Sylvain just gives a dry little laugh at that, still resting his forehead against Jesper’s shoulder, relishing that touch. The easy affection.
“I guess there’s no way to really know. And just because it was true for Claude might not mean it would have been true for me - there are other things that don’t add up in our memories, discrepancies we can’t explain. But… I know him. He wouldn't have tried to keep this hidden so well if it weren’t the truth.” And he’d been able to tell the words were ones Claude would have rather left buried.
It’s all caught up in everything from back home, though. Something Jesper’s quiet admission reminds him of all too well, even if it’s in stark contrast. In some aspects, at least. Sylvain had never had the opportunity to hide what he was.
“People who can use magic back home… they can do so because they were born with a Crest. Certain bloodlines carry them and you can never predict if a child will be born with one or not. But all the powerful houses, they try for it endlessly. It’s the only thing that matters to them, especially the noble houses. And while those born with a Crest are afforded so many opportunities just for being what we are… we never actually have true freedom to make our own choices or decide our own fate. It’s decided for us the moment we’re discovered to have a Crest.”
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“I guess there’s no way to really know. And just because it was true for Claude might not mean it would have been true for me - there are other things that don’t add up in our memories, discrepancies we can’t explain. But… I know him. He wouldn't have tried to keep this hidden so well if it weren’t the truth.” And he’d been able to tell the words were ones Claude would have rather left buried.
It’s all caught up in everything from back home, though. Something Jesper’s quiet admission reminds him of all too well, even if it’s in stark contrast. In some aspects, at least. Sylvain had never had the opportunity to hide what he was.
“People who can use magic back home… they can do so because they were born with a Crest. Certain bloodlines carry them and you can never predict if a child will be born with one or not. But all the powerful houses, they try for it endlessly. It’s the only thing that matters to them, especially the noble houses. And while those born with a Crest are afforded so many opportunities just for being what we are… we never actually have true freedom to make our own choices or decide our own fate. It’s decided for us the moment we’re discovered to have a Crest.”