[Truthfully, as much as she’s been clinging to pleasantries thus far, Dorothea knows they can hardly move forward here without laying their cards out on the table. As much as the two of them can reasonably expect to, anyway.
With a short sigh, she glances up at the shimmering, watery ceiling.] I did indeed. [Her gaze drops back to Claude as she continues.] When I have the capability to fight, when so many other poor souls do not have that luxury, it only seemed right. And I do truly believe in the cause Edie fights for.
[Such a silly thing, to feel the need to justify her decision even after all this time. Perhaps it’s just reflexive at this point—she’s certainly fielded no end of questions over why a gentle-hearted diva such as herself would involve herself so heavily in the conflict. And it was hardly a secret how much of an oddity she was amongst the rest of the Emperor’s closest generals. So much so that someone as notoriously well-informed as Claude should no doubt be aware of her role in things.
Which tells Dorothea that that youthful appearance of his just might be more than a simple trick of the light, if he feels the need to even ask this question. Such an odd thing to consider, though perhaps she shouldn’t be surprised; it is just one more oddity to add to the mountain of them to be found in coming to this world. Hardly anything seems impossible at this point.
Still, best to be sure about these things. She tries to keep her expression even as she continues to watch him, gauging his reaction as she adds:] I would not have spent these last few years fighting for it, if I hadn’t.
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With a short sigh, she glances up at the shimmering, watery ceiling.] I did indeed. [Her gaze drops back to Claude as she continues.] When I have the capability to fight, when so many other poor souls do not have that luxury, it only seemed right. And I do truly believe in the cause Edie fights for.
[Such a silly thing, to feel the need to justify her decision even after all this time. Perhaps it’s just reflexive at this point—she’s certainly fielded no end of questions over why a gentle-hearted diva such as herself would involve herself so heavily in the conflict. And it was hardly a secret how much of an oddity she was amongst the rest of the Emperor’s closest generals. So much so that someone as notoriously well-informed as Claude should no doubt be aware of her role in things.
Which tells Dorothea that that youthful appearance of his just might be more than a simple trick of the light, if he feels the need to even ask this question. Such an odd thing to consider, though perhaps she shouldn’t be surprised; it is just one more oddity to add to the mountain of them to be found in coming to this world. Hardly anything seems impossible at this point.
Still, best to be sure about these things. She tries to keep her expression even as she continues to watch him, gauging his reaction as she adds:] I would not have spent these last few years fighting for it, if I hadn’t.