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C Support
Hello, Beruka.
Lady Camilla. Do you have an assignment for me?
Not at the moment. I simply wanted a chat with my darling retainer.
Is that an order?
Ahahah! So cold, Beruka.
I always obey your orders, of course. I know my place.
But if there is no assignment, I would rather not waste time talking.
Oh? In that case: I formally order you to bide a while and talk.
... I'm not...a good conversationalist.
Ahaha, I know that full well, dear Beruka. Would you rather I had you do something to amuse me?
I am an assassin, not a court jester.
Oh dear. Have I upset you?
I only tease because I love, dear. Surely you understand.
I wouldn't know...
Hoho...what would I do without you?
B Support
Beruka...do you recall the circumstances of our first meeting?
...Please don't remind me.
You kept repeating something, over and over...
"I can't return until you're dead."
You reminded me of a doll whose windup mechanism had broken.
My orders at the time were to kill you.
Oh, I remember full well. I warned you not to attempt it, but you were miles away, mentally.
For an assassin, the mission is everything. To abandon it is unthinkable.
Yet you didn't kill me.
No. But only because you hired me on the spot.
Becoming your new employer was the only way I could see to save you from yourself.
I wasn't saved. I only took a better offer.
Is that still how you feel about me? I'm a generous paymaster and nothing more?
It's hard to say. But our professional relationship is what keeps me at your side.
In that case, if another patron were to offer you an even greater sum... would you accept a contract on me, if you were so ordered?
... I might.
Oh dear.
But I would need more than money from any new master. I would also have to trust her more than I trust you.
Ah! Well. That is something of a relief.
A Support
Lady Camilla...
Hello, Beruka. What can I do for my favorite retainer?
I will never betray you as long as I remain in your service.
Beruka, I didn't doubt—
I will carry out every mission to the letter of your command.
I was afraid you might have misunderstood me last time. But I have only ever betrayed one employer.
The man who ordered me dead?
Yes. He double-dealt and went back on his word. I took his contract only because I was desperate.
But I couldn't trust him. That's why I took your offer immediately.
And what if the day comes when you meet an employer more trustworthy than I?
I would sign on with her without hesitation.
Ask a silly question, I suppose...
But I don't expect to meet an employer more trustworthy than you, Lady Camilla. You've always been kind to me, though I have nothing I can give you in return.
Beruka...you discredit yourself.
All I can do is to carry out every mission you give me to the letter.
That is all I ask, dear. But don't throw yourself away in the process. I don't want to lose you. You're too important to me to watch you die on my behalf.
...Is that an order?
Yes. Yes, it is.
Understood. My employer's orders are absolute.
See that you follow them to the letter.