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He's always with that man from Duscur. How strange...
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Kingdom Soldier
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I'll bet he used some dirty tricks to gain his favor. That's how those scoundrels from Duscur operate.
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Dimitri
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What a pleasant conversation you seem to be having. May I join? Please, continue.
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Kingdom Soldier
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Oh! Um! Your Highness... I was just...
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Dimitri
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I said continue.
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Kingdom Soldier
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I... I... I'm sorry, Your Highness!
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Dimitri
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Such foolishness runs rampant. I fear it is the reality of Faerghus for now.
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Dedue
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It must appear strange to them, to see me always in your company.
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Dimitri
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Does it bother you, Dedue?
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Dedue
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Of course not. However...
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Dimitri
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Let me guess. You take exception to the gossip that you used dirty tricks to obtain your position. Is that it?
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Dedue
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That does perturb me. But not for my own sake. I am concerned about Your Highness's reputation.
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Dimitri
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We're not talking about my feelings, but yours. As far as I'm concerned, those fools can talk nonsense until their tongues fall out.
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Dedue
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I am afraid I cannot agree.
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But if you were not concerned for your honor in this instance, then why did you intervene?
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Dimitri
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Because it is my duty to do so.
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Dimitri
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The day my father was killed, I saw the swine who did it. They were not of Duscur.
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Dimitri
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I saw that. Knew it, beyond a doubt. And yet I was unable to prevent the massacre that followed.
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Dimitri
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Nor could I clear away the dishonor of regicide that has unjustly clung to you and your people!
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Dimitri
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I will not rest until I make up for that. I owe you, just as I owe the spirits of those I let die.
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Dedue
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I do consider Faerghus to be abhorrent. But you are an exception.
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Dedue
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You offered me your hand, and pulled me out from an abyss of suffering and death.
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Dedue
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You risked your life to save a foreigner you had never met.
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Dedue
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The moment you extended your hand, I decided that only for your sake would I live the remainder of my life.
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Dedue
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And I would cast it aside in an instant if my death were to your benefit.
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Dedue
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For that reason, I cannot consider myself your friend.
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Dedue
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There are still many in the Kingdom who despise the people of Duscur. It would be selfish of me to stand by your side as an equal.
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Dimitri
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Dedue...
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Dedue
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Your Highness?
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Dimitri
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Do you really believe I care one bit about the chatter of the ignorant?
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Dedue
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Of course not. Please forgive my impudence.
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Dimitri
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I understand the intention of your words. Still, they grieve me.
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Dimitri
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If you wish it so, you may continue to think of yourself as my vassal. I clearly cannot stop you.
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Dimitri
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We need not be anything more, or anything less. If that is what you wish, Dedue, so be it.
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Dedue
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Your Highness...