(Y/N): We're back!
Yang: And a lot of shit is going to happen in this one!
Ruby: You bet! We'll join a high school group called the Phantom Thieves, meet a legendary soldier, fight against a tyrannical empire, meet Eliwood's son, and who knows wha...
Leygance: What!? The enemy has broken inside!? What the hell was Devias doing out there! Were the mercenaries from Ilia that strong? ...Or perhaps we underestimated the Alliance Army... In any case, they have broken through the defenses of the impregnable Castle Ostia! We must drive them back, or Bern will most certainly look down upon us... You, over there!
Soldier: Yes, sir!
Leygance: Dispatch troops all over the castle. Especially around the throne room! Prepare your defenses! We must not let the Alliance Army intrude any further into our castle!
Soldier: Understood, sir!
Leygance: One more thing. I want you to discreetly kill Lilina during the battle.
Soldier: What? ...General Leygance, weren't we supposed to keep her alive?
Leygance: I was planning on using her as a bargaining chip, but there are still many soldiers among us who still put faith in her. If we openly use her as a hostage, they may turn against us.
Soldier: But... If we kill her, they'll surely turn against us!
Leygance: So I said to do it discreetly, didn't I! Kill her quietly, and pretend that she was hit by a stray arrow. Then we can make the enemy responsible for it! Now go!
Soldier: Yes, sir...
Back with the party...
You guys ran through the castle, only to run into-
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Astohl (Spy of Ostia!)
Astohl: (Y/N) (L/N), Lord Roy?
Roy: Who are you?
(Y/N): Are you with Bern?
Astohl: Nope, I'm on your side. Greetings, my name is Astohl. I used to work here in the service of Lord Hector.
Merlinus: Excuse me, but what kind of work were you doing? You certainly don't look like one of Ostia's servants...
Astohl: My, my, aren't we a little rude, old man? Well, I can't blame you for thinking that way. See, I'm a spy. I go on secret missions to gather information, steal things, check on people...that kind of thing.
Merlinus: I understand.
Astohl: If people can tell that I'm working for a noble just by looking at me, then I'm not much of a spy, am I? Anyway, for about a month now I've been running around Lycia to gather the latest news. When I heard about Lord Hector's death in Araphen, I rushed back here as quickly as I could. Then what do you know, those idiots Leygance and Devias have started a rebellion! I didn't make it in time to save Lord Hector, but I don't want to be too late for Lady Lilina.
Roy: We feel the same way. Let's work together to get through this mess. Do you know where Lilina is?
Astohl: Of course, looking into stuff like that is my job. Lady Lilina is locked in a small room near the center of the castle. And that bastard Leygance is sitting on the throne like he owns the place.
