>>5465719“Are you really hoping that this Professor of yours has the ability to bail us out of this situation? Don’t tell me the ‘Master Tactician’ finally found himself stumped when it comes to reuniting the Alliance and has to rely on the help of an outsider.” The woman says.
“I think it’s as good a shot as any we’ve got Judith. We’ve got too many enemies on too many fronts. If we can manage to give ourselves even a little breathing room, we’ve got to try-”
Judith sighs loudly, interrupting the most powerful man in the room. “And here I’d thought that big brain of yours would have been able to come up with something all on your own. Instead, you’ve got me rushing to meet a bunch of desperate knights and turncoats in the middle of an active volcano. And if the plan goes south, we’ve got an all-out war with the Empire to look forward to! Marvelous! It’s a plan so fantastic, I’m sure they’ll be teaching it in Garreg Mach for generations to come. Assuming its still standing when all this is said and done.”
“Oh Claude.” Hilda mutters. “He’s usually so confident, but Judith can be such a handful, even for him.” She clears her throat, breaking their attention. “Hey, no fighting in front of the guest! I brought Blair like you asked.”
“Ahh, just in time!” Claude exclaims. “Blair, meet Judith Daphnel. Judith, meet Blair. She’s the pegasus knight who’ll be ensuring this plan doesn’t go south!”
Judith examines you closely, her face giving nothing away. Under her watchful and intense gaze, you have a pressing desire to look away before she speaks. “Ahh, so this is the “Witch” I’ve heard so much about. You’re Rex de Rusalka’s sister, no? You don’t look much like him.”
>That catches you by surprise. “We aren’t blood related. I was adopted into the Rusalka family. You’ve met Rex?”“Many years ago, back when all the countries were a bit friendlier with each other.” Judith says. “He stopped by Daphnel on his way to Fodlan’s Locket, talking about a raid he was planning on Almyra. I thought him a fool for it and assumed the Almyrans Warlords would string him up for the buzzards. Of course, imagine my surprise when he came back a few months later carrying a mountain of treasure and a long list of kills to his name.”
“How nice for him.” You hear Claude grumble under his breath.
“He was polite enough and paid us more than fairly for the supplies him and his men purchased. But the way he looked at me... Well, I’ve been around long enough to know a heartless killer when I see one. That’s a man that enjoys his bloodshed.”
“No wonder we get along so well.” Hilda tells you. “We’ve both got scary and overbearing big brothers.”
“I’ve heard some pretty interesting stories about you too, little lady.” Judtih says to you. “So, tell me. Are you a stone-cold killer like that brother of yours?”
>A): I’m a killer, through and through>B): Stories tend to be exaggerated>C): I’m simply here to do my job. No more, no less.>D): Write-in 