Albrecht just wasn't where she belonged.
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My birth helped matters, but only a little. House Albrecht just wasn't where she belonged.
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Balthus
My dad was in a tough spot. He was obligated to marry a fellow noble and produce a fitting heir.
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My dad was in a tough spot. He was obligated to marry a fellow noble and produce a fitting heir.
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Balthus
Nobody'd want to live out their days where they're utterly unwelcome. So my mom returned to Kupala.
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Nobody'd want to live out their days where they're utterly unwelcome. So my mom returned to Kupala.
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I see...
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Balthus
Then it happened. I was enrolled in the Officers Academy at Garreg Mach, and everything changed.
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Then it happened. I was enrolled in the Officers Academy at Garreg Mach, and everything changed.
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Balthus
During my enrollment examination, they discovered that I bear the Major Crest of Chevalier.
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During my enrollment examination, they discovered that I bear the Major Crest of Chevalier.
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Balthus
My dad decided to resist his family's wishes and make me the head of the house after I graduated.
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My dad decided to resist his family's wishes and make me the head of the house after I graduated.
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Balthus
Thing is, the truth of my special Crest was kept a secret, by decree of the church.
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Thing is, the truth of my special Crest was kept a secret, by decree of the church.
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Balthus
He couldn't tell anyone about my prized bloodline, so I was forced to step down as the legitimate heir.
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He couldn't tell anyone about my prized bloodline, so I was forced to step down as the legitimate heir.
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Balthus
It was for the best. My Crest was inherited from mountain folk who prefer to keep to themselves.
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It was for the best. My Crest was inherited from mountain folk who prefer to keep to themselves.
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Balthus
Imagine what would happen to Kupala if it got out. We both know it would destroy their way of life.
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Imagine what would happen to Kupala if it got out. We both know it would destroy their way of life.
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People will do anything for a rare Crest...
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Balthus
Like I've said, I prefer it this way. I've gotta be free. Even if things were different, I'd still choose this life.
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Like I've said, I prefer it this way. I've gotta be free. Even if things were different, I'd still choose this life.