[ Huh. Dimitri... isn't sure of what to make of that reaction or the thought left unfinished. He closes his eye and then opens it again after a moment of thought. ]
...whatever happened in your timeline has no bearing on my feelings toward you, Byleth. Please, believe that. Some... wonder that I still trust at all after the hardships and tragedy I have endured and the strife I have faced. But... I think for me, I must trust. I must put my faith in my fellow human beings or I will fall entirely to despair.
[ He's waxing philosophical. ]
We are all capable of great evil, but... if we are to build a future, if any one of us is to persevere, we must still be willing to try and trust. To try and become something more. Even if that eventually is thrown back at us - to believe in the better nature of another is no fault.
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...whatever happened in your timeline has no bearing on my feelings toward you, Byleth. Please, believe that. Some... wonder that I still trust at all after the hardships and tragedy I have endured and the strife I have faced. But... I think for me, I must trust. I must put my faith in my fellow human beings or I will fall entirely to despair.
[ He's waxing philosophical. ]
We are all capable of great evil, but... if we are to build a future, if any one of us is to persevere, we must still be willing to try and trust. To try and become something more. Even if that eventually is thrown back at us - to believe in the better nature of another is no fault.