[Edelgard looks stunned, openly surprised in a way he's never seen before. For a moment he's tempted to ask what she's so worked up about - did he say something strange? is it how quickly he drew back? - but she moves to finish off her tea and grab a pasty and—]
Edelgard—
[And she's gone. Just like that. It would be a lie to say Lorenz is only baffled by it, but that is his primary emotion at present. Sure, he feels a bit like he's been punched in the gut at her sudden departure and how frantic she was, but it's primarily confusion that leaves him sitting at the table and wondering what just happened.
It'll be fine, he tries to reassure himself. Whatever it is that caused her to leave (flee) will be explained soon enough. He just has to have faith in her. He said as much, didn't he? So he can be patient and wait for an explanation.
He'll just ignore the strange sinking feeling and the vicegrip uncertainty has on his heart.]
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Edelgard—
[And she's gone. Just like that. It would be a lie to say Lorenz is only baffled by it, but that is his primary emotion at present. Sure, he feels a bit like he's been punched in the gut at her sudden departure and how frantic she was, but it's primarily confusion that leaves him sitting at the table and wondering what just happened.
It'll be fine, he tries to reassure himself. Whatever it is that caused her to leave (flee) will be explained soon enough. He just has to have faith in her. He said as much, didn't he? So he can be patient and wait for an explanation.
He'll just ignore the strange sinking feeling and the vicegrip uncertainty has on his heart.]