Ivy x Mauvier



C Support:

Ivy: Excuse me, Mauvier?
Mauvier: Princess Ivy? How may I help?
Ivy: I was hoping we could speak.
Ivy: We find ourselves in similar circumstances.
Mauvier: Similar circumstances? Oh, I think I understand.
Mauvier: We have each stood as enemies before those we now call our allies.
Ivy: Exactly.
Ivy: In light of that, Mauvier, do you feel this is where you truly belong now?
Mauvier: I…am unsure.
Mauvier: There are those who accept me, but I do not believe everyone does yet.
Mauvier: I feel comfortable here, but that means nothing.
Mauvier: I am behaving as if all is well, yet I do so lacking any evidence that it is so.
Ivy: Yes.
Mauvier: Still, I have no intentions of leaving.
Mauvier: I have dedicated myself to helping others, and with that, I hope to find acceptance.
Mauvier: And a new place for myself in this world.
Ivy: I understand entirely.
Ivy: For whatever it’s worth, let me say that I accept and welcome you as a friend.
Ivy: Speaking as someone who would also benefit from hearing those same words from our allies.
Mauvier: Thank you for your candor, Princess Ivy.

B Support:

Mauvier: Is it true?
Mauvier: Princess Ivy, you worship the Divine Dragon? But all of Elusia worships the Fell Dragon.
Ivy: It is true.
Ivy: Every worshipper of the Fell Dragon that I knew was a poisonous liar and schemer.
Ivy: So I chose to rebel and instead prayed to the Divine Dragon. In private, of course.
Mauvier: You had a considerable amount of courage for a young princess.
Ivy: Thinking back on it, perhaps I did…
Ivy: You are also from Elusia, are you not? Do you worship the Fell Dragon?
Mauvier: I was born in Firene.
Mauvier: When I was young, my father fell ill and died. Afterward, my mother and I traveled to Elusia.
Mauvier: Mother’s prayers to the Divine Dragon hadn’t saved Father. We changed deities as a result.
Ivy: Ah.
Ivy: And how is your mother now?
Mauvier: My mother died soon after we began our new lives.
Mauvier: I was raised in a church in Elusia, alongside the other orphans.
Ivy: I didn’t realize. I’m so sorry.
Mauvier: I have nothing to hide.
Mauvier: I was educated by Fell Dragon believers, but I cannot say I was ever truly devoted.
Mauvier: As with my mother, I found that my deity was not interested in me or my desires for peace.
Ivy: I see.
Ivy: So you were surrounded by the Fell Dragon’s followers, yet you chose not to follow.
Mauvier: I have rarely admitted such to anyone else, but, yes, I suppose we are similar in that way.
Ivy: Hmm, quite. I wonder what else we might have in common.

A Support:

Mauvier: It is strange…
Mauvier: I always end up telling you about my past. That is something I do not normally do with people.
Ivy: It’s the same with me. For some reason, I find myself spilling all my secrets to you.
Mauvier: Well then, this creates a problem for us both.
Ivy: Agreed.
Ivy: I fear that the closer we become, the more likely I am to reveal a weakness.
Mauvier: Or could it be we are both hoping for such an accident to happen to the other?
Ivy: We are quite similar indeed.
Mauvier: Princess Ivy. You may remember…
Mauvier: I strive to be accepted as an ally─by everyone. That is my goal, and it drives every decision.
Ivy: I remember.
Mauvier: I may have been wrong in that way of thinking.
Ivy: What do you mean?
Mauvier: If I were accepted by one person, I would be happy. Other opinions would be meaningless.
Mauvier: With that one person’s acceptance, I would be in the place I belong.
Mauvier: So if you are willing to accept me, then…
Mauvier: I would know that this is where I belong.
Ivy: That’s a lovely way to think of it.
Ivy: Let us fight, then, to protect a place where we belong. Together.
Mauvier: Yes.
Ivy: And shall we continue spilling our dearest secrets to one another?
Mauvier: Whatever secrets you spill, I shall be there to clean them up, Princess Ivy.