As Friends
Ranzal: C'mon, Alfonse! Time for some sparrin'!
Alfonse: I will be happy to serve as your opponent.
Luca: Then let's do this thing. Begin!
Ranzal: Raaaah!
Alfonse: Haaaah!
Notte: Whoa, these folks are fired UP!
Euden: They sure are. I'll have to join in later.
Alfonse: Got you!
Ranzal: Huh? Aaaargh!
Luca: We have a winner! Alfonse takes it!
Ranzal: Serves me right for bein' careless.
Alfonse: A moment's carelessness can cost your life on the battlefield.
Euden: Mind if I join in, guys?
Alfonse: Not at all. I was hoping for a chance to cross swords with you.
Luca: Alfonse is top of the ranks right now, so knock him down a peg or three, Euden!
Ranzal: A battle between princes? Now THIS is excitin' stuff! ...Oh, and no pressure, but the good name of our entire world is on the line here, Euden.
Euden: If you raise the stakes that high, Ranzal, we'll be too tense to fight.
Alfonse: I agree. I think we should leave both our countries and social standing aside in this match and simply focus on—
Fjorm: There you are, Prince Alfonse! Prince Marth has been looking for you. He found an old text that might aid our search.
Alfonse: Excellent! I will be there at once. ...I'm sorry, Prince, but our battle will have to wait until another time.
Luca: Sounds like they may have a clue about how to get home. I keep forgettin' they'll go back to their own world one day.
Ranzal: No need to make it sound like a bad thing when it's what they want, yeah?
Luca: Yeah, I know. But now that we're friends, it's gonna be hard to say good-bye.
Euden: I know what you mean. But AS friends, we need to wish for their happiness and not just think of our own. We have to believe we'll still be close even when we're apart.
Euden: Haaaaaaah! *pant* *pant* ...Hmm? Ah, I thought I sensed someone, but I didn't know it was you, Alfonse.
Alfonse: My apologies for the intrusion. However, it's good to see you paying more attention to your surroundings now.
Euden: Heh. You taught me the error of my ways. Anyway, what brings you here?
Alfonse: I was hoping to find you training. We never got a chance to finish the match we started earlier. I'm not sure either of us would have been truly comfortable going all-out in front of the others given our positions, but now that we're alone, we need not hold back. So let's fight—and do so as friends.
Euden: I'd be happy to. Begin!
Euden: *pant* *pant* You really are incredible...
Alfonse: I could say the same. In fact, I was so focused on your flawless technique that I almost lost my edge. Perhaps we should stop here for the nonce, however. ...Goodness, look at the stars. They're so beautiful.
Euden: What's the night sky like in your world?
Alfonse: The positions of the stars are different, but they radiate the same beauty. It just makes me want to return home all the more.
Euden: I hope you can. Although it saddens me that we won't see each other again after that. I've prepared myself mentally for it, but it's still unfortunate.
Alfonse: We may yet meet again.
Euden: But I thought...
Alfonse: It depends on the structure of the gate, but the idea isn't an impossibility. Who knows? We may even find ourselves able to travel between our worlds freely.
Euden: You mean we could visit Askr? I'd love that.
Alfonse: If it happens, I will be happy to show you around and introduce you to my sister.
Euden: I really hope I can do that some day.
Alfonse: But even if we can't meet again, we're friends now.
Euden: You know it! And no one can take that from us.
Alfonse: Parting will be sad, of course, but I will always treasure our time together. Thank you for blessing me with a bond I can believe in so strongly, my friend.
Euden: I should be thanking you. Even after you return home and start fighting for something else... I know we'll continue to be friends.
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