Silver Snow, Azure Moon, Verdant Wind Crimson Flower
Available: After To War After Outset of a Power Struggle
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Constance enters the scene
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Ferdinand
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Hello, Constance.
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Ferdinand enters the scene
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Constance
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Greetings, Ferdinand. My condolences on your misfortune that our paths have crossed again.
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Ferdinand
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Oh dear. I am not used to hearing you deprecate yourself like that. Never mind, just listen.
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Constance
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If it is an audience you require, I will endeavor to meet that need.
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Ferdinand
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When we last spoke, I was attempting to connect with you, to listen and show you some empathy.
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Ferdinand
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But I was so clumsy with my words that I came across as callous and conceited. I hurt you, I know.
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Constance
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The notion that a noble of House Aegir could display arrogance is difficult to credit.
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Constance
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That you even deign to speak to me is a testament to your humility.
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Constance
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As grateful as I am for the honor, it would be best for us both if I take my leave.
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Ferdinand
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No. Please, hear me out.
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Ferdinand
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Though your words chafed, I see now that they were perceptive. I was being arrogant.
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Ferdinand
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I tend to...overcompensate. Perhaps I make a fool of myself, bragging about my superiority to Edelgard.
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Ferdinand
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Now, with my father's fall from grace, I have been dropped to my knees, utterly humbled.
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Ferdinand
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My house is in shambles. My father is dead. I have nothing...and no one.
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Ferdinand
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My house is in shambles. I have nothing. I do not even know my father's whereabouts.
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Constance
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You do yourself a disservice! If you are a fool, then I am Folly herself.
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Constance
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I have heard and grieved for your predicament.
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Constance
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But you must know that it is no reflection on your sterling quality, Ferdinand.
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Constance
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Even in the face of such adversity, you never strayed from the correct path.
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Ferdinand
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If this was the right path, the wrong path hardly bears thinking about.
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Ferdinand
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Still, your kindness has eased my worries a bit.
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Constance
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A wise noble once said that "life is a series of peaks and valleys." But I have struggled to find the peaks.
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Constance
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I was once pushed to the nadir of a valley and have spent my days confined there ever since.
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Constance
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There is little chance that I will ever return to the heights I once knew.
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Constance
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But it will not be for lack of trying.
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Ferdinand
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Your persistence is admirable.
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Constance
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You are too gracious. I see the highest of peaks on your own road.
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Constance
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The way is steep, but not long. You will reach it yet.
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Constance
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And if my words might reach the ears of a man who has attained such heights...
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Constance
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Perhaps one who has reached his summit might pull a climber up behind him?
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Constance
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Such is my heart's desire, unspeakable though it may be.