Well then, Ephraim route Hard mode it is. Not a no-restart attempt, primarily because of three things - Phantom Ship, Father and Son, and that stupid Fighter with a Halberd in chapter 5 (or 6, whichever the fog of war one is) whose location I always forget. Fog, berserk staff, and fog. Also I'm a minor perfectionist so no-restart runs aren't my thing anyway (don't you dare suggest it when I do Thracia 776, I'll murder you in your sleep for even suggesting 24x is halfway reasonable in such a run <_<). I'll get started on this within the next hour.
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Mistake you're making - overlooking the fact that we might not want to be saved.