Anataeus: That’s the end of it.
Concordia: Gelt made his sacrifice, the soldiers are fleeing, and I have word from Armand himself that we’re to change the signal light on the tower to pale green.
Concordia: Armand is better at treaties than he is at battles. There’s hope yet after the surrender.
Anataeus: I hate this. I did everything I could!
Anataeus: If it hadn’t been for Captain Gelt’s tepid strategies.
Anataeus: And Armand’s stubborn insistence on keeping “honor.”
Anataeus: And Frederick’s inability to do anything...
Concordia: But the future remains to be seen.
Anataeus: We were defeated so easily! I can’t believe this! I got here just a few months ago, and the first major event is our surrender to another House?
Concordia: I’ve been here my whole life and have never witnessed something like this.

-----------

Anataeus: So what’s supposed to happen now?
Concordia: I’m not sure. We have negotiations?
Anataeus: Useless.
Concordia: Negotiations aren’t useless.
Anataeus: No, I mean _I’m_ useless.
Anataeus: What good is my skill if I couldn’t change anything? Why did I go through the trouble?
Concordia: Now’s not the time for a big, philosophical, soul-searching reverie.
Anataeus: You’re right, of course.