[There's an amused glint in his eyes.] They would call it noble. I call it responsible.
[He could only imagine the grand way Ferdinand would tout the whole "redeeming your family" thing. Hubert had a much quieter and practical view of it. Another sip of his coffee, then he continues.]
House Vestra has always handled the Imperial family's uglier matters since the dawn of the Empire a millennium ago. I've been Lady Edelgard's servant since I was six—quite literally before I can remember.
[His attention turns to the banked fire as he talks, and a gesture of his hand and an effort of magic brought it to life.]
And the war... simply, I am one of its masterminds, alongside Her Majesty. I've spent half my life orchestrating it. [Hubert shakes his head, turning his gaze back to Nico.]
Fódlan has its own demons—one that masquerades in plain sight, and another that lives in the shadows—that have puppeteered it for a thousand years, if not more, and they have conditioned our culture to breed worse monsters in the hearts of men. Though the cost of war is immeasurable, we will excise those demons, swiftly and absolutely. We have seen the worst of what their guidance has wrought, and it is a madness Lady Edelgard and I could tolerate no longer.
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[He could only imagine the grand way Ferdinand would tout the whole "redeeming your family" thing. Hubert had a much quieter and practical view of it. Another sip of his coffee, then he continues.]
House Vestra has always handled the Imperial family's uglier matters since the dawn of the Empire a millennium ago. I've been Lady Edelgard's servant since I was six—quite literally before I can remember.
[His attention turns to the banked fire as he talks, and a gesture of his hand and an effort of magic brought it to life.]
And the war... simply, I am one of its masterminds, alongside Her Majesty. I've spent half my life orchestrating it. [Hubert shakes his head, turning his gaze back to Nico.]
Fódlan has its own demons—one that masquerades in plain sight, and another that lives in the shadows—that have puppeteered it for a thousand years, if not more, and they have conditioned our culture to breed worse monsters in the hearts of men. Though the cost of war is immeasurable, we will excise those demons, swiftly and absolutely. We have seen the worst of what their guidance has wrought, and it is a madness Lady Edelgard and I could tolerate no longer.