Part 700: Lucina C

Ah! There she is. Are you free, Lucina?

Hello, Kjelle. What did you need?

A sympathetic ear. I've been challenging everyone in camp to sparring matches. ...What a pathetic lot! None of them can even land a blow on me... It's a bit of a disappointment.

Is that really a surprise? I suspect very few are a fair match for you in a duel.

You flatter me. Hmmm... I bet you would offer more of a challenge! Heh, in fact you'd likely wipe the floor with my corpse!

I hardly think that's the case.

Trust me, I can tell. You're strong. In fact, I bet the two of us could win this war all by ourselves.

That's a bit excessive, isn't it?

Big armies are inefficient. They take too long to react, and they lack agility. Surely you've heard of tales of the ancient days, before the Hero-King Marth? They say one of his ancestors fought back a great evil single-handedly! Perhaps we'd do well to take a lesson from him- form an elite band of fighters.

I'll grant you that small forces do have their advantages.

Big organizations mean bureaucracy and bloat. Besides, half of any larger army is just cannon fodder.

I'll not think of any of our men as sacrificial lambs, and neither would Chrom, Kjelle. Still, it's true that uniting a large group of people under a single cause is difficult. More so than I had imagined... ...And I agree it's important to hone one's abilities as an individual.

Ha! I knew you'd understand! We're a matched pair after all.

I do feel, however, that your views are too extreme.

We'll crush them all! Slash them to bi- Er, sorry. Did you say something?

...I rest my case.