Three Houses Supports/Ashe Annette

C Support

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Annette: Oh! Ashe. Are you here to study too?

Ashe: I am! It's quiet here. Easier to concentrate.

Annette: It really is. Hey, would you like to study together? We can help each other out if we get stuck.

Ashe: Oh, yes! We'll get a lot more done working together. Uh... Hmm...

Annette: What's the matter, Ashe?

Ashe: This question's got me stumped. "A ballista inside a castle is ready to fire at enemies outside. What angle should be used for the shot? Assume the ballista is the same as those in Garreg Mach. Ignore the effects of wind."

Annette: This is for defensive strategy, isn't it?

Ashe: Why is it so complicated? Don't you just aim and fire?

Annette: Hmm... It may help to focus on maximizing target accuracy to reduce your miss rate. This is important stuff. This math will be useful on the battlefield one day. To start, let's sort out the setup. Let's see...using these ballista specifications... If the ballista quarrels follow this trajectory, they'll hit the enemy lines, right?

Ashe: Oh, that makes sense! Because the enemy line will be here!

Annette: That's it! OK, now try using that same technique and applying it to this other problem.

Ashe: If the walls are this high, and the enemy lines are at that distance-- ah! I think I see!

Annette: I knew you'd get it.

Ashe: Wow. I didn't expect math, of all things, to be useful in a siege. This is tough. Numbers are not my strong suit.

Annette: But this really is the sort of thing you have to know if you want to command troops.

Ashe: That's true. But not everyone is good with numbers. That's why we have tacticians do these calculations for us, or prepare them before we go to battle.

Annette: A century ago, the Empire's mathematicians played a huge role in the Battle of the Wall of Fódlan.

Ashe: I had no idea. Hey, you really know what you're doing, Annette!

Annette: You think so?

Ashe: Definitely! You've obviously done a lot of studying. I really admire that.

Annette: I suppose I have! Studying is a necessity if you want the advantage over your enemies. But necessity aside, it's nice to hear you say that.

B Support

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Annette: OK, now that you know the technique, go ahead and solve this problem.

Ashe: Ah-- I've got it!

Annette: Finally! See? Isn't it fun to learn?

Ashe: Absolutely! You're great at this, you know. You really seem to have all the answers. I wish I could study and just soak up knowledge like you. How did you get so good at this?

Annette: Well, studying was something of a necessity for me.

Ashe: What do you mean?

Annette: My father was one of the king's knights. One day, he never returned home. He just left without ever saying a word to me or my mother.

Ashe: I'm so sorry to hear that. Losing a father so suddenly... I completely understand.

Annette: After he left, I thought a lot about where he might have gone. My father was a devout believer, so I was certain he must have come here to Garreg Mach.

Ashe: Here? Really?!

Annette: That's why I was determined to gain acceptance into the academy. I needed to come here so I could search for my father. The problem was that I needed money to get in. Lots of it. And I didn't have any at all. So I entered the school of sorcery in Fhirdiad first, hoping I could somehow find a path here. I studied tirelessly until I finally earned myself a recommendation.

Ashe: Oh, wow. So for you, studying has been like a way to meet your destiny.

Annette: Destiny, huh? Well, yes, but it's a bit embarrassing when you put it like that. Now I have other reasons for wanting to keep trying hard. I want to protect all of my friends and allies here. I'm studying hard so I can be as useful as possible to everyone I hold dear.

Ashe: You've worked so hard. I really respect that. I'm going to follow your example!

A Support

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Ashe: Aww... How unlucky that we were assigned to clean this ancient tower...

Annette: It's not a pleasant job, but someone has to do it. With all the windows boarded up, it's so dark. And there are strange noises... Like that noise! What was that? A rat?! Tell me it was a rat...

Ashe: B-better than a ghost!

Annette: You're not scared of ghosts, are you, Ashe? I didn't think you'd be...

Ashe: You haven't seen what I've seen! Ahhh!

Annette: Ahhh! Oh no! What was that noise?

Ashe: I-it's OK! Just the wind blowing the door shut! Oh no, the latch is rusted! Ugh... It won't budge!

Annette: What?! You mean we're trapped in here?

Ashe: I'm sorry! I didn't think to prop the door open!

Ashe: Don't worry about that now! We need to think of a way out of here!

Annette: Well, what if we were to pry the boards off the windows?

Ashe: Yes, that! We can do it in no time. Oh! Ah! There's something on my face!

Annette: Calm down, Ashe! It's a cobweb! Just a cobweb! We've got to pull ourselves together. Now, which of the windows should we check? Ah, I can't stand it here in the pitch dark!

Ashe: Oh! I've got one here. Stand back! Oh... We made it.

Annette: I wouldn't want to go through that again... For a moment there, I didn't think we'd make it out alive. No... Wait! I've lost it. It's gone!

Ashe: What is it?

Annette: The doll my father gave me... I must have dropped it.

Ashe: In the tower? Are you going back for it?

Annette: No! It's OK... Don't worry about it. I've been meaning to throw it out for a while now.

Ashe: Are you sure? If it was a gift from your father...

Annette: Yes, but it can't be helped. Let's just get back to the monastery...

Ashe: Uh, right.

A+ Support

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Ashe: Almost forgot how spooky this place is. I don't know if I can do this alone... No-- I've got to. What use am I to anyone if I can't even handle an empty tower? Here goes... The doll from my father must be in this tower. But I'm too scared to go looking for it... Annette!

Annette: Ashe! What are you doing here?

Ashe: Phew... Here! I got this for you!

Annette: My doll! You went back for it? But why?

Ashe: Your father gave it to you. I know you said you'd throw it away, but you can't just toss out something so important.

Annette: Ashe... Thank you! I'm so happy! To be honest, I didn't have the courage to go back in there to get it myself. But thanks to you, I didn't have to. And you're afraid of ghosts, right? Were you OK in there all by yourself?

Ashe: Well, ah, not really... I tried my best not to think about it. My legs shook whenever I did.

Annette: Oh, poor Ashe! You're safe now, I promise.

Ashe: Knock it off, would you? I'm OK now. But I'm glad I could help you and see a smile on your face. Look at me though. Haha, a grown man, scared of ghosts. Pathetic, right?

Annette: No, I don't think that at all. I think you're something special, Ashe! You were really brave. And all for me... That wasn't an easy thing to do. I'm in awe of you!

Ashe: Thanks. Maybe there is still hope for me as a knight.

Annette: Yes, I'll gladly attest to that! I'm sure you'll be a splendid knight! Maybe you'll even outdo my father!

Ashe: That's a frightening thought, comparing me to someone like Gilbert.

(Lion) That's a frightening thought, comparing me to one of the king's best knights.

(Recruited) But it's a happy one too. It makes me want to work that much harder!