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 ===C Support===
-Dimitri: Perfect timing, Professor. If you don't mind, I have a favor I'd like to ask of you.
+'''Dimitri:''' Perfect timing, Professor. If you don't mind, I have a favor I'd like to ask of you.
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
-* What's the favor?
+|choice1=What's the favor?
+}}
-Dimitri: It's in regard to sword training. Not for myself, but... Well... To be honest, I've been teaching swordsmanship to the orphans at the monastery for a while now.
+'''Dimitri:''' It's in regard to sword training. Not for myself, but... Well... To be honest, I've been teaching swordsmanship to the orphans at the monastery for a while now.
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
-* How unexpected.
+|choice1=How unexpected.
-* How did that come to be?
+|choice2=How did that come to be?
+|response1='''Dimitri:''' I must agree. Frankly, I'm not great with children.
+}}
-Dimitri: I must agree. Frankly, I'm not great with children. Some of them saw me sparring with the knights one day. They started pestering me to teach them. They were so earnest... I couldn't help but oblige. There's much I wish to show them, but due to my own studies and training, I'm afraid my time is rather limited. Which brings me to my favor. Your swordsmanship is unmatched. I hate to ask this of you, but... Would you consider lending me a hand?
+'''Dimitri:''' Some of them saw me sparring with the knights one day. They started pestering me to teach them. They were so earnest... I couldn't help but oblige. There's much I wish to show them, but due to my own studies and training, I'm afraid my time is rather limited. Which brings me to my favor. Your swordsmanship is unmatched. I hate to ask this of you, but... Would you consider lending me a hand?
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
-* You can count on me.
+|choice1=You can count on me.
-* You leave me no choice.
+|choice2=You leave me no choice.
+}}
-Dimitri: Thank you, truly. I am in your debt. And I always repay my debts, I'll have you know. All of these children lost their families and homes to war or illness. This may sound a bit arrogant, but... I feel it's my responsibility to help them. I lost my parents without warning too. In that way, we're the same. In Duscar, I lost my father, stepmother, and closest friends. I didn't have many allies at the castle after that. In truth, I had only Dedue for companionship.
+'''Dimitri:''' Thank you, truly. I am in your debt. And I always repay my debts, I'll have you know. All of these children lost their families and homes to war or illness. This may sound a bit arrogant, but...I feel it's my responsibility to help them. I lost my parents without warning too. In that way, we're the same. In Duscur, I lost my father, stepmother, and closest friends. I didn't have many allies at the castle after that. In truth, I had only Dedue for companionship.
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
-* Have you no other family?
+|choice1=Have you no other family?
-* Is there no one else you can trust?
+|choice2=Is there no one else you can trust?
+|response1='''Dimitri:''' I'm afraid not. My birth mother fell ill and died shortly after I was born. And my uncle... suffice to say we don't get along.
+}}
-Dimitri: I'm afraid not. My birth mother fell ill and died shortly after I was born. And my uncle... suffice to say we don't get along. Ah, but there were those outside the castle walls I was close to. Such as Rodrigue!
+'''Dimitri:''' I once had people I could confide in. Family, friends, instructors, even the royal soldiers. But they were all taken away from me four years ago. Ah, but there were those outside the castle walls I was close to. Such as Rodrigue!
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
-* Rodrigue?
+|choice1=Rodrigue?
+}}
-Dimitri: Heh, pardon my rudeness. I meant Lord Rodrigue. He is my father's old companion, and the father of Felix. On the occasions he would visit the capital, he's take me out hunting or on long horse rides. While Dedue us like a brother to me, Rodrigue is more like a second father. It might sound ridiculous, but... he's the kind of man I hope to become one day. Someone who helps others... Someone who can reach out and save a lost soul. Oh... Please accept my apologies for boring you with my life story. In any case, don't forget your promise, Professor. I'm counting on you.
+'''Dimitri:''' Heh, pardon my rudeness. I meant Lord Rodrigue. He is my father's old companion, and the father of Felix. On the occasions he would visit the capital, he'd take me out hunting or on long horse rides. While Dedue is like a brother to me, Rodrigue is more like a second father. It might sound ridiculous, but...he's the kind of man I hope to become one day. Someone who helps others... Someone who can reach out and save a lost soul. Oh... Please accept my apologies for boring you with my life story. In any case, don't forget your promise, Professor. I'm counting on you.
 ===B Support===
+'''Dimitri:''' Thank you for your help the other day, Professor. Please, allow me to express my gratitude by taking you to dinner.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It was nothing.
+|choice2=I would be delighted.
+|response1='''Dimitri:''' Nonsense. Your guidance was magnificent. Just what I'd expect from a professor at this esteemed academy.
+|response2='''Dimitri:''' Fantastic. Please think about what you'd like to eat. After all, such magnificent guidance must work up
+quite an appetite.
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' I've studied swordsmanship for some time, but your mercenary skills are something else entirely. Speaking of which, there's...another question I must ask you. Were you reconciled with the reality of battle from your first foray? With...the killing part, I mean.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I hadn't the luxury of questioning it.
+|choice2=No. It's never easy.
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' I see.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=And you?
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' No... I do not carry that burden well. I doubt that will change, no matter how many years come and go. The first time I led on the battlefield, I was sent to quell a rebellion in the west. It was not a difficult fight. The enemy was not well-trained and their morale was low. A swing of the lance, and your opponent falls. A flash of your blade, and a path opens up. That's the sort of battle it was. Easy...right?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You did what you had to do.
+|choice2=What caused the rebellion?
+|response1='''Dimitri:''' That's one way to look at it.
+|response2='''Dimitri:''' The noble family from that area sought to seize the throne after my father's untimely death.
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' The leader of the rebel army was defeated and the rebellion quelled. This was at the height of the post-war period. I recall coming across a dead soldier's body. He was clutching a locket. Inside was a lock of golden hair. I don't know to whom it belonged. His wife, his daughter...mother, lover... I'll never know. He was a soldier. An enemy. Someone we had cut down without hesitation. But in that moment, I realized he was also a real person, just like the rest of us. Of course, we cannot stand idly by and allow anyone to commit senseless acts of violence. Yet in dispensing what we call justice, we take the lives of cherished family members. Beloved friends. Killing is part of the job, but even so... There are times when I'm chilled to the bone by the depravity of my own actions.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It's normal to feel that way.
+|choice2=I've felt the same way.
+|response1='''Dimitri:''' Is it? Perhaps you're right. I pray that you are.
+|response2='''Dimitri:''' That you feel the same way is more comforting than you could know.
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' Professor? May I speak freely? When we first met, I thought of you as someone who felt no strong feelings about killing your enemies. I could never trust someone who kills without batting an eye. My heart won't allow it. But after speaking with you and getting to know you better, I can see you're not like that. Now I know, with all my heart, that I can trust you. Thank you for that.
 ===A Support===
+'''Dimitri:''' ...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What are you doing?
+|choice2=Still training?
+|response1='''Dimitri:''' Sleep evades me, so I thought I'd get in some extra training. I was just about to finish.
+|response2='''Dimitri:''' Indeed. But I was thinking about ending it here.
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' Perhaps it is the gloomy weather, but I am feeling the sting of wounds that should have healed long ago...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What wounds?
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' The injury I got when that girl stabbed me after the battle at Gronder. Her eyes were filled with revenge...just as mine once were.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Who was she?
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' I don't know... But I have a guess. ... Ah, I suppose I haven't told you about that yet.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What are you talking about?
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' I was attacked inside the monastery the other day. It caused quite the uproar. The ones who attacked me...were some of the youths we taught swordsmanship to, once upon a time.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Are you OK?
+|choice2=Why did they do it?
+|response1= Of course. I could capture the lot of them with my eyes closed.
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' It seems they were raised by a group of thieves who we put down five years ago. I heard Lady Rhea took custody of them, claiming that the children were innocent. I have taken so many lives...and with each one, I face hatred. During the last five years especially. My life was not so different from that of a wild beast... And that young girl's brother... At some point, I must have... That is why I thought it only natural that someone would retaliate someday. Because I hated, because I stole, and... because I killed. But with those children, it's different... We drew our blades with the best of intentions, only to hurt them in the end. I suppose this is yet another thing we will just have to live with.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It's part of the job.
+|choice2=I feel the same way.
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' Yes... As one who chose to fight, it is my responsibility to confront this anguish and the true nature of war... Until the day my life comes to an end.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It is mine as well.
+|choice2=We can confront it together.
+|response1='''Dimitri:''' Perhaps...
+|response2='''Dimitri:''' Thank you...
+}}
+'''Dimitri:''' You know, Professor... There is something that I only recently realized. I never knew it could be so...comforting to have someone standing by my side...
 ==Claude==
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 ===C Support===
+'''Ferdinand:''' Hello, Professor. May I speak with you?
+;On the Black Eagles route
+'''Ferdinand:''' You seem to hold Edelgard in high esteem. That is my impression, at least.
+;On other routes
+'''Ferdinand:''' I was just wondering, what do you think of Edelgard? You seem to hold her in high esteem.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=She's a good student.
+|choice2=She's got a lot to learn.
+|response1='''Ferdinand:''' Hm. She is certainly talented. No doubt about that. But I wonder... What is your opinion of me? I am quite talented too, am I not?
+|response2='''Ferdinand:''' Well now! That is not what I expected you to say. You clearly have high standards. And what is your opinion of me? I am at least her equal, am I not?
+}}
+'''Ferdinand:''' Be honest. Do not hold back. Pretend that I am just a regular person, not the scion of a noble house.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I think you two are evenly matched.
+|choice2=I don't want to hurt your feelings, but...
+|response1='''Ferdinand:''' Evenly matched?! Me? With her?!
+|response2='''Ferdinand:''' You think she is better than me?!
+}}
+'''Ferdinand:''' I was just being modest before. Honestly, I have always prided myself on being superior to Edelgard. But evidently that is not your perspective. Hmm... I suppose there is only one thing to do. I must demonstrate my excellence!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's not necessary.
+|choice2=I can't stop you.
+|resposne1='''Ferdinand:''' Nonsense! You have entirely underestimated my abilities!
+|response2='''Ferdinand:''' Precisely! You cannot stop me! I will prove that you have drastically underestimated me.
+}}
+'''Ferdinand:''' You think I could ignore such a slight upon my honor? Not likely. Come, Professor!<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...
+'''Ferdinand:''' We will begin with battle. Edelgard's skills in combat are no match for mine. I heard that, just the other day, she defeated a Demonic Beast without assistance. Well, anything Edelgard can do, I can do better—and in half the time! Professor, you can be my eyewitness and timekeeper. Here we go!<br>
+(Two Demonic Beasts appear)<br>
+'''Ferdinand:''' Two at once? That's... Well, it will be fine.<br>
+(Ferdinand engages)<br>
+'''Ferdinand:''' Argh! I can't do it!<br>
+(Byleth intervenes)<br>
+'''Ferdinand:''' It seems you have saved my life. I... Thank you, Professor.
 ===B Support===
+'''Ferdinand:''' Hah! Haagh! Take that! Yaa! Aaargh!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You're fighting more intensely than usual.
+|choice2=What's up?
+|response1='''Ferdinand:''' Yes. I am in a hurry.
+|response2='''Ferdinand:''' Oh, you know. There is always something. It never ends. Lately I have been feeling uneasy. Impatient.
+}}
+'''Ferdinand:''' Edelgard claims victory after victory. She never stops. Five years ago, she ascended the throne and swept away the corrupt nobles. My father included. I always thought I would be the one to unseat him. But she did it instead—with all the ease and
+indifference of someone cracking an egg. She put my father under house arrest. She stripped House Aegir of its power.
+;On any route but Crimson Flower
+'''Ferdinand:''' Rather than accepting a role as her puppet, I left. Now I fight to topple the Empire.
+;On Crimson Flower Now, as the head of House Aegir, I serve Edelgard. I have to accept that I am her subordinate, working beneath her to reunify Fódlan.
+'''Ferdinand:''' The disparity between Edelgard and myself is...obvious. She never stops moving forward. Single-minded. Never wavering. But where does that leave me? Here, flailing about, going nowhere, contributing nothing...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's not true.
+}}
+'''Ferdinand:''' But it is! That is the reality. Not once, since our days at the academy, have I exceeded Edelgard's abilities. I saw her as a worthy opponent. She did not even see me as a contender. She did not even consider me at all.<!--
+;I don't know
+'''Ferdinand:''' Perhaps my standing now is a little better than it was. But I am still playing second fiddle.
+;Something else
+'''Ferdinand:'''--> As the head of the noble House Aegir, I must be able to achieve results.<!--
+'''Ferdinand:'''--> But all my efforts have come to nothing. Results are everything. I have not shown results, so I will be stagnating here forever.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=But you have achieved results!
+|choice2=It's the journey, not the destination.
+|response1='''Ferdinand:''' I appreciate your kind words, but you are wrong.
+|response2='''Ferdinand:''' I appreciate that, but it is not enough to persuade me.
+}}
+'''Ferdinand:''' I know that I have a massive wall to climb, and I must climb it alone. Even so...may I ask a favor?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Yes?
+}}
+'''Ferdinand:''' Professor, please keep an eye on my progress. I would appreciate if you were always by my side, bearing witness to my accomplishments.
 ===A Support===
+'''Ferdinand:''' Hmm. What an interesting way of looking at life. Ah, it is you! Just at the right time.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You're working late.
+|choice2=The right time?
+|response1='''Ferdinand:''' Oh, is it nighttime already? I must have gotten carried away.
+}}
+'''Ferdinand:''' There is something I wanted to discuss. Something about you... I am starting to believe that you are a true hero. You hold the lost Crest, you wield the Sword of the Creator, and you lead everyone in battle against great enemies. Not only that, but you are a strategist. You stand alongside rulers, supporting them, advising them.<!--
+;Something
+'''Ferdinand:''' You give everyone direction, so they know what needs to be done.
+'''Ferdinand:'''--> You do not seem particularly ambitious. And yet, you accomplish so much.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's high praise.
+|choice2=That's true. I'm not ambitious.
+|response1='''Ferdinand:''' I am not exaggerating. Everything I said is true.
+|response2='''Ferdinand:''' I am amazed that you can say so.
+}}
+'''Ferdinand:''' I have been reading about the history of Faerghus, you know. The Kingdom's founder, Loog, the "King of Lions," had two advisors. One of them was Pan, the "undesiring strategist." According to historical records, Pan wanted nothing for himself. He devoted himself entirely to Loog. He had tremendous power, but he never seemed concerned about his legacy. So, in the old chronicles, there is hardly any mention of Pan's deeds. All that we know is that he helped Loog, his friend and leader.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=To think, someone could be so virtuous.
+|choice2=I've never heard of Pan.
+}}
+'''Ferdinand:''' It is not surprising that you have never heard of him. I did not even know his name until recently. But when I watch how you conduct yourself, I feel that I am seeing the unknown deeds of Pan. It is only a thought, of course, but it makes me feel rather happy. Even if it is not in the pages of a history book, a life can be full of achievement!
+;On Crimson Flower
+'''Ferdinand:''' I know that I will never be greater than Edelgard. She will always surpass me.
+;On any route but Crimson Flower
+'''Ferdinand:''' I know that I will never prevail over Edelgard. Even if I defeat her on the battlefield...
+'''Ferdinand:''' I am what I am. Like you and this "undesiring strategist." I will do what I'm called to do, even if no mark of me remains in the history books.
 ==Linhardt==
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 ===C Support===
+'''Linhardt:''' Well, hello, Professor. You came all the way to my room to— Oh. You've brought the materials from your lecture I slept through. I appreciate it. Thank you.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I won't do this again.
+|choice2=Don't miss the lectures.
+|response1='''Linhardt:''' It's rare for a nice professor like you to be so strict. Please, Professor. You must understand how difficult it is for me to fight the demon of drowsiness.
+|response2='''Linhardt:''' It's not that I want to miss lectures...exactly. Drowsiness is my archnemesis. For some reason I just can't seem to win against it.
+}}
+'''Linhardt:''' Just talking about it makes me sleepy...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Let's wake you up with a bit of training, then.
+|choice2=A trip to town might help your mood.
+|choice3=You're not motivated enough.
+|response1='''Linhardt:''' Oh no, I couldn't possibly. I would certainly injure myself if I tried to train while drowsy.
+|resposne2='''Linhardt:''' That sounds more than a little exhausting. I think I'll stay in.
+|response3='''Linhardt:''' It's not that I don't have enough motivation. The problem is that I don't have any at all. Not for useless things.
+}}
+'''Linhardt:''' I must compliment you though. By this point in most conversations, I'm bored senseless. But I'm enjoying this. I wonder why... What is it about you that fascinates me so? You're definitely a strange one.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'm not strange.
+|choice2=Maybe so.
+}}
+'''Linhardt:''' In truth, your very nature is odd. You're definitely not a commoner, but you don't seem like a noble, either. You're...something else.
+;After Chapter 4
+'''Linhardt:''' And yet you can wield one of the Heroes' Relics. You're like a hero in some silly legend.
+'''Linhardt:''' Or you could be a villain who came here to enact some evil plot. That wouldn't surprise me either.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'm not a villain.
+|choice2=Is that what you think?
+}}
+'''Linhardt:''' Hey, Professor... Will you ever allow me to investigate that Crest of yours? It won't hurt a bit, I swear. I'm sure I could find out all sorts of things about your Crest...and you. Of course, I'm not as experienced with such research as Professor Hanneman, but I do what I can. Someday, I think I might like to become a Crest scholar. You never know.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Hm...
+}}
+'''Linhardt:''' Oh, don't trouble yourself. I didn't mean now. I've got a lot of other research I'm working on at the moment. I tend to start a project, get bored, and then leave it be. I might be ready to investigate your Crest soon. I'd have to tidy up a bit first. On that note... Goodnight, Professor.
 ===B Support===
+'''Linhardt:''' ...
-===A Support===
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What are you doing?
+|choice2=Are you thinking about the battle?
+}}
+'''Linhardt:''' It's just... I was wondering why it seems as if no one values their own lives. Why do we fight until we die? Why do we kill without hesitation? I hate it. I don't like taking lives or even the sight of blood. In the last battle, some of the soldiers under my command died for foolish reasons. Those soldiers could have pulled back... Instead, they kept fighting...and were overrun. Am I supposed to be satisfied with the victory alone? Even at the cost of such life?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=No, I couldn't be satisfied with that.
+|choice2=Yes, I could be satisfied with that.
+|response1='''Linhardt:''' Exactly. I don't see the point. Honor? That's a foolish reason to give your life. Glory? Even worse.
+|response2='''Linhardt:''' Really? I— Trading someone's life for a bit of honor and glory... You'll pardon me if I say I find that repulsive.
+}}
-===S Support===
+'''Linhardt:''' Just the thought frightens me. I'm not suited for battle, Professor.
-==Caspar==
+{{Dialogue Options
-{{SupportDataNS01
+|choice1=That's not something you can control.
-|character1=Byleth (M)
+|choice2=There are some fights you can't run from.
-|character1portrait=byleth m
+|response1='''Linhardt:''' I'm happy you feel that way, but... It seems like so much in our world is decided by who wins or loses a fight. Very little is accomplished via diplomacy or even simple decency.
-|character1article=Byleth
+|response2='''Linhardt:''' I suppose that's the nature of the world, isn't it?
-|character2=Caspar
-|c=?
-|c avail=Available in Part I
-|b=?
-|b avail=Available in Part II
-|a=?
 }}
-===C Support===
+;In Part I
+'''Linhardt:''' Professor, you take the time to lead me and teach me like this every day...
+;In Part II
+'''Linhardt:''' Professor, you take the time to lead me and guide me like this every day...
+'''Linhardt:''' Could the reason be that you don't want me to die on the battlefield?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=As long as I'm here, I won't let you die.
+|choice2={{hover|We'll make it through together.|Only available in Part II}}
+}}
-===B Support===
+'''Linhardt:''' That's a bold statement, Professor. But for whatever reason, I want to believe you... You really are a strange person, you know. Professor, I wish to ask something of you. I...I don't want to kill. I don't want blood on my hands. I just want to lie on my back and soak up the sun filtering down through the trees... And I want you to help me make that a reality. And I want you to help me make a world where that's possible.
 ===A Support===
+'''Linhardt:''' Hmm... Ah, yes... Professor. What brings you out so late?
-==Bernadetta==
+{{Dialogue Options
-{{SupportDataNS01
+|choice1=I heard a strange voice.
-|character1=Byleth (M)
+|choice2=I could ask you the same.
-|character1portrait=byleth m
+|response1='''Linhardt:''' Oh, um... That was likely my voice.
-|character1article=Byleth
+}}
-|character2=Bernadetta
-|c=?
+'''Linhardt:''' I've been worrying about something...<!--
-|c avail=Available in Part I
-|b=?
+;Something
-|a=?
+'''Linhardt:''' I asked you once to help me achieve my goal of being a person who can simply nap all day.
