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Byleth enters the scene
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Edelgard enters the scene
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Edelgard
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Ah, here you are. Are you waiting for someone?
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Edelgard
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Good. I would not wish to interrupt anything.
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Edelgard
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For me? Well, you should have summoned me earlier. Regardless, here I am.
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Has something happened?
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Edelgard
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No, nothing in particular. In fact, that's why I came here.
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Edelgard
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This place, the Goddess Tower... It was special to my parents.
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Edelgard
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My father attended the Officers Academy himself. A few years after graduating, he was crowned emperor.
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Edelgard
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One day, during a visit to the monastery, he snuck into the Goddess Tower on a nostalgic whim.
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Edelgard
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And there she was, my mother. She had just enrolled in the academy that very year.
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Edelgard
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They were instantly drawn to each other. Love at first sight, you could say. It was the first time either had truly been in love...or so the story goes.
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Their first love?
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Edelgard
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Yes. Of course, as emperor, my father had already married for political reasons.
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Edelgard
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As the Empire demands many heirs, he also had numerous other lovers.
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Edelgard
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In the end, my mother settled for becoming one of his many consorts. But I choose to believe there was genuine love between them.
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Edelgard
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Heh, I suppose it's a silly story to cling to.
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Edelgard
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Isn't it? It's a shame that the lovely stories ended after I was born.
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Edelgard
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For as long as I can remember, my mother had already been exiled from the capital.
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Edelgard
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It's strange. Something about you makes me reveal all of the things I so carefully keep concealed.
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Edelgard
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Hmm. For some reason, I feel compelled to tell you all of these things I have kept hidden.
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Edelgard
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I can't say the name, but it was a noble who I met in the Kingdom, a lifetime ago.
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Edelgard
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Anyway... What about you? It's your turn to reveal some long-held secret!
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Edelgard
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You can share a story about your past...or perhaps tell me about your first love.
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Edelgard
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You're telling the truth. I can tell. Hm... I wasn't even able to make you blush.
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Edelgard
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You realize that just makes me more curious than ever!
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Sorry...
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Edelgard
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Heh... No, I'm the one who should apologize. It wasn't my intention to pry.
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Edelgard
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I'm just intrigued by you and your mysterious past.
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Edelgard
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You have supposedly always been a mercenary, but I believe there is more to your story than that...
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Edelgard
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Let's leave it there for today and return to the ball.
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Edelgard
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There must be plenty of students hoping to talk with you...and to dance with you.
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Edelgard
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I would not wish to prevent you from mingling. I cannot keep you all to myself, after all.