[ Sylvain gives a quiet sigh and lets his eyes close for a moment, curling into himself a little more tightly. ]

What I might have hoped is pretty inconsequential there. The rest of my life was planned for me before I ever took a breath, Claude. And yeah, maybe one day I can change things, once I'm Margrave and have any authority and say over my own life. But by then...

[ By then it would be too late for a lot of things. ]