6/1 Gardland Moon
Byleth woke up earlier than he usually did. He changed his clothes and headed to his classroom. He didn´t have to wait for too long until Edelgard arrived.
"Good morning Professor"
"Good morning Edelgard. I´m glad to see you well"
"Thank you for what you did yesterday, here take it, it´s yours after all"
Taking his coat he sensed something different.
"What´s the matter Professor?"
"Nothing in particular, it´s just that it smells like you"
"!"
Edelgard´s face was getting red.
"I´m sorry I didn´t mean it like that. It smells nice, I didn´t intend to criticize you" said Byleth completely misunderstanding the reaction.
Edelgard´s face grew redder
"Are you really ok? You may have a fever, let me check" he said while putting his hand over his forehead.
"My teacher…I´m okay. I must confess that I used your coat as a blanket since last night was especially chilly. I apologize if I have abused your trust"
"You don't have to worry. My father used to do the same to me. I don´t see any problem with that" the memories of the past came to him and he felt a comfortable warmth inside his body that didn´t last too long since Sothis was shouting inside his head.
"You are so dense I could build a castle on your face. You sure are the worst!"
"By the way, my teacher did you find something new about your mysterious crest?"
He explained to her what he had learnt from Hanneman.
"A crest that acts on its own as if it were another being. That sounds fascinating." She said lost in thoughts. Then she extended her hand and showed him her crest. "This is a minor crest of Seiros. As you can see I can control how it manifests, but it doesn´t mean that I can control it completely on the battlefield. Can you try to do the same?"
He extended his arm as she did but nothing happened. He felt a bit disappointed.
"There is no need to worry Professor. If your crest has manifested only recently it may mean that it needs time to bond with you. I´m not a specialist but I´m confident that Professor Hanneman will uncover the mystery of your crest soon"
"I hope so"
The rest of the class came one by one. The first to arrive was Dimitri, who was wearing knight armor, followed by Ashe.
"Good morning Professor, Edelgard. I´m looking forward our training today"
"Good morning Dimitri"
"Professor as I told you before I won´t let you down. I promise" said Ashe with a confident look on his eyes.
"I couldn´t expect less" reassured him Byleth.
The next to arrive was the high spirited Caspar, followed by Ferdinand.
"Morning Profe…oh! Dimitri, Ashe, what are you doing here?"
"We are going to collaborate with the Black Eagles' task this month. Please consider us as one of your classmates"
"As expected from the Professor. Developing bonds between the different nations is the duty of a noble. I agree with the Professor´s idea completely"
"I´m sure that Professor´s plan wasn´t related to the duties of nobility as you think it is Ferdinand" said an exasperated Edelgard.
"It doesn´t matter, I will use this opportunity to show my value as the son of the Prime minister of the empire. I´m looking forward to fighting against you"
"You sure don´t give up"
After everyone was there, Byleth cleared his throat and started explaining his students their current task.
"Our current mission is to help the Church´s forces in the suffocation of Lord Lonato´s rebellion. We will head north to the Holy Kingdom and we will count with the leading of Lady Catherine. I have asked Dimitri and Ashe for their help and they have accepted, so during this month treat them as members of your own class group. Leave aside every feeling of rivalry, we don´t have time to waste in quarrels. Understood?"
"Understood Professor"
"For this training I have planned to divide the class in two groups of five. I will choose the groups to make sure that you learn to cooperate"
"What will you do Professor?"
"I will be the third force in combat and I will fight against both teams. The last team standing wins. And the groups will be: Dimitri, Petra, Hubert, Bernadetta and Linhardt. Edelgard, Dorothea, Ashe, Ferdinand and Caspar.
Hubert´s amber eyes couldn´t hide his disagreement.
"I can understand your methods Professor, but I must oppose to it; there is no possibility that I could face Lady Edelgard as an enemy in the battlefield."
"Hubert, listen to the Professor´s command, it's an order" her violet eyes meeting his.
"Understood Lady Edelgard" disagreement still lingering in his voice.
They headed to the training hall. "I will give you 5 minutes to prepare your formations, use it wisely"
"Professor Byleth. I feel more comfortable fighting on a horse. May I use one for the upcoming battle?"
"Of course Dimitri"
"I will use one too then, I´m confident enough about my skills in battle" Ferdinand boasted.
"Riding a horse. As expected from a nobleman" Dorothea said although it didn´t sound like a compliment, but Ferdinand took it for one.
