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Byleth, Constance enter the scene
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Hmm... Yes, these herbs will do. Though I note we're short on arcane crystals.
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I'll make a note to keep some in reserve next time.
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Yes, that's everything. All I need now is a test subject for the ritual.
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No more materials, if that's what you're asking. Though I do still require a test subject.
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A what?
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Not a what, a who. Meaning you.
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Now, lie still please.
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Does this have to happen now?
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Fair point... A bit of rest to clear my head would be good for the next steps.
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Let us leave off here, and I shall see you again in the morning.
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I'd better make some headway on this tomorrow. Every day counts, you know.
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If I can complete this ritual, I'll be famous throughout the known world for it! Ahaha!
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Why do all of this?
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The prestige it will bring me is necessary to restore my fallen house.
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Or was your question, "Why go to so much trouble for a fallen house?"
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Because I am a Nuvelle! As were all my ancestors!
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And our line has endured too long to end with me.
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Why would it end with you?
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Oh, yes... You don't know.
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Well, seeing as you are serving both as my research assistant and test subject, I should explain myself.
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House Nuvelle was granted its peerage shortly after the establishment of the Empire.
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For generations, the heads of our house have been scholars of magic. They often enjoyed appointments to esteemed posts within the Empire.
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However, during the Insurrection of the Seven, we cast our lot with the emperor and were punished for it.
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We suffered further losses when we were used as a sacrifice to Dagda and Brigid during their attack.
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My family, including my parents and older brother, died then. The town of Nuvelle is now an ash heap.
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The six great families decreed this to be the end of my house. We have naught left now but the name.
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No title, no subjects, no land... Everything I was to inherit has been taken from me.
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I see...
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What I require is an achievement so grand that Lady Edelgard would be forced to recognize it.
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What I require is an achievement so grand that Lady Edelgard would be forced to recognize it.
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What I require is an achievement so grand that our next ruler would be forced to recognize it.
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What I require is an achievement so grand that Lady Edelgard would be forced to recognize it.
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What I require is an achievement so grand that our next ruler would be forced to recognize it.
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And then House Nuvelle will take its rightful place among the elite class once more!
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Now I understand.
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You understand that to collaborate with me toward such a grand purpose is a high honor, don't you?
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...But yes, good night. I expect to see you bright and early tomorrow.