Does it matter? The point is, I have blood on my hands too. I didn't start the war that consumed Fódlan, but I did end it.
[It doesn't make him better than anyone, least of all Hayame, who for all intents and purposes has only known a life of servitude. Claude was able to make choices of his own volition, and had vastly more power than her to do so.
He's keeping his voice low, but he's also aware this as the potential to turn into a very public argument. He glances along the stables, voice still hushed, and looks back at Hayame.]
Look, I didn't want things to be like this when I saw you again, and I doubt you did either. I missed you, you know...? [Maybe she'll argue that it was stupid and delusional to miss her too that she isn't worth that emotional effort, so he heads her off before she can.]
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[It doesn't make him better than anyone, least of all Hayame, who for all intents and purposes has only known a life of servitude. Claude was able to make choices of his own volition, and had vastly more power than her to do so.
He's keeping his voice low, but he's also aware this as the potential to turn into a very public argument. He glances along the stables, voice still hushed, and looks back at Hayame.]
Look, I didn't want things to be like this when I saw you again, and I doubt you did either. I missed you, you know...? [Maybe she'll argue that it was stupid and delusional to miss her too that she isn't worth that emotional effort, so he heads her off before she can.]
Not everything has to be a fight.