... I think of choice as... something conscious, an active thing. Before I met Edelgard, I... didn't choose, not really. I'd do as I was asked or told. If I had options I'd just pick one without much thought or feeling. Even at Garreg Mach, I was... still like that, mostly. And then I protected her, on instinct. Some girl I didn't even know. I never would have done that before. It... stuck with me. So I chose the Black Eagles. I chose to witness her coronation, and protect her again in the Holy Tomb.
[ she considers. ] Those were the only moments I felt my heart beating, before today.
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[ she nods, turning that over in her head. ]
... I think of choice as... something conscious, an active thing. Before I met Edelgard, I... didn't choose, not really. I'd do as I was asked or told. If I had options I'd just pick one without much thought or feeling. Even at Garreg Mach, I was... still like that, mostly. And then I protected her, on instinct. Some girl I didn't even know. I never would have done that before. It... stuck with me. So I chose the Black Eagles. I chose to witness her coronation, and protect her again in the Holy Tomb.
[ she considers. ] Those were the only moments I felt my heart beating, before today.