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Emilia:  Feeling an odd hesitance in her tone of voice, Emilia quietly waited for Ram to continue her words.
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Ram:  Ram fell into silent contemplation for a time. "—Lady Emilia, I am very sorry."
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Emilia:  “…It’s really rare to hear you apologize. What is it all of a sudden?”
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Ram:  “Ram thinks so as well… This will be the first time Ram bows her head to Lady Emilia in earnest.”
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Emilia:  Emilia made a pained smile as Ram forthrightly stated that her formalities had been perfunctory to date.
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Ram:  Taking in this smile directly, Ram gazed at Emilia, her pink eyes boring straight into Emilia’s violet ones. And then her apology, or perhaps her confession, began. “Up to this point, Ram did not believe that Lady Emilia could stand on her own two feet. Your heart was broken by the Trial, and you lost even the Great Spirit, who was your foundation… I had wondered, how could you possibly find your footing now?”
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Emilia:  ""
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Ram:  “However, this moment, Lady Emilia stands here on her own feet…head held high and ready for whatever comes. I deduct only minor points for the traces of tears remaining on your cheeks.”
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Emilia:  “Ah, oh, sheesh…!” Rubbing her sleeves against her cheeks, Emilia diligently eliminated the traces of tears Ram had pointed out. After that, she turned toward Ram once more, softly tilting her head. “So is Ram cooperating with Subaru and Otto because I’m such a crybaby?”
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Ram:  “Surely, you jest. Ram is not lending a hand to those two whatsoever. Ram is lending a hand to Lady Emilia, after concluding that such cooperation holds value.”
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Emilia:  “Is that what it is? …Yeah, I suppose it would be.” Emilia had challenged the Trial because Subaru’s voice had called out to her. And it was necessary for Garfiel’s laments to be halted for Subaru’s words to reach her. For that purpose, Otto’s and Ram’s cooperation was necessary—and as a result of all that, Emilia had managed to step forward. Certainly, one might call all Ram’s actions grounded in diligent service toward Emilia.
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Emilia:  “But why? Why did you want to help me, Ram?”
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Ram:  “—Because when one has something to ask, it is necessary to display one’s own sincerity.”
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Emilia:  Those words, and the action that followed them, made Emilia’s breath catch. Emilia watched as Ram knelt before her, reverentially lowering her head to the ground. This was what one called a show of the greatest respect. It was the highest of formalities, meant to demonstrate who deserved the highest esteem of all. This was not the perfunctory respect Ram had previously shown Emilia but a display of genuine respect—
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Ram:  “Please, Lady Emilia— I beg you, save my liege, Master Roswaal.”
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Emilia:  “…Save Roswaal?”
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Ram:  “He is completely possessed by obsession, obsession that has bound his heart like a curse for a very, very long time. Perhaps, Ram was fine with him like that even so.