[ She has no way of knowing, but in a very different context, he's been met with the same attitude. Choosing wrong is a simple choice of words, but people make mistakes. They make mistakes that ruin their lives, that consign them to death, or if they're less unfortunate, to Abyss. It marks the rest of their lives, whether they truly had a choice in the matter or not.
If Zenith truly is all that this woman says it is, given the lack of choice all of them appear to have... It's a coin toss. This is a foreign world, it's not their home. Few want to fight a war they have no proven stakes in, and when simply having access to their abilities is held over their heads, to say nothing of the living circumstances Byleth had mentioned, Yuri can't fault someone for simply signing up unwillingly. ]
If that's the way of it, seems to me the cause only benefits if I do just that.
[ They don't know the truth: that's one thing Yuri's certain of. The other, he knows, is that he has a responsibility to his people. A future isn't worth building if it means forsaking them. Yuri trusts neither side, but he fully intends to get back to his home. ]
If I believed my home was gone, my people were gone... [ He'd be a very different man, certainly not a better one. ] Well, never mind that. I've taken up more of your time than I should have, when I just happened to be in your way, haven't I?
[ He's used to anger, even righteous indignation, from nobles back home. Different contexts entirely, and Yuri wouldn't rush to compare this horse-woman to them, but it means that he isn't at all affected by the attitude. ]
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If Zenith truly is all that this woman says it is, given the lack of choice all of them appear to have... It's a coin toss. This is a foreign world, it's not their home. Few want to fight a war they have no proven stakes in, and when simply having access to their abilities is held over their heads, to say nothing of the living circumstances Byleth had mentioned, Yuri can't fault someone for simply signing up unwillingly. ]
If that's the way of it, seems to me the cause only benefits if I do just that.
[ They don't know the truth: that's one thing Yuri's certain of. The other, he knows, is that he has a responsibility to his people. A future isn't worth building if it means forsaking them. Yuri trusts neither side, but he fully intends to get back to his home. ]
If I believed my home was gone, my people were gone... [ He'd be a very different man, certainly not a better one. ] Well, never mind that. I've taken up more of your time than I should have, when I just happened to be in your way, haven't I?
[ He's used to anger, even righteous indignation, from nobles back home. Different contexts entirely, and Yuri wouldn't rush to compare this horse-woman to them, but it means that he isn't at all affected by the attitude. ]