Your Majesty, if I may, I'd like to have a word with you.
Now, I understand we all come from varied timelines. Events have taken place differently for all of us. As a matter of course this is none of my concern. Still, I feel it prudent to make my feelings on the matter known.
It seems another of our former classmates have arrived. I haven't the faintest idea what you or she recall. That said, if I find out you have, in any way, caused harm to come to Mercedes no crown nor truce will save you.
Am I understood?
[He absolutely had to do this over text because this is at least 65% bluff but Flames watching her fall defending him and him not even batting a lash at it still makes him sick with fury.]
[ .......... Lorenz wtf? Mercedes is his friend? Why would he hurt her??
Also is he still upset he didn't get an invitation to his Schrodinger's wedding, is that what this is about?? ]
Set your heart at ease, Lorenz. I know not of what events transpired in your world to make you question my loyalty as such, but I can assure you Mercedes is a treasured friend of mine. I will allow no harm to come upon her, least of all give cause to it, myself.
[ He didn't even know Lorenz and Mercedes were so close?? ]
I had hoped you would say as much. Suffice it to say that, by my recollection,
[There's really no gentle way of saying it, is there?]
the war was exceptionally cruel to the Kingdom. To you and the other Blue Lions, especially. You seem a far more reasonable man here but some things are not so easily forgotten.
[ ... ah, of course. By now, he knows about all these different timelines, these versions of Fódlan that are the same as he knows but also not, but... this might be the first time anyone actually shares anything about him, directly to him. And what he learns from Lorenz is... well. Not unexpected. ]
I understand, truly. Several moons ago, I might have been something closer to the Dimitri you recall, more beast than man. And if my assumption is true, I cannot fault you for being cautious, or wary of me.
But for what it is worth, I give you my word I mean no harm to anyone on this island, from Fódlan or otherwise. On my honor as a knight, I will protect my people.
[Honestly he probably should not have said anything at all. But of all the things from the war losing Ferdinand and then seeing Mercedes fall so soon after... were easily two of the things that weigh on him the most.]
I would also appreciate it if you didn't mention this to her. If you please.
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Because VW is cruel to the blions
Now, I understand we all come from varied timelines. Events have taken place differently for all of us. As a matter of course this is none of my concern. Still, I feel it prudent to make my feelings on the matter known.
It seems another of our former classmates have arrived. I haven't the faintest idea what you or she recall. That said, if I find out you have, in any way, caused harm to come to Mercedes no crown nor truce will save you.
Am I understood?
[He absolutely had to do this over text because this is at least 65% bluff but Flames watching her fall defending him and him not even batting a lash at it still makes him sick with fury.]
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Also is he still upset he didn't get an invitation to his Schrodinger's wedding, is that what this is about?? ]
Set your heart at ease, Lorenz. I know not of what events transpired in your world to make you question my loyalty as such, but I can assure you Mercedes is a treasured friend of mine. I will allow no harm to come upon her, least of all give cause to it, myself.
[ He didn't even know Lorenz and Mercedes were so close?? ]
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[There's really no gentle way of saying it, is there?]
the war was exceptionally cruel to the Kingdom. To you and the other Blue Lions, especially. You seem a far more reasonable man here but some things are not so easily forgotten.
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I understand, truly. Several moons ago, I might have been something closer to the Dimitri you recall, more beast than man. And if my assumption is true, I cannot fault you for being cautious, or wary of me.
But for what it is worth, I give you my word I mean no harm to anyone on this island, from Fódlan or otherwise. On my honor as a knight, I will protect my people.
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[Honestly he probably should not have said anything at all. But of all the things from the war losing Ferdinand and then seeing Mercedes fall so soon after... were easily two of the things that weigh on him the most.]
I would also appreciate it if you didn't mention this to her. If you please.
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As for telling Mercedes, worry not. For as long as I have a say in it, this stays between us.