shaft | hotel: yuri

The war made it worse. Sometimes it’s not as easy as saying “who were you fighting?” when the answer is everyone, one way or another.

[ he waves a hand slowly. ]

Like I said, my ways of coping are ultimately just for me. It doesn’t do the people who died anything. [ … ]

I have to ask though — this battle at Derdiru. Before or after Grondor Field?

[ True, but loss hurts more than just the person being lost. He wants to pursue it, but doesn't ignore the question. ]

There was no battle at Gronder in my timeline. The three armies never clashed... It was just Edelgard invading one after the other.

I assume, anyway, that she went after Fhirdiad after Derdriu.

… So, with the Professor behind her there wasn’t even a stand off. [ oof. ]

One would assume, yes.

[ tries not too obviously to be too bitter about this ]

You know, if you really trust someone, you should give them your real name.

[ YEAH, KHALID. ]

I barely use it as it is. Like I said, I enrolled in the academy under this name so for all intents and purposes it might as well be.

Hmm, not ready to bridge that last gap?

Are you... putting yourself on the same level as my own mother, Claude?

I meant with Byleth.

She doesn’t know.

So you don't trust her that much.

I thought the memory made it pretty clear. Only my own mother knows my name. There’s very few people I trust enough with it.

It's only a glimpse, and you could've very well grown closer after that.

In any case, I'm not going to pry. Personally, I think a person should be allowed their secrets.

You’re being rather persistent about it regardless. [ khalid ] But no. She’s not at the level I’d share my name with her.

[ she will never be s ranked because luca got there first ]

There's no helping my natural curiosity.

[ he shrugs ]

I'm sure she's heartbroken about it.

I doubt it.

I never have any idea what's going on in that head of hers, to be honest.

I don’t have the same justified anger towards her [ just Disappointment, which might be worse ] but… she is difficult to pin down. And thus difficult to entirely trust.

[ like someone else he knows ]