-|s=t
+;Something else
+'''Linhardt:'''--> I once asked you to help me make this the sort of world where I can simply nap my days away. Then I thought, if the world becomes a peaceful place, all my Crest research might be for naught...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Why's that?
 }}
-===C Support===
+'''Linhardt:''' Well, I don't see how Crests have much use in times of peace. Certainly there are Crests that make you stronger and could be used in engineering. And I suppose Crests that increase magical abilities might help doctors heal injuries... Still, the possibilities seem limited. It's as if Crests were designed to be used only in times of war. Their power meant to bring about death
-(Bernadetta is speaking with a woman)
+and destruction.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Maybe you're right.
+|choice2=I don't really understand.
+}}
-Woman: Thank you, Lady Bernadetta. I will take my leave.
+'''Linhardt:''' I cannot prove what I say is true, but suppose for a moment that it is... The longer this war goes on, the more useful my Crest research becomes. But if the war were to end today, we would go on living, perhaps not using the power of our Crests at all. It is truly my dream to be a Crest scholar, but I also dream of all the wonderful naps peace would bring. Saying it all out loud, it feels a rather stupid thing to worry over. Knowledge or peace? Sleep or war?
-Bernadetta: Oh, good. Bye! Uh, good-bye!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It's not stupid.
+|choice2=You sh ouldn't worry about it if it's stupid.
+|response1='''Linhardt:''' Thank you, Professor. I appreciate the sentiment.
+|response2='''Linhardt:''' You know, you're right. In the end, maybe it's not that stupid after all. It certainly isn't to me...
+}}
-(The woman leaves)
+'''Linhardt:''' Although, if I stop researching Crests, I'll have one less excuse to spend time with you. Professor. Don't make faces like that. People like you who listen to my blathering and then nod and smile as though what I say matters? People like you are very precious to me.
+===S Support===
+:''Goddess Tower''
+'''Linhardt:''' Professor, I've been waiting for you.
-Bernadetta: Finally...Oh, that was awful. Just terrifying.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=How did you know I was coming here?
+|choice2=You're livelier than normal.
+|response1='''Linhardt:''' How much time do you suppose we have spent together? Enough that I believe I can predict how you'll feel about something.
+|repsonse2='''Linhardt:''' Oh, is it noticeable? I imagine we've spent so much time together that you understand everything about me by now.
+}}
-(Byleth arrives)
+'''Linhardt:''' The truth is...I want to ask you a once-in-a-lifetime question.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Once-in-a-lifetime?
+}}
-Byleth's choices:
+'''Linhardt:''' Um... Yes. I know that the end of the war hasn't granted you limitless free time... But you must have more time on your hands than you did during the war, yes? Would you spend that time with me? I want to know more about you. I want to solve the mysteries that surround you. I don't think I'll ever meet anyone more intoxicating than yourself. I want you to be mine, and I want to be yours.<br>
+(Linhardt presents a ring)<br>
+'''Linhardt:''' Here is proof of my desire. Will you accept it?
-Choice 1: What's going on?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Of course. I love you, Linhardt.
+}}
-Choice 2: What's terrifying?
+'''Linhardt:''' Oh, thank goodness! I don't know what I would have done with myself had you turned me down. Though, I feel like I've come to understand rather a lot about you. So I didn't honestly think you'd reject me.
-Bernadetta:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Wow, you're very confident.
+|choice2=Hmm...
+|repsonse1='''Linhardt:''' Oh, just wait. I will understand you even more.
+|response2='''Linhardt:''' You doubt me? But I was proven correct the very moment you took the ring. You'll see. I will come to understand you even more.
+}}
-Choice 1 response: Ah! Please don't sneak up on me like that! That lady asked me to show her around! I tried to be polite but strangers are just so nerve-racking.
+'''Linhardt:''' Our future together has only just begun. Before I become bored of this business, I wish to learn all there is about your Crest and your strength. And perhaps we'll even come up with ways I could help you guide Fódlan. I as a Crest scholar and you as a leader of Fódlan... We will take our first steps together into this new world, the two of us working as one. Once things settle down, we can retire to the countryside. A place where the air is fresh, the lakes are full of fish, the sun is warm, and where we may nap deeply.
-Choice 2 response: Ah! Please don't sneak up on me like that! It was nothing big. That lady just wanted me to show her around a bit. But strangers are just so nerve-racking.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I should've known this was about naps.
+|choice2=I'm not into napping...
+}}
-'Byleth's choice': You've never seemed scared of me.
+'''Linhardt:''' Without naps, life is nothing but work! I value you too much to let you spend your whole life laboring for others. You're the hero of Fódlan after all. Besides, naps are the entire point of retirement!<br>
+(S-support illustration)<br>
+'''Linhardt:''' It may be some time until we can nap beneath a tree, peaceful sunlight filtering through the branches... But when that day comes? To have you there lying by my side... Paradise. And we will have made it so.
-Bernadetta: Oh yeah? How about when I first met you and I wouldn't come out of the corner or even uncover my face? Actually, now that you mention it, it's funny. Once I started talking to you, I stopped feeling scared. I wonder why... You know, Professor, you might be the first person I've been able to speak to normally since I got here and I have no idea why.
+==Caspar==
+{{SupportDataNS01
+|character1=Byleth (M)
+|character1portrait=byleth m
+|character1article=Byleth
+|character2=Caspar
+|c=?
+|c avail=Available in Part I
+|b=?
+|b avail=Available in Part II
+|a=?
+}}
-Byleth's choice: I'm glad, regardless.
+===C Support===
+'''Byleth:''' ...<br>
+'''Caspar:''' Hey, Professor! What's going on?
-Bernadetta: I'm happy about it too! When we first started out here, we had to do drills...outside. I skipped those every chance I got. It's a terrible idea-- going out in the forest with all these people you don't even know! Thanks to you, though, I can actually make it through class now. I'm grateful for that. I don't know what I'd do...if you weren't here...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Quiet.
+|choice2=There's a suspicious man...
+|response1='''Caspar:''' Uh, OK. Why are we being so quiet though? Ah! Look at that guy! He looks pretty suspicious.
+|response2='''Caspar:''' A suspicious man? Where? Oh! Is that him?
+}}
-Byleth's choice: It's all right.
+'''Caspar:''' What do you think he's up to? Never mind that, let's get him!
-Bernadetta:: Sorry... I'm OK... I am OK. I'm doing just fine. I feel safe here, thanks to you.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Let's keep watch for now.
+|choice2=Suspicion isn't enough to go on.
+|response1='''Caspar:''' Keep watch? So boring.
+|response2='''Caspar:''' Why not? We can figure out what he's up to after we capture him.
+}}
-Byleth's choice: By the way, was that you singing in the greenhouse?
+'''Caspar:''' My instincts tell me that he's up to no good, and my instincts are never wrong. C'mon, let's get him before he has a chance to strike!
-Bernadetta: What? Y-you saw that? Why would you see that?! You were watching me?! That crosses the line, Professor! Singing? Me?! Why would I be singing? I'd never be singing! Ah! I've never been so humiliated!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You need to calm down...
+|choice2=That path he's walking leads to...
+|response1='''Caspar:''' There's no time to calm down! I'm just gonna— Oh no! The path he's walking down leads to the plaza where the kids play...
+|response2='''Caspar:''' Huh? Ahh! It leads to the plaza where the kids play!
+}}
-(Bernadetta runs away)
+'''Caspar:''' There's no way I'm letting this guy get anywhere near those kids!
+'''Caspar:''' Urgh...<br>
+'''Knight of Seiros:''' Caspar. Why did you disobey your professor?<br>
+'''Caspar:''' Ah. Well, I—<br>
+'''Knight of Seiros:''' I am not seeking excuses from you. I asked because I want you to consider your actions and apologize for them. It just so happens that you were correct in your assumption that this man was a villain. If that were not so, he would not have chosen to take his own life upon seeing you advancing toward him.<br>
+'''Caspar:''' Great! So I was—<br>
+'''Knight of Seiros:''' But because of your actions, that is all we know. There is no way for us to know who he was, what he was planning to do, or if he has allies lurking about. The only lead we have is a scorpion tattooed on his arm. If this indicates that he was a member of an underground organization, we have no way of dealing with it! Are you prepared to be held responsible if his group commits a serious crime?
-Bernadetta: Useless! Worthless! Unmarriageable! Augh!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It was my fault for failing to stop him.
+|choice2=As his professor, I will take responsibility.
+}}
-Byleth: ...
+'''Knight of Seiros:''' Oh, I couldn't possibly—<br>
+'''Caspar:''' What are you talking about, Professor? We didn't do anything wrong! Those kids might've been in danger if we didn't act. I couldn't just stand by and let that happen!<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...
 ===B Support===
-Bernadetta: Great weather today. Perfect for shutting yourself inside, don't you think?
+'''Caspar:''' Hey, Professor. Something's been bothering me... Remember that suspicious guy I chased after back when I was a student? A knight scolded me for it, but at the time, I really thought I was doing the right thing. Now that I've had more experience on the battlefield though...<br>
+'''Knight of Seiros:''' I've been looking for you. There isn't much time, so I'll keep this brief. The knights encountered a band of brigands while out marching. It was hard fought, but we prevailed. Our soldiers are highly trained, but the enemy was formidable and we weren't expecting combat... There were a number of casualties among our troops.
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I pray for their souls.
+|choice2=Why report this to me?
+|response1='''Knight of Seiros:''' Much appreciated, but there's a reason I need to bring this to your attention...
+|response2='''Knight of Seiros:''' There is something I wanted to bring to your attention...
+}}
-Choice 1: I think I'll head outside, actually.
+'''Knight of Seiros:''' Do you recall the incident five years ago involving a suspicious individual in Garreg Mach?
-Choice 2: Definitely.
+;In any route but Crimson Flower
+'''Knight of Seiros:''' These brigands all bore the same scorpion tattoo that we found on the arm of that man.
-Bernadetta:
+;In Crimson Flower
+'''Imperial General:''' The brigands all bore identical tattoos of a scorpion on their arms. Please keep an eye out for that mark in the future.
-Choice 1 response: Oh, you go right ahead. I'll be right here. The better the weather, the less crowded it is in here. I can't pass up having all this space to myself.
+'''Caspar:''' Oh no...<br>
+'''Knight of Seiros:''' I thought that might be of interest to you.
-Choice 2 response: I'm glad you get it. With great weather like this, there'll be no one inside to bother us.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Thank you.
+}}
-Bernadetta: I love feeling like I'm all alone in the world...
+'''Knight of Seiros:''' Don't mention it. If you'll excuse me, I need to get back to my duties.<br>
+'''Caspar:''' Heh. Heck of a coincidence, right? Soon as I mention that suspicious guy, this happens...
-Byleth: What made you such a recluse?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=...
+|choice2=It's good to hear they've finally been dealt with.
+}}
-Bernadetta: Oh, that. Well, I guess I can tell you, Professor. My father's obsessed with money. He's only ever seen me as bait for a rich husband. To train me to be a good, submissive wife, he'd do things like tie me to a chair and leave me there all day, challenging me to stay quiet. I tried hard to do as he asked. Honestly, I did. But before I knew it, I just couldn't bring myself to leave my room anymore.
+'''Caspar:''' But some of the knights died in combat. They died because of what I did five years ago. This is my fault... If I'd stayed quiet and tracked the guy down like you said, we would've stopped those brigands sooner. And I wouldn't have blood on my hands...
-Update: Oh, that. Well, I guess I can tell you, Professor. My father's obsessed with money. He's only ever seen me as bait for a rich husband. To train me to be a good wife, he'd do things like tie me to a chair. I tried hard to do as he asked. Honestly, I did. But before I knew it, I just couldn't bring myself to leave my room anymore.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Not necessarily.
+|choice2=But he might have harmed the children.
+|response1='''Caspar:''' It's no use trying to comfort me. You know I'm right. Just say it. Those poor knights... It's all my fault...
+|response2='''Caspar:''' But he probably wouldn't have! Now those knights... They're not coming back... We both know it... This is all my fault...
+}}
-Byleth: Why not?
+:''Note: In Crimson Flower, the Knight of Seiros is replaced with an Imperial General.''
-Bernadetta: I just had this overwhelming feeling of fear all the time. No matter how hard I tried, my father never thought I was good enough. After that, it was just constant scolding. He couldn't say two words to me without mentioning how useless I was. An unmarriageable girl. My life was isolated to say the least. I wasn't allowed to play with other kids, let alone make friends. Soon, I stopped wanting that. I was happiest alone. But even that made him mad. And when he tried to drag me outside, I kicked and screamed so much I seriously hurt myself. He's calmed down a bit in recent years. His constant torment was replaced with complete indifference. He mostly acts like I don't exist now.
+===A Support===
+'''Caspar:''' Do you have a minute, Professor? I gotta talk to you. I've been thinking a lot about those brigands with the scorpion tattoos, and I realized something... I mean, I'll feel better if I get this off my chest, right?
-Byleth: How did you end up at the monastery?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Let's hear it.
+|choice2=You don't have to tell me.
+|response2='''Caspar:''' No, I really want you to hear this. I've never thought about something so hard in my life!
+}}
-Bernadetta: If you can believe it, I was basically kidnapped. My mother ordered an attendant to stuff me in a bag while I was sleeping. By the time I figured out what was going on, I was already here. For a while, I was sure I was going to die. But here I am. Look at me...still breathing. Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to get you down, talking like that about my past! Just forget everything I told you. There's no point in talking about myself anyway. (To herself) Idiot! Oh this is why everyone hates you, Bernie!
+'''Caspar:''' OK. Listen. I think... I can't deny who I am. I know you were right five years ago when you told me not to chase after that suspicious guy... But I still can't get over the possibility that he might have hurt those kids. I would have regretted not stopping him for the rest of my life. There's no way I could forgive myself. It sounds awful to say, but the safety of those kids is more important to me than the knights we lost. I'm sorry, Professor, but I can't promise that I won't disobey your orders in the future.
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's OK.
+|choice2=It's my job to take that into account.
+}}
-Choice 1: Don't worry about it.
+'''Caspar:''' I know. It's too big a risk to keep me around... I won't cause a fuss. I'll just pack my bags and— Wait. What?
-Choice 2: Thank you for confiding in me.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I think you misunderstood.
+}}
-Bernadetta:
+'''Caspar:''' I-I guess so! You're really OK with me sticking around? Even if I might not always follow orders? People could get hurt if you let me keep doing things my way.
-Choice 1 response: You're the only one who would ever say such a kind thing to me, Professor...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=We'll make it work.
+}}
-Choice 2 response: What? N-no, it's not... Oh, Professor! How can you be so kind to me?! I don't deserve it...
+'''Caspar:''' Just like that? I almost can't believe it... I really struggled to come to this decision, you know! I want to stand by your side, but I won't stop standing up for what I believe in. I know I might cause trouble for everyone, but... I just... You know, I... Oh, I give up. I've got nothing else to say. I should've just kept my mouth shut.
-Bernadetta: I'm sorry! Please don't look at me!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It's OK. I'm counting on you.
+}}
-===A Support===
+'''Caspar:''' Yeah, I know. Thanks, Professor. Thanks for accepting me for who I am... I'm glad I get to keep fighting by your side.
-Bernadetta: I can't believe how long it's been since I left home. Since I was dragged out of the house, I mean. Five whole years. It's weird to think about.
-Byleth:
+==Bernadetta==
+{{SupportDataNS01
+|character1=Byleth (M)
+|character1portrait=byleth m
+|character1article=Byleth
+|character2=Bernadetta
+|c=?
+|c avail=Available in Part I
+|b=?
+|a=?
+|s=t
+}}
-Choice 1: Weird in what way?
+===C Support===
+'''Traveler:''' Thank you, Lady Bernadetta. I will take my leave.<br>
+'''Bernadetta:''' Oh, good. Bye! Uh, good-bye! Finally... Oh, that was awful. Just terrifying.
-Choice 2: Do you want to go back?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What's going on?
+|choice2=What's terrifying?
+|response1='''Bernadetta:''' Ah! Please don't sneak up on me like that! It was nothing big. That lady just wanted me to show her around a bit. But strangers are just so nerve-racking.
+|response2='''Bernadetta:''' Ah! Please don't sneak up on me like that! That lady asked me to show her around. I tried to be polite, but strangers are just so nerve-racking.
+}}
+<p>
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You've never seemed scared of me.
+}}
-Bernadetta:
+;In the Black Eagles
+'''Bernadetta:''' Oh yeah? How about when I first met you and I wouldn't come out of the corner or even uncover my face? Actually, now that you mention it, it's funny. Once I started talking to you, I stopped feeling scared.
-Choice 1 response: At first, I remember I was desperate to go back, but now, it's the opposite.
+;In another house
+'''Bernadetta:''' Now that you mention it, I think you're right. I don't know if I ever have felt scared around you.
-Choice 2 response: No! But if you'd asked me that five years ago, I'd have said the opposite.
+'''Bernadetta:''' I wonder why... You know, Professor, you might be the first person I've been able to speak to normally since I got here, and I have no idea why.
-Bernadetta: I have friends here, and I have you. The monastery's become a second home to me. Back then, I never would've dreamed a day like this would come.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'm glad, regardless.
+}}
-Byleth: I'm happy for you.
+'''Bernadetta:''' I'm happy about it too! When we first started out here, we had to do drills... outside. I skipped those every chance I got. It's a terrible idea—going out in the forest with all these people you don't even know! Thanks to you, though, I can actually make it through class now. I'm grateful for that. I don't know what I'd do...if you weren't here...
-Bernadetta: It's all thanks to you! You've given me a second chance at life! If not for you, I never would have gotten used to leaving my room, let alone the monastery. Maybe the battlefield's just dulled my senses. I'm much better with strangers and new places now though. I don't panic nearly as much as before.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It's all right.
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Bernadetta:''' Sorry... I'm OK... I am OK. I'm doing just fine. I feel safe here, thanks to you.
-Choice 1: Could you go somewhere new by yourself?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=By the way, was that you singing in the greenhouse?
+}}
-Choice 2: I have some independent work for you, then.
+'''Bernadetta:''' What? Y-you saw that? Why would you see that?! You were watching me?! That crosses the line, Professor! Singing? Me?!
+Why would I be singing? I'd never be singing! Ah! I've never been so humiliated! Useless! Worthless! Unmarriageable! Augh!<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...
-Bernadetta:
+===B Support===
+'''Bernadetta:''' Great weather today. Perfect for shutting yourself inside, don't you think?
-Choice 1 response: A new place? All on my own?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I think I'll head outside, actually.
+|choice2=Definitely.
+|response1='''Bernadetta:''' Oh, you go right ahead. I'll be right here. The better the weather, the less crowded it is in here. I can't pass up having all this space to myself.
+|response2='''Bernadetta:''' I'm glad you get it. With great weather like this, there'll be no one inside to bother us. I love feeling like I'm all alone in the world...
+}}
+<p>
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What made you such a recluse?
+}}
-Choice 2 response: What? Independent? As in, alone?
+'''Bernadetta:''' Oh, that. Well, I guess I can tell you, Professor. My father's obsessed with money. He's only ever seen me as bait for a rich husband. To train me to be a good<!--, submissive (removed dialogue)--> wife, he'd do things like tie me to a chair<!-- and leave me there all day, challenging me to stay quiet (removed dialogue)-->. I tried hard to do as he asked. Honestly, I did. But before I knew it, I just couldn't bring myself to leave my room anymore.
-Bernadetta: That sounds like a tough assignment. Where did this come from all of a sudden? Hey, hold on... You're teasing me, aren't you?! Please don't joke around like that anymore! It's torture for me!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Why not?
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Bernadetta:''' I just had this overwhelming feeling of fear all the time. No matter how hard I tried, my father never thought I was good enough. After that, it was just constant scolding. He couldn't say two words to me without mentioning how useless I was. An unmarriageable girl. My life was isolated to say the least. I wasn't allowed to play with other kids, let alone make friends. Soon, I stopped wanting that. I was happiest alone. But even that made him mad. And when he tried to drag me outside, I kicked and screamed so much I seriously hurt myself. He's calmed down a bit in recent years. His constant torment was replaced with complete indifference. He mostly acts like I don't exist now.
-Choice 1: All right, all right.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=How did you end up at the monastery?
+}}
-Choice 2 response: I can't commit to that...
+'''Bernadetta:''' If you can believe it, I was basically kidnapped. My mother ordered an attendant to stuff me in a bag while I was sleeping. By the time I figured out what was going on, I was already here. For a while, I was sure I was going to die. But here I am. Look at me...still breathing. Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to get you down, talking like that about my past! Just forget everything I told you. There's no point in talking about myself anyway. Idiot! Oh, this is why everyone hates you, Bernie!
-Bernadetta:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Don't worry about it.
+|choice2=Thank you for confiding in me.
+|response1='''Bernadetta:''' You're the only one who would ever say such a kind thing to me, Professor...
+|response2='''Bernadetta:''' What? N-no, it's not... Oh, Professor! How can you be so kind to me?! I don't deserve it...
