Kurt/Dialogue

Kurt's dialogue contains a list of comments and conversations he has with his companions.

## Combat comments

* *(Initiating combat)* “To my health, and death to the others!”
* “Move away, things are about to get dicey!”

#### Low health

* "Green Blood, I can't hold on much longer!"

#### Low health - De Sardet

* “Careful, Green Blood, you’re wounded!”

#### Low energy/magic - De Sardet

* “You're running out of energy, drink a potion!”

## Remarks

* *(The Great Departure)* “I doubt that. The Nauts are strange, but they’re not idiots.”
* *(Upon meeting Aphra)* “Kurt, simply Kurt. I protect our Excellency’s back.”
* *(A Peculiar Alliance)* “This Ullan is about as forthright as a backtracking donkey. I am almost certain that he is plotting something.”
* *(If you suggest Peddir should take an apprentice in Quest for Panacea)* “Well done, Green Blood. As age gains ground, pride is often all that a man is allowed to keep.”
* *(The Prince’s Secret)* “I am sorry, Green Blood, I promise you that I knew nothing of it. And as far as I’m concerned, this changes nothing. I will keep watching over you.”

## Conversations

### Conversations in Serene

* *(Upon entering the courtyard of the palace)*
* Kurt: Hey! Green Blood!
* De Sardet: Kurt!
* Kurt: The day has finally come. My royal fledglings are leaving the nest.
* De Sardet: Accompanied by their most loyal and tenacious master of arms.
* Kurt: As loyal as your gold!
* De Sardet: Enough of the cold mercenary, I know you like us. Still hiding your men in the unsuspecting shadows of the greats of this world, I see.
* Kurt: Hey, our blades are the only thing keeping you dainties alive.
* De Sardet: (laughs) Kurt! I'm not in need of your protection, I'm no longer a child, you know.
* Kurt: Is that so? Well, let's see. Fight with honor!
* *(Enter combat tutorial)*

* *(Defeated by Kurt)*
	+ Kurt: What a green blood! Me who thought myself a competent weapons master.
	+ De Sardet: It's becoming a little hard to believe.
	+ Kurt: Don't add insult to injury, this is humiliating enough. We'll need to get you through the basics or you risk getting your feathers plucked at the first sign of trouble.
	+ De Sardet: That could definitely come in handy.
	+ Kurt: In that case, Otto here is gonna be your training partner. Go, fight with honor!
	+ *(Enter combat tutorial)*
	+ Kurt: It appears we’ve brushed up on the basics.
	+ De Sardet: It does, and I'd like to be on my way. I’ve quite the list of things to do before we depart.
	+ Kurt: Indeed. Remember that you can always train in our barracks on the island if you're feeling rusty.
* *(Defeated Kurt)*
	+ Kurt: You defend yourself well, Green Blood. One might think you had a proper master of arms.
	+ De Sardet: The best!
	+ Kurt: You already training for your new post as legate? Don't tire yourself. Flattery’ll get you nowhere. But for the fight, you have remembered your basics. Your performance just got you out of a final lesson. Unless you want to go through the paces again before we depart?
	+ *Go through combat basics.*
		- De Sardet: I would be up for that, a little last-minute training couldn’t hurt!
		- Kurt: In that case, Otto here is gonna be your training partner. Go, fight with honor!
		- *(Enter combat tutorial)*
		- Kurt: It appears we’ve brushed up on the basics.
		- De Sardet: It does, and I'd like to be on my way. I’ve quite the list of things to do before we depart.
		- Kurt: Indeed. Remember that you can always train in our barracks on the island if you're feeling rusty.
	+ *Skip the combat tutorial.*
		- De Sardet: No, thanks all the same. I have quite a few tasks to check off my list before we depart.
		- Kurt: And here you are already assuming your political functions. And in a hurry, always too busy. Very well, if you ever wanna go over your basics later, visit one of our barracks on the isle. You'll always find a training partner to give you a friendly fight.
		- De Sardet: I'll remember that. Thanks!

* De Sardet: Are your bags packed for the great departure?
* Kurt: Yes, you know I get by with very little. You're not angry that I'm coming with you, I hope?
	+ **Show him how happy you are that he’s coming along.**
		- De Sardet: On the contrary! I’m thrilled that both you and Sir de Courcillon are joining our party. A few friends at your side in unknown territory is a boon.
		- *(If De Sardet is male)* Kurt: Ah, so the old goat is coming too? And there I was thinking I would die of boredom on the trip.
		- *(If De Sardet is female)* Kurt: Don’t tell me that the old school teacher is competing against me!
	+ **Complain about being shadowed by a bodyguard.**
		- De Sardet: I have to admit, I thought my days as a child, complete with bodyguard, were behind me.
		- Kurt: I do like being wanted! It would seem that the prince didn’t feel you were apt to take care of yourselves alone. And so it goes.

