human
Subaru:  "Bunch of times it came up that Roswaal was off to have a chat with the guy. On top of that, Ram spoke the name when the plan to evacuate to the Sanctuary came up, didn’t she…?" Ram had spoken the name as if he was someone she could trust. But the contradiction with Frederica’s warnings made Subaru question his own judgment. It wasn’t simply a question of which one, Ram or Frederica, he wished to believe…
gpt
Subaru:  "I’ve been around Ram a lot longer, but her usual attitude makes me wanna shove that aside…!"
human
Subaru:  "I wish Frederica had told us about it in more detail, but…she said she was constrained by a vow not to speak about the Sanctuary, so it couldn’t be helped."
gpt
Subaru:  "All the same, I sure have been hearing a lot about vows and stuff…" Subaru leaned back in his seat as he made a sound of dissatisfaction in his throat. In fact, Frederica hadn’t really said much about the Sanctuary. What she’d conveyed to Subaru and the others had been limited to the special characteristics and dangers of the place, where it was located, and the name of a particularly dangerous individual. She’d helped them pass through the barrier, but her cooperation had ended at that.
human
Subaru:  "Compared to that, she sure said to watch out for Garfiel a lot, including right before we left… Do people at the mansion have some sort of quota for cryptic statements?"
gpt
Emilia:  "I don’t think there’s any such thing, but that was Frederica doing all she could. We should be grateful she warned us as much as she did without breaking her vow."
human
Subaru:  "I’d be even more grateful if she wasn’t bound by that vow, though…"
gpt
Emilia:  "Don’t sulk. A vow is a holy, inviolate pledge, not something one should breach for any reason. Vows, pacts, and covenants may bear different weight, but they should all be treated with equal respect." Emilia wagged a finger left and right as she spoke those words, seemingly for Subaru’s benefit. It went without saying that Emilia was obstinate when it came to oaths of any kind. To Subaru, vows, pacts, and covenants were simple wordplay; the two appreciated their importance in very divergent ways.
human
Subaru:  "I’m not saying you should break pledges every which way, but…there’s a time and a place for everything, right?"
gpt
Emilia:  "Absolutely not. Oaths…promises are very important. Properly speaking, there’s nothing forcing you to uphold a promise, but people uphold their promises anyway. They work hard to uphold them, don’t they? Even if no one’s watching, even if no one notices, they do it, because the other party believes they will do so." Emilia touched her chest, staring at Subaru in dismay at his words. Her tone of voice was gentle, with no hint whatsoever of reproach. The words hurt all the more for it.
human
Emilia:  "It’s because people believe in you that you strive to uphold the promises you’ve made."