Three Houses Supports/Dedue Ashe
C Support
Dedue: At this time of year, the fish are fat. Simply grilling them will bring out their best flavor. Steaming them with herbs is delicious too.
Ashe: Wow, you know a lot about this.
I'm learning so much from you, Dedue.
Were you a cook at the castle in
Fhirdiad?
Dedue: No.
Ashe: Did your family own an eatery of
some kind?
Dedue: No. My sister and I helped with
cooking at home.
Ashe: Wow, that's all? I thought I was
confident about my skills, but next to
you, I feel like an amateur.
Hey, could you give me some advice
about other kinds of meat, besides
fish?
Dedue: Ashe.
Ashe: Yes, Dedue?
Dedue: Why do you spend time with me?
Ashe: We're friends, right?
I just want to get to know you better.
Is that so odd?
Dedue: I am from Duscur.
Ashe: So? Look at me-- I came from a life
of poverty.
I was lucky to even be let in here, to
study with all these high-class people.
I think we have a lot in common.
Dedue: Being poor and being from Duscur
are two different things.
Ashe: Oh, I know! But we can still be
friends, can't we?
Dedue: You are a peculiar person.
Ashe: So I'm told!
B Support
Ashe: ...
Dedue: ...
Ashe: You don't like to talk much, huh,
Dedue?
Dedue: I am not skilled in
conversation.
Ashe: Any particular reason?
Dedue: Reason?
I am only here at the monastery
because this is where His Highness
wishes me to be.
Many here are frightened of me.
Disgusted by me.
I grow weary of it.
Ashe: That makes sense. A lot of people
hate Duscur.
They think all kinds of terrible
things. Some of them even think you
kidnap and eat people.
Dedue: Heh. We sound like true
monsters.
Ashe: Why are you smiling?! Shouldn't
it make you angry?
Dedue: I suppose.
Ashe: If those people would just talk
to you, I'm sure they'd change their
minds.
I'll admit that when I first got here,
I found you kind of intimidating.
I didn't know if it was OK to talk to
you. I hesitated.
But like I said before, I just wanted
to get to know you. And now that I
have, I'm not scared at all.
Dedue: I am not very good at
interesting conversation.
Ashe: We can work on that. Tell me
about Duscur. What was your hometown
like?
Dedue: Calm. More forested than
Faerghus.
Each town had a specialty. Smithing,
fishing...
You would be better off reading about
it in a book.
Ashe: OK, maybe you're right. But
answer me one thing.
You're a great cook, and you learned
at home. Why don't you make more
Duscur-style food?
Dedue: As we have established, people
hate Duscur.
Food by itself may be harmless, but it
is better not to sow seeds of
discontent.
Ashe: Ah.
But the cuisine of Duscur is
delicious! I'd really like to try more
of it!
Dedue: I am...pleased to hear you say
so.
A Support
Dedue: You're quite late getting back.
Ashe: The scouting mission didn't go
well. I was so busy I didn't even have
time to eat.
Dedue: I thought that might be the
case. Gilbert was exhausted too.
Glad you made it. I saved some food
for you.
Ashe: Thanks. I'm starving.
Your cooking's fantastic, as always.
The spices were a nice touch. I can
really taste the Duscur inspiration.
You remembered that I wanted to try
more Duscur cuisine, didn't you?
Dedue: Yes. How is it?
Ashe: Amazing! You're a much better
chef than I am.
Dedue: Your cooking is not bad at all.
Ashe: Haha, thanks. My father would be
glad to hear it.
Dedue: Is he the one who taught you?
Ashe: Not exactly. I learned from
watching him work the kitchen in his
restaurant.
And what about you? I think you said
that you and your sister helped with
the cooking at home.
Dedue: Yes. I learned by watching my
mother.
Nothing remains of Duscur. The towns,
the people, the culture-- all of it was
put to the torch.
My mother and sister are gone.
Yet that simple memory of them
standing together in the kitchen is so
clear. So real.
Ashe: So, in a way, you put those
memories into this meal.
Dedue: Yes.
Through me, they are able to live on.
Ashe: I like that way of thinking.
The church may not like my feelings on
this, but...
In Fódlan, when people die, they pass
on to be with the goddess, right?
Dedue: I suppose.
Ashe: That seems so far away. I'd
rather they stayed here.
My parents, my brother, Lonato...
Maybe they can all live on through me
too.
Dedue: As long as you think of them,
they will.
Ashe: Dedue...
Your cooking is...delicious. It really
is...
Dedue: Careful...or you will over-salt
it.
Ashe: Ah, that's all right. Thank you,
Dedue...
Dedue: Eat as much as you'd like.
