[Hubert made the correct decision. He stopped leading Marianne on; he stopped pretending he could be anything she needed.
Of course, that isn't the sort of thing he can actually explain to anyone (except Lady Edelgard) and as such he's had to deal with both Hilda and Dorothea shooting him venomous glances whenever he happens to be in the same vicinity as either. He's a bit surprised neither of them have actually dragged him aside to yell at him.
It's probably because now really isn't the time. Captain Jeralt was killed and everyone's been incredibly subdued since then. Professor Byleth seems completely out of it, and no one else is really doing all that well either.
Hubert's been busy tending to Lady Edelgard and searching for answers for what Those Who Slither in the Dark are doing, but his search has turned up nothing useful. He's getting frustrated, and Lady Edelgard has taken notice, she's specifically asked him not to keep looking into things and while he has no intention of obeying, it certainly says a lot that she's trying to stop him.
That isn't the only thing she's trying to do, and they've had several long and terrible conversations about his relationship with Marianne.
Marianne was there with them on the battlefield, though he doesn't think she was close enough to see what happened with Jeralt. None of them were, he's fairly sure. Marianne had been elsewhere while he stuck by Lady Edelgard's side. He couldn't be near her; not after everything, and certainly not while she's wearing that outfit. He'd nearly gotten hit by an archer while distracted by her in that damned attire.
Initially, he had tried to wave Lady Edelgard off by insisting that this is for the best, that he will no longer be distracted and he won't further hurt Marianne. She had simply responded that Marianne doesn't leave her dorm room unless she's dragged out and had heavily implied she'd done just that to get Marianne to accompany them on the mission. Maybe she hadn't, but he really wouldn't be surprised if Lady Edelgard had done just that.
He eventually gave in and promised that he'd tell Marianne everything and explain himself, but even so it's still taken a few days to work up the courage to approach her room. He stands at the door now, posture perfectly straight as he knocks.
It's probably cruel not to let her know that it's him, but he suspects she won't respond at all if she hears his voice. So it's for the best to see if he can coax her into opening the door.]
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Of course, that isn't the sort of thing he can actually explain to anyone (except Lady Edelgard) and as such he's had to deal with both Hilda and Dorothea shooting him venomous glances whenever he happens to be in the same vicinity as either. He's a bit surprised neither of them have actually dragged him aside to yell at him.
It's probably because now really isn't the time. Captain Jeralt was killed and everyone's been incredibly subdued since then. Professor Byleth seems completely out of it, and no one else is really doing all that well either.
Hubert's been busy tending to Lady Edelgard and searching for answers for what Those Who Slither in the Dark are doing, but his search has turned up nothing useful. He's getting frustrated, and Lady Edelgard has taken notice, she's specifically asked him not to keep looking into things and while he has no intention of obeying, it certainly says a lot that she's trying to stop him.
That isn't the only thing she's trying to do, and they've had several long and terrible conversations about his relationship with Marianne.
Marianne was there with them on the battlefield, though he doesn't think she was close enough to see what happened with Jeralt. None of them were, he's fairly sure. Marianne had been elsewhere while he stuck by Lady Edelgard's side. He couldn't be near her; not after everything, and certainly not while she's wearing that outfit. He'd nearly gotten hit by an archer while distracted by her in that damned attire.
Initially, he had tried to wave Lady Edelgard off by insisting that this is for the best, that he will no longer be distracted and he won't further hurt Marianne. She had simply responded that Marianne doesn't leave her dorm room unless she's dragged out and had heavily implied she'd done just that to get Marianne to accompany them on the mission. Maybe she hadn't, but he really wouldn't be surprised if Lady Edelgard had done just that.
He eventually gave in and promised that he'd tell Marianne everything and explain himself, but even so it's still taken a few days to work up the courage to approach her room. He stands at the door now, posture perfectly straight as he knocks.
It's probably cruel not to let her know that it's him, but he suspects she won't respond at all if she hears his voice. So it's for the best to see if he can coax her into opening the door.]