HEINER...?
WHY ON EARTH...
OF COURSE I ASSUMED HE WOULD SEND SOMEONE.
IT'S WHY I TRIED TO AVOID DIRECT CONTACT. BECAUSE HIS PEOPLE KNOW ME.
IT'S A 3 HOUR TRIP FROM HERE TO RONCHESTER.
AND WITH A DECLARATION OF WAR TO FRANZE...
I DIDN’T EXPECT HEINER, THE COMMANDER- IN-CHIEF, TO COME.
WHY IS HE HERE?
DID HE WANT TO SEE WHERE I LIVE WITH HIS OWN EYES?
TO CHECK IF I WAS LIVING LAVISHLY AFTER THE DIVORCE?
OR IS IT BECAUSE I ASKED FOR THE ALIMONY...?
THEY JUST NEED TO HAND OVER THE MONEY.
WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG...?
THAT'S THE DOOR CLOSING.
IS HE... LEAVING?
WHY...
WHY AM I SO NERVOUS?
HEINER.
I ONLY CAUGHT A GLIMPSE, BUT HE SEEMED THINNER.
AND HE LOOKED EXHAUSTED.
I GUESS HE IS BUSY...
WHAT IS THIS FEELING?
WE’RE STRANGERS NOW.
I HAVE MYSELF TO WORRY ABOUT. MY OWN FEELINGS TO SORT THROUGH...
THIS...
THIS ISN'T LOVE...
Episode 34
AUTUMN, YEAR 721 AU. THE WAR GRADUALLY DREW OUT.
AT AHSLANIA'S REQUEST, PADANIA SENT REINFORCEMENTS.
DUE TO THAT, THE SIMULTANEOUS INVASIONS WERE AVERTED...
BUT WESTERN AHSLANIA WAS TAKEN BY THE FRANZEANS.
SOON ENOUGH, SPECULATIONS BEGAN TO ARISE ABOUT PADANIA BEING THEIR NEXT TARGET.
THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS INCREASED, FOOD PRICES SKYROCKETED,
AND PEOPLE DECREASED THEIR SPENDINGS.
CATHERINE'S SHOP LOST FOOT TRAFFIC...
AND BRUNER'S INCOME ALSO DIMINISHED.
THE LIFE OF AN ORDINARY FAMILY SLOWLY BEGAN TO FALL APART...
I DON'T KNOW KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE COST OF LIVING, BUT...
THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH MONEY TO FEED CATHERINE'S FAMILY FOR A LIFETIME.
...THIS IS BAD.
SALES ARE DOWN DRASTICALLY...
ANNETTE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP?
RIGHT BACK AT YOU, CATHERINE.
YOU KNOW ME...
I'VE BEEN DOZING OFF DURING THE DAY SINCE THERE AREN'T ANY CUSTOMERS.
WHAT IS THAT?
A GIFT FOR YOU.
FOR ME?
IT'S NOT MY BIRTHDAY YET THOUGH.
OH MY.
IT'S AN OUTFIT FOR OLIVIA.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE MADE CLOTHES, BUT I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
OH MY, IT'S SO CUTE!
LOOK AT THIS EMBROIDERY!
ARE YOU SURE THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME?
YOU'RE SO TALENTED! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
AND...
...WHAT'S THIS?
IT'S ALIMONY FROM MY EX-HUSBAND.
THE DOCUMENT YOU RECEIVED FOR ME THE OTHER DAY... THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
IT'S YOURS.
WHY ARE YOU GIVING THIS TO ME?
WELL... BECAUSE I WANT TO GIVE IT TO YOU?
YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR ME.
WITH THAT, YOU CAN PROBABLY SET UP SHOP SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I DON'T REMEMBER DOING ANYTHING WORTH THIS MUCH MONEY.
TAKE IT BACK. I CAN'T HANDLE THIS.
BACK THEN...
IF YOU HADN'T TAKEN ME WITH YOU...
...I WOULD HAVE DIED.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT.
YOU NEVER ASKED ME ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED EXACTLY...
BUT I'M SURE YOU WERE CURIOUS.
AFTER OUR MEETING, I THOUGHT I DESERVED TO DIE.
I'D ALREADY TRIED TO KILL MYSELF A FEW TIMES BEFORE MY DIVORCE.
BUT I'M NOT AT ALL BLAMING YOU.
I'M ACTUALLY GRATEFUL.
I JUST... COULDN'T LIVE WITH MYSELF.
I WAS SO ASHAMED OF MY LIFE.
I SUPPOSE I HAD SEEN MY FATHER AND MYSELF AS COMPLETELY SEPARATE ENTITIES.
"I'M DIFFERENT. I'M A BETTER PERSON."
"I WAS JUST UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO BE BORN AS HIS DAUGHTER..."
IT WASN'T UNTIL I MET YOU THAT I REALIZED THAT WASN'T THE CASE.
I WAS WORRIED.
I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE OF MY ACTIONS AND MY DEATH...
BECAUSE YOU'RE A GOOD PERSON.
...NO, I'M NOT.
CATHERINE. ME BEING HERE SAYS OTHERWISE.
YOU'RE A GOOD PERSON.
I'M NOT!
ANNETTE, I--
I APPLIED TO BE A MILITARY NURSE.
I'LL BE LEAVING FOR THE FIELD HOSPITAL TOMORROW MORNING.
...WHAT?! IN THE MORNING?!
FIELD HOSPITAL? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? YOU'RE NOT GOING THERE!
A MILITARY NURSE?! YOU'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE!
I'M SURE THEY'LL TRAIN US.
IT'S MOSTLY CIVILIANS LIKE ME, ANYWAY.
THEY'RE NOTHING LIKE YOU! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?!
YOU'RE...!
WE'RE THE SAME.
ME, THEM... WE'RE ALL HUMAN BEINGS.
JUST LIKE YOU AND ME,
AND BRUNER AND OLIVIA.
...THAT'S THE KIND OF WORLD YOUR BROTHER FOUGHT FOR.
CATHERINE.
I STILL HATE MYSELF.
I STILL DON'T WANT TO LIVE.
I ALWAYS HAD A CHOICE...
...TO INTROSPECT, TO CARE FOR OTHERS, TO OBSERVE MY FATHER, TO JUDGE, TO ACT.
AT THAT PIANO RECITAL...
...IF I'D WANTED TO...
I COULD HAVE LISTENED TO WHAT CATHERINE WAS TRYING TO SAY.
I COULD HAVE TRIED, FOR HER SAKE AND HER BROTHER.
THERE WERE ALWAYS SO MANY OPTIONS IN FRONT OF ME.
BUT I HADN'T CHOSEN ANY OF THEM.
THAT'S WHY,
I WANT YOU TO HELP ME BECOME A BETTER PERSON, CATHERINE.
ANNETTE...
NOW, I WILL CHOOSE.
CHOOSE WHAT I THINK IS THE BEST PATH.
After the divorce, Annette is unexpectedly confronted by Heiner and tries to accept that they are now strangers, despite his weakened and exhausted appearance. As the prolonged war puts Catherine's shop in a difficult position, Annette gives Olivia the gift she sewed and wants to leave her alimony to Catherine. She confesses her past suicide attempts and reveals that she will go to the field hospital as a nurse.
