>>5661781You regale them with tales about the battle at Fodlan’s Locket, and how you slew the Almyran Warlord, Jaswant, in single combat. You tell them about rooting out members of the Pro-Imperial faction of the Alliance and preventing them from defecting to the Empire. And you even talk briefly about your recent experience in Ordelia. Though you are careful about the details you share, you tell them about the Agarthans, and your battles with them as well.
“So, that girl Monica, and Tomas too. They were what you call Agarthans?” Ingrid asks.
>“Yes. There’s little information about them, but we know they possess the ability to shapeshift, and I believe they’re the reason for the corruption behind the Empire. I’ve made it my goal to seek them out and destroy them wherever I can. The one I put to the sword in Ordelia was one of their leaders. With him dead, their presence in Leicester should have diminished greatly.”“Hmph, I always thought there was something strange about that whole ordeal with Monica and Tomas.” Felix says. “Details were scant on our end, since it was the Black Eagles who ultimately took care of them. But, I did think it was strange how quickly their existence was covered up following the incident at the abandoned chapel. Regardless, if they’re with the Empire, I’ll cut them down all the same.”
“That’s right.” Sylvain says. “So, you began fighting them to avenge Martha and Xavier? I remember those two well from when we fought against my brother. They were an energetic pair. Always at each other’s throats, yelling and poking fun. Though I believe deep down they did care for one another. And they seemed to value you greatly as their squad leader.”
>“What happened to them was horrible. To be subjected to torture and experimentation at the hands of those villains…to be turned into a Demonic Beast…I couldn’t support the Empire if they were one and the same. I won’t rest until Fodlan is safe from their clutches.”Ingrid nods. “All the more reason we must win tomorrow. Edelgard needs to be stopped, and we’re the only ones that can do it. This goes beyond simply a dispute between countries. This is a battle of good vs evil. And I believe the Goddess is on our side.”
Felix snorts. “I don’t know about all that, but you’re right. We can’t sit around and wait for a miracle to happen. Fodlan’s future is riding on the outcome at Gronder. Tomorrow, the enemy will be fighting out of their fear of Edelgard and Hubert. Meanwhile, our men will be fighting to seize their home back from the Empire. To avenge all the family and friends they’d lost at the hands of Adrestian aggression. They may seem quiet and solemn now, but that will soon change. Each one of them is as motivated as Dimitri is to see Edelgard’s head on a pike. The difference in reason alone may be enough to see us through this.”
