hresvlgse | edelgard.
“ 𝗂 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽— i have.. choir practice later this afternoon & i was wondering if you’d like to switch with me. i don’t mind doing anything you have assigned to do, i’d just rather not.. sing.” especially in the name of the church, though that was secondary to the pit in her stomach; edelgard hated singing.. in front of people, that is. maybe it’s a shameful trait of hers, but the way she stands in front of ferdinand ( eyes flashing & shoulders set firmly ) would beg otherwise. intensity where it does not belong— “im sure you would excel at it more than i would.”
“ you would --- like me to take your place ? ” eyes come alight. not only that but at the praise. it must’ve been a truly horrible predicament if edelgard was even deigning to offer him reasons to believe that he is superior. ( which he is ! there is no doubt about that ! ). ferdinand, of course, has no issue with that, but how seriously she’s taking this whole thing draws his brows together in concern. ... he didn’t know edelgard to be the type to shy away from anything. save for maybe rats, as claude loved to share, though everyone has their fears. “ i do not think it would be much of an issue, but ... ” he can’t accept this victory in their ongoing struggle !
“ edelgard, i can assist you ! it wouldn’t do for you to give in before you’ve had the chance to excel in this ! ”
