[ her expression slowly softens again, as he goes on. ]
... I've seen my share of suffering. But I can tell you that the things you've witnessed aren't things my version of the Empire has done. Whatever they were.
[ the situation felix is describing sounds utterly alien. she can't imagine. but, with a flare of vitriol in her chest, byleth wants to say she will not have the might-have-been crimes of a never-was empire in a never-should-have-been timeline placed at her feet—no. that's not important right now. she forces that down, taking a deep breath. ]
I'm sorry, I... [ byleth seems to hesitate, then thinks better of whatever that thought might have been, shaking her head. she doesn't look at him. ] no. I'm just sorry. I've been... callous to you, again and again, and that's simply... I don't think I'm in a state to talk productively about this.
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... I've seen my share of suffering. But I can tell you that the things you've witnessed aren't things my version of the Empire has done. Whatever they were.
[ the situation felix is describing sounds utterly alien. she can't imagine. but, with a flare of vitriol in her chest, byleth wants to say she will not have the might-have-been crimes of a never-was empire in a never-should-have-been timeline placed at her feet—no. that's not important right now. she forces that down, taking a deep breath. ]
I'm sorry, I... [ byleth seems to hesitate, then thinks better of whatever that thought might have been, shaking her head. she doesn't look at him. ] no. I'm just sorry. I've been... callous to you, again and again, and that's simply... I don't think I'm in a state to talk productively about this.