[If she knew this Jeralt person, Hayame might agree with his opinions on certain things very much. Self-cannibalizing weasels would seem appropriate enough. As much as she had once dreamed within the confines of her realistic fate that a general of honor and renown would purchase her... no, perhaps because she had once thought such things-
Her distaste for them is strong. The things she had long overlooked and born as her lot in life have become things she actually has the freedom to express distaste over. And Claude-
- Was what now? Hayame does a double take when she registers that Byleth had just implied (er, said) that Claude wasn't just a noble, but the leader of a nation? Was she hearing things? She must be. What leader of that caliber would not proudly proclaim it? Especially since Claude had been involved in more than one debate in which claiming such lineage or rank would have lent weight and experience to his position. So-]
No, it does not excuse it.
[That's the bottom line. That's what matters to her.]
At least you realize the limits of a mercenary's knowledge.
[The line is not spiteful, but it is sharp, even though, in her own way, it is almost supposed to be praise. She appreciates people who understand their capabilities. And she doesn't want to listen to Byleth defend Claude much more than she wants to listen to half her so-called allies defend Voryn Dagoth. Still... she had engaged him to thank him, and so she belatedly attempts to... soften it.]
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Her distaste for them is strong. The things she had long overlooked and born as her lot in life have become things she actually has the freedom to express distaste over. And Claude-
- Was what now? Hayame does a double take when she registers that Byleth had just implied (er, said) that Claude wasn't just a noble, but the leader of a nation? Was she hearing things? She must be. What leader of that caliber would not proudly proclaim it? Especially since Claude had been involved in more than one debate in which claiming such lineage or rank would have lent weight and experience to his position. So-]
No, it does not excuse it.
[That's the bottom line. That's what matters to her.]
At least you realize the limits of a mercenary's knowledge.
[The line is not spiteful, but it is sharp, even though, in her own way, it is almost supposed to be praise. She appreciates people who understand their capabilities. And she doesn't want to listen to Byleth defend Claude much more than she wants to listen to half her so-called allies defend Voryn Dagoth. Still... she had engaged him to thank him, and so she belatedly attempts to... soften it.]
I assume you are a good one?
[... That'll do it.]