* Kurt: By the way, where is our future Governor hiding? I was hoping to put his skills to the test as well.
* De Sardet: I have no idea. He had plans to celebrate his departure last night, and we haven't seen him since. You know Constantin! I should have gone with him but my heart wasn't in the mood for celebration. The thought of visiting my mother farewell…
* Kurt: It is never easy to say goodbye. But you should be going to see her now; she must be waiting for you. I'll meet you in front of the palace. We'll go and find Constantin together.
* De Sardet: Very well, I'll meet you as soon as I've said my goodbyes.

* *Whether he ever felt lonely*
* **De Sardet:** I wondered if you ever felt lonely?
* **Kurt:** I always do! Why, do you wanna rectify this?
	+ **Respond in the affirmative**
		- **De Sardet:** And what if I said yes?
		- *(If De Sardet is female)* **Kurt:** Slow down, fair lady. You’re far too noble to be making such offhand propositions to a boorish soldier like me.
		- *(If De Sardet is male)* **Kurt:** Well, I'd be grateful, I suppose...but sadly, Green Blood, you're not quite my type.
	+ **Tell him that you thought you were keeping him good company for all these years**
		- *(If De Sardet is female)*
			* **De Sardet:** I hoped to have kept you good company for all these years. After all, we *were* always together.
			* **Kurt:** And these memories I hold dear. You’ve always been extraordinary, Green Blood. But I had to watch over you. You were my responsibility. That didn't leave us much time for…friendship.
			* **De Sardet:** What about now?
			* **Kurt:** Now? I hope that we’ll have more time.
		- *(If De Sardet is male)*
			* **De Sardet:** I hoped to have kept you good company for all these years. After all, we *were* always together.
			* **Kurt:** And I valued your friendship. But I thought you were referring to another kind of company. And, to be honest, you and Constantin aren’t exactly my type.

### Ask him about...

* *His roles as a master of arms*
* De Sardet: What is your duty as master of arms, besides teaching us how to fight?
* Kurt: What *was* my duty, you mean. It’s all in the past now! In truth, you may have guessed it but my main role was to make sure that nothing would happen to you or Constantin. Without, of course, turning you into some courtiers that are afraid of steel. You have to be considered trustworthy to take on this role, but, alas, it isolates you from the rest of the guards. Always at the court, but never really belonging to it. I spent almost my entire time with you without seeing my comrades.

* *His family*
* De Sardet: Tell me about your family. Were your parents in the Guard as well?
* Kurt: Yes, and to be truthful, I never knew them. I was entrusted to a wet nurse. A prostitute who followed the troops. I remember her, she was sweet, and a good person. She may be the only one who showed me any kind of affection…but that didn’t last. As soon as I could hold a wooden sword, I was given a real one and sent to training.

* *(After completing Settling Scores) His training with Major Hermann*
* De Sardet: What happened exactly with Major Hermann?
* Kurt: I was just a kid then, but I was sent to an elite camp. Although one must say that I was gifted for my age. This is when Captain Hermann took charge of me. We were beaten almost every day, we hardly slept, and he humiliated us at every opportunity. The same treatment as Reiner, Wilhem, and the others…except, Hermann occasionally came to visit us at night. But It's something I'd rather forget. The bastard went up in flames, and all my memories along with him.

### After completing Missing in Action

* *What he felt for Reiner*
* De Sardet: You seemed really attached to Reiner.
* Kurt: He brought some memories back. I was a bit like him at his age, I felt responsible for his well-being. After all, I recruited him. Why? Don’t tell me you’re jealous of this poor kid?
	+ **Tell him that you wondered whether there had been something more between them**
		- De Sardet: You seemed so furious about what happened to him, that I wondered if there had been something more between you two.
		- Kurt: Never! You really think I could've taken advantage of the weakness of a kid I was responsible for? I thought you knew me better than that.
		- **Kurt: Reputation -2**
	+ **Ask him if he ever thought about having children**
		- De Sardet: Not at all, but your attitude towards him seems almost fatherly. I wondered if you ever thought about having children.
		- Kurt: (scoffs) Not really. I’m a soldier’s child, and I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. But, never say never, right?
	+ **Tell him that it was so that you could understand him better**
		- De Sardet: Don’t be foolish. It’s just that you seemed so hurt about everything he went through, I wanted to understand how you felt.
		- Kurt: That’s…kind. I’m sorry I made that stupid comment. This whole matter makes me nervous. I should have known that you were far too subtle to feel like that.
		- **Kurt: Reputation +2**

* *Whether he has pleasant memories of his childhood*
* De Sardet: You told me that you enlisted at a very young age, but do you have any pleasant memories of your childhood?
* Kurt: Some, yes… Why? What kind of memories were you thinking about?
	+ **Ask him about his first love**
		- De Sardet: Why don’t you tell me about your first love?
		- Kurt: There isn’t much to tell. It was pretty soppy, like most childhood flings. You know what I mean. I think I remember *you* making eyes at some dandy not so long ago.
		- De Sardet: Oh, Kurt, how can you be so naïve? I was only looking at that young idiot to make you feel jealous!
		- Kurt: Please, you were but a child back then. You weren’t into old geezers like me back then.
	+ **Ask him to tell you about a happy moment**
		- De Sardet: Tell me about a happy memory of yours. A memory that makes you smile.
		- Kurt: I have a few sweet, but blurry memories of my wet nurse. I remember her smell of crushed flowers and herbs. But when I try to remember something happy, it’s the memory of a later event that stirs. The memory of a day when we skipped training to go for a swim in the river. It was spring. We waded for a good part of the afternoon into a marvelous little cold stream running over a bed of round pebbles. Isn’t it odd, that that appears to be my happiest memory?
		- De Sardet: No, it was a moment of freedom, you were carefree. I guess that’s why you remember it.
		- Kurt: You’re right. Since that day, there hasn’t been much room in my life for being carefree.

### After completing Amongst the Ghosts

* *His relationship with Captain Rolf*
* De Sardet: Rolf appeared to know you well. What was he to you? A friend, a rival?
* Kurt: A little bit of both. I wouldn’t have willingly chosen him to be my comrade, and yet he was. And he was always picking at me to make sure he was the best, the strongest, and the most appreciated. I suppose we all have someone like this in our past. Did you not experience that with Constantin?
	+ **Tell him that the two cannot be compared**
		- De Sardet: The two situations are nothing alike. We were never soldiers and we were not in competition at court. We did not live in the same world as you, Kurt.
		- Kurt: Indeed. I apologize for assuming differently.
		- **Kurt: Reputation -2**
	+ **Tell him about the little pest who was your rival at the court**
		- De Sardet: In fact, Constantin always spared me, but I remember a little pest named Lady Isabelle very well. I don't know if you remember, but she could not stop making mean comments to me. She always thought I was too unkempt, never delicate enough. She would do everything in her power to ridicule me.
		- Kurt: Yes, I remember now. That brat was really insufferable. You were far superior to her, which probably explains her behavior.
	+ **Tell him about a childhood memory with Constantin**
		- De Sardet: Constantin was never easygoing, but we were friends more often than we were rivals. I know he could be awful towards other children, but he always had a liking for me.
		- Kurt: You were, and I think you still are, his only friend. The court has not been kind to him.
		- De Sardet: It’s true. Did you know that his father told him one day that he would never climb up the ladder if he did not start behaving in a noble way? Constantin took it a bit too literally and decided to climb up the city walls.
		- Kurt: Haha, yes. I wasn’t with you then, but I was told about it. That was the first time you saved his life. You were very brave that day. And if memory serves, thanks to you, he wasn’t even punished. You really are the friend everyone dreams of having.
		- **Kurt: Reputation +2**

* *His relationship with Sieglinde*
* De Sardet: Sieglinde appears to know you well, and to have a lot of respect for you.
* Kurt: We fought together, that brings people closer, you know that. But I can assure you that’s all there is to it. Actually, up until now, I've fought by your side more often than I have hers.
	+ **Ask him if he thinks he knows you**
		- De Sardet: And? Do you think you know me?
		- Kurt: Well enough, I suppose. Whether it’s from all the fighting or from the many years spent in your shadow, I know not.
	+ **Tell him he still manages to surprise you**
		- De Sardet: Yet you still manage to surprise me.
		- Kurt: I certainly hope so. Just as you surprise me often. Finding pleasure in discovering new aspects of one another’s personality is half the fun of a relationship, isn’t it?

### After completing Settling Scores

* De Sardet: Kurt? Are you alright?
* Kurt: Yes, better than ever! You cannot even imagine how much I hated that piece of filth.
* De Sardet: What did he do to you?
* Kurt: As you may have guessed, I suffered the same treatment as Reiner. The only difference is that I survived. And there’s even more… Believe me, I'm glad that these memories went up in flames along with that bastard. Thank you, Green Blood. Thank you for helping me as I go through all this. I’ll never forget it.

