Dimitri & Dedue C / houses.fedatamine.com

Dimitri enters the scene

Dedue enters the scene

Dedue

Your Highness, the hour is late. May I ask where it is you're going?

Dimitri

I'm off to the library for a bit of research before I train. After that, a bath and bed.

Dedue

Very well. I shall accompany you.

Dimitri

Ah, no, there's no need for that. I am a grown man, after all.

Dedue

You sustained an injury during yesterday's training. My presence may be of use to you.

Dimitri

It was a mere bruise that will heal in no time. No need to fret over me, Dedue.

Dedue

Are you dissatisfied with me, Your Highness? Please do not hesitate to correct me.

Dimitri

And there it is again.

Dedue

Yes? What is it?

Dimitri

Well... You often choose to address me as "Your Highness."

Dimitri

When we first met, you used to call me by my name.

Dedue

That was because I was unfamiliar with Fódlan speech.

Dedue

Thinking back, such rude manners were inexcusable.

Dimitri

To be honest, I much preferred it.

Dimitri

I feel more comfortable being addressed by my name, rather than with the honorifics that go along with being a prince.

Dedue

But...

Dimitri

I did not teach you to read and write so that you'd know how to address me properly.

Dimitri

And I brought you to the academy as my friend, not a vassal.

Dedue

But Your Highness, a vassal is precisely what I am.

Dimitri

So much has happened since we met, yet we cannot seem to bridge this gap...

Dimitri

So be it. I give you leave to return to your quarters. Take an early night and reflect on what I've said. Please.

Dedue

I couldn't possibly. I said I would accompany you, did I not?

Dimitri

True, but I would much prefer that we take steps to ease this mindset of yours...