Uhh... Agh... Fath... Save...
...
Who could that be?
Is that...a ghost?
A ghost, perhaps? No, that is surely not the case.
We are within a monastery! No ghost would dare\nset foot in here...
What is that look upon your face? I am no ghost,\nif that is what was on your mind!
No... Agh... Huh?! Who's there?!
Professor... What are you doing here?
I heard something.
I was restless.
Oh? Perhaps I was talking in my sleep.
What could that possibly mean?
In any case, please don't scare me like that.
Bad dreams?
Ah... So you heard me, then.
Yes, it was a nightmare. I've had them since I was\na child.
Stupid, pointless dreams I can't control...\nIt's terribly frustrating.
What are they about?
Anything I can help with?
Just...my childhood. A time before I had realized\nwho I was destined to become.
No. They're just worthless dreams of the past.\nTalking about it won't change a thing.
You can trust me with anything.
It's none of my business.
I had a feeling you'd say that. I suppose I could try...
Perhaps not. Still, here you are. Maybe I can trust\nyou with this...
But only if you swear not to tell a soul.
I appreciate it.
I dream of...my older brother, paralyzed, helpless...\nmy older sister crying for help that never came...\nthe youngest babbling words beyond meaning.
I see my family dying slowly, waiting in the darkest\ndepths for a glimmer of light.
I once had ten siblings, eight older and two younger.
Such a large family, and yet I became the heir to\nthe throne. Do you know why?
Every last one of them was crippled by disease or\nlost their mind or died.
I was the only one left who could inherit the throne.
That's awful.
How could such a thing happen...
Things kept getting worse. The darkness kept\ngetting darker. In the end, I was the only one\nwho survived.
The nightmares are a reminder...to never forget.\nTo never allow such terrible things to happen again.
Never again...
Even now, I'm the only one who can carry the\nweight of the Adrestian Empire.
The future of the Empire...of everything...depends\non me.
Hm... I shared more than I intended to. I suppose\nthere's something in the air tonight.
I've never told anyone about my past before.\nPlease...forget I said anything. Sleep well,\nmy teacher.