Both groups were taking their positions, while Byleth readied himself. After the five minutes mark passed he shouted "now!" and the battle began.
A magic attack coming from Dimitri´s group was directed to him. Byleth didn´t need to look to feel two ambers eyes focused on him.
While he was approaching both groups clashed. Dimitri and Ferdinand impacted but Dimitri´s sheer strength sent Ferdinand flying. Alongside him was Petra who was avoiding Ashe´s arrows. Taking advantage of Hubert´s focus on Byleth Edelgard and Casper charged at Bernadetta and Lindhart. In a panicked state Bernadetta started shooting arrows as if her life were in great danger which Edelgard stopped easily but Caspar couldn´t avoid them so well.
Realizing the attack to his rearguard Dimitri charged at Edelgard while Petra defeated Ashe, although she took an impact from a spell casted by Dorothea.
"I´m sorry Petra!"
"Don´t worry I´m not finished yet she said while charging at her"
"Not the face please!"
Byleth was getting closer to Hubert, who continued his endless casting of magic and dark magic against him. When he was in front of him he tried to cast a fire spell, but Byleth quickly knocked him down. "If you focus only on me you will pay for your lack of sight"
"Tsch" Hubert grumbled, already out of combat.
He searched his next opponent. Linhardt and Bernadetta were already defeated but Bernadetta was able to ko Caspar with her bare hands when he tried to hit her with his axe.
Dimitri and Edelgard were completely focused on each other, so he charged at Petra.
"I will show you my strength Professor" she said her eyes full of determination.
The combat was short but brutal. Petra´s slashes were unpolished but strong and she only admitted defeat when she got disarmed by him.
"I defended Brigit´s pride. I will keep fighting as today Professor" He nodded to her while heading to the place where Edelgard and Dimitri were still fighting.
"You won the mock battle but this victory will be mine".
"Don´t be so confident, the outcome is not decided until you have defeated me. Besides the Professor has come"
"A three way battle then" Dimitri said looking at him "Professor, Edelgard I will show you my real strength" he said charging at Edelgard and Byleth at the same time.
Byleth avoided the charge to the right while Edelgard tried to block it with her iron shield. It was impressive to see such a small person holding such strength. But Dimitri wasn´t defeated yet. He jumped from his horse when Edelgard´s axe tried to hit him and then he hit her with his blunted lance from her left side.
"Ugh..."
Looking for an opening Byleth took Ferdinand´s horse and charged at them. Dimitri realizing he was being charged he tried to outmaneuver him but in the last second Byleth jumped from the horse, his body impacting on Dimitri. They rolled on the ground. Dimitri was strong but having lost his lance due to the impact he wasn´t able to counterattack Byleth´s sword attacks.
"I accept my defeat Professor" he sighted
Noticing Edelgard behind him, he blocked her axe attack with his sword, but it broke.
"I won´t be easy on you even if you are my Teacher" she said smiling with confidence.
He jumped backwards to avoid another attack and then he rushed to take Ferdinand´s fallen shield. It was light weighed but sturdy enough to resist a few blows from Edelgard´s axe.
"Are you going to use a shield against me? Interesting"
They charged to each other. Byleth used his shield to stop Edelgard´s axe attack and he then threw all his weight onto her, trying to destabilize her. It didn´t work, since she changed her position to counter it, but that was what he was aiming for. In an instant Edelgard launched a counterattack, but Byleth avoided it in the last second, having lost her balance he jumped to her.
They rolled on the ground. Edelgard was trying to reach for her axe but Byleth immobilized her grabbing both her arms in the area of the wrist. Being on top of her he said "The battle is over. Good job Edelgard"
"I was closer than ever this time but it seems that experience is on your side my Teacher" Then realizing his proximity she blushed. "Can you release me now my Teacher, everyone is watching"
"Ah I´m sorry"
"Professor Byleth you are too aggressive but I wouldn´t mind facing you like that" said Dorothea in a teasing tone.
"Dorothea, that comment was highly inappropriate, but I agree on one thing. Professor Byleth you should restrain yourself of using your full force especially if it affects Lady Edelgard´s safety"
"Hubbie you are talking about restraining, but you released a magic storm on the Professor"
"All of you need to improve your cooperation. Dimitri, did you tell Hubert to focus only on me?"
"No Professor"
"You have to respect the commands of your general even if it´s not Edelgard. Now we will continue with some archery"
…..
After four hours of training everyone was exhausted.
