In that case, we shall take our leave. I will meet you here this evening.
[Listen. In this house we deal with our problems efficiently and without lollygagging. Even if it's probably the worst course of action. It's fine! It's completely fine. Everything is going to go fine.
In any case, Edelgard will excuse herself easily and take both herself and Hubert out of there. Needless to say, they have...much to talk about--much about their plans and just how many wrenches this is going to throw into them. Rejecting him outright would be the safest bet, certainly, but there's certainly benefits to allowing this ball to fall into Lorenz's court. Having House Gloucester as an ally in the war that they'll wage in due time would be a boon, certainly; they're a powerful house, and having their full backing and support would grant them an edge. There's no denying that.
The risks, of course, come with whether Lorenz will truly stand by them, or if he'll only prove to be a nuisance in the end. He's certainly proven to be someone who benefits all too much from the nobility in it's current state, after all. It's rather doubtful that they could sway him on his views...
And yet...well, Edelgard does want to see if his mind could be changed. He must have had those words printed on him for a reason; perhaps they could serve as a lesson. A way to prove that the world is rotten to the core, and needs to be uprooted entirely.
...There's something selfish there as well, something that wants to see this through--something that wants him to prove her wrong, so that maybe when the war is won, such frivolity could be...
No. Edelgard won't allow herself that. She can't take her eyes off of her goal, and all that she needs to do.
She comes to an agreement with Hubert to at least attempt to take him under the Black Eagles' wing, if he is amendable to such a thing. No courting, no getting involved--a simple offer. If he refuses, then he refuses; Edelgard won't pursue this further. If he takes it...well, that's a bridge that she'll cross once she gets there, but surely taking him into the Black Eagles would be a reasonable choice.
Edelgard's decision is made by the time she comes back to that spot in the garden, early enough so that she may be able to rehearse what she'll say in her mind. It won't do her well to grow nervous--she can't afford to be, and so she won't. That's as simple as it needs to be.
All that matters now is what Lorenz decides to do.]
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[Listen. In this house we deal with our problems efficiently and without lollygagging. Even if it's probably the worst course of action. It's fine! It's completely fine. Everything is going to go fine.
In any case, Edelgard will excuse herself easily and take both herself and Hubert out of there. Needless to say, they have...much to talk about--much about their plans and just how many wrenches this is going to throw into them. Rejecting him outright would be the safest bet, certainly, but there's certainly benefits to allowing this ball to fall into Lorenz's court. Having House Gloucester as an ally in the war that they'll wage in due time would be a boon, certainly; they're a powerful house, and having their full backing and support would grant them an edge. There's no denying that.
The risks, of course, come with whether Lorenz will truly stand by them, or if he'll only prove to be a nuisance in the end. He's certainly proven to be someone who benefits all too much from the nobility in it's current state, after all. It's rather doubtful that they could sway him on his views...
And yet...well, Edelgard does want to see if his mind could be changed. He must have had those words printed on him for a reason; perhaps they could serve as a lesson. A way to prove that the world is rotten to the core, and needs to be uprooted entirely.
...There's something selfish there as well, something that wants to see this through--something that wants him to prove her wrong, so that maybe when the war is won, such frivolity could be...
No. Edelgard won't allow herself that. She can't take her eyes off of her goal, and all that she needs to do.
She comes to an agreement with Hubert to at least attempt to take him under the Black Eagles' wing, if he is amendable to such a thing. No courting, no getting involved--a simple offer. If he refuses, then he refuses; Edelgard won't pursue this further. If he takes it...well, that's a bridge that she'll cross once she gets there, but surely taking him into the Black Eagles would be a reasonable choice.
Edelgard's decision is made by the time she comes back to that spot in the garden, early enough so that she may be able to rehearse what she'll say in her mind. It won't do her well to grow nervous--she can't afford to be, and so she won't. That's as simple as it needs to be.
All that matters now is what Lorenz decides to do.]