+}}
-Choice 1 response: You're still not taking me seriously! I mean it.
+'''Bernadetta:''' I'm sorry! Please don't look at me!
-Choice 2 response: Come on, Professor! I'm begging you!
+===A Support===
+'''Bernadetta:''' I can't believe how long it's been since I left home. Since I was dragged out of the house, I mean. Five whole years. It's weird to think about.
-Bernadetta: Promise me you won't do that again! Friends respect each other's feelings, don't they?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Weird in what way?
+|choice2=Do you want to go back?
+|response1='''Bernadetta:''' At first, I remember I was desperate to go back, but now, it's the opposite.
+|response2='''Bernadetta:''' No! But if you'd asked me that five years ago, I'd have said the opposite.
+}}
-Byleth: OK. I promise.
+'''Bernadetta:''' I have friends here, and I have you. The monastery's become a second home to me. Back then, I never would've dreamed a day like this would come.
-Bernadetta: Good... I'll hold you to that. You're absolutely not allowed to send me out anywhere on my own! Got it? You would need to come with me. If you're with me, I can go anywhere in the world.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'm happy for you.
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Bernadetta:''' It's all thanks to you! You've given me a second chance at life! If not for you, I never would have gotten used to leaving my room, let alone the monastery. Maybe the battlefield's just dulled my senses. I'm much better with strangers and new places now though. I don't panic nearly as much as before.
-Choice 1: I'll follow you at a distance.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Could you go somewhere new by yourself?
+|choice2=I have some independent work for you, then.
+|response1='''Bernadetta:''' A new place? All on my own?
+|response2='''Bernadetta:''' What? Independent? As in, alone?
+}}
-Choice 2: I'll be with you in spirit.
+'''Bernadetta:''' That sounds like a tough assignment. Where did this come from all of a sudden? Hey, hold on... You're teasing me, aren't you?! Please don't joke around like that anymore! It's torture for me!
-Choice 3: We can ask another professor.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=All right, all right.
+|choice2=I can't commit to that...
+|response1='''Bernadetta:''' You're still not taking me seriously! I mean it. Promise me you won't do that again!
+|response2='''Bernadetta:''' Come on, Professor! I'm begging you! Please promise me you won't do that again.
+}}
-Bernadetta: No, that defeats the purpose! Why can't you get what I'm saying?! Oh, that's enough. I need some time alone...
+'''Bernadetta:''' Friends respect each other's feelings, don't they?
-===S Support===
+{{Dialogue Options
-Bernadetta: How did you know I was here?
+|choice1=OK. I promise.
+}}
-Byleth: I thought you might be hiding.
+'''Bernadetta:''' Good... I'll hold you to that. You're absolutely not allowed to send me out anywhere on my own! Got it? You would need to come with me. If you're with me, I can go anywhere in the world.
-Bernadetta: You know me too well. That's exactly what I was about to do.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'll follow at a distance.
+|choice2=I'll be with you in spirit.
+|choice3=We can ask another professor.
+}}
-Byleth: I've been looking all over for you.
+'''Bernadetta:''' No, that defeats the purpose! Why can't you get what I'm saying?! I thought we were finally getting close. Guess I'm not good enough for that though, am I? I'll let you have this one, but you'd better be ready for next time!
-Bernadetta: Huh? All that trouble just for me?! The truth is... I've been shutting myself away again.
+===S Support===
+'''Bernadetta:''' How did you know I was here?
-Bernadetta: Once I got to thinking about the war being over, a lot of my old fears started to return. I'm afraid to go home... afraid to see my parents... I don't know what to do! Please, help me!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I thought you might be hiding.
+|choice2=I've been looking all over for you.
+|response1='''Bernadetta:''' You know me too well. That's exactly what I was about to do.
+|response2='''Bernadetta:''' Huh? All that trouble just for me?! The truth is... I've been shutting myself away again.
+}}
-Byleth: Come with me.
+'''Bernadetta:''' Once I got to thinking about the war being over, a lot of my old fears started to return. I'm afraid to go home...afraid to see my parents... I don't know what to do! Please, help me!
-Bernadetta: Wait! Where are we going?! Don't make me go!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Come with me.
+}}
-(Goddess Tower)
+'''Bernadetta:''' Wait! Where are we going?! Don't make me go!
-Bernadetta: The Goddess Tower? What are we doing here? This is it... We're all alone... The perfect time... You're going to kill me, aren't you?!
+''(scene transition from room to Goddess Tower)''
-Byleth: I would never do that.
+'''Bernadetta:''' The Goddess Tower? What are we doing here? This is it... We're all alone... The perfect time... You're going to kill me, aren't you?!
-Bernadetta: All right, I've made my peace, and for what it's worth, I'm glad it's-- Wait, you wouldn't? Of course you wouldn't. I'm not even worth killing, am I? I knew it all along. I'll go lock myself away now...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I would never do that.
+}}
-Byleth: I love you, Bernie. I want you to have this.
+'''Bernadetta:''' All right, I've made my peace, and for what it's worth, I'm glad it's— Wait, you wouldn't? Of course you wouldn't. I'm not even worth killing, am I? I knew it all along. I'll go lock myself away now...
-(Image: Mother's ring)
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I love you, Bernie. I want you to have this.
+}}
-Bernadetta: Wh-what did you just say? Is that... a ring?! Well, um... This is, um.... What kind of ring is this? When a man gives a woman a ring, it usually only means... Is that what this means? I... I don't know what to say! I accept! Of course I accept! This means... I'll be able to shut myself away in peace again. You can go off doing your hero things, and I'll hold down the fort!
+''([[:File:FETH wedding ring.png|ring image]] appears)''
-Byleth: Don't I get a say in this?
+'''Bernadetta:''' Wh-what did you just say? Is that...a ring?!
-Byleth: That's not happening.
+''(ring image disappears)''
-Choice 1 response:What?! Don't tell me you want me to keep leaving the house! Fine, but in that case, I have a favor to ask.
+'''Bernadetta:''' Well, um... This is, um... What kind of ring is this? When a man gives a woman a ring, it usually only means... Is that what this means? I...I don't know what to say! I accept! Of course I accept! This means...I'll be able to shut myself away in peace again. You can go off doing your hero things, and I'll hold down the fort!
-Choice 2 response: No, come on, please! You just won't let me off the hook, will you? In that case, I have a favor to ask.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Don't I get a say in this?!
+|choice2=That's not happening.
+|response1='''Bernadetta:''' What?! Don't tell me you'll want me to keep leaving
+the house! Fine, but in that case, I have a favor to ask.
+|response2='''Bernadetta:''' No, come on, please! You just won't let me off the
+hook, will you? In that case, I have a favor to ask.
+}}
-Bernadetta: There's a reason I've been able to cope with going out of the monastery so much. It's because I've been with you. I'll never completely get over my anxiety... of my fear of strangers... or my compulsive need to run and hide. So whenever you tell me to go outside, I want you to come with me. Wherever we go, whatever we do... I want us to be together, always.
+'''Bernadetta:''' There's a reason I've been able to cope with going out of the monastery so much. It's because I've been with you. I'll never completely get over my anxiety...or my fear of strangers...or my compulsive need to run and hide. So whenever you tell me to go outside, I want you to come with me. Wherever we go, whatever we do...I want us to be together, always.
-Byleth: That sounds perfect.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That sounds perfect.
+}}
-(S support artwork) Bernadetta: Because when I'm with you, I feel... Wait. Did you agree? You mean it?! Ah, you're the greatest! I... I love you so much! We're going to be so happy together!
+''(scene fades out to black and S-support illustration fades in)''
+'''Bernadetta:''' Because when I'm with you, I feel... Wait. Did you agree? You mean it?! Ah, you're the greatest! I...I love you so much! We're going to be so happy together!
 ==Dorothea==
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 ===C Support===
-Dorothea: Well, I had fun today. Of course, you'll want to see me again, yes?
+'''Dorothea:''' Well, I had fun today. Of course, you'll want to see me again, yes?<br>
+'''Knight:''' O-of course! I'd love to, Dorothea!<br>
+'''Dorothea:''' Well, until we meet again! Oh! Hello, Professor. Were you...watching that?
-Knight: O-of course! I'd love to, Dorothea!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's a different guy than I saw you with yesterday.
+|choice2=...
+|response1='''Dorothea:''' Yes... Is there a problem with that?
+|response2='''Dorothea:''' You look like you have something to say, Professor.
+}}
-Dorothea: Well, until we meet again!
+'''Dorothea:''' Look, I know what I'm doing. My acclaim as a diva won't last forever, after all. I must look to the future. As a man, you may not feel so rushed about these things, but I know my beauty will eventually fade.
-Dorothea: Oh! Hello, Professor. Were you...watching that?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=We all feel anxiety about aging.
+|choice2=Getting older doesn't bother me at all.
+|response1='''Dorothea:''' You? Really? I never would have guessed.
+|response2='''Dorothea:''' I wish I could be that easygoing.
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Dorothea:''' Anyway, I'm not just playing games with these boys. This is for my future. You have no right to object. I very much want to find a good partner here at the academy. Someone who will take care of me for the rest of my life.
-Choice 1: That's a different guy than I saw you with yesterday.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Do what you will.
+|choice2=Is that really what you want?
+|response1='''Dorothea:''' I'm glad you understand. Not everyone appreciates the necessity of taking the initiative while you're still in your prime. Or are you just saying that?
+|response2='''Dorothea:''' Finding someone to take care of me? Of course it is! Who could ask for anything more?
+}}
-Choice 2: ...
+'''Dorothea:''' Anyway, I value your opinion, Professor, but I won't have you interfering with my life plans. Unless you'd like to take care of me into my old age? That'd be something, eh? How about it, Professor?
-Dorothea:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=OK.
+|choice2=I don't think so.
+}}
-Choice 1 response: Yes... Is there a problem with that?
+'''Dorothea:''' I wasn't— You aren't being serious, are you? I was just teasing. Or did you really just consider spending your whole life with me? If you did that...that actually makes me... It makes me happy. I had no idea you might look at me that way. You've gotten awfully quiet... You might even be blushing a bit. Have I embarrassed you? If so, I'm very, very sorry. I should be going anyway. I'll see you later... Professor.
-Choice 2 response: You look like you have something to say, Professor.
+===B Support===
+'''Dorothea:''' ...
-Dorothea: Look, I know what I'm doing. My acclaim as a diva won't last forever, after all. I must look to the future. As a man, you may not feel so rushed about these things, but I know my beauty will eventually fade.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What's wrong?
+|choice2=Troubles with love?
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Dorothea:''' Professor?! I— Oh...don't worry. It's nothing. ... Actually, could we talk for a bit? Somewhere a little more...private?
+'''Dorothea:''' ... I'm just gonna come right out and say it. I find you a little difficult to be around. I know, I know. I'm your student and you're just trying to watch out for me. But the way you look at me sometimes...it's like you're seeing right through me.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'm sorry.
+|choice2=Seeing through you?
+|response1='''Dorothea:''' No, don't apologize. I know you don't mean anything bad by it. I'm just self-conscious, I guess.
+|response2='''Dorothea:''' Don't worry. I know you don't mean anything bad by it. I'm just too self-conscious, I guess.
+}}
+'''Dorothea:''' The thing is, I don't have anything to call my own. No land, no birthright, no fortune. Little knowledge or battle skill. I think that's why I always clung to my popularity as a diva. Even after leaving the stage behind, I sort of kept up the act. When I look at you, it's like your eyes are accusing me... Telling me that you see right through it. That's what I mean when I say it's difficult being around you. Hey, uh, this might be nuts, but maybe you could show me some kind of weakness of yours?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Excuse me?
+|choice2=I have no weaknesses.
+|response1='''Dorothea:''' You know my biggest fear. If I know one of yours, maybe I'll feel less, I don't know...vulnerable.
+|response2='''Dorothea:''' Oh, come on, Professor. Everyone has some kind of weakness. You know mine. If I know one of yours, maybe I'll feel less, I don't know...vulnerable.
+}}
+<p>
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Well, if it would really help...
+}}
+'''Dorothea:''' Excellent. Well then, don't mind me. You know, Professor, I never hear any gossip about you. Of a romantic nature, I mean. Would I be right in assuming you're not very... experienced with romance? Maybe we should find out somehow... Um... Professor? What's with you? Why aren't you reacting to anything I'm doing? Oh, come on! Is your heart even beating? You're making me lose my confidence...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Sorry.
+|choice2=Actually, my heart isn't beating.
+|response1='''Dorothea:''' That's all right. I didn't really think a little tease like that would be enough to get to you, anyway. Though it does still make me lose just a little confidence in my own charms...
+|response2='''Dorothea:''' Ha, don't be so silly... Huh? It really isn't beating?! Is what I'd say if I were more gullible. You're just fooling around, Professor. I'm not sure how you did it, but that was a good one.
+}}
-Choice 1: We all feel anxiety about aging.
+===A Support===
+'''Dorothea:''' This may seem a bit sudden, but...I want to thank you, Professor. That is, for letting me live my life the way I want. I've noticed you've been giving me fewer of those soul-revealing gazes lately. I appreciate you making an effort to not trouble yourself over who I spend my time with.
-Choice 2: Getting older doesn't bother me at all.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=So, you found me out...
+|choice2=I don't know what you mean.
+|response1='''Dorothea:''' Well, of course. Did you think I wouldn't notice? It's kind of sweet, in its own way.
+|response2='''Dorothea:''' If you say so... But I notice you doing it all the same. It's kind of sweet, in its own way.
+}}
-Dorothea:
+'''Dorothea:''' Professor, may I tell you a story about when I was younger? I was an orphan, living in the back alleys of Enbarr, until one day I was overheard singing... That was when my new life began. I was suddenly a songstress in the Mittelfrank Opera Company. Performers, nobility... I met so many people. But none of them ever really knew me. I was just some young, pretty girl who could sing, a spectacle to be admired. Even though everyone praised my looks and my voice, and they showered me with gifts... I knew, one day, I'd be old. My looks would fade, my voice would change, I wouldn't sound the same. And I started to wonder, when I did get old, what would I have left? I'd be old, alone...and back on the streets of the capital, right where I'd started.
-Choice 1 response: You? Really? I never would have guessed.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I don't believe that's true.
+|choice2=I won't let you be alone.
+|response1='''Dorothea:''' You can never be certain about what the future will bring.
+|response2='''Dorothea:''' That's sweet of you, even if you are just flirting.
+}}
-Choice 2 response: I wish I could be that easy going.
+'''Dorothea:''' I never had much to begin with in life, and I worry that one day, I'll be that way again... That's why I keep searching for someone who will love me. Someone unaware of the songstress, who can love a girl that used to be scared and alone on the streets of the capital... I wonder if such a strange person can even exist.
-Dorothea: Anyway, I'm not just playing games with these boys. This is for my future. You have no right to object. I very much want to find a good partner here at the academy. Someone who will take care of me for the rest of my life.
+===S Support===
+:''Goddess Tower''
+'''Dorothea:''' Oh, is this where you've been? Everyone's looking for you. With the war over, I'd like to think they'd at least give you a few days' rest. Don't worry, I won't tell them you're here. It's a rare occasion for me to have you all to myself.
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Not looking for a guy to share the victory with?
+|choice2=Did you ever find your "strange person"?
+|response1='''Dorothea:''' No, I've given up on that. I realized there was no point. Besides, maybe the person I've been looking for is closer than I realized.
+|response2='''Dorothea:''' See...there is one person I must confess I'm just little bit interested in.
+}}
-Choice 1: Do what you will.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=In that case...
+}}
-Choice 2: Is that really what you want?
+(Byleth presents Jeralt's ring)<br>
+'''Dorothea:''' What? Is that— That's a ring. It would be very embarrassing if I had the wrong idea, so I have to ask... Are you proposing? Here? Now? T-to me?<br>
+(Byleth nods)<br>
+'''Dorothea:''' I don't know what to say. Are you sure? You want to spend your life with...me? Even though I'm not a songstress anymore? And I don't come from a noble family or have any wealth or land to my name? You won the war. You could pick anyone in the world. Why would you... OK. I mean, yes. Yes! I love you madly, and I'd be happy to marry you! But if we're going to be married, I had better think up a cute nickname for you. Don't you think? Oh, I wonder what I should call you now... Darling? My beloved? So many options! I starred in so many operas where I captured the heart of my beloved... But I never dreamed that it would feel this wonderful when it actually happened.<br>
+(S-support illustration)<br>
+'''Dorothea:''' A life singing for you in a peaceful world... I imagine that life will be more wonderful than I ever could have hoped. I love you. I could never sing anything as pure as those three little words.
-Dorothea:
+==Petra==
+{{SupportDataNS01
+|character1=Byleth (M)
+|character1portrait=byleth m
+|character1article=Byleth
+|character2=Petra
+|c=?
+|c avail=Available in Part I
+|b=?
+|a=?
+|a avail=Available until Chapter [[The Chaos of War|18/19]] {{Silver Snow}}{{Verdant Wind}}
+|s=t
+|notes=
+}}
-Choice 1 response: I'm glad you understand.Not everyone appreciates the necessity of taking the initiative while you're still in your prime. Or are you just saying that?
+===C Support===
+'''Petra:''' Professor. I am not understanding where the meaning is here... When and how is this expression used..."I fell for it."
-Choice 2 response: Finding someone to take care of me? Of course it is! Who could ask for anything more?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I fell in love?
+|choice2=I fell ill?
+|response1='''Petra:''' No, that is what you say when you meet the mate of your soul.
+|response2='''Petra:''' No, that is what you say when your body is feeling unwell.
+}}
-Dorothea: Anyway, I value your opinion, Professor, but I won't have you interfering with my plans. Unless you'd like to take care of me into my old age? That'd be something, eh? How about it, Professor?
+'''Petra:''' The expression is, "I fell for it!"
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I don't understand...
+|choice2=Allow me to explain...
+|response1=(Support up with Petra)<br>'''Petra:''' Are you a stump? I mean...are you stumped? That makes me surprised!
+|response2='''Petra:''' Thank you, Professor! I finally have understanding.
+}}
-Choice 1: OK.
+'''Petra:''' Can I ask you about another word? The one that is written here... Hm? Is something on my face?
-Choice 2: I don't think so.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You're so enthusiastic.
+|choice2=I admire you.
+|choice3=Your cheeks are on your face.
+|response1='''Petra:''' I am without much time to study. I must use my time with wisdom.
+|response3=(Support up with Petra)<br>'''Petra:''' Yes, I know about that! That is a joke of Fódlan! Right?
+}}
-Dorothea: I wasn't – You aren't being serious, are you? I was just teasing. Or did you really just consider spending your whole life with me? The thought hadn't crossed my mind before, but come to think of it...that might sound pretty nice. You've gotten awfully quiet... You might even be blushing a bit. Have I embarrassed you? If so, I'm very, very sorry. I should be going anyway. I'll see you later... Professor.
+'''Petra:''' Is that really what you are thinking? Or maybe you have curiosity about the mark on my face...
-===B Support===
+{{Dialogue Options
-Dorothea: ...
+|choice1=The mark?
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Petra:''' You are already knowing that I am from Brigid. This is a mark from Brigid. It is a prayer to the forest spirits. A prayer to be protected. Hunters ask the forest spirits to have safe and bountiful hunting. There are many spirits in Brigid. I have more marks on my arms and back. They are prayers for my family's health and triumph. Are you wanting to see them?
-Choice 1: What's wrong?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I would love to.
+|choice2=No, but thank you.
+|response1=(Support up with Petra)<br>'''Petra:''' That gives me happiness. If there is ever the chance, you will see them. That gives me happiness. I will be showing them to you soon.
+|response2='''Petra:''' Oh. I have understanding.
+}}
-Choice 2: Troubles with love?
+'''Petra:''' I have much gratitude for you, Professor. You always listen with patience. I can read and understand the language of Fódlan, but to speak it...gives me difficulty. I hope I will keep having your support. And I will give you my support too, with my whole heart. I have things that I cannot fail to accomplish.
-Dorothea: Professor?? I – Oh...don't worry. It's nothing. ... Actually, could we talk for a bit? Somewhere a little more...private?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Let's do our best.
+|choice2=Don't overdo it.
+|response1='''Petra:''' Yes. We will keep walking forward.
+|response2='''Petra:''' Overdo... Yes. I will not overdo.
+}}
-(Dorothea leaves. Byleth follows.)
+===B Support===
+'''Petra:''' Hiya! Hm? Professor?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It's very late...
+|choice2=What are you doing?
+}}
-Dorothea: ... I'm just gonna come right out and say it. I find you a little difficult to be around. I know, I know. I'm your student and you're just trying to watch out for me. But the way you look at me sometimes...it's like you're seeing right through me.
+'''Petra:''' Please take my apologies. I lost time while I was training. There are not many chances for real fighting here.
+My body is more weak than it was. Weaker, I mean.
-Byleth:
+;In Part II
+'''Petra:''' War is life and death. Training has great importance.
-Choice 1: I'm sorry.
