[How... distressingly similar this all sounds! So much so Edelgard knocks back the rest of her sake cup like a shot, again, and clears her throat before speaking.]

I suppose I should be relieved that it isn't only my world that suffers from such turmoil. But such a circumstance is also a bit disheartening, as well.

[Is such a pattern in the human cycle necessary? Will people ever break free of it?]