[ His lips quirk at the edges as he touches the back of Dimitri's hand with his own, fingers molding their way along his, flesh to flesh. He should have had more faith that Dimitri would not have minded even if he still has plenty of preoccupations himself. He's not sure what this will mean for them in the future or when they return to their own world. He's not even sure what would happen were his body to go back into the same slumber that kept him out of Dimitri's life for five years. If he disappeared again and woke up to a changed world, his heart would break. He doesn't want to miss out on any other important moments, especially in Dimitri's life.
But all he can do now is trust that fate will allow them to be together. Otherwise, he'll spend his life rewinding events just so he could spend more time in his company. ]
You are mine, too, Dimitri.
[ Words he'd held on his tongue for too long. He's glad to give them life now as he doesn't want to hide anything more from him, no matter how difficult. He may not be completely human, but their bond anchors him, keeps him grounded. ]
There is something else. The truth about you and your friends.
[ It's important he also share this with him now as it may change their perception and how they come to view the crests from here on out. He knows there's a lot that Dimitri would have trouble forgiving as far as Rhea is concerned -Byleth already has a difficult time trusting her- but he should know all sides of the story before he makes any judgments. ]
Sothis and her children lived in Zanado, but they were slain by humans. Their bones and their hearts formed the relics and the crests you now wield, inherited by the Ten Elites who took them. Rhea -no, Seiros-... she wove her own tale.
[ Everything she had done had been in the name of vengeance and in order to see her mother, something he could sympathize with to an extent. If there was a way to bring his father back, he would have taken it, but not at the expense of others' livelihoods. ]
Talk to her.
[ It's important that, as king, he unravels those misconceptions himself. Byleth has his own opinions, but he'd rather they all made peace with the past so they could focus on building the future of Fódlan together. He'll also let Dimitri decide how he wants to break it to Felix and Sylvain, though they may already know. He hadn't yet asked them nor brought it up as he is aware their history with the crests is a lot more checkered than his own.
Before coming to the monastery, his crest had not even had much of an effect on him or his life. To think he could have gone on naively if he hadn't come across Dimitri and the other house leaders that day... ]
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But all he can do now is trust that fate will allow them to be together. Otherwise, he'll spend his life rewinding events just so he could spend more time in his company. ]
You are mine, too, Dimitri.
[ Words he'd held on his tongue for too long. He's glad to give them life now as he doesn't want to hide anything more from him, no matter how difficult. He may not be completely human, but their bond anchors him, keeps him grounded. ]
There is something else. The truth about you and your friends.
[ It's important he also share this with him now as it may change their perception and how they come to view the crests from here on out. He knows there's a lot that Dimitri would have trouble forgiving as far as Rhea is concerned -Byleth already has a difficult time trusting her- but he should know all sides of the story before he makes any judgments. ]
Sothis and her children lived in Zanado, but they were slain by humans. Their bones and their hearts formed the relics and the crests you now wield, inherited by the Ten Elites who took them. Rhea -no, Seiros-... she wove her own tale.
[ Everything she had done had been in the name of vengeance and in order to see her mother, something he could sympathize with to an extent. If there was a way to bring his father back, he would have taken it, but not at the expense of others' livelihoods. ]
Talk to her.
[ It's important that, as king, he unravels those misconceptions himself. Byleth has his own opinions, but he'd rather they all made peace with the past so they could focus on building the future of Fódlan together. He'll also let Dimitri decide how he wants to break it to Felix and Sylvain, though they may already know. He hadn't yet asked them nor brought it up as he is aware their history with the crests is a lot more checkered than his own.
Before coming to the monastery, his crest had not even had much of an effect on him or his life. To think he could have gone on naively if he hadn't come across Dimitri and the other house leaders that day... ]