"You all did well, we will continue tomorrow"
"I feel that under your guiding I will achieve new heights Professor" Dimitri said
"Don´t forget that he is not the Blue Lion´s Professor"
"I haven´t forgotten it Edelgard. Even if we fight as fellow classmates for now I haven´t forgotten that we are rivals. I won´t lose to you in the Battle of the eagle and the lion"
"I won´t surrender either" she said with a confident look on her eyes
"What are you going to do now Professor?"
"I will keep training"
"I see, good luck on your training I will fight harder tomorrow. I will take my leave for now" Dimitri said while leaving them alone.
Edelgard looked at him
"I would gladly train with you but I´m exhausted. Besides I promised to take bath with the girls and my hair is a mesh"
"It is ok as it is" he assured her
"If you say so" see you tomorrow my teacher she said while giving him a warm smile
Byleth left the practice room and headed towards the audience room. There she was, reading a book. When she noticed his presence Rhea smiled at him.
"Professor Byleth, I thank you for your visit. Do you need something from me?"
"I wanted to practice magic but I´m not sure it is appropriate to ask for it"
Rhea was seemingly pleased
"I have no problem to teach you; in fact I am pleased to help you. Why do you want to learn?"
"To protect my students"
"It warms my heart to see that you worry about their wellbeing. Come with me to my chambers. As a first lesson there is no need to use such open space"
Byleth was uncomfortable with going to the archbishop´s chambers but he had no other option.
"As you wish"
Walking alongside her he couldn´t stop having a feel of familiarity with her, but that couldn´t be possible.
"Do you feel at home now Professor Byleth?"
"Well I´m getting used to it I must say"
"I hope that you will end to like this place as your father did" she smiled
"Where is he? With the recent events he wasn´t able to talk with him but he overheard two soldiers talking about Sir Jeralt´s expedition to the Leicester Alliance.
"Giant wolves have been causing havoc in the territories of the Alliance. Your father is helping the Church on that matter, but don´t worry he will be here next month. We have arrived."
The archbishop´s room had a round shape and had scarce furniture around it. A bed was placed in the middle of the room and there was a carpet in front of it with the symbol of the crest of Seiros, which he had seen on Edelgard´s hand before. Rhea took a seat and invited Byleth to do the same.
"Magic is the energy that allows us to break the rules of this world" she explained "there is magic in every living being but only those who train can allow it to appear. To achieve this result there are two ways. The faith allows someone to connect himself with his ideals and is that believing that allows it to produce magic. The reason believes that the mind and not the will are capable enough to produce the same result. Some people consider the faith the way to white magic and reason the way to offensive or even dark magic but they are wrong. Both paths can ease someone´s pain or can be used to injure someone. The outcome depends on the person."
"Understood"
"Let´s start the practice then" she smiled "Take this flower"
The flower she handed to him was clearly dry.
"Try to sense it´s energy"
He touched the flower with his bare hand but he felt nothing.
"Focus on it, avoid any distractions"
Byleth concentrate himself on the flower he was holding and then he felt it, an inch of pain.
"I feel a bit of pain"
"That´s the flowers pain. It needs water and the lack of it is making it suffer. Now try to ease its suffering. Use your will to help and reach for it"
He closed his eyes and focused on the tiny being he was holding. Feeling a strange warmth on the tips of his fingers he opened his eyes again. The flower had recovered its bright colours and was fine.
"Good job Professor Byleth" Rhea smiled "Now try the same thing with this flower"
She handed him another dry flower similar to the precedent. But even trying his best efforts the flower remained the same.
Sensing the disappointment on his face Rhea comforted him "You don´t have to worry about this outcome Professor. This flower was already dead, but it gives you an important lesson. Magic can help us to achieve things that would be considered impossible, but returning someone from the death is something no one has been able to do" her face darkened.
"Did you miss someone?" Byleth asked
"My mother, I lost her long ago but the pain I feel has remained the same ever since"
"I´m sorry about that"
"You don´t have to worry, your mere presence helps me to lighten my day" Rhea´s smile was sweet, but her eyes looked like she was seeing someone through him.
He kept practicing until the sun set. By then he was able to cast a rudimentary healing magic and to light candles.
"Enough for today Professor. If you wish we can keep practicing once per week from now on"
"Thank you Rhea"
"There is no need to thank me. Thank your efforts. Keep practicing in your free time"
"I will"
….
