shaft | school: byleth

Not that I don't think you can handle it, but I think I'll keep an eye out as well. Wouldn't want him to hurt anyone else here.

I'd appreciate that, Claude.

Of course. He was my friend too, once.

[ well, sort kind. acquaintances. ]

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Please let me know if you manage to speak with him for any length of time.

I'm sure I can pin him down once the geese have exhausted him.

Not literally.

I'm not that bad at brawling.

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Let me clarify:
Please do not attempt to literally pin Dimitri, irregardless of your brawling capabilities.

[he might start hissing]

I won't, I won't.

Dimitri aside, what do you make of this place? I'm surprised we haven't run into Edelgard yet either.

[that the last of the three lords was missing had already combined handily into a gnawing worry and a guilt-laden sense of relief.]

I don't know.

But I've never heard of a benevolent kidnapping.

Yeah, I'm pretty wary of any information we get from the "faculty" here.

I suppose your sword isn't able to cut through this dimension and back to Fódlan?

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I think that was one-time-only.

You're right. Anything we hear should be treated suspiciously at this point.

As much as I'd like for this to be a reliving of our academy days...

Hopefully it's nothing too sinister.

[if claude was in front of her, he would have seen the subtle face she'd made at that, but instead, he only gets to imagine it.]

I'd be interested in knowing what counts as "too sinister" for you, Claude.

[considering those very same academy days.]