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Byleth & Mercedes A

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Byleth, Mercedes enter the scene
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Mercedes
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Do you have a moment, Professor? I need to speak with you.
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Mercedes
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Thank you so much. This is what I wanted to address...
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Mercedes
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This letter from my adoptive father just arrived.
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Adoptive father?
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Mercedes
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Oh! Have I not mentioned him? He's the reason I first came to the Officers Academy.
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Mercedes
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He's also the one who dragged me from the church where I was living just so he could use my Crest.
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I don't understand...
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Mercedes
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My Crest does not yet belong to a house, so he plans to use it as leverage to marry into the nobility.
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Mercedes
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He's a very greedy man who was a roving merchant before adopting me, but now he's in the capital.
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Mercedes
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This letter says that he's finally arranged to marry me off to a wealthy noble.
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Mercedes
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I know he's just thinking of himself, but can't he see that this isn't a priority when we're at war?
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Mercedes
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I suppose it's possible. He may be worried about carrying on his bloodline, but...
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Mercedes
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Ugh! I don't know what to do about this proposal!
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Will you accept?
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Mercedes
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I can't see any way around it, so I fear that I must...
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Mercedes
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I just don't want to let go of the life that I've made for myself.
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Mercedes
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I know it's not what my heart wants, but I don't have the strength to say no.
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What does your heart want?
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Mercedes
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I believe I've mentioned this before, but I want to work in service of the church.
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Mercedes
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Well, I suppose it doesn't necessarily have to be the church, but I want to help those in need.
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Mercedes
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If I were to marry a noble, I think it would be difficult to realize that dream...
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Why can't you decline?
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Mercedes
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It's just... I've always allowed myself to follow the whims of those above me.
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Mercedes
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I convinced myself that everything in life was at the will of the goddess. I was blind to reality.
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Mercedes
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I believed it was her will to both pull me from the church and guide me to the Officers Academy.
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Mercedes
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The decision to enter this war was the first time I acted of my own free will.
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Mercedes
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My adoptive father opposed this decision, but I somehow managed to convince him.
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Mercedes
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Still, I couldn't free myself of him completely. This letter is proof of that.
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Mercedes
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It's not that I'm scared of him, but there is something that worries me...
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Severing your ties?
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Mercedes
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Ah! I knew you'd understand, Professor.
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Mercedes
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I've sat down to write a reply several times, but I can't muster up the courage, or the words.
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Mercedes
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I was hoping you could provide me with the encouragement I need!
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Mercedes
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If I don't, he'll go ahead with the arrangement!
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Mercedes
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I suppose I must aim toward cutting him out of my life completely...
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Mercedes
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That's a very good point! We're only given one life, so we must do all we can to pursue our happiness!
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Mercedes
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OK! I think that may have been just the push I was looking for!
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Mercedes
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I'll tell him the truth. That I've found a life worth pursuing and I must decline the proposal!
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Mercedes
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Maybe I should tell him I've fallen for someone else?
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Mercedes
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Why, it's you, Professor! Isn't that obvious?
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Mercedes
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I'm just teasing!
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Mercedes
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Now, I'm off to write this letter and stand my ground. Thank you for your encouragement!