Dimitri & Mercedes B+ / houses.fedatamine.com

Dimitri

You've been spending a lot of time at the training ground, Mercedes. As far as swordsmanship goes, you're like a whole new person.

Mercedes

Thank you! I have such a great time when you teach me that improving comes naturally!

Dimitri

It's all because of your own hard work. Compared to you, I...

Mercedes

You shouldn't be so disappointed in yourself. You're improving too, you just need to keep at it.

Dimitri

Well, I can hold a needle and thread without breaking anything now. That's...something.

Mercedes

That's a big step! When we started, you couldn't even hold a pair of scissors without twisting them apart.

Dimitri

True... I'm sorry for being such a burden.

Mercedes

You're no bother at all! I like sewing with you.

Mercedes

It reminds me of when I was young and my mother taught me how to sew.

Mercedes

My mother would sit with my brother and me and we'd all sew together.

Mercedes

Ah, I really miss it. Even though I was barely better than you when I started.

Mercedes

Did your mother like to sew, Dimitri?

Dimitri

My birth mother? From my father's accounts, she wasn't great at it either.

Mercedes

Oh, of course. I forgot that the queen of Faerghus passed away long ago.

Dimitri

Yes. I don't really remember what she was like.

Dimitri

But I remember my stepmother...always sitting by the window, sewing away.

Mercedes

I'm sure she would have been happy to teach you if you had asked.

Dimitri

She always looked so lonely when she was sewing. So unreachable...

Dimitri

She was kind to me, yes. But when she was like that, it was hard to talk to her. I'm not certain she would have wished to teach me.

Mercedes

I'm so sorry, Dimitri. I didn't mean to bring up such difficult memories.

Dimitri

Don't worry about it. If I don't talk about those things sometimes, I'll risk forgetting them altogether. And that would truly be a shame.

Mercedes

I see...

Dimitri

Ah, but now I'm just going on and on about myself. Why don't you tell me more about you?

Mercedes

More about me? Oh, goodness. I don't even know what to say.

Dimitri

It's hard to think of something on the spot, isn't it? You could speak of your family, I suppose.

Mercedes

You want to know more about my family? On that topic, I'm happy to oblige. In fact, I'm so glad you asked.

Mercedes

It's important to think about your past and share it every now and then.

Mercedes

This might take a while, but would you be willing to stay and listen?

Dimitri

Of course. I will listen for as long as you wish.