+'''Petra:''' I will keep training now. I hope your night is good!
-Choice 2: Seeing through you?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You should get some rest.
+|choice2=You're overdoing it.
+}}
-Dorothea:
+'''Petra:''' I need to have more training. There are things that I have not done yet. Things that have to be done. For the future, I have to try with hardness. Training, studying, socializing... I will not always be having time to do those things. And speaking the language of Fódlan... I worry I will never be doing it just right.
-Choice 1 response: No, don't apologize. I know you don't mean anything bad by it. I'm just self-conscious, I guess.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Why do you try so hard?
+}}
-Choice 2 response: Don't worry.
+'''Petra:''' Why? Because...the position of Brigid is weak. Fódlan and Dagda are big. Brigid is a small island in the middle of them. Brigid has great beauty...but little power. We will not have...will not survive, unless we get more strength. I will lead Brigid, and so I have responsibility. I have to have more strength than anyone.
-Dorothea: I know you don't mean anything bad by it. I'm just self-conscious, I guess. The thing is, I don't have anything to call my own. No land, no birthright, no fortune. Little knowledge or battle skill. I think that's why I always clung to my popularity as a diva. Even after leaving the stage behind, I sort of kept up the act. When I look at you, it's like your eyes are accusing me... Telling me that you see right through it. That's what I mean when I say it's difficult to be around you. Hey, uh, this might be nuts, but maybe you could show me some kind of weakness of yours?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It doesn't have to be that way.
+|choice2=Perhaps you're right.
+|response1='''Petra:''' Having more strength than anyone might be un...impossible. But I have to give it my best try.
+|response2='''Petra:''' Yes. That is why I have to give it my best try.
+}}
-Byleth:
+;In Part I
+'''Petra:''' I am an ally of everyone, and I have belonging at the Officers Academy.
-Choice 1: Excuse me?
+;In all Part II routes except Crimson Flower
+'''Petra:''' I am an ally of everyone, and I have belonging with our army.
-Choice 2: I have no weaknesses.
+;In Crimson Flower
+'''Petra:''' I am an ally of everyone, and I have belonging with our squad.
-Dorothea:
+'''Petra:''' That is also why I try with hardness. You can always be counting me. I mean...counting on me. But you should know that one of these days will be when I return to Brigid. Before that day, do not try stopping me from trying. And please, keep watch...watching over me. With you, I can try with more hardness than I could alone.
-Choice 1 response: You know my biggest fear. If I know one of yours, maybe I'll feel less, I don't know...vulnerable.
+===A Support===
+'''Petra:''' Professor... Please do not be concerned. I just did too much overworking and lost my strength.
-Choice 2 response: Oh, come on, Professor. Everyone has some kind of weakness. You know mine. If I know one of yours, maybe I'll feel less, I don't know...vulnerable.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Are you OK?
+|choice2=You were overdoing it...
+|response1='''Petra:''' Yes! I have no problems. Accept my apology for giving you worry.
+|response2='''Petra:''' Yes... That is the truth. Please accept my apology.
+}}
-Byleth: Well, if it would really help...
+'''Petra:''' I have sorrow... I mean, I am sorry to be fainting at a time like this. Even though I was not asking for your care and attention, you gave it willingly...
-Dorothea: Excellent. Well then, don't mind me.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It was the least I could do.
+|choice2=You must stop pushing yourself too hard.
+|response1='''Petra:''' I am thinking that is incorrect...
+|response2='''Petra:''' Um...
+}}
-(Brief blackout.)
+'''Petra:''' Will you have a listen to me? There is something that I must be saying. I am thinking you already have knowledge of why I came to Fódlan... Not for studying but as a hostage for the Empire, so that Brigid would not be rebelling anymore. It feels like...a knife against my throat. That I am making my grandfather obey the Empire.
+;In Crimson Flower
+'''Petra:''' Because I am a hostage, it is not an option to be giving up. I must be fighting and winning and staying alive. I must do anything to be making life better for Brigid. To be making Brigid and the Empire stand as equals.
-Dorothea: I bet I know your weakness. It's not mental, is it? It's physical! You're ticklish! Here, I'll prove it. That's right. The next time you gaze into my soul, I know just how I'll retaliate! (Pause.) Um... Professor? What's with you? Why aren't you reacting to anything I'm doing? Come on! I thought that was funny. I swear, it's like your heart isn't even beating.
+;In any route but Crimson Flower
+'''Petra:''' If I were running away from the Empire, then Brigid would be defeated. I am not having any options. To be living, I must be fighting to win... For Brigid to be living, the Empire needs to be crushed. So I must be crushing the Empire.
-Byleth:
+'''Petra:''' That is what my people are wanting from me...and what my grandfather, the king of Brigid, is wanting!
-Choice 1: Sorry.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=And what do you want?
+|choice2=You must take care of yourself to succeed.
+|response1='''Petra:''' My want? I...I am not knowing of that. The wants of my people are something I have power to achieve. Their wants are my own.
+|response2='''Petra:''' That is a truth. I wonder what I should be doing... I want to be granting the wants of my tribe... So, their wants are my own, correct?
+}}
+<p>
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Only you can know what you want.
+|choice2=If that's how you really feel...
+|response1='''Petra:''' What I really want...
+|response2='''Petra:''' How I really feel...
+}}
-Choice 2: Actually, my heart isn't beating.
+'''Petra:''' I have understanding. Wait... No, I...I actually do not have understanding. Yet. What I am understanding is that there is something I am not understanding. When I know what my true want is, I give you my promise that I will be telling you first.<!-- Before the war is over, I will have understanding... That you can be counting on!-->
-Dorothea:
+===S Support===
-Choice 1 response: That's all right. I didn't really think a little tease like that would be enough to get to you, anyway. Though I was giving it my all. You're pretty tough to resist that.
+==Dedue==
+{{SupportDataNS01
+|character1=Byleth (M)
+|character1portrait=byleth m
+|character1article=Byleth
+|character2=Dedue
+|c=?
+|c avail=Available in Part I
+|b=?
+|a=?
+|a avail=Available in Part II {{Azure Moon}}
+|notes=Can only be supported on the Blue Lions and Azure Moon routes
+}}
-Choice 2 response: Ha, don't be so silly... Huh? It really isn't beating?! Is what I'd say if I was more gullible. You're just fooling around, Professor. I'm not sure how you did it, but that was a good one.
+===C Support===
+'''Dedue:'''...<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...<br>
+'''Dedue:''' Did you want something?
-===A Support===
+{{Dialogue Options
-(Location: Greenhouse)
+|choice1=Just to look at the flowers.
+|choice2=Nothing in particular.
+}}
-Dorothea: This may seem a bit sudden, but...I want to thank you, Professor. That is, for letting me live my life the way I want. I've noticed you've been giving me fewer of those soul-revealing gazes lately. I appreciate you making an effort to not trouble yourself over who I spend my time with.
+'''Dedue:''' I see. If you have the time, then please assist me. I am to water the flowers in the greenhouse.<br>
+(Byleth nods)<br>
+'''Dedue:''' Thank you. Only do not water the ones in that corner.
-Byleth: So, you found me out...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Understood.
+|choice2=What kind of flowers are those?
+}}
-Dorothea: Well, of course. Did you think I wouldn't notice? It's kind of sweet, in its own way.
+'''Dedue:''' They are from Duscur. They require a dry environment. The roots will rot otherwise.
-Byleth: I don't know what you mean.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=They're beautiful.
+|choice2=You seem to know a lot about them.
+|choice3=They sound difficult to care for.
+|response1='''Dedue:''' Yes, they are.
+|response2='''Dedue:''' I know enough.
+|response3='''Dedue:''' That is what makes them worthwhile.
+}}
-Dorothea: If you say so...But I notice you doing it all the same. It's kind of sweet, in its own way.
+'''Dedue:''' ...
-Dorothea: Professor, may I tell you a story about when I was younger? I was an orphan, living in the back alleys of Enbarr, until one day I was overheard singing... That was when my new life began. I was suddenly a songstress in the Mittlefrank Opera Company. Performers, nobility...I met so may people. But none of them ever really knew me. I was just some young pretty girl who could sing, a spectacle to be admired. Even though everyone praised my looks and my voice, and they showered me with gifts... I knew, one day, I'd be old. My looks would fade, my voice would change, I wouldn't sound the same. And I started to wonder, when I did get old, what would I have left? I'd be old, alone...and back on the streets of the capital, right where I'd started.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=...
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Dedue:''' I owe you a debt of gratitude. In both the extracurricular activities here at the academy, and on the battlefield... Your presence has been instrumental in the defense of His Highness. You have my sincerest thanks.
-Choice 1 : I don't believe that's true.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I only did what anyone would do.
+|choice2=Think nothing of it.
+|response1='''Dedue:''' I see.
+|response2='''Dedue:''' To me, it is not nothing.
+}}
-Choice 2: I won't let you be alone.
+'''Dedue:''' ...
-Choice 1 response: You can never be certain about what the future will bring.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=...
+}}
-Choice 2 response: That's sweet of you, even if you are just flirting.
+'''Dedue:''' Was there something else you wanted?
-Dorothea: I never had much to begin with in life, and I worry that one day, I'll be that way again... That's why I keep searching for someone who will love me. Someone unaware of the songstress, who can love a girl that used to be scared and alone on the streets of the capital... I wonder if such a strange person can even exist.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'll go fetch the water.
+|choice2=No, that's all.
+}}
-===S Support===
+'''Dedue:''' Then please, excuse me.<br>
-Dorothea: Oh, is this where you've been? Everyone's looking for you. With the war over, I'd like to think they's at least give you a few days' rest. Don't worry, I won't tell them you're here. It's a rare occasion for me to have you all to myself.
+'''Byleth:''' (He's difficult to hold a conversation with...)
-Byleth:
+===B Support===
+'''Dedue:''' ...<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...<br>
+'''Dedue:''' Here you are again.
-Choice 1: Not looking for a guy to share the victory with?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I came to check on the flowers.
+|choice2=I was just passing through.
+}}
-Choice 2: Did you ever find your "strange person"?
+'''Dedue:''' I see. The flowers you helped to water are in bloom now. Have a look.
-Dorothea:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Aren't they lovely?
+}}
-Choice 1 response: No. I've given up on that. I realized there was no point. Besides, maybe the person I've been looking for is closer than I realized.
+'''Dedue:''' Indeed. My sister was fond of this one in particular.
-Choice 2 response: See...there is one person I must confess I'm just a little bit interested in.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Where is your sister now?
+|choice2=I didn't know you had a sister.
+|response1='''Dedue:''' Dead.
+|response2='''Dedue:''' It never came up.
+}}
-Byleth: In that case...
+'''Dedue:''' Duscur is a dead land. Its flowers were all trampled under the boots of soldiers. But seeing this blossom brings back memories. ... I do not know why I am telling you all of this.
-(Byleth presents Jeralt's ring to Dorothea.)
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'd like to hear more.
+|choice2=You are unusually talkative today.
+|response1='''Dedue:''' There is little to tell.
+|response2='''Dedue:''' It surprises me as well.
+}}
+'''Dedue:''' But if you are from Fódlan, you must know what became of the people of Duscur. The people who betrayed their allies from Faerghus. The ones who were punished for regicide. The Duscur are shunned for their crimes, even now. It would be in your interest not to spend any more time around me than necessary.
-Dorothea: What? Is that— That's a ring. It would be embarrassing If I had the wrong idea, so i have to ask... Are you proposing? Here? Now? T-to me?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Dimitri doesn't shun you.
+|choice2=I don't care what other people think.
+|choice3=I'll spend my time however I like.
+|response1='''Dedue:''' His Highness is an exception.
+|response2='''Dedue:''' You may think little of it now, but your reputation will eventually suffer.
+|response3='''Dedue:''' You may think little of it now, but your reputation will eventually suffer.
+}}
-(Byleth nods.)
+'''Dedue:''' But...to be completely candid... It pleases me to be able to speak with you like this. If you truly do not mind, I would be glad to receive more visits from you in the future.
-Dorothea: I don't know what to say. Are you sure? You want to spend your life with...me?
+===A Support===
+'''Dedue:''' ...<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...<br>
+'''Dedue:''' Here for the flowers again?
-(Byleth nods.)
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's right.
+|choice2=Not particularly.
+|response1='''Dedue:''' I see.
+|response2='''Dedue:''' You might as well have a look, while you are here.
+}}
-Dorothea:Even though I'm not a songtress anymore? And I don't come from a noble family or have any wealth or land to my name?
+'''Byleth:''' ...<br>
+'''Dedue:''' ... I have two things to say. First, I thank you for supporting His Highness in my absence. But I must also admonish you for taking your own well-being too lightly. On several occasions, I have seen you protect others by putting yourself in harm's way. I am grateful for your efforts, but I feel you should place a higher value on your own life. His Highness relies on you...as do I.
-(Byleth nods.)
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You need not worry.
+|choice2=I understand.
+}}
+'''Dedue:''' Then show that with your actions. We cannot afford to lose an invaluable asset like you. And...
-Dorothea: You won the war. You could pick anyone in the world. Why would you...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=And?
+}}
-(Byleth shakes his head.)
+'''Dedue:''' This greenhouse would be a more lonely place without you in it. It would not be fair to the flowers, to leave me their only caretaker. Hm. Someday, I hope to show you a whole landscape of these flowers in full bloom.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You mean Duscur?
+}}
-Dorothea: OK. I mean, yes. Yes! I love you madly and I'd be happy to marry you! But if we're going to be married, I had better think up a cute nickname for you. Don't you think? Oh, I wonder what I should call you now... Darling? My beloved? So many options! I starred in so many operas where I captured the heart of my beloved... But I never dreamed that it would feel this wonderful when it actually happened
+'''Dedue:''' Yes. Once this conflict is over, and His Highness ascends the throne, I believe it can be done. You must live at least until then. Understood?
-(S Support Artwork)
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Understood.
+|choice2=Same to you.
+|response1='''Dedue:''' That's true enough.
+}}
-Dorothea: A life singing for you in a peaceful world...I imagine that life will be more wonderful than i ever could have hoped. I love you. I could never sing anything as pure as those three little words.
+'''Dedue:''' I had not thought much of my own life, until now. Except that I would gladly cast it aside for His Highness. That is still true, but now I desire to see the end of this war. Until I can show you the fields of Duscur in bloom... I will go on living.
-==Petra==
+==Felix==
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-|character2=Petra
+|character2=Felix
 |c=?
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 |b=?
 |a=?
-|a avail=Available until Chapter [[The Chaos of War|18/19]] {{Silver Snow}}{{Verdant Wind}}
-|s=t
-|notes=
 }}
 ===C Support===
+'''Felix:''' I thought I heard someone. Are you here to train?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Yes.
+|choice2=No, just watching.
+}}
+'''Felix:''' Care to train with me? Waving this sword around alone is boring. And I'm tired of crossing swords with worthless opponents. But you seem like a worthy adversary.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Sure, why not?
+|choice2=You think I'm a worthy adversary?
+|response2='''Felix:''' I don't know for certain, but you seem skilled.
+}}
+'''Felix:''' I've always been interested in your technique. You learned from the former captain of the Knights of Seiros, and traveled Fódlan fighting as a mercenary.
+;After Chapter 4
+'''Felix:''' On top of that, you wield a Hero's Relic, the legendary Sword of the Creator.
+'''Felix:''' Good sparring partners like you don't grow on trees. But know that I will beat you, and I will surpass your strength.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Why are you so focused on becoming stronger?
+}}
+'''Felix:''' Why? Hm. I never really thought about that. I learned to thrust a sword before I learned to write my name. Of course, my upbringing wasn't unique. That's how it is for all children in my country. You're no use if you can't swing a sword, however mighty your Crest may be. It was the perfect environment for me. I could live free of stodgy values and virtues. Grow strong so you may live, and live to grow stronger. That's what I was taught.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Do you have any other ambitions?
+|choice2=You remind me of myself.
+|response1='''Felix:''' Why should I? Nothing's as important as the pursuit of strength.
+|response2='''Felix:''' Now I'm intrigued by your fighting style, and by who you really are...
+}}
+'''Felix:''' But that's enough idle chatter. Take out your sword. My mind is emptied of all but the thrill of the challenge!
 ===B Support===
+'''Felix:''' You're certainly not going easy on me. You fight like a mercenary, not a knight. You hunger for victory, pure and simple. You may not be aware of it yourself, but I see it.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Should I take that as a compliment?
+|choice2=Should I take that as a criticism?
+|response1='''Felix:''' Indeed.
+|response2='''Felix:''' No.
+}}
+'''Felix:''' Knights ought to have some hunger. I've always thought so. They depend too much on their swords. Only when they're wrested away do knights consider their hands and feet as weapons. That's not how it was for warriors of old. They weren't limited by their tools. Victory is what matters, not the method of achieving it. That's the attitude to adopt. I detect that in your style. It is plain to see.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That doesn't seem like praise...
+}}
+'''Felix:''' You may take it however you like. I believe the difference between us lies within that hunger. But where does it come from? From the start, I was aiming to win, yet I couldn't defeat you. Then I remembered something you said before...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=About your aspirations?
+|choice2=About your upbringing?
+}}
+'''Felix:''' Indeed. I was raised to value strength above all else. Whereas you had a reason, an ambition, pushing you toward that hunger. So, tell me. What was the reason? Why were you driven to become so strong?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=To survive.
+|choice2=To protect the people of Fódlan.
+|choice3={{hover|To stop this war.|Only available in Part II}}
+|response1='''Felix:''' That's a mercenary's answer, to be sure.
+|response2='''Felix:''' Hah! Spoken like a knight. That's not what I would have expected.
+|response3='''Felix:''' Hah! Spoken like a knight. That's not what I would have expected.
+}}
+'''Felix:''' So that is the source of your hunger. I suppose I must find my own.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'll help you.
+|choice2=We can find it together.
+}}
+'''Felix:''' Ah, if we're to get along, I think not. I'll be content if you continue to train with me. Perhaps it will come to me as I swing my sword.
 ===A Support===
+'''Felix:''' Finally, I notched a win against you.
-===S Support===
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You crushed me.
+|choice2=I almost had you.
+|response1='''Felix:''' Oh, please. I scraped by.
+|response2='''Felix:''' True. It was a narrow victory.
+}}
+'''Felix:''' When we spar, I feel like I'm revisiting my past.
-==Dedue==
+{{Dialogue Options
-{{SupportDataNS01
+|choice1=Why?
-|character1=Byleth (M)
-|character1portrait=byleth m
-|character1article=Byleth
-|character2=Dedue
-|c=?
-|c avail=Available in Part I
-|b=?
-|a=?
-|a avail=Available in Part II {{Azure Moon}}
-|notes=Can only be supported on the Blue Lions and Azure Moon routes
 }}
-===C Support===
+'''Felix:''' It's like training with my brother. He always won—always—and died before I could win a single bout. From the first time I held a sword, all I wanted was to surpass him. And that's what drove me to become so strong. Perhaps it's absurd to say such a thing, but... I've spent all these years training for a duel with a corpse.
-===B Support===
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It's not absurd.
+|choice2=You found an answer to my question.
+|response1='''Felix:''' Perhaps not.
+|response2='''Felix:''' Yes. I suppose I did.
+}}
-===A Support===
+'''Felix:''' I can never again spar with my brother. Not unless he climbs out of his grave. Still, I continue my endless pursuit of strength. Maybe because I have a new opponent to measure myself against.
-==Felix==
+{{Dialogue Options
-{{SupportDataNS01
+|choice1=Who?
-|character1=Byleth (M)
-|character1portrait=byleth m
-|character1article=Byleth
-|character2=Felix
-|c=?
-|c avail=Available in Part I
-|b=?
-|a=?
 }}
-===C Support===
+'''Felix:''' You. Obviously. I beat you this time, but when we next cross swords, who knows what might happen? It was a close match, not a crushing victory. I know that I can do better. I will surpass you in strength, and then I'll become stronger still.
-===B Support===
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=And then?
+|choice2=Don't count me out yet.
+|response1='''Felix:''' And then, when this war is over, I won't have as many chances to swing my sword. I can hardly imagine that.
+|response2='''Felix:''' Ha. Just what I was hoping you'd say.
+}}
-===A Support===
+'''Felix:''' Anyway, thank you...for helping me find an answer to the question you asked, all those years ago.
 ==Ashe==
@@ Line 997: / Line 1,830: @@
 ===C Support===
+'''Ashe:''' Phew—shopping took longer than I thought. It's a good thing I had your help, Professor! Looks like we've got everything we came for. Time to head back to the monastery. To tell you the truth, I wasn't sure if the money that knight gave us would be enough. We managed to scrape by though! I'm glad those shopkeepers were willing to strike a few bargains.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Thanks to your bartering skills.
+|choice2=You are quite the shopper.
