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Of course, my lord. I truly hope that is this a simple misunderstanding as well. After all of the troubles we have gone through here in the past few months, I would hope that at least this one would have some reprieve in it...

[Seriously, we've had a rough last couple of months? Goddess above, let us have a break.

Of course, Camilla pauses a bit after saying that, something coming to mind as her face...well, saddens somewhat, but...]

My lord. [Her voice at least attempts to be firm.] If disciplinary actions should be required against your father...would you let me handle such actions?

[Camilla doesn't know what Lord Lorenz's final judgement will be, but he loves his father. If the situation should arise, he shouldn't get his hands filthy when justice will need to be cast.]

[Lorenz glances away at that, frowning.]

Ideally, such a thing wouldn't fall to either of us. Should this be true, the proper actions would need to be taken by the rest of the Alliance. Punishment would be handled by them, but...

[He isn't naive. He knows that sometimes things don't go as planned, and if true, this corruption could go even deeper than just House Gloucester. They may be unable to - or resistant to - trying and punishing his father's actions. If that is the case...]

Please, allow me to think on it. It is a bit too soon for me to make any certain decisions just yet. I... need to hear from him before I decide how to proceed. I know what must be done for both House Gloucester and the people we lead, but...

Permit me to hold off on that decision for now.

[He would never dare dream of letting his father get away with something like this, if all of this is true. But the idea of the actual punishment, the cold and harsh reality of death... it isn't something he can face right now.]

[Who cares what the rest of the Alliance should think? If he's guilty, he should be put to death. Maybe he'd serve as an example to the corrupt nobility everywhere, that they aren't tolerated and deserve to rot.

...

Or maybe Camilla could stop projecting her issues with her own father onto this situation, or stop trying to protect Lorenz from something that's unlikely to actually happen. But you know. Same difference, right?]

Of course, my lord. Do permit me to apologize for putting undue pressure on you.

[Camilla's face doesn't betray a single thing, but if Lord Lorenz doesn't kill him...well. Camilla certainly can.]

At any rate, I certainly hope that the rest of this month comes and goes quietly...are you excited for the Battle of the Eagle and Lion, my lord?

[Let's shift the subject!!]

[Bless you, Camilla, you always know exactly what he needs...]

Yes, I am! I have heard a great many things about... such battles in the past!

[His father took part in one while he was here; his class won. But that's a little awkward to talk about right now, so he moves on quickly enough.]

I certainly hope we can bring our house victory! With your strength and the skills our classmates have attained, I do believe our chances are high. I suppose it does depend in part on Claude's tactics, though...

[Unless the teachers are involved?? But hahaha that's totally not happening, right...]

[Camilla chuckles a bit, trying to move past the awkward air a bit. Let's focus on the actual fun shit and not reminders of family!!]

I like to think that even Claude will want to win this, you know--I'm reasonably certain that his tactics will at least be adequate...

[...]

So long as he gets rid of any illusions of using even mild poison in the battle.

[she has totally caught him messing with that shit, and she is gonna make sure this is nice and fair dammit she's seeking out felix and kicking his ass into the dirt okay, don't ruin her match!!]

But it should prove to be an exceedingly fun match. I look quite forward to crushing the other teams!

[because surely the teachers aren't involved! surely!!]

I suppose I may have to rein in his devious side...

[you know you keep making it your job to stop claude even though you don't need to??]

I am looking forward to it as well, however! I have gotten more confident in my spellcasting, though I do have to wonder how my talents match up against those from the other houses...

[can't wait for lorenz to get destroyed by all the better mages!!]

Do let me know if you need any assistance. He is certainly rambunctious...I certainly can't let you do this all by yourself.

[camilla can you question your lord's stupidity one of these days, that'd be great]

I do believe you'll be able to prove yourself superior to all of them, my lord. I'm certain that you'll be able to find a great many delightful matches...

[Camilla grins a bit.]

I'm looking forward to settling a few scores, myself. I do owe Felix a few lumps for our matches in the training grounds, and Caspar is certainly no slouch either...ah, and then there's Lord Hubert, but I imagine you would want to handle him, right?

[He laughs at that; her faith in him is just as overwhelming as always. It's really nice...]

I'm pleased to hear you're so excited about it! I'm sure you'll have fun taking them out!

[As for Hubert, well...]

I can't say I really wish to try going up against Hubert, however. I don't know much about dark magic - aside from what I've seen of Lysithea's - and if Lysithea is any indication, then I imagine he'll be quite a threat. It may be more prudent for someone to eliminate him with a weapon...

[He muses over it for a moment.]

Why the sudden interest in him, though?

[He doesn't ever recall seeing them talk... though he doesn't really recall Hubert talking with anyone since it seems like he's never around?? Unless he's hanging out just over Edelgard's shoulder, that is...]

Oh, I shall.

[Camilla chuckles a bit, but there's a brief moment of surprise at Lorenz's knowledge of Hubert's abilities. Dark magic, huh? An interesting adversary indeed, then...Camilla can't say she minds a bit of a challenge.

But then Lorenz asks that question and Camilla's mind wanders to the words that Hubert had spoken before--I imagine we'll see more of each other in the future--but what on earth did that man mean by that? Camilla's expression is a little contemplative, but she does answer.]

Oh, he and I have spoken once before...I wound him quite interesting, as a fellow devoted servant to his liege. That's all.

[Camilla smirks a bit.]

Do leave him to me, then. I'll take care of him swiftly.

[They've spoken, huh...? Well, if she didn't bring it up before then it probably wasn't anything significant, but he still finds it kind of strange... Hopefully it wasn't anything bad!!]

Of course, Camilla. I have no doubts that you will!

[That much is certainly true. His faith in Camilla is just as unshakable as her faith in him, after all.]

But do be careful not to overexert yourself! We must not get too excited or we may get reckless.

[ahahahahaha oh lorenz if you only knew]

Are you worrying for me, my lord? You needn't, you know. I am more than strong enough to take on whatever comes our way.

[Camilla says that much with confidence! ...Perhaps overconfidence don't worry about it okay.]

We'll bring the Golden Deer victory and enjoy the rewards with great pride. After these past few months, I do believe we deserve it.

Oh, we do, certainly! And I have no doubts that we will be able to set aside our differences and work together for our shared goal!

[...well, assuming someone keeps a leash on Claude, anyway.]

I'm looking forward to it!

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