Seteth & Manuela B

Manuela
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Seteth
It seems I am not the only one here. Manuela?

Manuela
Oh! Seteth. Hello.

Seteth
This is quite the surprise. I would not expect to find you here outside of ordinary prayer time.

Manuela
Praying? No, no. I was just...resting. Whenever I'm in the infirmary, I simply cannot get out of doing work. I need a place to sit and close my eyes.

Seteth
There is no need to hide it. It is obvious you were praying quite solemnly just now.

Manuela
No, I was— Oh, I was just enjoying some old memories. That's all.

Manuela
In fact, I was just thinking about when my parents first brought me here as a child.

Manuela
I wandered off from my parents because I heard a beautiful voice. It was a woman. Singing. Somewhere just out of sight.

Manuela
I began to sing along, hoping she would hear me and that we might meet. I never found her, whoever she was. Yet it was she who taught me I could sing.

Seteth
Interesting. I had never heard that. But I suppose, if you were only a child, this would be before I arrived at Garreg Mach.

Seteth
In any case, if that singing voice helped you find your way, then that is a wonderful thing.

Manuela
I've never told anyone else, but I believe it was the goddess I heard. And that day, she gifted me my singing voice.

Manuela
And I thank the goddess for leading me back here after I left the opera company.

Seteth
You know, when you speak of the goddess in this way, it is as though you are an entirely different person.

Seteth
If you were to behave that way more in your daily life, I would have a much higher opinion of you.

Manuela
That's very sweet coming from you, Seteth.

Manuela
Should I take that to mean that you like your ladies pious and respectable?

Seteth
One little compliment and you completely lose control of yourself. What am I to do with you?

Manuela
Oh, it's a joke. Look, I'm just no good at serious conversations.

Manuela
Although I would be lying if I said I wasn't interested in knowing what kind of woman does get your attention.

Seteth
As thanks for the touching tale you have shared, I will satisfy your curiosity just this once.

Seteth
My preferred woman is kind, quiet, and proper. But above all else, she is straightforward and honest.

Manuela
Quiet? Proper?! There's no need to be cruel, Seteth!