Alfred x Diamant



C Support:

Alfred: Good morning, Prince Diamant. I see that you’re an early riser, like myself.
Diamant: Not quite, Prince Alfred. “Night owl into early bird” would be more accurate.
Alfred: You mean you’ve been up all night?!
Diamant: That’s right.
Diamant: I sat down to handle a pressing task before bed. Next thing I knew, I was watching the sunrise.
Alfred: What was it you were doing?
Diamant: I was drafting requests for funding to send to Brodia’s nobles. Our military needs support.
Diamant: Any loans will be used as political leverage in the future. I’m worried…but out of options.
Alfred: Huh. I mean, I see. I can sympathize with your plight.
Alfred: Every crown prince has the same troubles, it seems, no matter what realm they rule.
Diamant: Hmm… I don’t doubt it.
Alfred: Well then. I must carry on with my morning patrol.
Diamant: Would you mind if I joined you? It would be foolish of me to try to sleep now.
Diamant: A walk and talk with the prince of a neighboring kingdom sounds much more enjoyable.
Alfred: That’s kind of you. Sad that we only get the opportunity during hard times, isn’t it?
Alfred: But a long walk might be just the thing we need to get to know each other.
Alfred: Let me start with a question for you.
Alfred: What’s your favorite muscle?
Diamant: What? Haha, that’s your opener?
Alfred: Oh, whoops.
Alfred: I was trying so hard to keep up the act, but I guess I blew it with that question.
Diamant: No, you’re fine. I think I’ll take a page from you, actually. I could stand to be a little less formal.
Alfred: No fooling? Aw, that’d be swell, Prince Diamant!

B Support:

Alfred: Hey there, Prince Diamant.
Diamant: Prince Alfred! Are you on your way to another workout session?
Alfred: Yep! I thought I’d ask if you wanted to tag along. Is this a bad time?
Diamant: It’s a great time. I was just getting ready for some exercise myself.
Alfred: Nice. So let’s head on over.
Alfred: HYAH!
Diamant: Hgh! HYAH!
Alfred: Agh! That all you got?!
Diamant: Ha! Hardly. Let’s see how you handle this!
Alfred: I’m…ready to call it a day.
Diamant: I think I am too. That was really great.
Diamant: It’s funny…
Diamant: I never thought I’d end up crossing swords with a rival prince outside of a battlefield.
Alfred: Heh, while smiling, at that. It was a good workout.
Diamant: I know our kingdoms signed a nonaggression pact, but I never pictured this as an outcome.
Diamant: It was…nice.
Alfred: Come on! You can do better than, “It was nice.” What about this?
Alfred: “It was better than I could’ve dreamed!” That’s the way I’d put it.
Diamant: Haha, that sounds about right.
Diamant: If our countries hadn’t become allies in this war, we wouldn’t have been able to spar together.
Diamant: I suppose that’s something to be thankful for.
Alfred: There you go! That’s thinking positive.
Diamant: It’s nice to think that the two of us will come out of this war as friends.
Alfred: Hate to break it to you, but I’m not so sure that’s possible. Things won’t always be like this.
Diamant: They won’t?
Alfred: Afraid not. By the time the war’s over…we’ll be even better buddies!
Diamant: Haha! I like the way you think, Prince Alfred.

A Support:

Diamant: Prince Alfred, may I speak with you?
Alfred: Sure thing, Prince Diamant.
Diamant: Let’s find a quiet spot.
Diamant: This needs to be a private conversation.
Alfred: Now that we’re settled, what’s the big deal?
Diamant:
Diamant: Prince Alfred, I share the following concern not as a friend…but as the crown prince of Brodia.
Alfred:
Diamant: As you know, the kingdom of Brodia prioritizes military might above all else.
Diamant: Our kingdom is home to many ambitious people. That might explain those priorities.
Diamant: Our culture also teaches that it’s honorable to gain things by force.
Alfred: Go on…
Diamant: Thanks to Queen Ève, our two kingdoms have signed a nonaggression pact. However…
Alfred: You’re saying you can’t promise it’ll last.
Diamant: That’s right.
Alfred: What do you think will happen?
Diamant: I have my own hopes, but I won’t just force them upon my kingdom.
Diamant: The will of my people must come first. I have to fight for whatever future serves them best.
Alfred: I understand. I’m in the same tight spot.
Alfred: That said, everything’ll be fine. You’ve got nothing to worry about.
Diamant: How can you be sure?
Alfred: Well, I mean… Everyone from Brodia seems so nice.
Diamant:
Diamant: I’m not sure if you’re joking.
Alfred: I can’t speak for the whole kingdom, but all the Brodians I’ve met were nice enough.
Alfred: I don’t think they want a war over nothing. I think things are gonna work out.
Alfred: I trust the good folks of Brodia that way.
Diamant: You trust in the goodwill of others? Even the citizens of neighboring kingdoms?
Alfred: People are people, no matter where they’re from. Is trusting in them so bad?
Diamant: Haha.
Diamant: No, it’s not bad at all. In fact, trust might be the most important quality for a leader to have.
Alfred: Heh heh, I’m with you on that one.
Diamant: I’m glad to have met you, Prince Alfred.
Diamant: Here’s to our growing friendship─and trust─as fellow crown princes of allied kingdoms.
Alfred: Looking forward to working with you, Prince Diamant!
Alfred: I think this is the start of something beautiful between our kingdoms. And between us.