[Byleth didn't miss a beat in replying - honestly at that.]
I admit, I'm surprised he didn't. But I'm not Claude, and I genuinely don't know him that well, despite his proclamation of friendship. I can't begin to guess his thoughts.
[The Claude from his world was simply the leader of the Leicester Alliance. Byleth had never met him. This Claude knew him as a close friend and confidant, as someone who knew how to express themselves and who had grown into a real person - but in reality Byleth had barely grown at all. From their conversations, though, Byleth thought Claude was a staunch supporter for people to grasp their freedom and determine their own fate - considering how uneasy he had been when the topic of Sothis's possession had been brought up.
But at the end of the day, Byleth didn't know Claude very well. He only saw that which Claude wanted to show him, and the few times Byleth tried to dig deeper, Claude obfuscated and diverted the topic. Perhaps Claude's thoughts of equality only extended to those who were human, or human enough. Byleth didn't know, and he doubted Claude would ever tell him straight.]
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[Byleth didn't miss a beat in replying - honestly at that.]
I admit, I'm surprised he didn't. But I'm not Claude, and I genuinely don't know him that well, despite his proclamation of friendship. I can't begin to guess his thoughts.
[The Claude from his world was simply the leader of the Leicester Alliance. Byleth had never met him. This Claude knew him as a close friend and confidant, as someone who knew how to express themselves and who had grown into a real person - but in reality Byleth had barely grown at all. From their conversations, though, Byleth thought Claude was a staunch supporter for people to grasp their freedom and determine their own fate - considering how uneasy he had been when the topic of Sothis's possession had been brought up.
But at the end of the day, Byleth didn't know Claude very well. He only saw that which Claude wanted to show him, and the few times Byleth tried to dig deeper, Claude obfuscated and diverted the topic. Perhaps Claude's thoughts of equality only extended to those who were human, or human enough. Byleth didn't know, and he doubted Claude would ever tell him straight.]