[ Fortunately, they're not going far, and Dimitri settles onto a bench in the shade of some trees, gesturing for Shez to join him. ]
Well... in theory, you should join a faction. I'd be lying if I didn't say I preferred Meridian, but... they're both using us for their own ends, I think, even if they do dangle what we want in front of us. But we don't have much choice but to trust that they're telling the truth. The hostilities between factions is... mixed.
[ He leans back, looking thoughtful. ]
Some take it far more seriously than others. But-
[ Oh. His brain catches up. ]
...I suppose that in the case of our situation, it seems that our worlds or timelines are much the same until... for some reason in my own time, Byleth saved myself, Claude and Edelgard from bandits. But according to Yuri and Byleth... that was you, instead. After that, things become very different.
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Well... in theory, you should join a faction. I'd be lying if I didn't say I preferred Meridian, but... they're both using us for their own ends, I think, even if they do dangle what we want in front of us. But we don't have much choice but to trust that they're telling the truth. The hostilities between factions is... mixed.
[ He leans back, looking thoughtful. ]
Some take it far more seriously than others. But-
[ Oh. His brain catches up. ]
...I suppose that in the case of our situation, it seems that our worlds or timelines are much the same until... for some reason in my own time, Byleth saved myself, Claude and Edelgard from bandits. But according to Yuri and Byleth... that was you, instead. After that, things become very different.