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' It's one of the few things I'm really good at. I've got a lot of experience living in the city. Money was tight for me too. At least until a kind noble adopted me into his family.<!--Probably after chapter 3 Money was tight for me too. At least until Lonato adopted me into his family.--> Come to think of it, you were originally a mercenary, weren't you? I'm sure you've traveled all over Fódlan. That must have been a pretty different life from regular folks like me.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Not so different, actually.
+|choice2=You're probably right.
+|response1='''Ashe:''' Huh, you think so?
+|response2='''Ashe:''' It sounds a lot more exciting though, traveling the world, from conflict to conflict!
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' But a mercenary's whole job is fighting, isn't it? Must be a pretty tough way to live.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It was pretty tough.
+|choice2=It wasn't so bad.
+|response1='''Ashe:''' I believe you. I can imagine!
+|response2='''Ashe:''' Wow, I guess you must get used to it. That's really incredible though.
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' Ah!
+'''Ashe:''' I had no idea they sold this book around here! I haven't seen this one for ages!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What's the book?
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' Loog and the Maiden of Wind. It's a well-known tale of chivalry in Faerghus. L-Loog is the King of Lions. This book is full of his exciting adventures! I've loved this since I was a kid! It was what got me learning to read.<br>
+'''Ruffian:''' Gimme that book!<br>
+'''Anna:''' Hey, creep! Don't touch the merch! What the—?! Somebody catch that thief! Cut him in half, like my prices!<br>
+'''Ashe:''' Please... Calm down, ma'am.<br>
+'''Anna:''' You calm down, kid! If he gets away with that valuable merch, it'll be a huge loss for me!<br>
+'''Ashe:''' Here, allow me to compensate you.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Are you sure about that, Ashe?
+}}
+'''Anna:''' Huh? Are you serious, kid? I mean, no objections over here, but that sounds crazy.<br>
+'''Ashe:''' Don't you worry. That thief will be paying me back, just as soon as I catch him. Head on back to the monastery, Professor. I'll take care of everything here!<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...
 ===B Support===
+'''Ashe:''' Hey, Professor! Did I ever tell you what happened with that thief?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Thief?
+|choice2=No, you didn't.
+|response1='''Ashe:''' You know, the book thief we encountered in town.
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' I went after him, and I did manage to catch up, but...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=He escaped?
+|choice2=You couldn't get him to pay for the book?
+|response1='''Ashe:''' Oh, no, I captured him easily. I'm pretty quick on my feet, you know! But I decided not to make him pay for the book.
+|response2='''Ashe:''' Sort of. I actually decided not to make him pay for it.
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' My pockets were pretty empty after that incident, if you want to know the truth. What happened was, when I caught him, I asked him why he stole the book. He said he thought it would fetch a good price, and that he really needed the money. He had a sick kid, and couldn't pay for medicine.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Sounds like a lie to me.
+|choice2=He didn't look old enough to have children.
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' Maybe you're right. But if he really did have a sick child, that would be a matter of life and death. A little money is nothing compared to that. I'd rather believe a lie than risk someone's life if I'm wrong. And to be completely honest, there was a time when I wasn't so different from him.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You were a thief?
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' It was a long time ago, and I've put all that behind me now, but yes. I was. My parents died of illness, so I had to provide for my little brother and sister. I did my best to earn money for them legitimately, but I wasn't able to bring home enough. So I turned to thieving. From people on the streets. From shops. Even from soldiers. I knew it was wrong, but seeing my brother and sister's smiling faces made me too happy to stop.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I can't imagine what that must have been like.
+|choice2=It was definitely wrong.
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' I really regret that part of my life. I was stupid. But shortly after I turned nine, I crept into a local noble's mansion, aiming to steal whatever I could get my hands on. The noble had all sorts of valuables, but what really caught my eye was a book with a fancy cover. That book was Loog and the Maiden of Wind. The knight in the illustrations was so impressive, I just couldn't tear my eyes away.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You stole it because you liked the cover?
+|choice2=Go on.
+|response1='''Ashe:''' Well, that was part of it. But certain books are also really valuable, you know.
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' You probably see where this is going. Moments after I grabbed the book, I was caught in the act by the noble. And that noble was none other than Lonato. But Lonato was incredibly kind. Without asking any questions, he gave me the book—and money too. When I told him I couldn't read, he invited me into his mansion, along with my brother and sister. He taught me how to read, personally. So with the thief I caught in town, I was trying to do the same thing. To be like Lonato. I want to make up for the bad things I've done. To leave this world better than I found it. That's why, even if it wasn't easy on my pockets, I'm proud to say I helped him.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Are you sure you did the right thing?
+|choice2=Isn't that a little self-indulgent?
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' I know what you're trying to say. My contribution probably won't change much. And it's not like I have the money to help everyone who's suffering from poverty. Even so—I can't bear to stand by and do nothing. What else could I have done, Professor?
 ===A Support===
+'''Ashe:''' Oh! Hey, Professor!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You're chipper as ever.
+|choice2=Something going on?
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' Actually I ran into that thief while I was shopping just now!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Thief?
+}}
+''Ashe:''' Maybe you don't remember. It's been quite a while. The man who stole the book from that market stall. I saw him on the street, with his kid. They were both so grateful. It's a really nice feeling.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'm glad it all worked out.
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' Yeah! But, ah... It did seem like they were still having trouble getting by. I guess what you said to me back then was right. My actions didn't really solve the problem. I can't help everyone, no matter how much I try. If I had the money or power, maybe...but I don't.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You'll get there. No need to rush.
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' You know, a long time ago, Lonato said nearly the same thing to me. I think it was when I tried to look after the horses all on my own. I really messed that up. He said, "You're not quite ready for this yet. But there's no need to rush." I know I can't help very many people right now. But I think doing what I can for those I see in front of me is still worthwhile. I have to believe that, at least.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's a fine way to look at it.
+|choice2=That's just like you, Ashe.
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' Thanks. That's reassuring to hear. What about you, Professor? Has anything been troubling you lately? I'd be happy to help, as long as it's not looking after horses. You might not want to trust me with that!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Nothing in particular has been bothering me, no.
+|choice2=Why? Do I look troubled?
+|response1='''Ashe:''' Hey, don't be that way! There's got to be something. It doesn't have to be serious.
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' I genuinely enjoy helping people. It's a great feeling, making someone smile. So if there's anything I can do for you, I want to do it. Because I care about you.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You care about me, huh?
+|choice2=That's really kind.
+|response1='''Ashe:''' I do! It's probably because you remind me so much of Lonato.
+|response2='''Ashe:''' You think so? It's just what anyone would do, really!
+}}
+'''Ashe:''' So, what'll it be? How can I help?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Just chat with me a while longer.
+|choice2=Want to help me cook?
+|response1='''Ashe:''' Happy to, if that's what you'd like!
+|response2='''Ashe:''' Of course! I'd be glad to cook with you!
+}}
 ==Sylvain==
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 ===C Support===
+'''Sylvain:''' You think I'd cheat? On you, baby? Never. Come on, you should know me better than that. You're the only one for me. I swear. Hey, if ya don't believe me, well... Oh, I get it. If I'm not your type, do you want me to introduce you to some other guys who have Crests? They're all nobles, just like me.<br>
+'''Town Girl:''' What?! That isn't why I'm— You— You're worse than I thought!<br>
+'''Sylvain:''' I just want you to be happy. You know, get what you're after. I hate seeing a girl cry, especially one as beautiful as you. So you know, maybe we... ... So, Professor, do you enjoy spying on people? You look like you've got something to say. So say it.
-===B Support===
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You're a jerk.
+|choice2=You broke her heart.
+|response1='''Sylvain:''' Hey, that was between me and her, not you.
+|response2='''Sylvain:''' Weren't you listening? I'm on her side! She knows that.
+}}
-===A Support===
+'''Sylvain:''' But you know how it is. Most relationships, they end in heartbreak. Anyway, I don't know why she's so upset about me dating other girls. She didn't care before she found out, so why does she care now? I really do hate seeing a girl cry.
-==Mercedes==
+{{Dialogue Options
-{{SupportDataNS01
+|choice1=It doesn't seem that way.
-|character1=Byleth (M)
+|choice2=Is that a fact?
-|character1portrait=byleth m
+|response1='''Sylvain:''' I swear it's the truth! My heart's in a million pieces right now. It's just the worst.
-|character1article=Byleth
+|response2='''Sylvain:''' Believe whatever you want, but I'm honestly not sure if I can ever love again.
-|character2=Mercedes
-|c=?
-|c avail=Available in Part I
-|b=?
-|a=?
-|s=t
 }}
-===C Support===
+'''Sylvain:''' Well, I figure the best way to mend a broken heart is to head out on the town. Why don't you join me? Who knows? Maybe you'll find love. I mean, I know I will. Calm down—it was only a joke! You've really got no sense of humor, you know that?
 ===B Support===
+'''Sylvain:''' ...
-===A Support===
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What happened?
+}}
-===S Support===
+'''Sylvain:''' Oh, Professor. Heh, I didn't realize you were there. If we keep running into each other like this, people will start to talk. They'll say, "Sylvain and the professor are on the prowl." Heh... Ah, forget it. What do you need?
-==Annette==
+{{Dialogue Options
-{{SupportDataNS01
+|choice1=Girl problems, Sylvain?
-|character1=Byleth (M)
+|choice2=Another lover's quarrel?
-|character1portrait=byleth m
+|response2='''Sylvain:''' Well, you're not wrong.
-|character1article=Byleth
-|character2=Annette
-|c=?
-|c avail=Available in Part I
-|b=?
-|a=?
-|s=t
 }}
-===C Support===
+'''Sylvain:''' I fell for that girl recently, but I just wanted to have some fun and leave it at that. So I told her we should break it off. I guess she was feeling a little more serious than I was. She started crying, and everything got a bit...complicated.
-Annette: Hello, Professor. Do you have a moment?
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You're complicated.
+|choice2=Jerk.
+}}
-Choice 1: Of course.
+'''Sylvain:''' Come on, Professor. Playing around with girls is the most fun a guy can have. Besides, I don't care what you think of me. I don't intend to change how I live my life. I'm a good-for-nothing, if you haven't noticed, but I'm still a noble with a Crest. That's all anyone cares about. It's best to avoid getting too serious with fools like that. It only leads to trouble. I'm gonna be forced into an arranged marriage with some random noblewoman anyway. By the way, Professor. You didn't know you had a Crest, did you?
-Choice 2: What do you need?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I never thought much about it.
+|choice2=My father never told me.
+}}
-Annette: Well, I have this book of battle tactics that I borrowed from one of the knights. There's one part that I just don't understand. Do you think you could explain it to me?
+'''Sylvain:''' I see. I suppose a mercenary wouldn't be concerned with such things.
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What was your experience?
+}}
-Choice 1: Leave it to me.
+'''Sylvain:''' Most children who are born to noble families are tested upon birth to see if they bear one. Even descendants of the 10 Elites, like myself, can't be legitimate heirs without a Crest. That means, as children, we're only accepted if we're born with one. The heads of most noble houses keep having kids until they get one with a Crest. Those children then grow up to be heads of their houses, and the vicious cycle continues. Do you get it now? To all these commoner girls, I'm just a trophy. Or rather, a studhorse.
-Choice 2: I'm not sure I can.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You mean they only want you for your bloodline?
+|choice2=That's cynical.
+|response1='''Sylvain:''' See? I knew you'd get it. These girls don't love me. They love the potential rewards of loving me.
+|response2='''Sylvain:''' Perhaps. But that doesn't change the fact that these girls don't love me. They only love the potential rewards of loving me.
+}}
-Annette:
+'''Sylvain:''' If I marry a girl and she gives birth to a child with a Crest, that kid might become the next head of House Gautier.
-Choice 1 response: Great! Thank you so much! It's about this diagram here...
+;After Chapter 5
+'''Sylvain:''' But nowadays, with the bloodlines getting weaker, there are a lot of kids like my brother...born with no hope.
-Choice 2 response: Oh. Well, maybe we can figure it out together. It's about this diagram here...
+'''Sylvain:''' For ages now, those of us with Crests have been envied and desired but never for who we are. I understand the value of my blood. Believe me, I hate how much I understand it. I know better than to dream of being free from this burden. I'm used to it by now. I used to think I didn't have the right to live freely.
-Annette: I don't get why the knights are grouping up in that forest there. I just can't see the advantage to a formation like that.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You don't think that way anymore?
+}}
-(Blackout)
+'''Sylvain:''' Heh heh... That's right. You know what? I'm a bit jealous. The whole time you were growing up, you never knew you had a Crest. You were free. Nobody pretended to like you. I kind of hate you for that... You were a spoiled brat who should pay for that Crest. Maybe I'll collect the debt. Ha! Gotcha! Wow, you shoulda seen the look on your face just then. Don't mind me, Professor. After all, ladies love a dark and brooding noble.
+===A Support===
+'''Sylvain:''' Ugh, that hurts... Ah, Professor! Thanks for stopping by.
-Annette: Yay! I finally get it! You really are a great teacher.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=How's your injury?
+|choice2=You got hurt protecting me...
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Sylvain:''' It's not bad. I was even told I'd be cleared for service starting tomorrow. Besides, I got this scar fighting for you. It's almost like a medal or something.
-Choice 1: I'm always happy to help.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Didn't you want to kill me?
+|choice2=Are you happy you protected me?
+|response1='''Sylvain:''' I certainly meant it when I said it, but...
+}}
-Choice 2: You're the one who did the work.
+'''Sylvain:''' When I thought you were going to be killed for real, my reflexes kicked in. I reacted without thinking. It doesn't mean I've stopped being jealous of you. But, come on, I can't help but look up to you. If I'd had the guts to run away from home, I wonder if I would have cared as little about my Crest as you do yours...
-Annette:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You didn't have the courage?
+}}
-Choice 1 response: I knew asking you was the right idea.
+'''Sylvain:''' No... But if I thought I could have escaped, I would have tried. I'd leave behind House Gautier and the life of a nobleman...and anybody who knew I had a Crest. Our home is to the very north of the Kingdom. Just across the mountains from us is land inhabited by foreigners to Fódlan.
-Choice 2 response: No way. I couldn't have done it without you.
+;
+'''Sylvain:''' Right now, it actually belongs to Faerghus, but I can't say we're on good terms with the people there.
-Annette: I just love learning new things. That's why I came to the Officers Academy. I want to learn magic, battle tactics, martial arts, and, and... Well, all kinds of stuff! I'm learning more now than I have in my whole entire life! Speaking of, I'd better go visit the library for some research before magic practice, which is just before sword training...
+;Silver Snow, Azure Moon, or Verdant Wind
+'''Sylvain:''' It once belonged to Faerghus, but now that the Kingdom has collapsed, it's only a matter of time until fighting breaks out.
-Byleth: Don't overdo it.
+'''Sylvain:''' Anyway, that land has been contested for centuries, and all that time, it has fallen to House Gautier to protect it. Actually, our Lance of Ruin has been doing most of the protecting.
-Annette: That's just not possible! I always find it's more tiring to laze around doing nothing. I've never been any good at that. I have to have something to do. Like, on my days off, I need to get up early and take care of the cleaning first, or I just...can't relax. Know what I mean?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=But it was stolen...
+|choice2=I remember. Five years ago...
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Sylvain:''' Those were dangerous times. One wrong step and we would have lost our Relic to the church. My father was afraid that the church would try to keep the lance, so he entrusted it to me. If an emergency arose, I was supposed to be called back home. I guess those very situations are why my family values Crests so much. Since I bear a Crest, my parents made sure I was never left wanting. My older brother didn't have one, and so when I was born, he was pushed aside. You know he once shoved me in a well? He left me on the mountainside in the middle of winter too.
-Choice 1: Not really.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's horrible.
+|choice2=You didn't try to get him back?
+}}
-Choice 2: I know the feeling.
+'''Sylvain:''' Even as a little kid, I understood why he was like that. My mere existence stole everything from him. I have no right to complain when I am surrounded by people who would give anything to bear a Crest but do not. Now women smile at me for the same reason my parents adore me...and my brother wanted me dead. And I have to meet them all with a smile and a wink because I have a Crest.
-Annette:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=So what you really feel toward women is...
+|choice2=You're wrong.
+|response1='''Sylvain:''' The women who just want to use me to become nobility? Hatred's probably the right word. Though, in the end...that's just an easy answer. I don't even know how I truly feel about it all.
+|response2='''Sylvain:''' Yeah, yeah. It's late to admit it, but I get you. It would be best just to tell them to heap their empty praise elsewhere.
+}}
-Choice 1 response: But a day without accomplishments is completely wasted!
+'''Sylvain:''' Anyway, it was pretty unreasonable of me to resent you. I'm really sorry about that. And I want to say thank you, Professor. Seriously. Thank you.
-Choice 2 response: Oh, I'm so glad you agree! You'd be surprised how rare it is to find people like us. Mercie never sets foot outside her room on her days off. I don't get that girl sometimes.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=For what?
+}}
-Annette: Not to mention... Oh wait... Oh no! I was supposed to be on cooking duty today! I completely forgot! Sorry, Professor, but I have to run! Thanks again for your help!
+'''Sylvain:''' Before I met you, I'd gone my whole life not knowing there was another way for me to live. So from the bottom of my heart...I'm glad we met.
-Byleth: ...
+==Mercedes==
+{{SupportDataNS01
+|character1=Byleth (M)
+|character1portrait=byleth m
+|character1article=Byleth
+|character2=Mercedes
+|c=?
+|c avail=Available in Part I
+|b=?
+|a=?
+|s=t
+}}
-Annette: Argh! Who put this stupid barrel here?
+===C Support===
+'''Mercedes:''' Good evening, Professor. Returning from work, I take it?
-Byleth: ...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's right.
+|choice2=I'm still working.
+|response1='''Mercedes:''' I commend you for working so late into the evening. All of my days at the academy are enriching, thanks to you.
+|response2='''Mercedes:''' My goodness! It's so late in the evening. That must be exhausting.
+}}
-===B Support===
+'''Mercedes:''' Try not to overtax yourself, all right? I'm concerned for your health. We wouldn't want you to wear yourself out. The goddess won't smite you if you rely on others for help, you know.
-Annette: I'm so sorry, Professor... I somehow overslept and missed our training session. I didn't mean to cause you and the other so much trouble. Imagine if that had happened during one of our missions. It really is inexcusable!
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Even so...
+}}
-Choice 1: Don't worry about it.
+'''Mercedes:''' Listen here, Professor. You might not like what I'm about to say. To be perfectly honest, I had my doubts when I first met you.
-Choice 2: You need to rest more.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's surprising.
+|choice2=Why's that?
+|response1='''Mercedes:''' I don't want you to think less of me for saying this, but here we are.
+}}
-Annette:
+'''Mercedes:''' At first I thought you seemed too young to be a professor. It is unusual, you have to admit. Yet, you seemed very composed and mature, despite your age. You're strong-willed, encouraging, and you go to great lengths to ensure that everyone is cared for. But it almost feels like you're trying too hard to be a perfect role model for your students.
-Choice 1 response: It's just...when I'm studying tactics, I lose track of time, and... Oh, who am I kidding? I've always been like this.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'm not trying too hard.
+|choice2=It comes with the territory.
+}}
-Choice 2 response:
+'''Mercedes:''' If that's how you feel, then I can't disagree. But I think it's necessary to give yourself a break every now and again. The mind has a tendency to make mistakes when you've exhausted yourself. In my case, I still seem to make mistakes even when I'm wide awake.
-Annette: Before I came to the Officers Academy, I was a student at the school of sorcery in Fhirdiad. Even back then, I was pulling all-nighters well before the exams. And I never even noticed I was harming myself. I'm just too focused on my goal. I know I've already told you this, but I really love to learn new things. It's a passion of sorts. I first realized I had the learning bug when I was about four or five years old. My father was so happy to see me using magic... Seeing him happy made me happy too, and that made me want to work even harder. If only things could have stayed like that...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Mistakes?
+}}
-Byleth: What do you mean?
+'''Mercedes:''' Oh, you know. I'm always mixing up the dates for drills or misplacing things. Just the other day, I forgot to put on my uniform and headed out to practice wearing only my— Oh, um. Well, you can imagine how embarrassed I was. My mind can be so scattered sometimes. Anyway... Where was I? Ah, that's right. What I'm trying to say is that you shouldn't push yourself too hard. If you do, you might end up in a pretty bad place. That reminds me! Is there anything I can do to assist you, Professor? If it's all right with you, I'd like to help in any way I can.
-Annette: When I was about 13, my father left home. He was a devout man, so I figured he'd gone to the monastery. That's why I went to the school of sorcery, so that I could eventually get accepted at the Officers Academy. I studied harder than ever, and sure enough, I finally earned a referral. Unfortunately, my passion for learning became more of an obsession. I got so focused, I kind of forgot how to relax. It feels like I've been running in circles ever since.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Thanks, I appreciate it.
+|choice2=I'm not sure about that.
+|response1='''Mercedes:''' Whatever you need, just say the word.
+|response2='''Mercedes:''' It'll be fine! I might be clumsy, but I'll get better over time.
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Mercedes:''' I look forward to helping you out.
