"Lorenz, with all due respect, my dreams aren't going to fail because a few old fossils decided they don't approve. I've been treated with suspicion ever since I arrived in Fódlan, but I managed to win the hearts and minds of others through my actions regardless. Yes, it was hard, but to an outsider like me, I've never had a choice. The only way was up."

He pauses to let that sink in, watching Lorenz carefully, before he continues.

"You, on the other hand, have the luxury of choice. Hide in fear and do what others dictate to you for the rest of your life, or set the example like a true leader, so others can follow you into the dawn. Which will it be?"