[Byleth's gentle smile is fleeting, as all of his expressions are. His face slowly blanked into its usual heavy-lidded, bland expression, passively neutral compared to Hayame's open condemnation of their allies.
He understood her perspective. She was a lone voice, and the others said nothing. Claude had said nothing, which startled him. He would've thought his friend would've been more proactive in challenging such views, but instead he had only intervened to stop Byleth from escalating the argument. He hadn't questioned him on it, though, but belatedly he realised Hayame may've seen it as a private betrayal.]
...I assume you include Claude amongst those unwilling to condemn him.
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He understood her perspective. She was a lone voice, and the others said nothing. Claude had said nothing, which startled him. He would've thought his friend would've been more proactive in challenging such views, but instead he had only intervened to stop Byleth from escalating the argument. He hadn't questioned him on it, though, but belatedly he realised Hayame may've seen it as a private betrayal.]
...I assume you include Claude amongst those unwilling to condemn him.