037 emma.ashley

///C
Emma:
So do you know how your father is doing, Ash? He is the royal blacksmith and all... He was at the capital, but he left before the battle.
Ashley:
Ah, he's okay. He went into hiding before I was captured, luckily. I got a message from him recently too! Says he wants me to make sure the duke doesn't break the swords he made him.
Emma:
Ha, knowing that guy, he's probably already broken them. He is about as clumsy as you are with weapons.
Ashley:
Hey!
Emma:
Well, you are called "Lady Orion" for a reason...
Ashley:
I don't need that coming from Miss Too-Fat-for-Armor. Your hips are looking bigger than I remember. You aren't about to burst out of that, are you?
Emma:
Okay! Okay, I get it! I'll stop. I know how you hate that nickname.
Ashley:
Heh... Sorry about that.
Emma:
It's okay. I've missed our back and forths. At least we can still do it in these trying times.
Ashley:
Mmm...

///B
Ashley:
Things are really getting intense out there, huh?
Emma:
Yeah, yeah...
Ashley:
Hey, what's up with you? You're normally the cheeriest person after to me.
Emma:
This war must be getting on my nerves, is all. I've started having trouble focusing ever since Dracul.
Ashley:
You still think about him?
Emma:
Don't you? He wasn't a bad man... I refuse to believe that. He taught us both how to use lances... And remember that time he invited us to dinner?
Ashley:
His wife was really sweet... I wonder how she is...
Emma:
By Brauma, he was only doing what he thought was right. It makes me think, what about our other enemies? We knew Dracul. But all of these people have a family...
Ashley:
I know it seems cruel, but I try not to think about it.
Emma:
Mmm, so do I. But there are times where it gets so hard at times.

///A
Ashley:
The boys are still doing that thing, you know?
Emma:
That thing? Oh, Brauma. Seriously? The war of "The Three Knightly Beauties" rages on? We've got a REAL war to fight, here...
Ashley:
It's kind of reassuring, honestly. No horror is gonna stop them from arguing who is the prettiest.
Emma:
Well, I think you and Francine are more beautiful than I am. I'm much more boyish by comparison...
Ashley:
Some guys just like short hair. Besides, your mannerisms are quite alluring. Especially that walk of yours. ... And you are still famous after that armor accident.
Emma:
I'll never live it down, will I? Well, whatever keeps those guys, motivated, right? I could learn a lot from them, I guess. I've been a bit too moody lately.
Ashley:
As my first father used to say, "Gotta be positive!"
Emma:
Yeah... I might be a lost cause without you, Ash. You're always there to cheer me up somehow.
Ashley:
What are best friends for?
Emma:
Let's be sure to survive this together, okay? I don't know what I would do without you.
Ashley:
I feel the same way. Let's keep at it!