[ Marianne says quietly, the realization sinking in as she listens to him. The feelings he has for Fódlan, the way Claude had spoken fondly about the Duke around the campfire that night...their relation must be true. Did Duke Riegan know everything? He must have wanted to protect him knowing how the Alliance would have reacted to the truth.
Marianne hasn't met many Almyrans in her isolated life. There was Prince Shahid, sneering as he commanded his wyvern riders to bear down on the Throat. There was Cyril, the hardworking orphan who Lady Rhea had given shelter to, sparing him from what might have been a worse fate. Then there was Claude. For all appearances a Fódlan noble like the rest of them that she has to adjust her picture of Almyrans. He had blended in, kept his secret close to his chest. In the many years they had known each other, she had never suspected him. She really was hopeless with people. Marianne glances at the floor, contemplating what to make of everything. ]
I never realized how much you were dealing with. How much you still are. The voices in the maze were cruel.
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[ Marianne says quietly, the realization sinking in as she listens to him. The feelings he has for Fódlan, the way Claude had spoken fondly about the Duke around the campfire that night...their relation must be true. Did Duke Riegan know everything? He must have wanted to protect him knowing how the Alliance would have reacted to the truth.
Marianne hasn't met many Almyrans in her isolated life. There was Prince Shahid, sneering as he commanded his wyvern riders to bear down on the Throat. There was Cyril, the hardworking orphan who Lady Rhea had given shelter to, sparing him from what might have been a worse fate. Then there was Claude. For all appearances a Fódlan noble like the rest of them that she has to adjust her picture of Almyrans. He had blended in, kept his secret close to his chest. In the many years they had known each other, she had never suspected him. She really was hopeless with people. Marianne glances at the floor, contemplating what to make of everything. ]
I never realized how much you were dealing with. How much you still are. The voices in the maze were cruel.