Byleth & Flayn B

Flayn
It has been a while since last we spoke, Professor. Spare me a moment again, will you not?

Flayn
You recall how you helped me and allowed me to join your class, yes?

Flayn
I have learned a great many things since then. Indeed, I have truly grown so much!

Flayn
This personal growth is due, in large part, to you.

Flayn
And I wished to express my gratitude, sincerely.

Flayn
Excuse me? Are you implying that I am still naive?

Flayn
I will have you know that I have made many friends, and am constantly learning new things!

Flayn
Why, when I go to the market—alone— I even haggle!

Flayn
You must be familiar with the delicate art of haggling—in which one negotiates a lower asking price for an item.

Flayn
That is the type of knowledge common only to those as mature as myself!

Flayn
Who, me?

Flayn
Um, have you not asked this once before? It is a bit rude to ask repeatedly, you know.

Flayn
Is that so? Well, it seems we have something in common, since I do not know your age either.

Flayn
Come now. There is nothing to be gained from focusing so heavily on age.

Flayn
Touching on a previous discussion, I think I have learned more about you.

Flayn
I mentioned how you possess an air of mystery...

Flayn
I compared you to any old sea, but I have come to realize you are more like a particular sea—one I have seen before.

Flayn
When I was a quite small, my mother would take me out to play in the sea.

Flayn
She was an excellent fisher, my mother. I grew to love fish deeply because of her...

Flayn
Well, you see, fish are— Oh, er, wait. I was talking about the sea, was I not?

Flayn
Anyhow... I sense that, like the sea, your depths are seemingly impenetrable.

Flayn
Yet, despite your unknowable depths, there is something...familiar about you.

Flayn
It is as if we have met somewhere, long, long ago...

Flayn
No, I do not think so. It is all quite strange, really.

Flayn
Hm? Oh, apologies. Just muttering to myself. It is nothing.

Flayn
Mutterings aside, I mean to say that you do not feel like a stranger to me.

Flayn
For whatever reason, I feel deeply connected to you. And for this, I am glad.