6/10
More than a week has passed since the start of the month and the efforts of their students were paying efforts. The presence of two leaders in the same class caught the attention of most of the students who tried to catch a glimpse of Byleth´s training methods. Byleth had ordered private training sessions as he felt uncomfortable with too many eyes watching him and his students, but even like that was unavoidable to feel observed.
"Good job all of you, have a rest"
"Professor you are making the rest of the students envious. You are too popular" giggled Dorothea
"I don´t understand why. I prefer sleeping to training"
"That´s just you Linhardt" grinned Caspar "I can feel I´m getting stronger thanks to you!"
"Oh by the way Professor" continued Dorothea "Do you know that next week the monastery will hold a tournament of pairs? Everyone can take part, even the Professors and the knights. Doesn´t sound amazing? A battle with your chosen one, how romantic…" said Dorothea loosing herself in a fantasy
"That´s not the most important part Dorothea! The winner gets a bunch of gold and even a silver weapon of his choosing. I have to win it!"
"No one would join you since you are continuously starting fights"
"Ah give me a break Linhardt!" Caspar said while laughing "Ey Professor why don´t we join forces? We will win easily."
"You have a point there, the Professor has already quite a reputation and will be a tough nut to crack as a rival"
"You two are just boring, it's more important the connection you have with the person you fight with" said Dorothea while sighing. "You should choose someone before you are asked. There is no way someone like you won´t take part in the tournament"
Byleth started to think "If I were to participate I would take part with…"
"Edelgard" he shouted
"Yes Professor?" Edelgard approached him, taking off her arms´ armor.
"Would you like to be my pair?"
"W-What do you mean my T-Teacher?" her face acquiring dangerous level of redness.
"Dorothea told me about a tournament that is going to take place in a week. To participate you need to be with another person. Is that ok to you?"
"My Teacher, don´t scare me like that! I will gladly fight alongside you"
"Edie, you are so cute when you blush! May it be that…"
"I-I was just surprised by the Professor´s request and don´t say such embarrassing things." Her gaze focused on the ground.
"I´m sorry Caspar but you have already lost"
"Eh Why?"
"The Professor will be your enemy and you are all alone" pointed out Linhardt
"Then fight with me, we are friends right?"
"Don´t worry I will cheer you up"
"That´s cruel!"
"Now it´s my turn to search a nice partner. I planned to ask you, but I don´t mind leaving you to Edie"
"Stop insinuating things Dorothea" said a still blushed Edelgard
As everyone took its leave they were talking about the tournament. Everyone except Hubert, whose eyes followed him until he left showing a clear animosity.
"What´s your plan of action for the tournament my Teacher?"
"The key to victory is going to be the bond between the teams. We can try doing a pair of mock battles with other teams."
"I see, the main problem I see is that practicing with potential rivals would show them our strategies"
"You are right but I have someone in mind that might join us, for now let´s practice the two of us"
"It will be a pleasure Professor"
…..
6/11
She woke up before the dawn. Using the small fountain on her desk she washed her face, dissipating the tiredness from her body. Next to her fountain was the flower that her Teacher had given her. She smiled at the sight of it.
She changed to her training clothes and took extra care in grooming her hair. She wasn´t too fond of makeup but she was proud of her hairstyle. She opened the door and there was Hubert waiting for her. Edelgard sighed "Is it something urgent Hubert? I promised to meet the Professor in 30 minutes"
"That´s the matter I wanted to talk about Lady Edelgard. You shouldn´t trust him. We don´t know his real alliances and he has the confidence of the archbishop"
"As you said we don´t know yet. It is too early to make such bold statements. I know that you don´t like him, but we can´t make drastic decisions yet"
"I´m only worried about your wellbeing Lady Edelgard. You seen too interested in him, but a word to the wrong ear will bring doom to us all. His lack of expressions is also disturbing and he has a major crest of unknown origin"
"I thank you for that, but don´t act by your own unless being told. As you said he doesn´t show his own emotions, but that doesn´t mean he´s trying to hide something from us. In fact, he is too honest. The fact that his crest is still unknown doesn´t mean that it will stay like that forever. It is only a matter of time that Professor Hanneman discovers the truth and I´m sure that the Professor will reveal that information to us. Understood?"
"Yes Lady Edelgard"
"Are you going to participate in the tournament?"
Hubert chuckled
"No one has invited me yet, but I guess it´s only natural"
"I can understand why" Even if Hubert was completely loyal to her she couldn´t avoid but noticing the sinister aura emanating from him. "I guess it´s in part my fault, if you weren´t with me your future would be different"
"Different? Yes. Better? Absolutely no. I don´t regret serving you and I will eliminate anyone who stands in your path."
