[And wasn't that a relief? Byleth didn't have to endure yet another person knowing him intimately, from his darkest secrets to predicting how he'd react, or intuitively understanding his feelings. It's... what he wanted, but he wanted to earn such things; not have them dumped into his lap with no effort on his part with a bucketload of expectations attached.]
I only knew you as a crime lord that King Dimitri had picked up somewhere. Jeralt knew about you, though. He, in fact, warned me to be mindful not to draw your ire as he, and I quote, 'didn't want to deal with that shit'. You must be quite good at what you do, if Jeralt wanted to stay on your good side.
[After all, his father was used to making enemies and making them often. He was dismissive of most of them - not in an insulting way, but resigned that they'd rock boats, insult some powerful people, and eventually they or their catpaws would come to have it out with them... and they'd win, as they always did. There were, however, some people Jeralt pointedly tried to avoid: the Church being the biggest one.]
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[And wasn't that a relief? Byleth didn't have to endure yet another person knowing him intimately, from his darkest secrets to predicting how he'd react, or intuitively understanding his feelings. It's... what he wanted, but he wanted to earn such things; not have them dumped into his lap with no effort on his part with a bucketload of expectations attached.]
I only knew you as a crime lord that King Dimitri had picked up somewhere. Jeralt knew about you, though. He, in fact, warned me to be mindful not to draw your ire as he, and I quote, 'didn't want to deal with that shit'. You must be quite good at what you do, if Jeralt wanted to stay on your good side.
[After all, his father was used to making enemies and making them often. He was dismissive of most of them - not in an insulting way, but resigned that they'd rock boats, insult some powerful people, and eventually they or their catpaws would come to have it out with them... and they'd win, as they always did. There were, however, some people Jeralt pointedly tried to avoid: the Church being the biggest one.]