[A quick shake of his head confirms that nobody he knew from home is here. There are times Wilhelm feels lonely for the absence of familiar faces, tethers to a home left behind, but he's also relieved to be free of everyone's preconceived ideas of him. To be able to enter a room without everybody watching him, everybody knowing who he is — and thinking that means they know him.]

Yeah. I did too.

[There's no point in hiding it if Claude has already guessed the truth. That doesn't mean he's going to throw his title out there, though.]

So I understand how it is. You're basically not allowed to live your own life or make your own decisions. It...

[As much as he hated being crown prince, he still feels guilty for complaining when he knows his life has also granted him extraordinary privilege. He swipes a hand through his hair, scratching at the back of his head.]

It sucks.