I regret that I cannot tell you anything specific. The Lord Protector is my uncle by blood, but we were never close. During my father's reign, he often kept to his territories in Itha.
[But... He's lazy. neglectful. incompetent. gluttonous. and the rumours...]
of my father resulted in an interregnum. Essentially, a period where the throne is vacant. During this period, the Lord Protector asserted his desire to look after the kingdom during my minority. His claim far outweighed that of any noble lord that brought themselves forward for selection- as although he is Crestless, he does possess the blood of House Blaidydd.
There were rumours. Quiet ones, but rumours all the same. They implicated him in the tragedy of Duscar. There is no proof of any wrongdoing, of course. They died quickly after he was appointed unto the role of administrating the kingdom.
I have paid them no mind.
[Well. until a certain rebellion- which-
no. he's not going into that.]
I apologize, professor. Suddenly, I feel quite unwell. Might we continue this conversation at a later juncture?
[ the new information on rufus illustrates much. but byleth does find himself seized by some alarm when dimitri ends the lesson so suddenly. that's right, annette mentioned that the prince gets headaches — ]
...It wasn't a lie earlier. Byleth is so very easy to speak to. Something he shouldn't have said slipped right out. Surprising...
(Ghosts. please be silent. He can pull this back.)]
Heavens, no. I apologize for causing you concern. It is unwarranted. I hear a minor cold's going around the monastery- so please. Be untroubled. All I require is some rest.
[ What else is he supposed to say? For once, he suspects that Dimitri is not being entirely truthful with him... but this doesn't seem like the sort of thing into which he should pry. ]
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I don't know much about your uncle. What is he like?
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[But...
He's lazy. neglectful. incompetent. gluttonous.
and the rumours...]
Might I be frank with you, Professor?
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The
untimely death
[Murder.]
of my father resulted in an interregnum. Essentially, a period where the throne is vacant. During this period, the Lord Protector asserted his desire to look after the kingdom during my minority. His claim far outweighed that of any noble lord that brought themselves forward for selection- as although he is Crestless, he does possess the blood of House Blaidydd.
There were rumours. Quiet ones, but rumours all the same.
They implicated him in the tragedy of Duscar. There is no proof of any wrongdoing, of course. They died quickly after he was appointed unto the role of administrating the kingdom.
I have paid them no mind.
[Well. until a certain rebellion-
which-
no. he's not going into that.]
I apologize, professor.
Suddenly, I feel quite unwell.
Might we continue this conversation at a later juncture?
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Are you alright? Do you need the infirmary?
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Too honest.
...It wasn't a lie earlier. Byleth is so very easy to speak to. Something he shouldn't have said slipped right out. Surprising...
(Ghosts. please be silent. He can pull this back.)]
Heavens, no.
I apologize for causing you concern. It is unwarranted.
I hear a minor cold's going around the monastery- so please. Be untroubled.
All I require is some rest.
no subject
[ What else is he supposed to say? For once, he suspects that Dimitri is not being entirely truthful with him... but this doesn't seem like the sort of thing into which he should pry. ]
Please take care of yourself, Dimitri.