My only true selfish wish
Emeraude :
As the pillar of Cephiro, I spend every waking period to pray for Cephiro and only for Cephiro.
I could only think, care and love only Cephiro.
I live only for Cephiro.
As the pillar, it is my duty and responsibility to uphold peace and stability in Cephiro.
To make sure that everyone is happy and content.
To love and think of another is an unforgivable sin.
I cannot be selfish.
My own heart, I must break.
My only wish I cannot grant.
Because I live only for Cephiro.
I belong only to Cephiro.
Zagato:
Why must Cephiro's fate depend on one girl alone?
Why must she carry on such terrible burden?
She who wears the crown, bears all the pain.
She who became the pillar of Cephiro must sacrifice even her own happiness for all.
She must think, care, pray and love only Cephiro.
As the pillar, she is not allowed to love anybody except the country itself.
It is a terrible fate to befall on anyone.
It is cruel and unjust.
She is a prisoner in a world that she loved.
She is trapped between her duty to her people and to herself.
She is confused.
She is alone.
Emeraude:
I only have but one true wish.
It is a wish that I cannot have.
A simple wish that I cannot grant.
It is an irony.
For I, who spent all my life praying and fulfilling the wishes of my people.
For I, who spent my life praying for the stability and peace of my people.
To be with the man that I love dearly.
To go to a place where I can think only of him.
I love Cephiro but I love him as well.
Am I willing to forsake everything I care about for the man I love?
Am I willing to forsake everything for my own personal happiness?
It is my only true selfish wish.
The only thing that I desire in my entire life.
To love him freely.
It is the saddest wish that I cannot have.
Zagato :
Poor princess, you sacrifice everything for the people you love.
As you, continue to ensure everybody's happiness
Who ensures yours?