Mother

Professor. You would raise your sword against me?

Your mother lies here, waiting for us. Waiting for you! Don't you want her back?

Claude

Teach, is that true, or is he just trying to freak us out? If so...it's kind of working.

There is no room for doubt. I know her appearance better than anyone. This...is her.

An upstanding nun who married Jeralt, she died 21 long years ago...

Dimitri

You cannot expect us to believe that someone who died two decades ago is still in such pristine condition...

Incredible, isn't it? It's as though she remains untouched, even after all these years...

Perhaps her body differs from others. Beautiful, ageless—perfectly preserved by some secret only she knows.

Whatever the case may be, it is strange, is it not?

It's been 10 long years since I found her. I came across her body, frozen in time, deep underground.

I have worked tirelessly to solve the riddle of her death and bring her back to life.

Rhea, Alois enter the scene

Halt, Aelfric.

Rhea!

You are the cause of this! It was you who killed her! When she gave birth to a child who made no sound.

Tell me what you've done to her! Why does her body remain while her spirit does not?!

I owe you no words on the matter. But I will tell you this...

She made the choice to die, that her offspring might live.

I respected her will. Nothing more.

Aelfric. Just as I viewed her, so do I view you.

You are as my own child. Please, cease this futility.

Oho!

You expect that I should believe you without question?!

You see her lying here before you, and yet you "owe no words."

Rhea, I am finished with you. The only thing that remains to be done is to complete the ritual.

Aelfric leaves the scene

Hurry! He cannot have gone far.

Let's end this.

Edelgard

Yes, we must stop him at once. Let's figure out where he disappeared to.

Dimitri

What about you four? You don't look like you're up for much of anything right now.

It'll take a lot more than that to stop me. If anything, I feel speedier with less blood weighing me down.

Probably for the best that he drained us, otherwise our blood would be boiling.

Constance

Ugh, speak for yourselves. I feel atrocious.

Constance

We must end this, and swiftly.

Hapi

Count me in.

Then we're all on the same page. But first things first... Let me see that pretty face of yours, Boss.

Hm?

Agh!

Why the hell didn't you tell us?

I'm sorry I had to use you all. But there wasn't much choice—someone would've died for sure otherwise.

It could've been any of you. It could've been one of my rogues, someone from Abyss... Who knows.

Constance

You imply that you didn't trust us enough! I am incensed by you, Yuri.

Hapi

Use me or don't, but it would've been nice if you'd asked us first.

Look, I get it. Your people were being held hostage. You were between a rock and a hard place.

But I thought we were pals. Buddies till the end.

I...

I need you...all of you. I've been a fool. Thank you for always being here for me. Even now.

All right, I think this fool gets the picture. Time to find that other fool and take him down!

You'll help with that, yeah?

Obviously.