-Choice 1: Rest is just as important as work.
+===B Support===
+'''Monk:''' You there, youngster. Won't you listen to this old man's troubles? I was born and raised right here in this town. I spent my whole life here. My daughter lives in the Empire, and she sent me a letter to ask if I was keeping up with my daily worship.<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...<br>
+'''Mercedes:''' Well, hello there, Professor. Is this a friend of yours?
-Choice 2: You're impressive just as you are.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I don't know him.
+}}
-Annette:
+'''Mercedes:''' Is that so? I was sure you two knew each other. Is there something we can do for you, good sir?<br>
+'''Monk:''' Oh, what a lovely young lady! I was just telling this kind soul a story.<br>
+'''Mercedes:''' Really? What's troubling you?<br>
+'''Monk:''' Well, I was thinking of going to daily prayer, but my leg's been acting up and I can't walk properly.<br>
+'''Mercedes:''' How terrible! That's no good at all. May I be of assistance? I'd be happy to lend a shoulder and escort you to the chapel.<br>
+'''Monk:''' Would you? Oh, I'd be most grateful to you. Thank the goddess for sending this young lady to me today!<br>
+'''Mercedes:''' We'll need your help too, Professor. Here, sir, take my arm.
-Choice 1 response: That's true. Just look at today. If my hard work stops me from working hard, what good is it?
+'''Mercedes:''' Splendid work, Professor. He really seemed to appreciate our assistance.
-Choice 2 response: No way! I still have such a long way to go. Still, I guess I'm doing something wrong if I'm working so hard I can't even work hard anymore.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=We did a good deed.
+|choice2=You helped me out too.
+|response2='''Mercedes:''' I don't think I did anything particularly deserving of praise. I'm just happy that I could help. You did a great job cheering him up on your own!
+}}
+'''Mercedes:''' Putting a smile on someone's face always seems to brighten up the day. Is something wrong? You're giving me a strange look.
-Annette: OK, it's decided. From now on, I'll try my best not to try my best!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=How did you know something was bothering him?
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Mercedes:''' Oh. Hmm... How should I put this... I suppose it's just second nature to me.
-Choice 1: You have my support.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What do you mean?
+}}
-Choice 2: That's confusing.
+'''Mercedes:''' It's difficult to describe, but I can usually tell when someone is worried about something. Back there, I could tell that both you and the old man were in distress. I spent a good amount of my life living in the church. Maybe that's why I'm so good at identifying these things?
-Annette:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Living in the church?
+|choice2=That's news to me.
+}}
-Choice 1 response: Yay! With you on my side, I'm sure to succeed!
+'''Mercedes:''' Did I not mention that before? I spent nearly 10 years of my life in the church of Faerghus. Many came to us with their troubles. In my own time of need, I once ran to the church myself, and they helped me. May I share something with you, Professor? It's about a dream of mine.
-Choice 2 response: I'm sorry! All I meant is that I'll try... I mean, I'll slow down a bit.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What is your dream?
+}}
-Annette: From now on, if you see me going overboard, just let me know. I'm a new woman, after all!
+'''Mercedes:''' I'd like to work in the church one day. I want to be like the priest who helped me. Never mind. It's not a very realistic dream. Please, forget I said anything. If I were someone else, perhaps a commoner without a Crest or stature, maybe things would be different. It's a bit sad, but...this is the way things have to be. After all, only the goddess can decide our fates.
 ===A Support===
-Annette: ... Oh. Hi, Professor.
+'''Mercedes:''' Do you have a moment, Professor? I need to speak with you.<br>
+(Byleth nods)<br>
+'''Mercedes:''' Thank you so much. This is what I wanted to address... This letter from my adoptive father just arrived.
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Adoptive father?
+}}
-Choice 1: You look down.
+'''Mercedes:''' Oh! Have I not mentioned him? He's the reason I first came to the Officers Academy. He's also the one who dragged me from the church where I was living just so he could use my Crest.
-Choice 2: Did something happen?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I don't understand...
+}}
-Annette: Do you remember what we talked about before? About doing my best to not do my best? Well, I've been pretty busy recently, and despite my best efforts, I've been trying way to hard... I was busy all day yesterday with training and work. I just couldn't help myself! That's why I decided to take a day off today. It's just... Now that I have a day off, I don't know what to do with myself! Please, you have to help me! What should I do?
+'''Mercedes:''' My Crest does not yet belong to a house, so he plans to use it as leverage to marry into the nobility. He's a very greedy man who was a roving merchant before adopting me, but now he's in the capital. This letter says that he's finally arranged to marry me off to a wealthy noble. I know he's just thinking of himself, but can't he see that this isn't a priority when we're at war?
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=My thoughts exactly.
+|choice2=Maybe the war has pushed him to this?
+|response2='''Mercedes:''' I suppose it's possible. He may be worried about carrying on his bloodline, but...
+}}
-Choice 1: Nothing.
+'''Mercedes:''' Ugh! I don't know what to do about this proposal!
-Choice 2: Have a nap.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Will you accept?
+}}
-Annette:
+'''Mercedes:''' I can't see any way around it, so I fear that I must... I just don't want to let go of the life that I've made for myself. I know it's not what my heart wants, but I don't have the strength to say no.
-Choice 1 response: I can't relax if I'm doing nothing! I need something to keep me occupied or I'll go nuts!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What does your heart want?
+}}
-Choice 2 response: I tried that! I couldn't calm down enough to fall asleep. I'm sorry, but I don't think I'm cut out for not doing my best... Oh! You're a professor! You must know some secret technique for deep relaxation, right? If you do, please teach me! I'm begging you! I'm at my wit's end!
+'''Mercedes:''' I believe I've mentioned this before, but I want to work in service of the church. Well, I suppose it doesn't necessarily have to be the church, but I want to help those in need. If I were to marry a noble, I think it would be difficult to realize that dream...
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Why can't you decline?
+}}
-Choice 1: Have a cup of tea.
+'''Mercedes:''' It's just... I've always allowed myself to follow the whims of those above me. I convinced myself that everything in life was at the will of the goddess. I was blind to reality. I believed it was her will to both pull me from the church and guide me to the Officers Academy. The decision to enter this war was the first time I acted of my own free will. My adoptive father opposed this decision, but I somehow managed to convince him. Still, I couldn't free myself of him completely. This letter is proof of that. It's not that I'm scared of him, but there is something that worries me...
-Choice 2: Have some sweets.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Severing your ties?
+}}
-Annette: Got it! I'll try that right now! Mmm! This candy is so sweet and delicious! And it goes so well with piping hot tea! Ooh, and speaking of the tea, your brewing skills are incredible! I'd love to be able to make such nice tea, but... Oh, Professor! Will you teach me how to brew tea like this? I'll do my best to learn, and then I'll make delicious tea for you as thanks!
+'''Mercedes:''' Ah! I knew you'd understand, Professor. I've sat down to write a reply several times, but I can't muster up the courage, or the words. I was hoping you could provide me with the encouragement I need!
-Byleth: Is this doing your best...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Why reply at all?
+|choice2=You can't just give up on your dreams.
+|response1='''Mercedes:''' If I don't, he'll go ahead with the arrangement! I suppose I must aim toward cutting him out of my
+life completely...
+|response2='''Mercedes:''' That's a very good point! We're only given one life, so we must do all we can to pursue our happiness!
+}}
-Annette: Oh... Um, sorry. Back to my old tricks, it seems... Oh! Why is it so difficult to not do my best?! I try and try not to try, but it just doesn't work!
+'''Mercedes:''' OK! I think that may have been just the push I was looking for! I'll tell him the truth. That I've found a life worth
+pursuing and I must decline the proposal! Maybe I should tell him I've fallen for someone else?
-Byleth: Just be yourself.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Fallen for someone else?
+|choice2=Who might that be?
+}}
-Annette: Professor... You're right! Doing nothing is just not my style! To be myself, I've got to do my best every day!
+'''Mercedes:''' Why, it's you, Professor! Isn't that obvious?
-Byleth: That's the spirit!
-Annette: OK! Then you really must teach me how to make such delicious tea! You will, won't you? Please! Oh, and also... Well, thank you. You've listened to me and helped me face my troubles. Now I feel like I can talk to you about anything. Honestly, I wish we could go on drinking tea like this forever...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Excuse me?
+|choice2=I wouldn't say "obvious"...
+}}
+'''Mercedes:''' I'm just teasing! Now, I'm off to write this letter and stand my ground. Thank you for your encouragement!
 ===S Support===
-Annette: There you are! Everybody's been looking for you. It must be hard being so popular. I bet it's a whole lot of work too... If I'm being honest, I'm a little bit envious.
+:''Goddess Tower''
+'''Mercedes:''' There you are! I apologize for the short notice, but I'm so glad you could make it! I'm sure you're very busy, being the hero of Fódlan and all.
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Yes, very busy.
+|choice2=I have some time.
+|response1='''Mercedes:''' Then I'm afraid that what I'm about to ask may come at an inopportune time.
+|response2='''Mercedes:''' What a relief! I have to ask you something, but I'd hate to inconvenience you!
+}}
-Option 1: It's hard work.
+'''Mercedes:''' Do you mind hearing me out?
-Option 2: I like to keep busy.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'll listen.
+|choice2=I'd be happy to.
+}}
-Annette:
+'''Mercedes:''' Ah! Great! Here it is... I'm going to Fhirdiad to meet with my adoptive father, and I'd like you to accompany me.
-Option 1 response: Oh, but don't you enjoy keeping busy?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What for?
+|choice2=Is it necessary for you to go?
+|response1='''Mercedes:''' I feel the need to set things straight with him in my own way.
+|response2='''Mercedes:''' I want proper closure. I'm going to tell him face-to-face that this is farewell.
+}}
-Option 2 response: So do I! Like I said, I'm envious.
+'''Mercedes:''' I've already decided exactly what I'm going to say. I'm choosing to live my life how I want, in pursuit of my own happiness. I need you to accept that. I'm in charge of my own destiny. Not you, not anyone else. Just me. Ah... I've waited so long to say all that.
-Annette: After each battle, there's always more to do, so every day is exciting in its own way. Though it's true I haven't been able to relax for a while...no matter where I go or what I do. OK, so I finally realized why it is I feel this way. It's because...I need you.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Why do you need me to accompany you?
+}}
-Byleth: What do you mean?
+'''Mercedes:''' That's a very good question... Where do I start? Remember when I teased that I'd fallen for you? The truth is...that wasn't entirely in jest. I fell for you some time ago. In fact, I'd very much like to spend my life with you. Of course, that's only if you'll have me...
-Annette: When I'm with you, I feel like I can be myself. It's not a matter of doing my best or not doing my best... What really affects my happiness is whether I'm with you or not. Hehe! Um, actually, I've practiced what I'm going to say to you countless times... But of course, now that it's time to say it, I'm feeling shy. Terribly shy...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I had something similar in mind.
+}}
-Byleth: I feel the same way.
+(Byleth presents Jeralt's ring)<br>
+'''Mercedes:''' Oh my goodness!
-Annette: You... You what?!
+{{Dialogue Options
-(Byleth presents Jeralt's ring)
+|choice1=I love you, Mercedes. Let's get married.
+}}
-Annette: Oh goodness! You really mean it!
-Byleth: I love you, Annette. Marry me.
+'''Mercedes:''' Yes! Let's! You've no idea what this means to me. This may be the happiest I've ever been! I'm so glad I could finally express my feelings. Now we can live the rest of our lives together! To think, I was able to choose this path of my own volition, and now I get to walk it with you! Should one person be allowed this much happiness? But still, you're only given one life. Are you sure you want to spend it with me? I may be quite demanding at times as I intend on pursuing my dreams. I want to help those in need, wherever they may be. And I won't give up on that.
-Annette: Oh! I...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'll always support you.
+}}
-Byleth: Yes?
+'''Mercedes:''' I thought that's what you might say! Perhaps that's why I fell for you. It's just the way you are. All right, let's be off! It's no short journey to Fhirdiad. Oh, something to note...
-Annette: I'm sorry! Why am I crying when I'm so happy? I've been so worried about this! I was thinking of what I'd do if...if...if you said no! But then...you asked me! I didn't even have to ask you! I'm just so relieved!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Yes?
+}}
+(Transition to S Support CG)
+'''Mercedes:''' '''You should know that I can be quite scatterbrained. And clumsy... But I will do everything in my power to help and support you too, whatever you may need! What a wonderful life we will lead together...'''
-Annette: I love you! So very, very much! We'll be together forever! And ever! I promise to make you happier than anyone's ever been, my darling!
+==Annette==
-==Ingrid==
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-|character2=Ingrid
+|character2=Annette
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 ===C Support===
-Ingrid: That's the third time this month. Well, that's that. Father never relents. Oh, Professor! Hello! Did you need something?
+'''Annette:''' Hello, Professor. Do you have a moment?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Of course.
+|choice2=What do you need?
+}}
+'''Annette:''' Well, I have this book of battle tactics that I borrowed from one of the knights. There's one part that I just don't understand. Do you think you could explain it to me?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Leave it to me.
+|choice2=I'm not sure I can.
+|response1='''Annette:''' Great! Thank you so much! It's about this diagram here...
+|response2='''Annette:''' Oh. Well, maybe we can figure it out together. It's about this diagram here...
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Annette:''' I don't get why the knights are grouping up in that forest there. I just can't see the advantage to a formation like that.
-Choice 1: Were you just hiding something?
+'''Annette:''' Yay! I finally get it! You really are a great teacher.
-Choice 2: What were you doing just now?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'm always happy to help.
+|choice2=You're the one who did the work.
+|response1='''Annette:''' I knew asking you was the right idea.
+|response2='''Annette:''' No way. I couldn't have done it without you.
+}}
-Ingrid: Well, um, that is... I was just tossing out something I have no need of. It's important to keep our spaces clean, after all! You'd do well to remember that too, Professor! A clean space makes for a clean mind...or some such. Getting rid of things you have no need for is the first step to managing one's belongings in an economical way.
+'''Annette:''' I just love learning new things. That's why I came to the Officers Academy. I want to learn magic, battle tactics, martial arts, and, and... Well, all kinds of stuff! I'm learning more now than I have in my whole entire life! Speaking of, I'd better go visit the library for some research before magic practice, which is just before sword training...
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Don't overdo it.
+}}
-Choice 1: Could you help tidy my room sometime?
+'''Annette:''' That's just not possible! I always find it's more tiring to laze around doing nothing. I've never been any good at that. I have to have something to do. Like, on my days off, I need to get up early and take care of the cleaning first, or I just...can't relax. Know what I mean?
-Choice 2: Are you the thrifty type?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Not really.
+|choice2=I know the feeling.
+|response1='''Annette:''' But a day without accomplishments is completely wasted!
+|response2='''Annette:''' Oh, I'm so glad you agree! You'd be surprised how rare it is to find people like us. Mercie never sets foot outside her room on her days off. I don't get that girl sometimes.
+}}
-Ingrid:
+'''Annette:''' Not to mention... Oh wait... Oh no! I was supposed to be on cooking duty today! I completely forgot! Sorry, Professor, but I have to run! Thanks again for your help!<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...<br>
+'''Annette:''' Argh! Who put this stupid barrel here?<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...
-Choice 1 Response: While I'd love to help, I don't want people getting the wrong idea with me being alone in your room.
+===B Support===
+'''Annette:''' I'm so sorry, Professor... I somehow overslept and missed our training session. I didn't mean to cause you and the other so much trouble. Imagine if that had happened during one of our missions. It really is inexcusable!
-Choice 2 Response: Does that surprise you? Perhaps it seems ill befitting someone of noble birth to care about such things.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Don't worry about it.
+|choice2=You need to rest more.
+}}
-Ingrid: Despite my family's nobility, we've never been particularly wealthy. So my father raised me to be conservative with my resources, paring down when necessary. He also encouraged me to keep my living spaces immaculate, so the two go hand in hand, I suppose.
+'''Annette:''' It's just...when I'm studying tactics, I lose track of time, and... Oh, who am I kidding? I've always been like this. Before I came to the Officers Academy, I was a student at the school of sorcery in Fhirdiad. Even back then, I was pulling all-nighters well before the exams. And I never even noticed I was harming myself. I'm just too focused on my goal. I know I've already told you this, but I really love to learn new things. It's a passion of sorts. I first realized I had the learning bug when I was about four or five years old. My father was so happy to see me using magic... Seeing him happy made me happy too, and that made me want to work even harder. If only things could have stayed like that...
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What do you mean?
+}}
-Choice 1: He sounds like a good father.
+'''Annette:''' When I was about 13, my father left home. He was a devout man, so I figured he'd gone to the monastery. That's why I went to the school of sorcery, so that I could eventually get accepted at the Officers Academy. I studied harder than ever, and sure enough, I finally earned a referral. Unfortunately, my passion for learning became more of an obsession. I got so focused, I kind of forgot how to relax. It feels like I've been running in circles ever since.
-Choice 2: He sets a fine example I'd be happy to follow.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Rest is just as important as work.
+|choice2=You're impressive just as you are.
+|response1='''Annette:''' That's true. Just look at today. If my hard work stops me from working hard, what good is it?
+|response2='''Annette:''' No way! I still have such a long way to go. Still, I guess I'm doing something wrong if I'm working so hard I can't even work hard anymore.
+}}
-Ingrid:
+'''Annette:''' OK, it's decided. From now on, I'll try my best not to try my best!
-Choice 1 Response: Yes. He's...a good person. Even when managing our territory used up most of our family's resources, he still went out of his way to ensure my comfort.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You have my support.
+|choice2=That's confusing.
+|response1='''Annette:''' Yay! With you on my side, I'm sure to succeed!
+|response2='''Annette:''' I'm sorry! All I meant is that I'll try... I mean, I'll slow down a bit.
+}}
-Choice 2 Response: I think he'd be happy to hear you say that.
+'''Annette:''' From now on, if you see me going overboard, just let me know. I'm a new woman, after all!
-Byleth: What was it you threw out, anyway?
+===A Support===
+'''Annette:''' ... Oh. Hi, Professor.
-Ingrid: Oh...just a scrap piece of paper. It was already written on, so no good for note-taking. And obviously I can't use it to clean my lance. So I tossed it. No need to hang on to inconsequential things, you know! Professor, did you come to check on me for any particular reason?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You look down.
+|choice2=Did something happen?
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Annette:''' Do you remember what we talked about before? About doing my best to not do my best? Well, I've been pretty busy recently, and despite my best efforts, I've been trying way to hard... I was busy all day yesterday with training and work. I just couldn't help myself! That's why I decided to take a day off today. It's just... Now that I have a day off, I don't know what to do with myself! Please, you have to help me! What should I do?
-Choice 1: No particular reason, no.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Nothing.
+|choice2=Have a nap.
+|response1='''Annette:''' I can't relax if I'm doing nothing! I need something to keep me occupied or I'll go nuts!
+|response2='''Annette:''' I tried that! I couldn't calm down enough to fall asleep.
+}}
-Choice 2: I just wanted to talk with you.
+'''Annette:''' I'm sorry, but I don't think I'm cut out for not doing my best... Oh! You're a professor! You must know some secret technique for deep relaxation, right? If you do, please teach me! I'm begging you! I'm at my wit's end!
-Ingrid: Ah. Well if there's nothing important, I'll be on my way, then. I still have some cleaning to take care of, after all. Talk to you later, Professor.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Have a cup of tea.
+|choice2=Have some sweets.
+}}
+'''Annette:''' Got it! I'll try that right now!
-===B Support===
+'''Annette:''' Mmm! This candy is so sweet and delicious! And it goes so well with piping hot tea! Ooh, and speaking of the tea, your brewing skills are incredible! I'd love to be able to make such nice tea, but... Oh, Professor! Will you teach me how to brew tea like this? I'll do my best to learn, and then I'll make delicious tea for you as thanks!
-Ingrid: Ugh, will Father never learn?! All of these useless letters are only creating more rubbish in the world! Professor? Ah, I didn't see you standing there. My apologies.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Is this doing your best...
+}}
+'''Annette:''' Oh... Um, sorry. Back to my old tricks, it seems... Oh! Why is it so difficult to not do my best?! I try and try not to try, but it just doesn't work!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Just be yourself.
+}}
+'''Annette:''' Professor... You're right! Doing nothing is just not my style! To be myself, I've got to do my best every day!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's the spirit!
+}}
-Byleth: Was that a letter you were disposing of?
+'''Annette:''' OK! Then you really must teach me how to make such delicious tea! You will, won't you? Please! Oh, and also... Well, thank you. You've listened to me and helped me face my troubles. Now I feel like I can talk to you about anything. Honestly, I wish we could go on drinking tea like this forever...
-Ingrid: Oh, ah... That paper? Well, I...yes. Yes, it was. It was a letter...from my father.
+===S Support===
+''Location: Goddess Tower''
-Byleth:
+'''Annette:''' There you are! Everybody's been looking for you. It must be hard being so popular. I bet it's a whole lot of work too... If I'm being honest, I'm a little bit envious.
