[He sets his teacup down. Back in the war in Fódlan, encouraging people to keep going was easy. He had Byleth on his side, and all he had to do was hold him up like a mascot to convince everyone they had the goddess's blessing, even if it was a (sort of) lie. When the Almyran army joined his forces, Nader would promise them glory in battle dominating a foreign empire, even though Claude found such ideas abhorrent.
But he knows Hayame, and he knows no amount of half-truths or promises will make her believe her worst fears won't come to pass. So, he tries a different tack instead.]
We survived our own worlds' destruction, right? And then the world after that, too. You and I are made of stuff too tough to just roll over and give up at the first signs of trouble.
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[He sets his teacup down. Back in the war in Fódlan, encouraging people to keep going was easy. He had Byleth on his side, and all he had to do was hold him up like a mascot to convince everyone they had the goddess's blessing, even if it was a (sort of) lie. When the Almyran army joined his forces, Nader would promise them glory in battle dominating a foreign empire, even though Claude found such ideas abhorrent.
But he knows Hayame, and he knows no amount of half-truths or promises will make her believe her worst fears won't come to pass. So, he tries a different tack instead.]
We survived our own worlds' destruction, right? And then the world after that, too. You and I are made of stuff too tough to just roll over and give up at the first signs of trouble.