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Dorothea
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Hey, Edie! Uh-oh, you're scowling again.
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Dorothea
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You're going to get wrinkles all over that cute face of yours if you don't smile more.
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Edelgard
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Hello, Dorothea. I was just lost in thought.
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Edelgard
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There are so many things to be done—to think of them makes my head ache sometimes.
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Edelgard
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So many nobles of the Empire are utterly useless.
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Edelgard
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I intend to appoint only those who can actually be useful. It doesn't matter if they're of noble or common birth.
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Dorothea
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Noble or common? And you assume that'll be OK?
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Edelgard
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When I am emperor, I intend to appoint only those who can actually be useful. It doesn't matter if they're of noble or common birth.
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Dorothea
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Noble or common, eh? Can you really do that?
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Dorothea
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I mean, not that I don't agree. I'd make all those nobles vanish if I could...
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Edelgard
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Don't worry. I will make that a reality.
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Edelgard
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It's not a question of can or cannot. All that matters is doing it and doing it right.
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Edelgard
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The nobility system has only been around for twelve- hundred years. The concept didn't exist before that.
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Dorothea
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"Only" 1,200 years, huh?
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Dorothea
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You always say such preposterous and extraordinary things, Edie.
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Dorothea
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Yet somehow, you actually make it work for you. It's like you're a character from an opera.
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Edelgard
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A character from an opera... Hm.
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Edelgard
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If an opera is made about my life someday, I wonder how I'll be portrayed.
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Edelgard
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The emperor who brought everlasting peace to Fódlan...or the tyrant who shed the blood of her people...
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Edelgard
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The revolutionary who guided the Empire to a new dawn...or the foolish ruler who took her revolution too far...
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Dorothea
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Well, that all sounds pretty violent. But either way, it would make an incredible opera.
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Dorothea
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Do you figure it'd be a grand action piece full of combat and strife? Or would you prefer a somber political drama?
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Dorothea
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♪Hail the mighty Edelgard, though red blood stains her story...♪
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Dorothea
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♪Heavy as her crown may be, she will lead us all to glory... To a brighter dawn, we shall carry on... Hail Edelgard!♪
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Edelgard
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That's quite enough, Dorothea. I'm starting to feel more than a little embarrassed.
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Edelgard
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Lovely as your voice is, let's just hope that any operatic productions about me are still a ways off.