Byleth & Alois C

Alois
Hello, Professor! You're really on the move today. A lot to get done, I take it?

Alois
I'm happy to help. Tell me, is there anything I can do to lighten your load a bit?

Alois
Oh, surely there must be something! Don't be shy about asking for help.

Alois
We're practically siblings, after all. Cut from the same cloth.

Alois
I was raised by Jeralt, just as you were. So we should have no trouble getting along.

Alois
My parents died when I was small, and I came to live in the monastery.

Alois
It was an aimless existence. But sometimes, a knight would pass by, wearing magnificent armor.

Alois
That knight was Jeralt. And the first time he laid eyes on me, he made me his squire! What was he thinking, eh?

Alois
No kidding! I don't think I'll ever fully understand his logic.

Alois
Later, I heard that the squire preceding me had died of a terrible plague.

Alois
I looked a bit like him, and was about the same age, so Jeralt thought me a suitable replacement.

Alois
A little nutty, old Jeralt, there's no doubt about that. Quite a character.

Alois
All that was more than 30 years ago. How time flies.

Alois
In fact, over drinks he once told me... Ah, perhaps that's a story for another day.

Alois
At any rate, that's Jeralt for you. One of a kind. I don't think there's anyone else quite like him.

Alois
Right. Well, now you've heard my whole story.

Alois
I hope that you understand now why I feel such a strong sense of attachment to you.

Alois
If you're ever in a bind, just give me a holler. I'll help however I can.

Alois
Indeed, indeed. Well, I'll let you get back to it.

Alois
But truly, if I can take anything off your plate, don't hesitate to let me know.