"If we choose to confront him that way, I will volunteer myself to stand against Garland. I would not ask anyone else to take on such a dangerous and likely fatal task if I were not willing to do it myself."

Besides, it felt...inevitable, after the Sage's vision.

"It is true, the military could not hope to stand against Garland. But we can use them elsewhere. The men and women of Crystallis deserve to fight for their homes as much as we do. Once this battle is over, they will no longer be able to rely on the Heroes of Light to save them. They need to be ready for that."