Seeds of Fódlan/Dedue: Dimitri's Vassal


Ylgr	Straight down this hallway is the armory. It’s huge, so you can’t miss it. You should check it out at least once!
Good to know. I will be there often. Who is this?		Dedue
Helbindi	Oh look, it’s the brat. Hey, brat. What are you doing here?
Oh! Helbindi!		Ylgr
Helbindi	This is the new guy, I guess? Looks pretty serious.
Dedue Molinaro. You have a rather stern countenance as well.		Dedue
Helbindi	Guess so. Well, stay outta my way and we’ll be fine.
Off he goes. Helbindi might look scary, but he’s actually pretty nice.		Ylgr
Dedue	A good ally to have, then.
He’s from a country called Múspell originally, but now he helps out the Order of Heroes.		Ylgr
My home county, Nifl, was...attacked and destroyed by Múspell.		Ylgr
Dedue	...
I don’t hate them, though. There are lots of good people there. Like Helbindi. War is what’s to blame.		Ylgr
Dedue	...


Felix	There you are, you cur.
Felix. I see you were summoned here as well.		Dedue
Felix	Do you plan on being Dimitri’s lapdog in this world too? I just want to know if I should expect you to make me as sick in Askr as you did in Fódlan.
The world we are in is irrelevant. My goals are the same. I will continue to be the sword and shield of His Highness. Weapons do not have a will of their own.		Dedue
Felix	Still a rabid dog. You and the boar deserve each other.
Your long history with him entitles you to one more warning. Do not mock His Highness, in this world or any other.		Dedue
Helbindi	What’s going on with these two? So hostile...
And what will you do if I ignore your warning? Cut me down? Is that how the Duscur do things?		Felix
Dedue	Enough.
Hey! Stop! What are you doing?! There’s no fighting allowed here!		Ylgr
Dedue	Princess Ylgr.
There’s no fight here. Just a rabid animal being put in his place.		Felix
Ylgr	Why are you calling Dedue an animal? Oh, is he like those laguz?!
What? No. That’s not what I meant.		Felix
Ylgr	By the way, I really like your outfit. It looks so cute and comfy!
Hands off! Ugh... What am I even doing here?		Felix
Dedue	...
If you want to keep being a rabid dog after coming all the way here, that’s your problem. Bye.		Felix
Ylgr	And there he goes. He sure seemed angry about something...
...		Dedue
Helbindi	I don’t get it, but he seems like kind of a pain.


Dedue	Felix has his reasons for speaking that way to me.
Why? What happened?		Ylgr
Dedue	He and His Highness Dimitri are from Faerghus, where an incident called the Tragedy of Duscur occurred. In that event, Felix’s older brother died to protect His Highness. My people, the Duscur, have been blamed for the incident.
That would explain why it’s called the Tragedy of Duscur, then...		Ylgr
Dedue	Duscur has been accused of regicide. To this day, the Duscur people are shunned and despised. Our dignity was stolen. Our lands were destroyed. Most, including my family, were killed. His Highness risked his own life to rescue me. In the time since, only he has consistently seen me as a person.
That’s so awful... Even if someone did something bad, that doesn’t make an entire group of people responsible...		Ylgr
Dedue	...
Every world’s got a story like it.		Helbindi
Dedue	Helbindi.
Didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but I overheard the whole thing with you and that Felix guy.		Helbindi
Dedue	...
You don’t gotta feel inferior just for being from that Duscur place. There’s more to you than where you’re from. Anyway, this is Askr. None of that Faerghus stuff matters here.		Helbindi
Dedue	...
Here, all you have to worry about is being strong enough to fight. Thinking about the past isn’t going to get you anywhere, either. You’ve got to look forward! That’s how I see it, anyway.		Helbindi
Dedue	...


Dedue	Felix.
The dog returns. What do you want?		Felix
Dedue	I believe I understand what you were trying to say. There is no reason to allow our past in Faerghus to follow us to Askr. Is that what you meant?
...		Felix
Dedue	“After coming all the way here,” you said. I have been thinking on what that truly means.
Interpret me however you want. Either way, I didn’t say any of that for your sake. I’m just tired of seeing you prance around with a leash in your mouth.		Felix
Dedue	I am not a dog on a leash. I have chosen to serve His Highness. In any world, given any other option, I will always make that choice. I am his sword and shield.
Once a dog, always a dog. If you’re just a weapon without a will of its own, then I’m wasting my breath talking to you. If you want to serve him so badly, do it. Just make sure you don’t waste your life by dying too fast.		Felix
Dedue	I hope you live long as well. His Highness would be saddened to lose a gifted fighter.
Whatever.		Felix
Dedue	... His Highness pulled me from the abyss of the Tragedy of Duscur. He gave me the will to live. I will gladly give what remains of my life to him. That is why I am here. I will support His Highness in this world or any other. The future he envisions is one worth fighting for.

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