Then I would've been King already. [ he glances at sylvain. ] And yourself - well, I'm not sure about your father's health, but the Margrave never struck me as a man who was in a ... hurry to make you his replacement so soon.
[ the reality he used to joke around with his friends is now sylvain's reality. in a lot of ways he wishes they had more time to be friends. it seemed so soon that everything has to change already. ]
... what happens here is ... we'll have to make do. There is nothing else to it. [ on this, dimitri's voice doesn't falter. if it's about duty and responsibility, well. he's got that covered. ] I am the prince of Faerghus. The circumstances are unfortunate, but I will never forget who I am. Therefore, we ought to conduct ourselves in a manner befitting our station or we would have failed our duties entirely.
Now. I know you say that a lot has happened. [ dimitri purses his lips to a thin line as he considers. ] If you can be generous and tell me, I will listen to what you can say.
[ he thinks he ought to give sylvain the choice of how much to reveal - he doesn't know what he's like as king, after all, and he doesn't want him to feel any more conflicted than he already likely is feeling right now. ]
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Then I would've been King already. [ he glances at sylvain. ] And yourself - well, I'm not sure about your father's health, but the Margrave never struck me as a man who was in a ... hurry to make you his replacement so soon.
[ the reality he used to joke around with his friends is now sylvain's reality. in a lot of ways he wishes they had more time to be friends. it seemed so soon that everything has to change already. ]
... what happens here is ... we'll have to make do. There is nothing else to it. [ on this, dimitri's voice doesn't falter. if it's about duty and responsibility, well. he's got that covered. ] I am the prince of Faerghus. The circumstances are unfortunate, but I will never forget who I am. Therefore, we ought to conduct ourselves in a manner befitting our station or we would have failed our duties entirely.
Now. I know you say that a lot has happened. [ dimitri purses his lips to a thin line as he considers. ] If you can be generous and tell me, I will listen to what you can say.
[ he thinks he ought to give sylvain the choice of how much to reveal - he doesn't know what he's like as king, after all, and he doesn't want him to feel any more conflicted than he already likely is feeling right now. ]