[Byleth, as well, has been wary of the time pockets, and thus far had lucked out into now accidentally stumbling into one. Much like the Scorching Isle, he doubted his own control over time would aid him here, and from the tales he heard from the other Shard-bearers, he didn't want to experience what was in them anyway.
But with no way to detect them, Byleth could only just cross his fingers and hope he was lucky.
That day, however, as he was out in the Emporio district, he glimpsed Claude in the corner of his eye amongst the stalls and crowd. He pivoted towards him immediately, lengthening his strides to catch up to oblivious friend, yet when he made to call out to him-
Their surroundings froze - eerily similar to when Byleth froze time. For a split second he actually thought he had somehow triggered Divine Pulse without realising... but no. No. It wasn't him, and while he stood there in blank confusion, Claude was already calling out to something - not to him, though Byleth startled as if he had.]
Claude. [he continued towards his friend, as he had been doing before time froze.]
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But with no way to detect them, Byleth could only just cross his fingers and hope he was lucky.
That day, however, as he was out in the Emporio district, he glimpsed Claude in the corner of his eye amongst the stalls and crowd. He pivoted towards him immediately, lengthening his strides to catch up to oblivious friend, yet when he made to call out to him-
Their surroundings froze - eerily similar to when Byleth froze time. For a split second he actually thought he had somehow triggered Divine Pulse without realising... but no. No. It wasn't him, and while he stood there in blank confusion, Claude was already calling out to something - not to him, though Byleth startled as if he had.]
Claude. [he continued towards his friend, as he had been doing before time froze.]