Felix & Ingrid A

Ingrid
Why are you taking over my cleaning responsibilities?

Felix
You're wounded, and you're going too slowly. I couldn't stand to watch.

Ingrid
You're still fretting over me, are you?

Ingrid
I'm fine now. Really. It wasn't even serious.

Felix
I could have handled the situation alone. That enemy wasn't much of a threat.

Ingrid
Yes, yes, we all know you could've. But I also didn't want to risk something unforeseen befalling you.

Ingrid
I've been doing some thinking.

Ingrid
I feel a bit lost—I don't know that I'm cut out to be a knight after all.

Ingrid
Without fulfilling that dream—without being a knight—I've been asking myself where my place is in the world.

Ingrid
And I think... I think I've found my answer. I don't want to lose anyone anymore.

Ingrid
So I want to protect those I hold dear.

Felix
That's why you were protecting me, huh? What a fool you are.

Ingrid
Foolish to act in line with what I value most? Were I to die, I would die knowing I followed my heart— my truest calling.

Ingrid
I've been reading through more of that book I was telling you about.

Ingrid
Recall the hypothetical question it posed? "Do you carry out the orders or protect your hometown?"

Felix
You've been reading that garbage again?

Ingrid
The book never specified that one should prioritize the commander's orders.

Ingrid
Instead it suggested that one should follow their heart in the matter. That's what a knight—that's what anyone being true to themselves—should do.

Felix
That's just the editor's opinion.

Ingrid
Of course. And I find value in that opinion.

Ingrid
Glenn died following his heart. Not heeding the commands of the country or even the royal family.

Ingrid
I will follow his example. No matter the outcome, no matter the circumstance, I believe in myself.

Felix
Hmph! You know nothing.

Ingrid
What is it that you know, then? What is it you fight for, Felix?

Felix
My own beliefs.

Ingrid
I see no difference from my own stance.

Felix
You don't understand.

Ingrid
You fight to be stronger than everyone, that you might protect those you care for.

Ingrid
Correct?

Felix
OK, fine, you do understand.

Felix
My point is, don't let this happen again. If you died, I'd be...annoyed.

Ingrid
To avoid annoyance, then, I suggest you continue to grow stronger.

Ingrid
If that happens, I might allow you to protect me too.

Felix
You're insufferable.