he waits for claude to say something but all he had was silence. dedue was about to release himself from the otherâs grip and be on his way until he spoke.
âdo you not want to find a reason to stay, then?â
the question had him look at the other. no, he didnât thought of the question as something out of line. he didnât realize that what he is doing is running away, not wanting to find a reason to keep going or more like to stay. what else should he do now? dimitri is gone, he failed to serve his liege and keep him safe. if he were to stay with claudeâŠ. would the same happen too? would he also fail the other male and see how he gets killed before his eyes? no, he wonât stand for that. maybe he is just punishing too harshly. what happened back then with dimitri wasnât his fault. it just happened that he and dimitri were weak and were overwhelmed by edelgard.
his revenge is sated. he has no one to serve and all he had right now is his home. maybe with dimitri gone they will attack them again, thereâs no way he can prove how innocent they are now. will they find the answer they thought was there? can he now prove how innocent the people from duscur are?
âplease⊠donât go.â
he heard the manâs plea. he wants him to stay so badly for some reason. maybe⊠maybe he should stay. something tells him that he should, the thought of going home is giving him quite the bad feeling as if something would happen to him. call it a hunch but something deep inside him is screaming for him to remain here.
âwhy? why do you want me to stay?â
âȘ //:  â”  EMERLAD HUES FLICKER carefully at the other. Struggles to stay firm. ( oh ! its far more than a struggle ! ) There is pain in those eyes. They are enough to express sentimentality && then some. It is almost SUFFOCATING for Claude to hear Dedueâs response - he doesnât know what to say! The noble is at a loss for words.Â
     â a - ah ⊠? â
   DOESNâT complain about it but he may as well have just gotten punched by the retainer for the fallen kingdom. It would have HURT far less than what he asked.
dedue , why much you cut me like that ?
   THOSE words sting, yes, though perhaps he should be more forgiving, more understanding! Dedueâs feelings are more than valid, && maybe the taller male doesnât WANT to stay.Â
oh , but why do you want to leave , dedue ?
   NEVER considered the thought that perahps the other HAS plans for some other life. ( no ! thatâs not possible , not with how he had so recklessly fought back there . ) Claude KNOWS better than that. Dedueâs life was GONE - he had nobody left. but⊠that wasnât true either.
     â because ⊠â   trails for a brief moment. understands && knows that a simple â because â in not a good enough answer. though, why does claude need a reason?   Â
     â i would miss you if you left . â