[... Is it strange? Somewhere along the way, Hayame thinks her perspective on that might have been warped. At the breeding stable she would have said "yes" without a doubt- that any adult playing in any way with a child was strange, unless they were... what, some sort of nanny or wetnurse. But in the village of orphans... Kohibari had always played with them, chasing them merrily about the green because as an Armless, he was useless at chores or the daily tasks of survival. But he was good at that, and it kept the children's spirits up. Claude... Claude, too, had encouraged her to play with little Lyra, and he had, too...]

But if it's two adults, it's not... "playing" anymore...

[... Right?]

That would be the strange part...

[... Right???? Hayame's expression is slightly flustered, physically half-torn between going to fetch some of the children or turning back to face Byleth properly.]

As long as... As long as you clip your pace so as not to overpower them too quickly and watch where you step, it should be fine...

[Ugh, this sounds so... !]

If you are so nervous, I will... play with them with you...