Castle Wildrose - Throne Room
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I trust Your Highness heard Henrick—ah, the leader of the Silver Owls. |
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Oho. So a human was responsible for that terrible racket a few moments ago.
I thought it was merely a very loud boar grunting. What an abhorrent sound. |
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The Silver Owls will launch an assault on the castle a half hour from now.
Fending off that many soldiers with the few we have left won't be feasible.
As galling as it is to suggest this, I believe a tactical retreat is in order.
Our stronghold, that magestone, even our pride... None of it means aught compared to the royal heir's safety. |
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Your Highness, what say you? |
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Heh heh heh... Hahahahaha!
Retreat, you say? Are you suggesting I could possibly lose?
If you were anyone else, Lilia, I'd have turned you to cinders with a single breath! |
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Princess! |
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The enemy wants the Majestic Ember—the magestone adorning my staff—as well as the egg.
For a mere human to challenge ME to a duel, they must think quite highly of themselves.
Weak. Feeble. Foolish. The humans must yearn for utter destruction.
Very well, then destruction they shall have—by my lightning! |
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Hold on!
That repugnant man wouldn't challenge you to a duel unless he was scheming something. This has to be a trap! |
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Hardly a concern. I shall simply crush any lowly ploys they try. |
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Augh, you self-centered princess! For once in your life, could you LISTEN to me?
You didn't when you snuck out as a kid and caused a huge uproar, or when you broke Her Majesty's staff while playing with it...
Or that time you ruined the engagement talks with a dragon who'd traveled here from halfway across the world!
Have I EVER been wrong when I tried to warn you not to do something?!
You caught no end of grief from Her Majesty and the old geezers in the senate. Every single time!
If you choose wrongly this time, the damage will be irreparable. I insist that you listen to me. |
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It's been a long time indeed since you've spoken to me that way.
Yet for all you begged me to heed you, you never once refused me aid. Heh heh heh. |
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This is no laughing matter! Don't you get it? You're not that rambunctious little princess anymore, and haven't been for some time.
Yes, you're powerful—more so than anyone in this land. But you are not invincible.
His father... Raverne is absent. What would become of your child if the unspeakable were to befall his mother? |
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Being his mother is the very reason I choose to venture forth. |
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Once I accept their duel, the humans' attention will be focused upon me.
You and yours are to take the egg and escape in the meantime. |
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How can you say that?! We're the royal guard! Fighting is OUR job! |
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The general is right, Your Highness! What good are we if we can't protect you?! |
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What good are you now, all battered and bruised? The very notion of you protecting me in your condition is laughable.
I bid you hindrances to remove yourselves.
I can't have you lurking about underfoot, or I might inadvertently incinerate you.
Have I made my point? Then take this, Lilia. |
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*Maleanor throws Malleus' egg* |
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Huh? Whoa! |
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Don't be so rough with it! What if it cracks?! |
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Lilia. Baur. Heed my command.
Escape Castle Wildrose and deliver my egg to Castle Blackscale. I will brook no argument.
Now go! |
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