[ lorenz is gonna prove to be a good and levelheaded deerman soon enough. byleth nods, taking edelgard's hand in hers again. no particular reason. just because. ]

Sylvain standing with the Church, after everything? It's difficult to imagine. [ then again, her image of sylvain is very much colored by experience. different choices in a different situation. ] I doubt he'd be any more willing to hear what I have to say... I'd better keep my distance too.