=== Diamant & Saphir ===
--- C ---


[Saphir]
HYAAA!
[Saphir]
All right─that's 10 of you. Who's next?

[Diamant]
Very impressive, Saphir.
[Saphir]
Prince Diamant! Didn't realize you
were watching.
[Diamant]
Checking in on our soldiers is part of my job.
[Saphir]
Don't worry about me─I'm in prime condition,
built for battle. Ready anytime.
[Diamant]
I've seen enough to know that's not talk. I'm
sure you can handle just about anything.
[Diamant]
Like, say...a sudden sparring match. Got time
for a quick round?
[Saphir]
Sir, I...couldn't possibly.
[Diamant]
Oh, sure you could. Don't tell me you're not
up for it...
[Saphir]
I have a long way to go before I'll feel ready
to take you on.
[Saphir]
When I'm truly satisfied...it'd be a privilege
to spar with you.
[Diamant]
I see. And when do you think that will be?
[Saphir]
When I finally get past my hatred.
[Diamant]
What do you mean?
[Saphir]
The war with Elusia's been too bloody.
[Saphir]
I haven't been able to wipe away the stain on
my memory.
[Saphir]
I want to put it behind me, but...I need to be
stronger than I am right now to do it.
[Diamant]
I see. Sorry, Saphir. I didn't mean to dredge up
painful memories like that.
[Saphir]
Not at all. I'm honored by your invitation and
sorry to decline it.
--- B ---



[Diamant]
Saphir! Any chance I can talk you into that
sparring match today?
[Saphir]
My stance hasn't changed, Prince Diamant.
I don't feel ready.
[Diamant]
Even if you don't think you're ready, I'd still
like to test your current skills.
[Saphir]
If you insist... It'd be rude to turn you away.
[Saphir]
But if I win, will you hear me out on something?
[Diamant]
If you'd rather just chat, we don't need to spar.
[Saphir]
I don't want to discuss this unless I win.
Wouldn't feel right.
[Diamant]
Interesting. It's a deal, then.

[Diamant]
You actually beat me...
[Diamant]
I knew you were strong, but...I clearly
underestimated you.
[Saphir]
...
[Diamant]
All right. A deal is a deal. What did you want to
talk about?
[Saphir]
Right... OK.
[Saphir]
When I was a child...Elusia attacked and
destroyed my home village.
[Diamant]
...
[Saphir]
I survived basically by luck. My parents, my
friends...they were all killed.
[Saphir]
There was nothing I could do. I was powerless.
[Saphir]
That feeling haunts me to this day. It makes me
want to scream and tear my heart out.
[Diamant]
I've felt a similar kind of pain myself.
[Saphir]
That pain is why I train the way I do. Only
strength can free me from it.
[Diamant]
It's royals like me who declare wars...but the
citizens and soldiers are the ones who suffer.
[Diamant]
Your training may keep innocent Brodians safe
someday. That's the greater meaning behind it.
[Saphir]
Thank you, Prince Diamant. It does feel good to
get that off my chest.
[Saphir]
I'm going to overcome this weakness, no matter
what it takes.
--- A ---




[Saphir]
Prince Diamant. Did you need something
from me?
[Diamant]
I noticed some hesitation in your last few
training sessions.
[Saphir]
...
[Saphir]
I know more strength is what I need, but at the
same time...I'm starting to scare myself.
[Saphir]
I'm worried about becoming someone who
only exists to hurt people.
[Diamant]
...
[Diamant]
Wars leave scars that last forever. They hurt
everyone involved, on all sides of any conflict.
[Diamant]
I often feel lost, just like you...but I always come
back to two things. One─I can't run away.
[Diamant]
Two─I don't fight to win. I fight to end the
fighting. As soldiers, that's all we can do.
[Saphir]
I don't know if I have that in me.
[Diamant]
I'm so sorry...but we have to. That's the only
way to change a world driven by conflict.
[Saphir]
I'll...do my best.
[Saphir]
With your help, Prince Diamant...maybe I can
find a way to do as you ask.
[Diamant]
That's precisely why we train together─to grow
stronger in our bodies and our bonds.
[Diamant]
After all this talk of fighting...do you feel up to
another sparring match?
[Saphir]
That's all we can do, isn't it?
[Diamant]
That's exactly right.
[Saphir]
OK, but no holding back this time.
[Diamant]
You think I was holding back? I never hold back!
[Saphir]
Whatever you say. In that case, though, you
better dig deep.
[Diamant]
Haha, now I'm fired up. Bring it on, soldier!
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