He didn’t like her like his sister did. The child of Dimitri, a kid who will become someone big in the future. He was already stepping on the road of a heroic catastrophy. Dorothea was not a fan of Dimitri, knowing how he was when the war was going on even when Byleth appeared. Lysandre was one hard person to crack, but he also reminded her of Felix in that sense. This meant that she would still annoy him because it was fun. As an aunt, it was her privilege. Byleth’s laughing was still echoing in her voice when Arnault had been teasing the young boy and his little sister. She sang to them both when they were younger, so much younger.
Arnault felt old now when he had stepped forward, finally giving her a small smile of his own. It warmed her heart. He may not have liked her as much as his little sister, but that didn’t mean that Dorothea didn’t treasure the son of her professor less. He was just one of the treasures after this war. The son of her old friends. The gift of a peaceful time.
“Lysandre,” the songstress giggled as she accepted the flower. Blaiddyd didn’t have to give her anything. He really didn’t have to. This young man didn’t have to give her any gifts when she had finished singing today. But he did. It made her so happy that she didn’t know how to react without sounding overdramatic. So Dorothea said, trying to be curt but sincere: “It’s beautiful. Thank you for this. It means a lot to me.”