Silver Snow, Crimson Flower
Available: After Rumors of a Reaper
Until Throne of Knowledge
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Edelgard enters the scene
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Byleth enters the scene
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Edelgard
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Ah, it's you. Out late again, I see. What brings you here?
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Edelgard
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I just wanted some fresh air. There's a lovely breeze tonight.
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Edelgard
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I always wander outside when sleep evades me.
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Edelgard
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Is it that obvious?
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Edelgard
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I despise being cooped up when sleep evades me. I just have to get some fresh air.
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Edelgard
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So I see. Still, it's ill-advised to stay up so late.
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Edelgard
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Heh, I see. Well, don't let me keep you. Hurry back to your room, my teacher.
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Edelgard
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I should get some sleep too, but...
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Edelgard
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Have you ever felt a sort of longing for the outdoors?
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Edelgard
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I have. There are times I long for the warmth of the sun, for a sweet breeze on my face...
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Edelgard
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Do you remember what I told you the other night? About...my past?
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Edelgard
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None of my siblings had a chance to lead the sort of life they deserved. An ordinary life.
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Edelgard
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Hm. Well, perhaps if I tell you more, it will come back to you.
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Edelgard
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My siblings and I were... We were imprisoned underground, beneath the palace.
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Edelgard
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The objective was to endow our bodies with the power of a Major Crest.
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Edelgard
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I have always possessed the Crest of Seiros, inherited through the Hresvelg bloodline.
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Edelgard
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But it was only a Minor Crest, and most of my siblings bore no Crest at all.
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Edelgard
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In order to create a peerless emperor to rule Fódlan, they violated our bodies by cutting open our very flesh.
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Edelgard
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Now here I stand, the fruit of that endeavor: Edelgard von Hresvelg!
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Edelgard
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But that came at too high a price... The others were sacrificed.
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Edelgard
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Ours weren't the only lives devastated by that terrible process. Innocents died as well, without even knowing what they were dying for.
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Edelgard
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And there you have it, the truth of the Hresvelg's Empire.
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Edelgard
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The prime minister and his gaggle of nobles. They had the Empire under their thumbs. My father, the emperor, tried to stop him, but...it was futile.
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Edelgard
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My father was nothing but a puppet on a string by then. He was powerless to save us.
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Edelgard
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I know how it all sounds. But when you see my true strength, you will know I speak the truth.
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Edelgard
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It is. But when you see my true strength, you will know that I speak the truth.
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Edelgard
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I have kept it hidden all this time, but...I will reveal to you the power of my second Crest.
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Edelgard
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It is the same as yours...the Crest of Flames. When it manifested for me, I swore a silent oath.
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Edelgard
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For the sake of my family and for all the poor souls whose lives were traded for my existence...
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Edelgard
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For their sake, I will build a world where such meaningless sacrifice is never again sanctioned. As emperor, I will change the world. I swear it.