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Hubert, Hanneman enter the scene
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Hubert
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I must thank you for lending your expertise to the aid of Her Majesty, Hanneman.
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Hanneman
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Your gratitude is wasted on me, Hubert. I choose this situation entirely because it benefits me.
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Hanneman
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I could carry out my research anywhere, of course, but that is, as they say, beside the point.
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Hubert
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Is that so?
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Hanneman
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Hubert. There's something I want to tell you. Will you hear me out?
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Hubert
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Depends what it is.
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Hanneman
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It concerns your father.
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Hubert
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Then, no. Absolutely not.
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Hanneman
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Oh, by all means, cover your ears and run out of the room. I'll still speak the words, for I feel that I must.
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Hanneman
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Your father, the Marquis of Vestra—well rather, the former Marquis of Vestra—was a selfless man.
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Hanneman
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He was practical and never sought power for the sake of power. In that respect, you and he are rather alike.
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Hanneman
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Do you think such a man would so easily betray his emperor, even if led astray by the prime minister?
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Hubert
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Clearly, yes. That's exactly what he did.
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Hubert
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He played a large part in the assault on the palace. Personally spearheaded the emperor's capture.
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Hubert
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The thought of those treacherous arms reaching out for Her Majesty... It is truly upsetting.
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Hanneman
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Agreed. Facts are facts.
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Hanneman
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The palace walls are stuffed with countless truths, all of them concealed by the stones and mortar of fact.
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Hanneman
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I hoped you would have the capacity to see the unfettered truth.
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Hanneman
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But I fear that where your father is concerned, your eyes may see only what you wish them to see.
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Hubert
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I'll take that under advisement.
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Hanneman
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Feel free to ignore me. I know full well I have my own blind spots. It's just...
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Hanneman
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I believe your father had something he was trying to protect.
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Hanneman
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Bearing a stain on his honor, being purged by his own son... All in the name of protection.
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Hanneman
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I speak from knowledge, as someone who failed to protect something I held dear.
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Hubert
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Let's say you're right. Suppose he did it to protect something he cared about.
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Hubert
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Doesn't matter. Doesn't change his actions or my judgment of them.
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Hubert
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My father was a traitor to House Hresvelg and he deserved what he got.
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Hubert
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That was me protecting something I care about.
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Hanneman
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Ah, I can see the right of that. You have chosen your own path, Hubert.
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Hanneman
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Continue protecting what you wish to protect, and I shall support you from the bottom of my heart.