Dimitri & Dedue C / houses.fedatamine.com

Dimitri enters the scene

Dedue enters the scene

Your Highness, the hour is late. May I ask where it is you're going?

I'm off to the library for a bit of research before I train. After that, a bath and bed.

Very well. I shall accompany you.

Ah, no, there's no need for that. I am a grown man, after all.

You sustained an injury during yesterday's training. My presence may be of use to you.

It was a mere bruise that will heal in no time. No need to fret over me, Dedue.

Are you dissatisfied with me, Your Highness? Please do not hesitate to correct me.

And there it is again.

Yes? What is it?

Well... You often choose to address me as "Your Highness."

When we first met, you used to call me by my name.

That was because I was unfamiliar with Fódlan speech.

Thinking back, such rude manners were inexcusable.

To be honest, I much preferred it.

I feel more comfortable being addressed by my name, rather than with the honorifics that go along with being a prince.

But...

I did not teach you to read and write so that you'd know how to address me properly.

And I brought you to the academy as my friend, not a vassal.

But Your Highness, a vassal is precisely what I am.

So much has happened since we met, yet we cannot seem to bridge this gap...

So be it. I give you leave to return to your quarters. Take an early night and reflect on what I've said. Please.

I couldn't possibly. I said I would accompany you, did I not?

True, but I would much prefer that we take steps to ease this mindset of yours...