In Those We Hope/Robin: Exalt's Right Hand


Robin	This will end it!

Robin	Phew... That looks to have been the last of them. I thought I might have difficulty with this battle, but this tome helped me fight with an advantage. This text covers magical powers as well as strategies from other worlds... My abilities are growing, but there’s more to learn. If I master this tome, I’ll be able to help Chrom even more!
Heheh... I wonder about that.		Robin
Robin	You?! I knew of Heroes summoned to Askr from other worlds, but... Are you...me? That ominous aura... You’ve fallen under Grima’s sway, haven’t you?
I am a body under Grima’s command. I am your future.		Robin
Robin	You don’t get to make that decision for me. I do not wish that future.
Whether you wish for it or not, your path is planned. Your efforts to change it mean nothing. You belong to Grima. What meaning is there in seeking power and devoting yourself to Chrom? Cease these pointless efforts. Surrender now.		Robin
Robin	I will never yield to the Fell Dragon!
You misunderstand your situation. Your will is weak, and your desires are meaningless.		Robin
Robin	Another version of me under the Fell Dragon’s sway?
You expend so much energy resisting the inevitable. That fell mark on your right hand is evidence that your future is already set.		Robin
Robin	...


Robin	You suggest it is my destiny to become the Fell Dragon?
Struggle if you like. It makes no difference in the end.		Robin
Robin	We are evidence of your future. Proof positive of your fall.
No... Th-that’s...		Robin
Robin	Be calm. Your future is yours to wish for, not theirs to define.
Oh? You come to spout meaningless chatter for us?		Robin
Robin	I have come to rebut your future of despair alongside her.
You are yet another version of me, aren’t you?		Robin
Robin	Indeed. There’s no future that cannot be changed for the better. I believe this, the same as you do.
It is beyond me to understand how you can be so stubborn as to reject the reality before you. Accept fate!		Robin
Robin	It is the shape of our hearts that determines where the future flows, not some prewritten fate.
Y-yes! Exactly right! We must create a strategy to ensure a future wherein we do not become the Fell Dragon!		Robin
Robin	You sound like a child begging for the impossible...
It is pointless to continue for now. We will leave this conversation for another day.		Robin

Robin	Hehe... I look forward to the moment when you two finally accept your fates.

They’re gone... Their words frighten me, but I will never abandon hope. They cannot break me!		Robin


Robin	I must thank you for your timely arrival. I’m afraid I might have given in if left alone with them.
No need to thank me. I understand well how you feel.		Robin
Robin	O-of course you do.
It seems as if you have forged a positive relationship with Chrom and the others in your world.		Robin
Robin	I have! I surmise your world is much like mine. Chrom could be said to be my other half.
Haha, that’s good to hear.		Robin
Robin	Can you tell my why evil beings like them have been summoned here?
I asked `【Summoner】` the same thing. I’m led to understand that the Heroes who are summoned to Askr are all necessary in some way.		Robin
Robin	They benefit Askr, even if we cannot come to terms with them ourselves?
Their existence may have meaning for us as well.		Robin
Robin	What do you mean by that?
It can be argued that we strengthen our resolve by facing these versions of our worst selves.		Robin
Robin	You think they make us stronger? That is a good way to think of it! I will approach it that way too. In addition to that new attitude, I now have this tome in hand. Supporting Chrom with this, I believe we can overcome any challenge that presents itself. Do you agree?
That tome possesses great power... But you should know there is a weapon at our disposal that is even more powerful.		Robin


Robin	The weapon of which I speak has no form or color. No size or weight. But it can be wielded by anyone, and it is more powerful than any other.
What?! Oh. Bonds... It’s bonds with one’s allies, isn’t it?		Robin
Robin	Exactly right. Our bonds are our most trustworthy weapons, and they are our primary tool to stave off despair. Hope can change fate. And hope is built on the strength of our bonds.
The day I met Chrom and the others, I had fallen on the road. I lacked both wealth and memory... But, Chrom and his comrades gave me the most important thing of all. Friendship.		Robin
Robin	My story is the same. I exist as I do today because of the bonds I formed with my allies since we met.
Yes, that’s why I am...heh...who I am today.		Robin
Robin	The power of bonds is immeasurable. I have felt the truth of that even more since arriving in Askr and meeting Heroes from so many worlds... If your bonds are strong with your allies, you can change your future. Of that, I have no doubt.
Yes! I believe so too. These evil Brands on our bodies... Even if we cannot erase them, we can refuse their fate. I am sure of it. And we can do it with the power of our bonds!		Robin

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