Dimitri & Mercedes B+

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.