Mercedes & Jeritza B

Mercedes
Hello, Emile. The war council is about to begin— come on!

Jeritza
...

Mercedes
What's the matter? You're so pale... Have you been injured?

Jeritza
...

Mercedes
Emile?

Mercedes
Ah!

Jeritza
Must...slay...more...

Mercedes
What?

Jeritza
There is no pleasure to be had in these halls... My thirst is unbearable...

Jeritza
Perhaps bathing in your blood will help satiate me...

Mercedes
Emile? Wait... You...you're not Emile. You're the Death Knight.

Mercedes
You may look like him, but you are not him. He would never say such a thing.

Jeritza
What care I for names? I care only to kill or be killed.

Mercedes
I see. So you want to kill me? Then do as you must— it is within your rights.

Jeritza
My...rights?

Mercedes
Mother and I must be the reason the Death Knight exists within you.

Mercedes
A young boy left all alone in House Bartels without us... I can't imagine how lonely and terrible that must have been.

Mercedes
To our half-siblings who bore no Crests, we were nothing more than...intruders.

Mercedes
Their horrible words and violent actions were only bearable because the three of us supported one another through it...

Mercedes
All alone in a place like that... It's little wonder that you broke down as you have.

Mercedes
We should have rescued you. We should have offered ourselves to save you.

Jeritza
Nonsense...

Mercedes
However, we cannot turn back the hands of time. Atonement is all I have for you now.

Jeritza
You don't understand anything...

Mercedes
Emile?

Jeritza
The day you left, 18 years ago...I told Mother to leave me there.

Mercedes
Wh-what? But why did you do such a thing?

Jeritza
I...wanted to protect you.

Jeritza
I am glad that we are reunited. I am happy that you are alive.

Jeritza
I... I am so sorry, my dear sister.

Mercedes
Emile...