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This flower is much like one that[XENO:n ]
used to grow by Eryth Sea.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Used to? You mean it[XENO:n ]
doesn't anymore?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Alas, the breed was wiped out.[XENO:n ]
None like this grow there anymore.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But its seeds must have dispersed[XENO:n ]
all the way here and taken root.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Isn't nature beautiful?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I can see you love flowers, Melia.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I do adore them.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I like nothing more than finding[XENO:n ]
new species on our travels.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]How about you, Dunban?[XENO:n ]
Do you like flowers?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:sel sel=・Oh...yes, I like them./・I'll be honest... Not really. ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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You do? This is...surprising.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I didn't get that impression[XENO:n ]
from you at all.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Haha. And you think it's wise[XENO:n ]
to judge a book by its cover?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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That was not my intention.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's just that I pride myself on[XENO:n ]
being a good judge of character.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Fair enough. Well, it just so[XENO:n ]
happens that you're right![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Flowers have never interested me.[XENO:n ]
The reason is...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:sel sel=・One day they wither and die./・Their pungent smell. ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I see. Flowers are transient, so it[XENO:n ]
is hard to get attached to them.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]As with soldiers in battle,[XENO:n ]
death is always knocking.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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You are very wise, Melia.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]To put it another way, I feel that[XENO:n ]
loving a single flower is wrong.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If we concentrate on one flower,[XENO:n ]
the rest of the garden may be lost.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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The water and the soil,[XENO:n ]
the land and the skies...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Which is most important, I do not[XENO:n ]
know. So I give my attention to all.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I started thinking about it like[XENO:n ]
that in my younger days.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I'd never considered it from that[XENO:n ]
perspective before.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You see things very differently[XENO:n ]
to me. It is most intriguing.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I intrigue you now?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'll take that as a compliment.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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You are welcome.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I think I know the perfect flower[XENO:n ]
for you. The renowned Stardrop![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]None can deny its beauty.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]All other flowers bow down[XENO:n ]
and wilt at its magnificence.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Lovely as it sounds,[XENO:n ]
I'll have to pass.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If it's a present, I won't say no.[XENO:n ]
But only because it's you, Melia.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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You do not like their smell?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Certainly, some flowers have[XENO:n ]
pungent smells, but not all.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I know what I like, and that[XENO:n ]
doesn't include flowers.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]A room's natural smell can be[XENO:n ]
overwhelmed by a flower's odour.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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The natural smell of the earth[XENO:n ]
and trees is completely lost.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Is that not a contradiction?[XENO:n ]
Flowers are a part of nature.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I am surprised at you, Dunban.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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You're a sharp one, Melia.[XENO:n ]
I guess you've got me there.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I don't get the impression that[XENO:n ]
you dislike them all that strongly.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Haha. Maybe it's just that you[XENO:n ]
like them so strongly?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You can't imagine that someone[XENO:n ]
might not like flowers at all.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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That's not what I meant. It's just...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If you hated flowers, you wouldn't[XENO:n ]
tread so carefully around them.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I am beaten by your[XENO:n ]
powers of observation.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I can always see a person's true[XENO:n ]
nature from how they act in public.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've studied you all[XENO:n ]
ever since we met.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:sel sel=・Then tell me about Shulk./・As all wise rulers do. ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Why Shulk? We were[XENO:n ]
talking about you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Shulk is a strange one. He plays[XENO:n ]
with junk, you know?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Yet you trust him implicitly.[XENO:n ]
I just want to know why.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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It is not just Shulk.[XENO:n ]
I trust all of you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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And I appreciate it, Melia.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Even though I know I am[XENO:n ]
second to another...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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How dare you![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I would never suggest that Shulk[XENO:n ]
is first in my estimation![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I believe you just did.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=anger ]Enough of this conversation![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You are not second, third[XENO:n ]
or fourth. You are last![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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A ruler must know his people.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]My father and brother taught me[XENO:n ]
much about imperial duties.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I never thought I would actually[XENO:n ]
need those lessons...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But I will certainly need them now.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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However, their lessons reached far[XENO:n ]
beyond the particulars of ruling.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I learnt how to handle myself and[XENO:n ]
communicate well with people.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Maybe you need a few more of[XENO:n ]
those lessons...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Are you saying I lack[XENO:n ]
people skills?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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You only seem yourself around[XENO:n ]
Riki and Shulk, if I might say.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I wish you'd open up to the[XENO:n ]
rest of us a bit more.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We've all been through so much[XENO:n ]
together on the battlefield.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Deep down I know that[XENO:n ]
you are right.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Thank you, Dunban, for your[XENO:n ]
frank comments.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I will do my best to open up more.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=think ][XENO:jaw jaw=off ]I didn't mean for her to treat it[XENO:n ]
quite so formally...but oh well![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |