Landavair (Normal)

> The Republic of Leale is a relatively small nation that boasts a deep and advanced political system and culture. The people here deserve to be free.
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## Summary

The Avillon Knights discuss the Republic of Leale's political system.

## Character List

### Major

* Mei Ling Qiao (Fire)
* Fram Berge (Water)
* Astrid Remond (Earth)

### Minor

* Lord of Avillon
* Charlotte Grace (Earth)
* Zaira (Fire)
* Johan Talede (Light)
* Mikhail Blake (Dark)
* Schneider (Earth)

### Mentioned

* Joshua Levinth (Fire)
* Rosanna Devicci (Water)

## Dialogue

[Before the battle]

Fram: "Is this Leale, or whatever you called it?"

Lord: "It is. The Republic of Leale is a small but powerful nation."

Charlotte: "If it's a republic, does that mean it's like Isola, where Helga was living?"

Lord: "Isola was not a typical republic due to Rosanna's unique position. She doesn't try to control policy too much, but her government is, in some aspects, more like a dictatorship."

Helga: "Heh, that's a good way to put it. I don't know much about politics, but her word held absolute authority."

Lord: "Compared to that, Leale is a more traditional republic."

Mei Ling: "If so, perhaps one factor that allows them to maintain a successful republic is their relatively small size. That is how it is for Helvania"

Lord: "Leale's territory was of relatively little interest due to the peace maintained by the Dellos Federation. There's not much land to begin with, and it doesn't produce any particularly valuable resources. It'd be hard for any nation to rationalize breaking the Federation's bylaws for so little. That's why the country was able to choose a form of government different from other nations with little interference from its neighbors. However, the fact that it was able to maintain such a government for so long while surrounded on all sides by powerful nations is a testament to its leaders' political acumen. They took the initiative on maintaining relationships with other nations of the Federation."

Zaira: "Interesting... There must be many people here educated in both government and diplomacy."

Lord: "I've heard Laele is home to the best political experts. However, their military is weak due to their heavy investments in diplomacy."

Astrid: "Yeah, and don't forget the empire's military is also stupidly strong, strong enough to conquer all of the East. We've been bringin' the hurt to them, but I still would say they're probably the strongest nation in the world. Actually, now that I think about it, how are we even winning? It's really weird."

Johan: "It is mostly thanks to Highness' great leadership and brilliant strategies."

Lord: "Nah, it's because you're all stronger than the imperial soldiers."

Mikhail: "I've sighted multiple enemies ahead. Prepare for battle."

Gallus Heavy Infantry: "It's Avillon! Curses, they've already made it this far..."

Lord: "Knights, beware of the reach of their attacks!"

Fram: "Hah! Take that, imperial forces! That's one more country freed!"

Lord: "You all did great. Now this place will be able to begin recovering from the empire's invasion."

Zaira: "We've almost completely driven them out from the western part of the continent."

Lord: "Now we have to defeat the empire's elite forces in Etharonia. They will fight back and hit hard. Make sure to prepare yourselves."

Schneider: "Do you think we'll encounter any of the Fangs of the Empire?"

Astrid: "Yeah, that's where the special forces are stationed. Their commander's name is Joshua, and he's super strong. He always looks annoyed, too."

Fram: "Is he stronger than you?"

Astrid: "I fought him a couple times before joinin' the empire. I went all out, but he didn't seem to break a sweat. It kinda makes me mad thinkin' about it now."

Fram: "Guess I'll have no problem beatin' him, then!"

Astrid: "Oh, is that so? You wanna try beatin' me first?"

Lord(exasperated): "You two can spar once the war's over."

Johan: "Friendly competition can be beneficial, but for now let us focus on the enemy at hand."

Charlotte: Lady Helga, is this what you meant when you said people can grow closer by fighting?"

Helga: "No, this is just immature squabbling."

Lord: "There's a time and a place for it, but right now, we need to stay focused."