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Hubert, Dorothea enter the scene
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Dorothea
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Hey there, Hubie. I've been thinking about our conversation the other day...
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Dorothea
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And I've just got to know... Do you really love Edie?
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Hubert
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If it's one or the other, I suppose it would be closer to love than to hate. Why?
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Dorothea
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Ahh, I knew it! That's why you work so hard for Edie!
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Dorothea
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Oh, Hubie, I finally get you. You're just another servant suffering from unrequited love for their mistress.
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Hubert
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You completely misunderstand.
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Hubert
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Unrequited love? Do I really look like the kind of drooling simpleton to have that kind of motivation?
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Dorothea
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I'd like to say yes, but I know you'd just argue. Fine, Hubie. Tell me your situation.
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Hubert
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My situation is simple. I am walking a path.
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Dorothea
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Oh, do go on.
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Hubert
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Everyone has a path in life.
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Hubert
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Lady Edelgard has shown me mine. It is just beside her own. So we walk together, side by side.
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Hubert
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We stride ever forward, yielding to nothing and to no one.
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Dorothea
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So... You're sharing the same dream?
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Hubert
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Bluntly, yes.
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Hubert
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But it's more than just a shared dream.
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Hubert
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I have many feelings toward Lady Edelgard. Gratitude. Respect. Awe. Empathy. Trust. Hope.
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Dorothea
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OK...
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Dorothea
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I was teasing you, but I gotta say I'm just a little bit jealous of you and Edie.
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Dorothea
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That you're able to embrace these feelings and stride forward along the same path...
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Dorothea
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You're lucky, Hubie. I don't know if I'll ever get the chance to experience anything so utterly...operatic.
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Hubert
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Why not?
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Dorothea
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Because I figure the best quality in a partner would be that they make me happy.
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Dorothea
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And loving another is really about wanting to be loved.
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Dorothea
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I'm pretty sure that's different from how things are with you and Edie.