"I thank you for that but don´t resort to killing unless being told so. By the way take, this" She handed him a letter "Send it as soon as possible"
"Leave it to me Lady Edelgard"
After leaving Hubert she headed to the Professor´s room. He had told her to meet him before his room. When she arrived she knocked his door.
"Professor Byleth, it´s me, Edelgard"
A few seconds later her Professor´s face appeared in front of him, wearing his usual blank expression.
"Good morning Edelgard. I see you are already prepared. Let´s go to the training room. I have reserved it for today"
"Have you found someone willing to practice with us?"
"Yes"
"Is he or she a student?"
"No"
"You don´t abuse words to express yourself Professor" she smiled
"Don´t worry you will soon find out" showing her a half smile, although his eyes remained the same.
When they arrived to the training room a woman and a man were already waiting there, although it would be more correct to say that a woman was waiting since the man jumped to embrace Byleth the moment he entered the room.
"Morning Byleth! I´m happy to help Jeralt´s son. Let this Alois train and protect you!" he shouted while smiling
"Good morning Professor" said the woman, which had short hair and a serious look on her face.
"Oh I haven´t introduced you to Shamir. She is a mercenary like you, but she has been serving Rhea for the last five years."
"As a way to show my gratitude, but I´m not part of the church"
"Nice to meet you Shamir"
"And this must be Lady Edelgard"
"Good morning Knight Alois, I thank you and Lady Shamir for helping us"
"There is no need to use formalities to address me. That´s not a common practice between mercenaries, don´t you agree Professor Byleth?"
"I agree"
Edelgard looked at them and she thought they were quite similar. "It must be their mercenary background"
"Forgive me; I will address you by the name then"
"Well now that we have ended the formalities let´s begin the training" Alois smiled "The objective of the tournament is to defeat the rival team. Even if one of the members of the team is knocked down they can proceed to the next round if their partner defeats the rest. There is a time limit of 10 minutes per fight. In the case that the time runs out both teams are disqualified. Dull weapons must be used. Pretty simple rules I must say. We will start in a minute. Prepare yourselves and good luck. This Alois won´t be easy on you!"
"What´s the plan Professor?"
"You will use a shield and an axe and will act as the barrier against the enemy attacks. I will attack from the sides making use of my speed to take down the less armored enemies. In this case I will try to take down Shamir while you catch Alois´s attention"
"Understood Professor"
"Are you ready over there?"
"Yes!"
"Then let´s begin!" Alois shouted, as he did it the first arrows came to their place. She blocked them but Shamir´s loosing speed was impressive. Byleth started to run to her left to come closer to Shamir but Alois was blocking the path, allowing Shamir to change positions.
"Shamir was trying to aim to her arms and legs but the size of her shield allowed her to have a solid defense against her attacks. Alois was trying to smash Byleth with his axe, but he was nimble enough to avoid the reach of his attacks. He was also avoiding arrows. Edelgard realizing that Shamir was aiming at both of them was shocked by the speed of the mercenary. She looked at her Professor and when their eyes met she understood that the plan had changed.
She advanced towards Shamir. Sensing the imminent danger Shamir dropped down the bow and she took an iron lance in her hand. She was able to avoid her thrusts, but with her reach she was avoiding getting hit by Edelgard´s axe. Shamir was trying to move behind her so to avoid that she used her shield as a blunt weapon. Shamir lost her balance and Edelgard took advantage of the situation to strike her down, but she couldn´t avoid getting hit on the knee.
"You win this battle Princess, but I´ve hit you too" said Shamir
"You are strong" Edelgard said "I can´t barely move my leg. That move wasn´t just a movement of self defense, it was a calculated maneuver" she thought.
"You are fast and strong but I will be winning this fight! Eh? Agggh!"
Alois tried to finish Byleth with a hit full of brute force but he miscalculated losing his balance. Byleth exploited the opening hitting him on the back.
"You got me there. Professor hahaha!"
"The winners are Professor Byleth and Edelgard. But this hasn´t ended yet" Shamir assured them.
Her Professor came near him nodding at her.
"You did a good job Edelgard"
"I appreciate it, but I must admit that I was hit and I can barely move my leg" she tried to smile, but she couldn´t.
"Don´t worry Edelgard" He took her and gently placed her on the ground. He took her leg armor piece off and he examined the area of impact that was turning purple. He placed his hand on her knee and closed the eyes. She suddenly felt a warm feeling around the area her Professor was touching. "He is using magic" she thought.