* *What his plans for the future are*
* De Sardet: Now that you have taken care of Major Hermann, have you begun to think about the future?
* Kurt: Yes. For the first time I feel free to do so.
	+ **Tell him it was about time**
		- De Sardet: It's about time, isn’t it? Dwelling on past wounds does not lead anywhere.
		- Kurt: After helping me and everything you’ve witnessed, I thought you'd have understood. But apparently I was wrong.
		- **Kurt: Reputation -2**
	+ **Tell him that you wish him well**
		- De Sardet: I hope that you’ll be happy, Kurt. You deserve it.
		- Kurt: I hope so too. And who knows? Perhaps I've found an excellent reason to be.
	+ **Tell him you hope that you will be a part of it**
		- De Sardet: I hope I will be a part of it.
		- *(If De Sardet is female)* Kurt: I must admit that I still find it difficult to believe that someone as gracious as you may have found an interest in someone like me. But nothing would make me happier.
		- **Kurt: Reputation +2**

## Romance (Female De Sardet only)

* *(Upon speaking to Kurt after meeting conditions for romance)*
* Kurt: I'm glad you came to see me. I wanted to talk to you.
* De Sardet: I’m listening. What’s going on?
* Kurt: And now it seems the proud warrior cannot find the right words. Such a fool. I know I was your master of arms for a long time, you were young then. But now, you have become a beautiful and fascinating young lady. And…would you like to spend some time with me one night, away from the others, alone?
	+ **Accept his rendezvous**
		- De Sardet: Meet me outside my room the next time we return to the house.
		- Kurt: I’ll be there, and, uh…I can't wait.
	+ **Refuse his rendezvous**
		- De Sardet: Kurt, I care about you, but sorry… I never saw you as anything more than a friend.
		- Kurt: I uh…I - I understand, Green Blood. I’m sorry, I don’t know what I was thinking. Forget about it.
		- *(Romance ended)*

* *(Upon entering De Sardet's bedroom)*
* Kurt: Your Excellency? Do you still want me to be with you?
	+ **Accept**
		- De Sardet: Of course, you idiot. Come here.
		- *(Initiates romance cutscene)*
	+ **Refuse**
		- Kurt: I’m sorry, Kurt. Upon reflection, I don’t think this is a good idea.
		- De Sardet: I understand. It was a bit too good to be true. Good night, Green Blood, I hope you’ll forgive my boldness.
		- *(Romance ended)*

* *(Post romance cutscene)*
* Kurt: I’m afraid to ask…but what happens now? You’re everything that I want, and everything I love. What about you? Do you want me? I mean, in the future.
	+ **Tell him you love him too**
		- De Sardet: I cannot imagine life without you, Kurt. I love you too.
		- Kurt: My sweet Excellency.
		- *(Romance locked in)*
	+ **Tell him that it was nothing more than a pleasant moment**
		- De Sardet: It was a pleasant moment, Kurt, and I like you, but I never wanted anything more.
		- Kurt: (sighs) Very pleasant indeed.
		- *(Romance ended)*

## The De Vespe Conspiracy DLC

### Remarks

*(After finding Aurelia's files)* "I can’t believe that viper had a file about each of us. And I hope you don’t believe what it said. Anyway, now we’ve taken all this so-called evidence back from her, we’ll be able to give her a taste of her own medicine."

### Romance

* De Sardet: You seem worried. What’s wrong? Don’t tell me Aurelia’s scheming has you frightened?
* Kurt: I’m worried about *you*, of course, but I’m sure you'll defeat her, that’s not what’s worrying me.
* De Sardet: Please, tell me what’s wrong? You do know you can tell me?
* Kurt: Yes, of course. It’s this whole wedding contract business. I’m sure the prince already has some dashing fops lined up to marry you.
	+ **Ask him to marry you**
		- De Sardet: That’s very possible, you know him as well as I do. But we can always pull the rug out from under him…
		- Kurt: What do you mean?
		- De Sardet: We can wed, once this is over. What can he say? He’s halfway around the world!
		- Kurt: Do - do you really mean what you just said? You do realize that I’m just an insignificant mercenary to him? He would see it as a mismatch. You would surely lose your position as legate.
		- De Sardet: He’ll certainly be furious and reprimand me…but I doubt he’d do much else. He already did his utmost to use me in his machinations on this island. He won’t just give that up. So…what do you think?
		- Kurt: I think I'll be the happiest man in the world when I lead my bride to the altar. I love you so much.
		- De Sardet: I love you too, Kurt.
	+ **Tell him that this kind of marriage is just a formality**
		- De Sardet: Come on, you know these weddings are nothing but marriages of convenience. I may never even meet the man who’s promised to me! Nothing, not even this kind of fake union, could change the feelings we have for one another. Don’t worry.
		- Kurt: Being your lover and the one you love fills me with joy and pride. But I can't help feeling a little jealous. I know it’s foolish on my part. I already have more than I could've hoped for.
		- De Sardet: Come on, forget about that. Our love is the only thing that matters.