=== Ivy & Mauvier ===
--- C ---



[Ivy]
Excuse me, Mauvier?
[Mauvier]
Princess Ivy? How may I help?
[Ivy]
I was hoping we could speak.
[Ivy]
We find ourselves in similar circumstances.
[Mauvier]
Similar circumstances? Oh, I think I understand.
[Mauvier]
We have each stood as enemies before those we
now call our allies.
[Ivy]
Exactly.
[Ivy]
In light of that, Mauvier, do you feel this is
where you truly belong now?
[Mauvier]
I...am unsure.
[Mauvier]
There are those who accept me, but I do not
believe everyone does yet.
[Mauvier]
I feel comfortable here, but that means nothing.
[Mauvier]
I am behaving as if all is well, yet I do so
lacking any evidence that it is so.
[Ivy]
Yes.
[Mauvier]
Still, I have no intentions of leaving.
[Mauvier]
I have dedicated myself to helping others, and
with that, I hope to find acceptance.
[Mauvier]
And a new place for myself in this world.
[Ivy]
I understand entirely.
[Ivy]
For whatever it's worth, let me say that
I accept and welcome you as a friend.
[Ivy]
Speaking as someone who would also benefit
from hearing those same words from our allies.
[Mauvier]
Thank you for your candor, Princess Ivy.
--- B ---


[Mauvier]
Is it true?
[Mauvier]
Princess Ivy, you worship the Divine Dragon?
But all of Elusia worships the Fell Dragon.
[Ivy]
It is true.
[Ivy]
Every worshipper of the Fell Dragon that I knew
was a poisonous liar and schemer.
[Ivy]
So I chose to rebel and instead prayed to the
Divine Dragon. In private, of course.
[Mauvier]
You had a considerable amount of courage for
a young princess.
[Ivy]
Thinking back on it, perhaps I did...
[Ivy]
You are also from Elusia, are you not?
Do you worship the Fell Dragon?
[Mauvier]
I was born in Firene.
[Mauvier]
When I was young, my father fell ill and died.
Afterward, my mother and I traveled to Elusia.
[Mauvier]
Mother's prayers to the Divine Dragon hadn't
saved Father. We changed deities as a result.
[Ivy]
Ah.
[Ivy]
And how is your mother now?
[Mauvier]
My mother died soon after we began our
new lives.
[Mauvier]
I was raised in a church in Elusia, alongside
the other orphans.
[Ivy]
I didn't realize. I'm so sorry.
[Mauvier]
I have nothing to hide.
[Mauvier]
I was educated by Fell Dragon believers, but I
cannot say I was ever truly devoted.
[Mauvier]
As with my mother, I found that my deity was
not interested in me or my desires for peace.
[Ivy]
I see.
[Ivy]
So you were surrounded by the Fell Dragon's
followers, yet you chose not to follow.
[Mauvier]
I have rarely admitted such to anyone else, but,
yes, I suppose we are similar in that way.
[Ivy]
Hmm, quite. I wonder what else we might have
in common.
--- A ---


[Mauvier]
It is strange...
[Mauvier]
I always end up telling you about my past. That
is something I do not normally do with people.
[Ivy]
It's the same with me. For some reason, I find
myself spilling all my secrets to you.
[Mauvier]
Well then, this creates a problem for us both.
[Ivy]
Agreed.
[Ivy]
I fear that the closer we become, the more
likely I am to reveal a weakness.
[Mauvier]
Or could it be we are both hoping for such an
accident to happen to the other?
[Ivy]
We are quite similar indeed.
[Mauvier]
Princess Ivy. You may remember...
[Mauvier]
I strive to be accepted as an ally─by everyone.
That is my goal, and it drives every decision.
[Ivy]
I remember.
[Mauvier]
I may have been wrong in that way of thinking.
[Ivy]
What do you mean?
[Mauvier]
If I were accepted by one person, I would be
happy. Other opinions would be meaningless.
[Mauvier]
With that one person's acceptance, I would be
in the place I belong.
[Mauvier]
So if you are willing to accept me, then...
[Mauvier]
I would know that this is where I belong.
[Ivy]
That's a lovely way to think of it.
[Ivy]
Let us fight, then, to protect a place where
we belong. Together.
[Mauvier]
Yes.
[Ivy]
And shall we continue spilling our dearest
secrets to one another?
[Mauvier]
Whatever secrets you spill, I shall be there to
clean them up, Princess Ivy.
--- S ---