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Beruka x Azura B
Music: Far Away
AZURA: Beruka. A moment?
BERUKA: Yes, Lady Azura?
AZURA: I was curious if you learned anything new about that assassin from the other day.
BERUKA: Hm? Why do you care? He was after me alone. This isn't your concern.
AZURA: How could you say such a thing? This is YOUR life we're talking about here!
BERUKA: Exactly. It is MY life. Do not bother yourself over something so trivial.
BERUKA: In my line of work, I am fated to die at any time. I've accepted this.
AZURA: Beruka...
BERUKA: *sigh* If you must know... This dagger...contains the emblem of a man from my past.
BERUKA: My former employer.
BERUKA: The man I worked with before being brought on as Lady Camilla's retainer.
AZURA: Who is he?
BERUKA: Very few have seen his face. And no one knows his true name.
BERUKA: He is someone with a far reaching influence in Nohr's underground. Despite essentially being a phantom.
AZURA: And what business could this man possibly have with you? Don't tell me it's just because you stopped working for him?
AZURA: Is such a supposedly powerful individual truly so petty?
BERUKA: Like I said, very few have seen his face.
BERUKA: And I am one of them.
AZURA: ...!
BERUKA: My mentor was a very high-ranking employee among that man's gang.
BERUKA: I saw him several times as a child. And then as an adult I took contracts directly from him.
AZURA: I see... So in killing you, there's one less person that can identify him.
AZURA: I must admit he's quite thorough. But why wait this long?
BERUKA: If I had to guess, he likely assumed I had been killed. An assassin normally doesn't live after they are caught targetting a princess.
AZURA: Yes, that seems logical. Well, thank you for telling me, Beruka.
BERUKA: Do not thank me. The only reason I told you is so that you understand the danger of being involved.
BERUKA: Even the little information I gave you might make him consider you a threat.
BERUKA: This man does not care that you're royalty, Lady Azura. He will kill you if you go after him!
AZURA: And so I'm just supposed to let you go alone?!
AZURA: Let us at least tell Camilla about this. Or Corndog. There's no need for you to fight by yourself!
BERUKA: Pointless. That is only putting more lives at risk. I will handle this myself.
AZURA: And what exactly is your plan for doing so?
BERUKA: I will continue to fight off assassins until he either gives up or kills me.
AZURA: You're joking...
BERUKA: I think we both know that I am incapable of such.
BERUKA: Lady Azura. I am a weapon, to be used until I break. Then I am discarded and replaced.
BERUKA: I am not someone worth dying for. You wouldn't risk your life for a lance, would you?
AZURA: You can't seriously think your life has so little worth!
BERUKA: I know it does. Especially compared to the likes of you.
BERUKA: Tell me; if we were to both die, who will be grieved for more; a princess of Nohr?
BERUKA: Or a dime-a-dozen orphan from the slums turned killer for hire?
AZURA: ...
BERUKA: Exactly.
BERUKA: I've accepted my lot in life. I've taken many lives. Many that probably deserved it, many that certainly didn't.
BERUKA: It was only a matter of time before karma caught up with me. I'm only surprised it took THIS long.
AZURA: Beruka...
BERUKA: You'd do well to not get too attached to people like me, Lady Azura. You're a kind person. You deserve a long, peaceful life.
BERUKA: Now, good-bye.
AZURA: Beruka...
AZURA: You've fooled yourself for so long, I doubt you noticed the sadness in your eyes...