-Choice 1: Are you sure you want to throw it away?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It's hard work.
+|choice2=I like to keep busy.
+|response1='''Annette:''' Oh, but don't you enjoy keeping busy?
+|response2='''Annette:''' So do I! Like I said, I'm envious
+}}
-Choice 2: Isn't that important to you?
+'''Annette:''' After each battle, there's always more to do, so every day is exciting in its own way. Though it's true I haven't been able to relax for a while...no matter where I go or what I do. OK, so I finally realized why it is I feel this way. It's because...I need you.
-Ingrid: I understand where you're coming from here, but I have no need of such things. It isn't like anything of importance was written on it. Curious? I suppose there's no harm in allowing you to read it. Go on, then.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What do you mean?
+}}
-Count Galatea: My dearest daughter, Ingrid, are you well? I trust that you are behaving yourself and refraining from causing trouble for others. Things on the home front are in order. The marriage proposal for you and the viscount's son should be prepared soon. Although I am quite certain there are many superior candidates at Garreg Mach Monastery. As you know, the very survival of our family is dependent upon whom you marry. You are the only one left in the family who can make things right. We are all counting on you. Do not lose sight of what truly matters.
+'''Annette:''' When I'm with you, I feel like I can be myself. It's not a matter of doing my best or not doing my best... What really affects my happiness is whether I'm with you or not. Hehe! Um, actually, I've practiced what I'm going to say to you countless times... But of course, now that it's time to say it, I'm feeling shy. Terribly shy...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I feel the same way.
+}}
+'''Annette:''' You... You what?!
+(Byleth presents his mother's ring)
+Annette: Oh goodness! You really mean it!
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I love you, Annette. Marry Me.
+}}
-Choice 1: This is...
+'''Annette:''' Oh! I...
-Choice 2: A letter about marriage prospects?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Yes?
+}}
-Ingrid: Yes. Perhaps you found it somewhat entertaining. I've told you that we've never been very well off, financially. My noble family - House Galatea - branched off from House Daphnel in the Alliance. Shortly after, we were lucky enough to receive the support of the royal family, allowing us to attain nobility...to some extent. But the territory we watch over is poor, its harvests meager. And our noble blood, too, has grown thin. Neither my father nor my brothers bear a Crest. I, however, do bear a Crest. Because of this, my father sees me as our family's one hope for the future. A Crest is highly prized among nobles. Were I to marry into a greater noble family, that financial support could soothe our woes...
+'''Annette:''' I'm sorry! Why am I crying when I'm so happy? I've been so worried about this! I was thinking of what I'd do if...if...if you said no! But then...you asked me! I didn't even have to ask you! I'm just so relieved!
-Byleth:
+(S Support Artwork)
-Choice 1: I can't believe he would use you like that...
+'''Annette: I love you! So very, very much! We'll be together forever! And ever! I promise to make you happier than anyone's ever been, my darling!'''
-Choice 2: What an awful way for him to treat you...
+==Ingrid==
+{{SupportDataNS01
+|character1=Byleth (M)
+|character1portrait=byleth m
+|character1article=Byleth
+|character2=Ingrid
+|c=?
+|c avail=Available in Part I
+|b=?
+|a=?
+|s=t
+}}
-Ingrid: Thank you, Professor. Your sentiment alone is a great comfort to me. Despite my own feelings, I understand his approach to all this. It isn't that he doesn't care for me. I understand it very, very well. Which is why I...I apologize, Professor. I must be going.
+===C Support===
+'''Ingrid:''' That's the third time this month. Well, that's that. Father never relents. Oh, Professor! Hello! Did you need something?
-===A Support===
+{{Dialogue Options
-Ingrid: Apologies for bothering you so late. I just...really wanted to speak with you.
+|choice1=Were you just hiding something?
+|choice2=What were you doing just now?
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Ingrid:''' Well, um, that is... I was just tossing out something I have no need of. It's important to keep our spaces clean, after all! You'd do well to remember that too, Professor! A clean space makes for a clean mind...or some such. Getting rid of things you have no need for is the first step to managing one's belongings in an economical way.
-Choice 1: I'm happy to listen.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Could you help tidy my room sometime?
+|choice2=Are you the thrifty type?
+|response1='''Ingrid:''' While I'd love to help, I don't want people getting the wrong idea with me being alone in your room.
+|response2='''Ingrid:''' Does that surprise you? Perhaps it seems ill befitting someone of noble birth to care about such things.
+}}
-Choice 2: If you must.
+'''Ingrid:''' Despite my family's nobility, we've never been particularly wealthy. So my father raised me to be conservative with my resources, paring down when necessary. He also encouraged me to keep my living spaces immaculate, so the two go hand in hand, I suppose.
-Ingrid: Thank you. You see, I've been feeling conflicted. About my future. It may seem petty to worry about such things in the middle of a war like this...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=He sounds like a good father.
+|choice2=He sets a fine example I'd be happy to follow.
+|response1='''Ingrid:''' Yes. He's...a good person. Even when managing our territory used up most of our family's resources, he still went out of his way to ensure my comfort.
+|response2='''Ingrid:''' I think he'd be happy to hear you say that.
+}}
+<p>
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What was it you threw out, anyway?
+}}
-Byleth:
+'''Ingrid:''' Oh...just a scrap of paper. It was already written on, so no good for note-taking. And obviously I can't use it to clean my lance. So I tossed it. No need to hang on to inconsequential things, you know! Professor, did you come to check on me for any particular reason? I hope Sylvain and Felix aren't getting into trouble as they tend to do.
-Choice 1: I don't think it's petty.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=No particular reason, no.
+|choice2=I just wanted to talk with you.
+}}
-Choice 2: Let's hear it anyway.
+'''Ingrid:''' Ah. Well, if there's nothing important, I'll be on my way, then. I still have some cleaning to take care of, after all. Talk to you later, Professor.
-Ingrid: This isn't something I open up about with many people. Feeling such a sense of inner turmoil while a war rages on and others are fighting with all they have, well... It feels a little selfish. The truth is, I've wanted to be a knight ever since I was a small child. Not just any knight, like one you might find serving within the castle guard, but a true knight - one serving a master. However, my father has always had different plans for me. He wants me to marry, for the benefit of the Galatea family.
+===B Support===
+;During Part I or Azure Moon
+'''Ingrid:''' Ugh, will Father never learn?! All of these useless letters are only creating more rubbish in the world!
-Byleth: You don't have to do what you don't want to.
+;During Part II excluding Azure Moon
+'''Ingrid:''' It's strange to think I won't be receiving any more letters like this...
-Ingrid: Defying my father feels...wrong. I've seen how he's struggled over the years. His burden has always been far greater than any I've had to bear myself. While he fed me extravagant meals, he subsisted on meager portions and watered-down soups... He never once complained - even though he must have been starving. Knowing his sacrifices, I've never been able to tell him of my dream of becoming a knight. Although ultimately, I find myself betraying his wishes. Now that I have parted ways with my father, there is nothing to stop me from pursuing my dream. But even if I do become a knight, I feel an unease deep within me. I fear I will never escape this guilt I carry. That I have shunned my duty as a noble.
+'''Ingrid:''' Professor? Ah, I didn't see you standing there. My apologies.
-Byleth:
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Was that a letter you were disposing of?
+}}
-Choice 1: Sometimes there's no avoiding such complications.
+'''Ingrid:''' Oh, ah... That paper? Well, I...yes. Yes, it was. It was a letter...from my father.
-Choice 2: Could you not find a way to do both?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Are you sure you want to throw it away?
+|choice2=Isn't that important to you?
+}}
-Choice 3: It's no use worrying about things that are in the past.
+'''Ingrid:''' I understand where you're coming from here, but I have no need of such things. It isn't like anything of importance was written on it. Curious? I suppose there's no harm in allowing you to read it. Go on, then.
-Ingrid:
+;Count Galatea
+:My dearest daughter, Ingrid, Are you well? I trust that you are behaving yourself and refraining from causing trouble for others. Things on the home front are in order. The marriage proposal for you and the viscount's son should be prepared soon. Although I am quite certain there are many superior candidates at Garreg Mach Monastery. As you know, the very survival of our family is dependent upon whom you marry. You are the only one left in the family who can make things right. We are all counting on you. Do not lose sight of what truly matters.
-Choice 1 response: Yes. I know. All I can do is accept this inner turmoil.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=This is...
+|choice2=A letter about marriage prospects?
+}}
-Choice 2 response: To follow both my dream and duty? I...I had never considered that as an option. Perhaps there is a way.
+;During Part II excluding Azure Moon
+'''Ingrid:''' Yes. This was the last letter I received before leaving the academy.
-Choice 3 response: Of course not. We cannot change what has already come to pass.
+;During Part I or Azure Moon
+'''Ingrid:''' Yes. Perhaps you found it somewhat entertaining. I've told you that we've never been very well off, financially. My noble family—House Galatea—branched off from House Daphnel in the Alliance. Shortly after, we were lucky enough to receive the support of the royal family, allowing us to attain nobility...to some extent. But the territory we watch over is poor, its harvests meager. And our noble blood, too, has grown thin. Neither my father nor my brothers bear a Crest. I, however, do bear a Crest. Because of this, my father sees me as our family's one hope for the future. A Crest is highly prized among nobles. Were I to marry into a greater noble family, that financial support could soothe our woes...
-Ingrid: Even with the academy days long behind us, you're still a professor, through and through. Always listening to to hers' troubles and offering up your wisdom. I really am grateful for all that you do for us, Professor. I hope you'll always be here as a guide to everyone. I know I myself would appreciate that deeply...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I can't believe he would use you like that...
+|choice2=What an awful way for him to treat you...
+}}
-===S Support===
+'''Ingrid:''' Thank you, Professor. Your sentiment alone is a great comfort to me.
-Ingrid: Is something the matter? You seem lost in thought.
-Byleth:
+;During Part II excluding Azure Moon
+'''Ingrid:''' Despite my own feelings, I understand why he said these things. It isn't that he doesn't care for me.
-Choice 1: Just taking a little break.
+;During Part I or Azure Moon
+'''Ingrid:''' Despite my own feelings, I understand his approach to all this. It isn't that he doesn't care for me.
-Choice 2: I was waiting for you.
+'''Ingrid:''' I understand it very, very well. Which is why I... I apologize, Professor. I must be going.
-Ingrid:
+===A Support===
+'''Ingrid:''' Apologies for bothering you so late. I just...really wanted to speak with you.
-Choice 1 response: I know you've been very busy lately. It's wise to take breaks and rest. Especially with all that is going on in the world...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'm happy to listen.
+|choice2=If you must.
+}}
-Choice 2 response:
+'''Ingrid:''' Thank you. You see, I've been feeling conflicted. About my future. It may seem petty to worry about such things in the middle of a war like this...
-Ingrid: Oh? I didn't know... Though that is bit of a coincidence.I came in hopes of finding you. I had a feeling you
-might be here.
-Ingrid: Actually, I...um... I wanted to speak with you about something. I-I promised myself I would wait until the war was over...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I don't think it's petty.
+|choice2=Let's hear it anyway.
+}}
-Byleth: What is it?
+'''Ingrid:''' This isn't something I open up about with many people. Feeling such a sense of inner turmoil while a war rages on and others are fighting with all they have, well... It feels a little selfish. The truth is, I've wanted to be a knight ever since I was a small child. Not just any knight, like one you might find serving within the castle guard, but a true knight—one serving a master. However, my father has always had different plans for me. He wants me to marry, for the benefit of the Galatea family.
-Ingrid: Well. Professor, I have feelings for you. Of course, I respect you as a person, and I'll understand if you can't love me back, but...still, I had to tell you. Though my focus has ever been on my duty and training, I cannot deny the feelings that have arisen. My dream is to obtain knighthood, but now I have a new dream to hold tight to... That is to be with you, always.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You don't have to do what you don't want to.
+}}
-Byleth: ...
+'''Ingrid:''' Defying my father feels...wrong. I've seen how he's struggled over the years. His burden has always been far greater than any I've had to bear myself. While he fed me extravagant meals, he subsisted on meager portions and watered-down soups... He never once complained—even though he must have been starving. Knowing his sacrifices, I've never been able to tell him of my dream of becoming a knight.
-Ingrid: Um... I...
+;In any part but Azure Moon
+'''Ingrid:''' Although ultimately, I find myself betraying his wishes. Now that I have parted ways with my father, there is nothing to stop me from pursuing my dream.
-Byleth:
+;In Azure Moon
+'''Ingrid:''' Now that this war has begun, my father has allowed me to fight for my homeland.
-Choice 1: I have something for you.
+'''Ingrid:''' But even if I do become a knight, I feel an unease deep within me. I fear I will never escape this guilt I carry. That I have shunned my duty as a noble.
-Choice 2: There's something I want as well.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Sometimes there's no avoiding such complications.
+|choice2=Could you not find a way to do both?
+|choice3={{hover|It's no use worrying about things that are in the past.|Not available in Azure Moon}}
+|response1='''Ingrid:''' Yes. I know. All I can do is accept this inner turmoil.
+|response2='''Ingrid:''' To follow both my dream and my duty? I...I had never considered that as an option. Perhaps there is a way.
+|response3='''Ingrid:''' Of course not. We cannot change what has already come to pass.
+}}
+'''Ingrid:''' Even with the academy days long behind us, you're still a professor, through and through. Always listening to others' troubles and offering up your wisdom. I really am grateful for all that you do for us, Professor. I hope you'll always be here as a guide to everyone. I know I myself would appreciate that deeply...
-(Presents Jeralt's ring)
+===S Support===
+'''Ingrid:''' Is something the matter? You seem lost in thought.
-Ingrid: Oh! Is this... I must say I'm a little...inelegant with such matters. Battle is all I know. Are you quite certain? You truly desire to share you life with me... I am so happy! I...I worried that my feelings would go unrequited. Now that all of that is out in the open, I feel as light as a feather! My love... I... I swear to stay by your side, always. I swear on the goddess above...and on you, here at my side. You and I, together, entering this new age. No matter what the future brings, I will stand by you, as your sword, your shield, and your dearest companion.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Just taking a little break.
+|choice2=I was waiting for you.
+|response1='''Ingrid:''' I know you've been very busy lately. It's wise to take breaks and rest. Especially with all that is going on in the world...
+|response2='''Ingrid:''' Oh? I didn't know... Though that is a bit of a coincidence. I came here in hopes of finding you. I had a feeling you might be here.
+}}
-(S Support CG Artwork)
+'''Ingrid:''' Actually, I...um... I wanted to speak with you about something. I-I promised myself I would wait until the war was over...
-Ingrid: There is nothing that brings me more joy. It truly is all I need in this world. I love you...so very much. Ah, I'm sorry! I'm overcome. This may take some getting used to.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What is it?
+}}
+'''Ingrid:''' Well. Professor, I have feelings for you. Of course, I respect you as a person, and I'll understand if you can't love me back, but...still, I had to tell you. Though my focus has ever been on my duty and training, I cannot deny the feelings that have arisen. My dream is to obtain knighthood, but now I have a new dream to hold tight to... That is to be with you, always.<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...<br>
+'''Ingrid:''' Um... I...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I have something for you.
+|choice2=There's something i want as well.
+}}
+(Byleth presents Jeralt's ring)
+'''Ingrid:''' Oh! Is this... I must say I'm a little...inelegant with such matters. Battle is all I know. Are you quite certain?<br>
+(Byleth nods)<br>
+'''Ingrid:''' You truly desire to share you life with me... I am so happy! I...I worried that my feelings would go unrequited. Now that all of that is out in the open, I feel as light as a feather! My love... I... I swear to stay by your side, always. I swear on the goddess above...and on you, here at my side. You and I, together, entering this new age. No matter what the future brings, I will stand by you, as your sword, your shield, and your dearest companion.
+'''Ingrid: There is nothing that brings me more joy. It truly is all I need in this world. I love you...so very much. Ah, I'm sorry! I'm overcome. This may take some getting used to.'''
 ==Lorenz==
@@ Line 1,443: / Line 2,771: @@
 ===C Support===
-'''Lorenz:''' Professor. I understand that you were looking to speak with me.<br>
+'''Lorenz:''' Professor. I understand that you were looking to speak with me. Perhaps you would like some insight on how to write your next lecture? While I do have a great many ideas, it would be inappropriate to— Oh? Am I mistaken? If that's the case, then what can I do for you?
-'''Lorenz:''' Perhaps you would like some insight on how to write your next lecture?<br>
-'''Lorenz:''' While I do have a great many ideas, it would be inappropriate to- Oh? Am I mistaken? If that's the case, then what can I do for you?<br>
+{{Dialogue Options
-'''Byleth:''' It's about the female students.<br>
+|choice1=It's about the female students.
-'''Lorenz:''' The ladies have complained? To you? About me? Preposterous. There must be some mistake.<br>
+}}
-'''Lorenz:''' I am the heir to the noble House Gloucester. it is bred in me to treat all people with respect.<br>
-'''Lorenz:''' Rest assured, you will not find anyone more upstanding than yours truly.<br>
+'''Lorenz:''' The ladies have complained? To you? About me? Preposterous. There must be some mistake. I am the heir of the noble House Gloucester. It is bred in me to treat all people with respect. Rest assured, you will not find anyone more upstanding than yours truly. Perhaps the issue is that the splendor of my noble presence is driving the ladies to distraction! If that is the crime, I do confess. I hope I've not troubled the ladies' hearts unduly.
-'''Lorenz:''' Perhaps the issue is that the splendor of my noble presence is driving the ladies to distraction!<br>
-'''Lorenz:''' If that is the crime, I do confess. I hope I've not troubled the ladies' hearts unduly.<br>
+{{Dialogue Options
-'''Byleth:''' It is your advances they seem to find troubling.<br>
+|choice1=It is your advances they seem to find troubling.
-'''Lorenz:''' Outrageous! That's absurd! Who would dare to allege such slander?!<br>
+}}
-'''Byleth:''' A number of female students, actually.<br>
-'''Lorenz:''' Of all the...<br>
+'''Lorenz:''' Outrageous! That's absurd! Who would dare to allege such slander?!
-'''Lorenz:''' Well, I suppose I have offered several of them the honor of dining with me.<br>
-'''Lorenz:''' It is impossible to tell if even the most well-bred young lady is a suitable companion for me merely by the sight of her.<br>
+{{Dialogue Options
-'''Lorenz:''' So in order for us to get to know each other properly, it is appropriate that we dine together.<br>
+|choice1=A number of female students, actually.
-'''Lorenz:''' Thus far they have all declined, oddly enough. For some reason they seem to be exercising some form of restraint when speaking with me.<br>
+}}
-'''Lorenz:''' I would never insist, of course.<br>
-'''Lorenz:''' But I will admit I have, on occasion, after a day's pause, issued repeat invitations-in the fashion and style of a gentleman.<br>
+'''Lorenz:''' Of all the... Well, I suppose I have offered several of them the honor of dining with me. It is impossible to tell if even the most well-bred young lady is a suitable companion for me merely by the sight of her. So in order for us to get to know each other properly, it is appropriate that we dine together. Thus far they have all declined, oddly enough. For some reason they seem to be exercising some form of restraint when speaking with me. I would never insist, of course. But I will admit I have, on occasion, after a day's pause, issued repeat invitations—in the fashion and style of a gentleman.
-'''Byleth:''' That is the problem.<br>
-'''Lorenz:''' What?! Ridiculous! Dinner invitations from me, a problem? The very idea!<br>
+{{Dialogue Options
-'''Lorenz:''' I am a perfect gentleman. The son of a noble line! I've a wit like a rapier! And it takes but a glance to see that I'm gorgeous!<br>
+|choice1=That is the problem.
-'''Lorenz:''' No, I cannot believe such a thing. Are you sure this isn't the result of some sort of scheme?<br>
+}}
-'''Lorenz:''' It cannot be otherwise. Someone has clearly devised a conspiracy against me.<br>
-'''Lorenz:''' Someone who envies my position, who seeks to soil my sterling reputation with foul rumors. How crude.<br>
+'''Lorenz:''' What?! Ridiculous! Dinner invitations from me, a problem? The very idea! I am a perfect gentleman. The son of a noble line! I've a wit like a rapier! And it takes but a glance to see that I'm gorgeous! No, I cannot believe such a thing. Are you sure this isn't the result of some sort of scheme? It cannot be otherwise. Someone has clearly devised a conspiracy against me. Someone who envies my position, who seeks to soil my sterling reputation with foul rumors. How crude. Please, Professor. It is beneath you to fall victim to such petty and obscene tactics. I implore you to take greater care in the future. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a great deal of work to do. Farewell.<br>
-'''Lorenz:''' Please, Professor. it is beneath you to fall victim to such petty and obscene tactics. I implore you to take greater care in the future.<br>
-'''Lorenz:''' Now, if you will excuse me, I have a great deal of work to do. Farewell.<br>
 '''Byleth:''' ...
