Byleth & Jeritza B

Imperial Soldier
Lord Jeritza? I believe he used to be a professor at the Officers Academy.

Imperial Soldier
It was also my understanding that he was personally recommended by Lord Arundel himself, landing him a position as a sword instructor.

Imperial Soldier
Whatever the case is, behind that mask of death, there is an emptiness... A void...

Imperial Soldier
This is probably just a rumor, but I heard he was found and taken in by Her Majesty herself...

Imperial Soldier
Supposedly he's the heir of the Hrym family, but I also heard he's only a distant relative who was adopted. He sure is mysterious...

Jeritza
You've been asking around about me.

Jeritza
It matters not to me, one way or the other. Do you want to know of my past?

Jeritza
Friend or foe. That's what you're trying to determine.

Jeritza
But you won't find answers merely with words. There is only one path forward. Raise your sword, if you have the nerve.

Jeritza
Raise it and fight me. If you want to know my heart, know my sword.

Jeritza
I cannot kill you yet. The Death Knight knows that very well.

Jeritza
I've been told to refrain from killing you until the war has ended.

Jeritza
The young emperor discovered me, long ago... Though, back then, she was still a princess.

Jeritza
Ultimately, it was she who erased my past. She placed me into a family that was disintegrating, that I might be their heir.

Jeritza
To survive, the Death Knight must spill blood. Left to his own devices, he would kill innocent passersby.

Jeritza
Through the emperor's grace, he was allowed hunting grounds. That is why, to this day, I follow her.

Jeritza
I am not yet ready to yield such fertile hunting grounds. Nor am I ready to truly fight you...

Jeritza
Of course, were I not here to hold him back, he would cut you down without hesitation.

Jeritza
As for me, I, too... Never mind.

Jeritza
If you've no intention of fighting, then be gone.

Jeritza
Perhaps it is he who is to blame, but I... I feel...oddly when I look at you...