Linhardt & Marianne A

Linhardt
There you are, Marianne. I'd like a moment to talk.

Marianne
Oh! Linhardt! Um, I was just on my way to pray.

Linhardt
Hm, all right. Afterwards.

Marianne
It's already getting late though. If you'll excuse me.

Marianne
Hmm.

Linhardt
So then, you're done?

Marianne
Linhardt?! Were you here this entire time?

Linhardt
I was sleeping. Are you ready to talk now?

Marianne
I suppose. My apologies for keeping you waiting.

Linhardt
I wasn't waiting. As I said, I was sleeping. I didn't want to disrupt your prayers.

Marianne
I see. So...what did you want to talk about?

Linhardt
The results of my research.

Marianne
Your...research?

Linhardt
I intended to look into the power of your Crest from the first moment I met you.

Linhardt
I've been feeling quite happy of late, and I can conclude that it is due to your Crest.

Marianne
Are you sure? That's—

Linhardt
Or, more likely, I feel good because I've recently taken a bit of exercise.

Marianne
Oh...

Linhardt
Although, keeping you from finding out I was researching you was plenty of exercise on its own.

Linhardt
Listen, Marianne. I'll tell you one thing for certain... Your Crest is not the source of anyone's bad luck.

Marianne
...

Linhardt
The research on your Crest is lacking, but other Crests have been studied quite a bit.

Linhardt
I can find no proof that a Crest can influence the lives of those who come in contact with its bearer.

Linhardt
And frankly, transmitting bad luck via touch sounds like a crazy superstition. Don't you agree?

Marianne
That may be true...

Linhardt
By the way, eating the vegetables you gave me caused no ill effects. They were as delicious as ever.

Linhardt
It may be another story if I drank your blood... Ugh, now I'm nauseous.

Marianne
Ugh. You're going to make us both sick!

Linhardt
All right, all right, sorry.

Linhardt
As I said, it is my scholarly opinion that your Crest does not cause bad luck.

Marianne
Thank you for your reassurance. It does make me feel a little better.

Linhardt
It's probably just that you and the people around you have had some bad days. It happens.

Linhardt
I'm going to watch over you from now on, and if either of us has bad luck...

Linhardt
Well, I'll look into whether it's just chance or if it's your Crest. In fact, I'll dedicate my life to it.

Marianne
Your life? For me?

Linhardt
Especially for you, Marianne. Don't make me spell it out...