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Sylvain enters the scene
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Sylvain
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Ugh, that hurts...
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Sylvain
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Ah, Professor! Thanks for stopping by.
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Sylvain
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It's not bad. I was even told I'd be cleared for service starting tomorrow.
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Sylvain
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Besides, I got this scar fighting for you. It's almost like a medal or something.
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Sylvain
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I certainly meant it when I said it, but...
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When I thought you were going to be killed for real, my reflexes kicked in. I reacted without thinking.
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It doesn't mean I've stopped being jealous of you.
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But, come on, I can't help but look up to you.
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Sylvain
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If I'd had the guts to run away from home, I wonder if I would have cared as little about my Crest as you do yours...
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You didn't have the courage?
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Sylvain
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No... But if I thought I could have escaped, I would have tried.
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Sylvain
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I'd leave behind House Gautier and the life of a nobleman...and anybody who knew I had a Crest.
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Our home is to the very north of the Kingdom. Just across the mountains from us is land inhabited by foreigners to Fódlan.
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Right now, it actually belongs to Faerghus, but I can't say we're on good terms with the people there.
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Right now, it actually belongs to Faerghus, but I can't say we're on good terms with the people there.
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It once belonged to Faerghus, but now that the Kingdom has collapsed, it's only a matter of time until fighting breaks out.
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It once belonged to Faerghus, but now that the Kingdom has collapsed, it's only a matter of time until fighting breaks out.
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Sylvain
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Anyway, that land has been contested for centuries, and all that time, it has fallen to House Gautier to protect it.
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Actually, our Lance of Ruin has been doing most of the protecting.
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Those were dangerous times. One wrong step and we would have lost our Relic to the church.
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My father was afraid that the church would try to keep the lance, so he entrusted it to me.
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If an emergency arose, I was supposed to be called back home.
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My father was afraid that the church would try to keep the lance, so he entrusted it to me.
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If an emergency arose, I was supposed to be called back home.
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I guess those very situations are why my family values Crests so much.
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Since I bear a Crest, my parents made sure I was never left wanting.
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My older brother didn't have one, and so when I was born, he was pushed aside.
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Sylvain
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You know he once shoved me in a well? He left me on the mountainside in the middle of winter too.
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Even as a little kid, I understood why he was like that. My mere existence stole everything from him.
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I have no right to complain when I am surrounded by people who would give anything to bear a Crest but do not.
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Now women smile at me for the same reason my parents adore me...and my brother wanted me dead.
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And I have to meet them all with a smile and a wink because I have a Crest.
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The women who just want to use me to become nobility? Hatred's probably the right word.
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Though, in the end...that's just an easy answer. I don't even know how I truly feel about it all.
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Yeah, yeah. It's late to admit it, but I get you. It would be best just to tell them to heap their empty praise elsewhere.
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Anyway, it was pretty unreasonable of me to resent you. I'm really sorry about that.
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And I want to say thank you, Professor. Seriously. Thank you.
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For what?
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Sylvain
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Before I met you, I'd gone my whole life not knowing there was another way for me to live.
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So from the bottom of my heart...I'm glad we met.