[ He blinks a little, because that’s a lot of family Claude’s never once spoken of. Then again, if they were all more his enemies than his siblings, he could understand. One Miklan had been plenty all on his own, after all.
The rest of that, however, was something Sylvain had already put together, just from watching him over the years. Especially the most recent few. He gives Claude’s hand a faint squeeze. ]
At least you were uniquely equipped to be tossed head first into the Dukedom and all the Alliance’s politics, then, with that sort of mindset. Over-equipped, I would guess. At least you did find friends there.
[ He hadn’t missed the mention of that inheritance, but he’s not sure if Claude is referring to the Duke or something else entirely. Was this a Crest thing? Something else? ]
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[ He blinks a little, because that’s a lot of family Claude’s never once spoken of. Then again, if they were all more his enemies than his siblings, he could understand. One Miklan had been plenty all on his own, after all.
The rest of that, however, was something Sylvain had already put together, just from watching him over the years. Especially the most recent few. He gives Claude’s hand a faint squeeze. ]
At least you were uniquely equipped to be tossed head first into the Dukedom and all the Alliance’s politics, then, with that sort of mindset. Over-equipped, I would guess. At least you did find friends there.
[ He hadn’t missed the mention of that inheritance, but he’s not sure if Claude is referring to the Duke or something else entirely. Was this a Crest thing? Something else? ]