 ===B Support===
+'''Lorenz:''' Professor. Have you been looking for me again? I am very busy, you know. I must insist that disruptions for lighthearted chats of this kind be kept to a minimum.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I've been getting more complaints.
+}}
+'''Lorenz:''' What did I tell you about falling victim to such salacious and slanderous rumors? As I've told you, there is obviously a conspiracy against me. There is no manner in which I could possibly be considered bothersome.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=The girls actually do seem bothered.
+}}
+'''Lorenz:''' Professor, I assure you. You have been deceived. My adversary has poisoned the hearts of these ladies against me. The plot goes deeper than I thought...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=There is no conspiracy. This is real.
+|choice2=You need to control yourself.
+|choice3=This could become a serious issue.
+|response1='''Lorenz:''' But— Ah, if you truly do insist...
+|response2='''Lorenz:''' But— Ah, if you truly do insist...
+|response3='''Lorenz:''' All right, let's not get carried away...
+}}
+'''Lorenz:''' Please understand, Professor. I am not some scoundrel out for conquest. I am attempting to fulfill my duty as heir of House Gloucester. It is my responsibility to continue our noble line by finding a suitable lady to be my wife. It is a rigorous process. My family has the very highest standards for appearance, grace, temperament, and pedigree.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=So, commoners are excluded?
+}}
+'''Lorenz:''' Typically yes, even if others are sometimes critical of that notion. For the nobility, marriage is not merely a union of individuals. It is also a union of families. It would not benefit House Gloucester to be tied to a family of powerless commoners, would it? To achieve supremacy, it is necessary for my line to be tied to that of an influential family.
+;In the Golden Deer/Verdant Wind route
+'''Lorenz:''' That is the best path to peace and prosperity for all. So, as you can see, the future of the Alliance rests on my shoulders.
+;In other routes
+'''Lorenz:''' That is the best path to peace and prosperity for all of Fódlan. So, as you can see, the fate of the whole world rests upon my shoulders.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's a remarkable responsibility.
+|choice2=That's quite an obligation.
+|response1='''Lorenz:''' It is nothing out of the ordinary. Those of us with noble blood are born to this duty, you know.
+|response2='''Lorenz:''' If it is a burden, it is one I am all too familiar with. We nobles are born to this duty.
+}}
+'''Lorenz:''' That being said, to avoid misunderstandings, I shall restrain myself until things calm down. I would rather not cause trouble for you, after all.
 ===A Support===
+'''Lorenz:''' Well met, Professor. I trust that you've not had any complaints about me lately?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Thankfully, no.
+|choice2=I haven't. Should I be worried?
+|response1='''Lorenz:''' Good. For any trouble I may have caused, please accept my most humble apology.
+|response2='''Lorenz:''' Do you find it concerning that I've ceased making advances toward the ladies?
+}}
+'''Lorenz:''' I've decided that it would be inappropriate for me to continue my search for a spouse while we are at war. I expect that means you will not be receiving any more complaints. I hope that puts you more at ease. Actually, the introspection I've gained setting aside my search has motivated me to amend my conduct.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Embarrassed about your past behavior?
+|choice2=Finally admitting your conduct was a problem?
+}}
+'''Lorenz:''' Not the phrasing I'd choose, but you're not wrong. Selfishly pursuing my own desires caused me to behave inconsiderately. For instance, it was arrogant and rude to invite ladies to dine with me purely to evaluate them. Our experiences in battle have also given me cause to doubt certain preconceptions I once held. Previously, I had considered it a requirement for my future spouse to come from a noble line. I once thought that commoners lacked the power to influence the wider world, as history might suggest. To find a commoner who made a real impact, one has to look all the way back to Nemesis. That was my belief, at any rate. But I realized that I have actually had an influential commoner right in front of me all along.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Who?
+}}
+'''Lorenz:''' Don't you see? I'm referring to you. You may wield the power of a Crest, but you are so much more than just that. You have managed to charm everyone around you. To compel them to trust and follow you. Though you may not realize it, that is no mean feat. It is altering the course of history in Fódlan! Your example puts my prior beliefs to shame.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=There's nothing to be ashamed of.
+|choice2=Your beliefs weren't completely wrong.
+}}
+'''Lorenz:''' I appreciate the kind words. I have always sought to embody the ideal of nobility. That, at least, is a goal I continue to stand by. But now I know that bloodline alone is not sufficient to gauge a person's worth. I've learned much of this from you. You are humble and open-minded, despite your power and skill. That is why I, at least, find you so charismatic. Perhaps that is the wrong way to say it. What I mean is that you set an admirable example. I can only hope someday to be your equal. Of course, you had better keep an eye on me, because I can achieve anything I set out to do. For I am none other than the handsome and talented Lorenz Hellman Gloucester!
 ==Raphael==
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 ===C Support===
+'''Raphael:''' Hngh... Hngh... Hngh... Ungh... Hngh... Hngh... Phew... Oh. Professor! Are you here to train?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I came to train.
+|choice2=I came to check on you.
+|response1='''Raphael:''' I knew it! Gotta train daily.
+|response2='''Raphael:''' You should join me. Training is more important than worrying about me.
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' Legs, back, chest, arms, abs. Gotta work 'em all, right? I just finished training and I feel great. Check me out! Are my muscles bulging?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I guess so?
+|choice2=I'm not sure about that.
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' Another day of training and my muscles are ready to burst! Bulging muscles mean strength. I have to be strong if I want to be a proper knight. And I have to eat if I wanna keep training. Time to feast!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Isn't studying also important for a knight?
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' Ah, way to hit me where it hurts, Professor. I know I'll be in big trouble if I don't train my brain too. Anyone who can't get tactics, can't be a proper knight. It's just... I'm no good at remembering that kind of stuff. And training my brain instead of my body makes me sleepy. What if I start training twice as hard? Then I should only have to study half as much, right?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You'll never be a proper knight if you don't study.
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' You really think so? I can't let that happen! I guess I have no choice. I'll prove I can do it! Wish me luck, Professor! For my training and for my studies!
 ===B Support===
+'''Raphael:''' Great timing, Professor! I was just going to come find you.<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...<br>
+'''Raphael:''' Are you busy? I have a question about formations. I don't understand them at all. Are the speed of battle and the terrain connected somehow? There's too much to memorize!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You don't have to remember everything.
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' I don't? Then what do I have to know? I think I understand the basics. To start, you just...
+'''Raphael:''' Ah! OK. I think I've got it! Thanks for the help, Professor! Brains and brawn, you've really got it all. With your help, I should have no trouble becoming a proper knight!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Why do you want to be a knight?
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' Huh? Didn't I tell you? My parents were merchants of the Alliance. They died in an accident. That's why it's up to me to look after my little sis. I'm not great with bookkeeping, so I don't think I'd make a good merchant. I talked to Grandpa and he suggested I become a knight. So I sold all our valuables and used the money to pay my way into the academy. My sis won't survive if I get kicked out, so I can't give up now!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Had you no other options?
+|choice2=Did you consider being a mercenary?
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' I might have tried being a mercenary if I didn't have my little sis to look after. I probably shouldn't say this, but being a mercenary does sound like an easier life. Mercenaries have no responsibilities, and no one else to worry about. But someone's gotta take care of my little sis, so that's out of the question. Serving as a knight in a noble house is more secure, and you don't have to worry about dying...unless there's a war. My sis has been through so much. I don't want her to have to worry about me. Hey. Do you have any siblings, Professor?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=No.
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' Then you probably think I'm missing out on my freedom, having to support her, huh? But working hard for my sister isn't too bad. Call it a burden, call it a challenge. If it makes my sister happy, I'm happy too! You should ask your father to have some more kids!
+;Prior to the Chapter 9 mission
+'''Raphael:''' You've got my sympathy. Really. Not having any siblings, I mean.
+'''Raphael:''' Anyway, that's why I've got to become a proper knight!
 ===A Support===
+'''Raphael:''' Hey, Professor! I think you've been working too much lately. The battle's gonna keep going with or without you, but you're the one doing the most out there! It's real impressive how you can focus on giving orders and fighting! I don't think I could do both in the same battle. I see you running all over the place, even after the battle's over. I just don't want you to wear yourself out.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'll be OK.
+|choice2=Maybe I am tired.
+|response1='''Raphael:''' Oh yeah? As soon as you say you're fine, that's when it hits you.
+|response2='''Raphael:''' You gotta take a break when you can. Even when you're feeling fine, it can suddenly hit you!
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' No offense, Professor, but don't you think some folks might be taking advantage of you?
+;In Verdant Wind
+'''Raphael:''' Claude keeps asking you to do things, but you never say no.
+'''Raphael:''' Like when you gave that speech to the troops. That didn't seem like something you wanted to do. I know you gotta follow orders on the battlefield, but you shouldn't have to do things off the battlefield if you don't wanna.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You've done things you didn't want to do.
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' What do you mean? Like studying? Sure, it's not my favorite thing in the world, but that was to keep my little sis fed. I had good reason for it.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It's the same for me.
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' The same, huh? I think I get what you mean. You do things you don't wanna do for the sake of everyone else. That's real noble of you, Professor. I guess I can't get in your way if you're doing it for the right reasons. OK, then. I'm gonna keep trying to do my best, but now I'm gonna do it for you. My little sis is important to me, but you're real important too. I always work hard for the people who matter to me. And having more of them in my life just means I gotta work even harder! What do you think?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I think you're important to me too, Raphael.
+}}
+'''Raphael:''' Really?! I wasn't expecting you to say that! You're gonna make me blush! We gotta keep working hard together then. At least until this war's over. I'll work to make sure you don't collapse from exhaustion! You got nothing to worry about, Professor. I've been training nonstop. I got your back, no matter what!
 ==Ignatz==
@@ Line 1,507: / Line 3,005: @@
 ===C Support===
+'''Ignatz:''' Hm. Hmm...<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...<br>
+'''Ignatz:''' Uhh... Mmm...<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...<br>
+'''Ignatz:''' OK. I've decided on the composition.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Composition?
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' That's right, the composition for my next paint— Wait! Professor?! How long have you been standing there? You haven't been watching me, have you? Uh, no, I misspoke! Did I say painting? I meant to say, uh...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You paint?
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' Well, I've thought for a while that it might be nice to paint the scenery here. The contours of that tree, set against the stark shapes of the faraway peaks... Of course, I only paint after I've finished my chores. I'd never put my art before my responsibilities! My studies are paramount. I shall always uphold my duties as a student of the Officers Academy! Whereas art is...a hobby of mine, you might say. Everyone has hobbies, right? I'm sure you have one.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=No, none.
+|choice2=Nothing comes to mind.
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' Oh! Well, perhaps it's different for you, Professor. But it's perfectly normal for people to have hobbies. Reading, for instance. Or fishing, or taking midday naps. For me, it's making art. Hobbies are healthy! They're a good way of relieving stress. You might consider taking up a hobby, Professor. Anything to clear your mind. Think about it. It's much easier to focus if you're feeling refreshed. There isn't a rule against hobbies, is there? If you tell me to stop, I'll stop. I shall never again put brush to canvas!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=That's not what I'm saying.
+|choice2=Paint as much as you like.
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' Really? It's OK for me to paint? Well... I mean, if you're sure. But really, it's nothing more than a little diversion. A frivolous pastime. Um, I think I ought to go back to my quarters now, if it's all the same to you.
 ===B Support===
+'''Ignatz:''' All right, time to sneak off and do some painting... Professor! S-such lovely weather today, huh? I was, ah, just about to go for a walk.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Why are you bringing paper?
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' What, this? No, it's uh... Oh, I'm sorry, Professor. I'll admit it. I was going to do some painting. You remember the place where we talked before? I've been painting the scenery there. I'm still keeping up with my academics and training, of course! I just paint in my spare time as a change of pace.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'm not accusing you.
+|choice2=You don't have to hide it.
+|response1='''Ignatz:''' Oh. You're not? Ah, well, yes, I suppose you're not.
+|response2='''Ignatz:''' Oh. I don't? Ah, well, yes. Maybe you're right.
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' I may have gotten ahead of myself. I'm sorry for panicking there. Honestly...I'm just worried that my father will find out that I've been painting.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'm not going to tell him.
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' Of course. Why would you go out of your way to tell him that? Completely illogical of me. But it seems I've developed a bit of a complex about it. My father's not a fan of my artistic pastime, you see. We're a merchant family, and my older brother is set
+to inherit the business. As for me, my father decided I should be a knight. That's why I'm at the academy. Painting won't help me become a knight. It's a waste of time...
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Is that why you feel guilty about it?
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' Well, yes. I feel like I'm betraying my parents. I hear that business has been slow for them over the past few years. If I become a knight for an influential noble house, I could use my connections to help support them. My father was determined to send me here. He must have been, considering the enormous amount of money he spent. I don't think I'm well suited to being a knight. My parents sent me to the academy for their sake, not my own. When I think about how hard my family is working just to stay in business, how can I sit idly by? All of which is just to say that painting will have to remain my little hobby, nothing more. Not that I could make a career out of it, even if I wanted to. That's just a fantasy.
 ===A Support===
+'''Ignatz:''' How incredible. What a striking color. Ah, Professor! Look at this stone. Such a brilliant blue. You don't normally find stones like this around here. I ought to grind it down. I wonder if it would still be the same color.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Why would you grind it down?
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' To make pigment for my art! Good supplies don't come cheap. I prefer to make my own. Blue is especially expensive. How fortunate that I chanced upon this remarkable blueness! Oh, I'm sorry. There I go again, blathering on and on about painting.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Well, it's just a hobby, right?
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' Oh yes, but I know that I can get rather caught up in it and, ah, enthusiastic. You know, Professor, no matter how impassioned I become about my art, you never hold it against me. One could argue that I'm better off preparing for our next battle. I am becoming a knight.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Wouldn't you rather become an artist?
+|choice2=You should become an artist.
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' Oh, Professor. Please don't say things like that. I gave up on my artistic dreams long ago. To support my family, I will be a knight. That's that.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Will you regret that choice?
+|choice2=You'll regret that choice.
+|response1='''Ignatz:''' No. I know it's the right thing to do.
+|response2='''Ignatz:''' No, I won't. I'm doing the right thing.
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' I'll continue with my art as a hobby. I don't think I could ever give it up. When I see something beautiful, I can't suppress the urge to paint it. I don't have a choice. And if my art can bring happiness to even one person, that's good enough for me.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=As long as you're sure.
+}}
+'''Ignatz:''' ... Professor, I have a favor to ask. I'm painting a portrait right now. When it's finished, I'd like to give the piece to you. Would you take it? Perhaps it can bring you a little happiness. That will have made the effort well worth it.<br>
+(Byleth nods)<br>
+'''Ignatz:''' Oh, excellent! Is that a promise? Because I'm really going to put my heart in it. Ah, that is, I'm going to enjoy partaking in this casual hobby of mine!
 ==Lysithea==
@@ Line 1,527: / Line 3,122: @@
 ===C Support===
+'''Lysithea:''' Honestly, what do they all take me for? I'm fine. Perfectly and completely fine. It's hardly different from daytime. I'm not scared. Ahhhhh! Guh-guh-GHOST! Uh... Hang on... Professor? Is that you? Oh, well... Good evening! Hahaha!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Where are you headed?
+|choice2=What are you doing?
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' Oh, I left something in the dining hall, so I'm on my way to fetch it. But you don't need to come with me or anything like that. I'm fine on my own—really!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I wasn't planning on it...
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' You weren't? Oh. Apologies for making an assumption. The truth is, everyone I come across asks if I'd like some company. They all seem to think I'll be scared wandering alone at night. So rude and presumptuous, you know? I'm perfectly capable of being on my own!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Of course. Good evening, then.
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' Hey! Professor, wait! I...um, well... I thought it might be nice to walk and talk together, to the dining hall. Shall we? To be abundantly clear, this has nothing to do with my nonexistent fear of ghosts.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=I'd be happy to.
+|choice2=Actually, I'm a bit busy...
+|response1='''Lysithea:''' Oh, you must be bored! Fantastic, then!
+|response2='''Lysithea:''' Oh, are you on patrol? You should probably patrol on over to the dining hall, then!<br>(Byleth nods)<br>'''Lysithea:''' Wonderful! After all, there's lots of very important... food stored there.
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' Do you mind, um, filling the void with some chatter? Some find silence to be a bit unsettling, after all.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What would you have me say?
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' OK, I confess. I AM scared of ghosts! The monastery is unnerving to me at night. So can we talk about something, please? Anything! I've noticed for quite some time now—you treat all your students equally, don't you? You've never treated me differently simply because I'm younger than the others. And I've always appreciated that.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You're younger?
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' Isn't it rather obvious? I'm roughly two to three years younger than the rest of the class. Have you just not been paying close enough attention to those you teach? That's poor form for a professor... Oh! There, I've found what I was looking for! Well, I'd better be on my way now. Good night!
 ===B Support===
+'''Lysithea:''' Professor, thank you for helping me with my training.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Anytime.
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' I'd love to do this again, if possible. Your advice is always so useful. Everyone thinks you're a wonderful teacher. You account for people's weaknesses while capitalizing on their strengths. Initially I wasn't sure you paid too much attention to your students. Clearly, I was wrong. After all, were that the case, you wouldn't be capable of providing such useful feedback. I'll continue to learn and grow from your instruction, Professor. I just know it!
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You're quite determined.
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' You think I'm determined?
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Yes. You're always pushing yourself.
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' Professor, I... Thank you! You're the only one who's ever praised me like that. I mean, people are always telling me I've got a knack for magic. If you can call the power of my Crests a "knack," they aren't wrong, per se. Though bearing two Crests isn't a gift I ever asked for... Anyhow, I've made a point to work harder than most and not rely too heavily on the power they bestow. So I find it frustrating that the only praise I seem to receive is directly related to that power. If you've noticed how hard I work, then, well... It just... It makes me very happy.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Why do you work yourself so hard?
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' Well, you see... I... It is because I am the only child of House Ordelia. I must do all I can for my family name. I'm determined to someday be of real value to them, and that day must come soon. I can't waste any time. I don't have much of it left... Anyway, I should be going. Thank you again for your help!
 ===A Support===
+'''Lysithea:''' Thank you for helping me with my training again today, Professor. I'm gonna keep at it for a while longer, so you go on ahead.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=You should get some rest.
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' I can't. Not when I'm right on the cusp of using my power to greater potential. Surely you yourself are tired. Just...don't worry about me, OK?<br>
+(Lysithea collapses)<br>
+'''Byleth:''' ...
+'''Lysithea:''' I'm sorry, Professor. It was careless of me to continue, despite how fatigued I clearly was. I probably should have listened to you. Now I've made a mess of things. I can't help but feel the need to rush, in all things, constantly. You get that way when you realize... you haven't got much time.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=What do you mean?
+}}
+;In Verdant Wind
+'''Lysithea:''' I believe I've mentioned that House Ordelia was, at one time, being controlled by people from the Empire. During that time, strange people—mages, perhaps—came and performed rituals on all the youth within my family.
+;In any route but Verdant Wind
+'''Lysithea:''' Eighteen<!--Originally thirteen--> years ago, House Ordelia was involved in a civil conflict within the Empire. All we did was respond to a call for aid. We weren't involved politically. But once the rebellion was crushed, my family was held responsible for the aid we gave, and the Empire gained some sway over us as a result. At the time, the noble houses of the Alliance took a passive stance. No one lent aid to my family. As a result, some key officials within the family were killed, and people from the Empire were sent to replace them. Among those people were some mysterious mages. They were...unsettling, in a word. Skin pale as death. One after another, they captured and imprisoned the children of our household. They began performing terrible rituals on the children... Though it's probably more accurate to call them experiments.
+'''Lysitheaw:''' With the Empire monitoring our every move, my parents could do nothing but watch in horror as all of this unfolded. One after another, the children died, until the only one left...was me. You know, my hair wasn't always this color. During their experiments, they'd been doing things with my blood. One morning, I awoke like this—a shock of white hair, all trace of pigment, gone. Upon seeing me, the mages were delighted. They realized that their experiments had finally succeeded. Sure enough, they ran a test and saw that two Crests coexisted within me. Losing pigment from my hair wasn't the only loss. The mages informed me that my lifespan was now greatly shortened. Five more years at most. Perhaps less.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=How awful...
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' Shortly thereafter, the mages lost interest in me, and we never saw them in the Ordelia household again. Since all that, our family has been in decline—it's challenging now even to govern our territory. After all my mother and father have suffered, I at least want them to have peace as they grow older. That is all I wish for...but I haven't much time to ensure it comes to pass.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=It's too soon to give up.
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' It's not like what's been done to me can be undone.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=Let's try to find a way to undo it.
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' Professor... The only way I can conceive of would be to remove my Crests somehow. But I don't know if that's even remotely possible. Even if it were... I wouldn't be of much use to you and the others without my Crests.
+{{Dialogue Options
+|choice1=We will find a way.
+}}
+'''Lysithea:''' You sound resolved. I'll allow your resolve to bolster my own! Thank you, Professor.
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