[Well, it's good that he knows now about just how his actions will paint him. Even so, it does make Edelgard pause for a moment; she didn't quite mean to upset him so.

That incomplete sentence concerns her a bit, but she does have an idea, at least. And yet, it makes a fire burn in her; she can't imagine that his father would have good things to say if he believed the rumor was true. It sees a flash of anger, of determination flow through her, and she winds up going to take his hand briefly.]

I do. You won't have to worry about such a rumor spreading any further; I intend to put an end to it where it stands.

You don't need to worry a second longer, Lorenz.

[Edelgard means that. She means that and more.]