Blood and Snow/Script

Before Battle

 * Sharena: The townspeople... Are they all right? Oh, I hope so...
 * Anna: Thanks to your brother's quick thinking, they will be. They'll all have escaped by now. I'm sure of it. We're the ones who need to get moving—before the enemy's scouts catch up with us. This will be a hard march over treacherous ground... There's nothing but snow, as far as the eye can see.
 * Alfonse: Snow, as far as the eye can see... So this is Nifl. I hope this land really does hold the key to defeating Surtr...
 * Sharena: Well, I'm just hoping to get out of the—achoo!—the cold... Brr!
 * Fjorm: Is it really that cold? Today is rather... temperate.
 * Alfonse: Not for us. We've got to stick together and shield each other from the wind.
 * Fjorm: We must be careful. Nifl was decimated by the forces of Múspell. Laegjarn, one of Surtr's most trusted generals, has set up camp here.
 * Anna: Hear that? That means this is enemy territory. Stay alert.
 * Fjorm: Even so, my sister, Gunnthrá, has managed to elude them. She is in hiding here, and she's waiting for us... Before anything else, we must meet up with her, and—
 * Anna: No! They're already here. Get ready to fight!

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 * Laevatein: Royals of Askr...
 * Anna: I've seen her before—she's one of Surtr's underlings!
 * Fjorm: Laevatein... You've been following us.
 * Laevatein: Those...are my orders. To track you, and to kill you.

After Battle

 * Laevatein: Too strong... Can't die here... I'll retreat... That's what she said to do...
 * Anna: There's our opportunity! Let's get out of here, troops!
 * Sharena: That's easy for you to say! It's so hard to move through all this snow...
 * Alfonse: I'll forge the path. Follow in my footsteps. Though that does mean we'll be leaving a trail...
 * Anna: We don't have a choice—we'll just have to erase it as we go. Wait a minute... No, we won't. Leave a trail.
 * Sharena: What's that? Now you WANT a trail?
 * Anna: We've got hunters on our tail... So we must be as cunning as beasts. We'll lay a fake trail, double back, and then head in another direction—all the while erasing the new trail.
 * Sharena: I'm impressed! Using our wits...we can win!
 * Anna: There's a reason I'm the commander! If I know one thing, it's how to sneak a squad through enemy territory... Let's go!

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 * Laevatein: So much snow... So cold.
 * Laegjarn: Laevatein.
 * Laevatein: Laegjarn! You're here... I'm so glad.
 * Laegjarn: Me too, little sister. Me too. It's good to be reunited.
 * Laevatein: Father gave me orders...
 * Laegjarn: So I've heard. More bloodshed is on its way.
 * Laevatein: Laegjarn...
 * Laegjarn: Hey, now. No need to worry, OK? Do you know where they went?
 * Laevatein: I lost them... But there are footprints. Take a look...
 * Laegjarn: See? It's not so bad after all. We'll find them in no time. We just have to hurry... Hmm... Or do we?
 * Laevatein: What's wrong?
 * Laegjarn: There's something about these prints... They're so...clear. Even covered by fresh snowfall, they stand out. If their goal is to escape us...they should want their tracks covered by the falling snow... But these prints... It's like they want us to see them. What do you think?
 * Laevatein: They did it on purpose. To trick us.
 * Laegjarn: Let's try to think like the Askrans. They're in unfamiliar territory—enemy territory. And they barely made their escape. What they want most is to evade us. If we find them, they're lost. So they can't afford to leave a trail... What to do? They erase their footprints and hide, hoping that the enemy will pass them by... We'll ignore this fake trail. Instead, we will search the area. Thoroughly. They can't be moving fast if they're erasing their real trail, so we'll be able to catch up to them.
 * Laevatein: You must be right, Laegjarn. You're so clever.
 * Laegjarn: And you're very sweet, Laevatein. You've always been such a good girl... Now, let's go. There's no way they can hide—not when faced with a pair of Múspell's generals. Such easy prey... I almost feel sorry for them.