When he ended the pain was gone and the color of her skin had returned to its usual self. He was massaging the area.
"Do you feel any better?" he asked
"Yes my teacher, I thank you. I didn´t know you could cast magic"
"I´m learning, to help all of you"
"May I know who is teaching you?"
"The archbishop, Manuela has been recently having a streak of heartbreaks and Professor Hanneman is most focused on offensive magic and I thought that asking a student would be inappropriate"
"Oh I see" She didn´t want her teacher to have a major exposure to the archbishop, but his explanation calmed her down a bit. "Maybe when Manuela gets better you can practice with her. The archbishop must be really busy"
"I know, but I´m glad that I was able to heal you"
His honesty stroked her harder than usual. She could sense he wasn´t hiding his true intentions, he really meant what he said.
"You are too honest my Teacher" she smiled to him.
"Byleth! I was hit too and you haven´t asked about me!" Alois shouted while grinning "Next round! 1 minute to prepare!"
They were like that for the rest of the day.
…
"You are really a tough nut to crack Byleth, as expected of Jeralt´s son"
"Not only you, but also your student. I guess that all the talks about you weren´t just rumors." Shamir pointed out.
"Both of you did well too"
"We can train with you when we aren´t on our duties. I won´t let you down. And win or I wll get angry!"
"Don´t you want to take part in the tournament?"
"I would like to, but we can´t let down our guard. As a knight of the Church of Seiros is my duty to protect the monastery while you are having fun"
"It is the same to me except for the holy church part"
"See you soon then, both of you" nodded Byleth
They took their leave and headed to the gardens. The day was already darkening but luckily it was warmer than the previous ones.
"What are you going to do now my Teacher?" Edelgard asked him
"I guess I will go to the library. I can´t neglect my studies when my knowledge is lacking"
"I admire you for not pretending to know everything" she smiled lightly to him "I can accompany you if you want" she knew that Hubert would probably disapprove, but she just wanted to rest a bit from her duty. "I don´t mean to regret my path but a few hours won´t bring an end to it" she thought.
"Of course, your company is always nice"
They entered the library that was almost empty, most people heading to the dining room. Byleth took a book about the hierarchy of the Church, while she took a book about military tactics.
They were in complete silence yet it wasn´t an uncomfortable one. But the peaceful mood didn´t last too long, when a voice that she had grown to hate interrupted her thoughts.
"Good evening Professor Byleth. I´m glad to see you here again. Good evening to you too Edelgard"
Tomas´ facial expression was mild, but she knew it was a mask. A mask that was hiding a monster, a monster she had no option but to endure.
"Good evening Tomas. We were just studying. If you don´t mind" her tone was composed but it was only a mask.
"I am sorry to interrupt. I just wanted to congratulate Professor Byleth for his hard work; he is gaining quite a renown in the monastery. Although I wouldn´t expect less from the son of the Blade breaker" he said while tapping his shoulder.
"How you dare to touch him, disgusting" she thought, her ire fighting to leave her body but she just smiled in return "He is a quite capable man in battle. You should avoid picking a fight with him"
"I wouldn´t dare to do so Lady Edelgard" he said, a wide smile on his face but his eyes weren´t smiling. "I won´t interrupt you two anymore. Don´t forget to blow out the candles when you leave"
"Don´t worry"
When Tomas disappeared from her sight she sighted "Even when I want to rest my duties keep seeking me" she thought
"What are you thinking about Edelgard?"
Byleth was looking at her, a finger marking the page he was reading.
"Nothing in particular Professor I think I´m just getting sleepy"
"In that case I can accompany you to the dormitories"
She knew that she should refuse and excuse herself but she didn´t want to have Thomas around her Professor.
"I gladly accept your offer" she smiled
They left together and headed to the dormitories.
"Are you hungry?"
"Not at all Professor. I don´t eat that much to be fair" The truth was that she got used to not eating while she was tortured at the cellars of the imperial palace. She only got the bare minimum to survive and sometimes she wasn´t able to eat, due to the scent of death and fear in the dungeons.
"Me neither. As a mercenary we had to distribute the food evenly and there wasn´t plenty to begin with"
"I would like to hear more about your mercenary life Professor"
"I have no problem to tell you when we have time"
"Then it´s a promise"
They arrived to the door of her dormitory
"We have arrived, thank you for accompanying me Professor"
"It was a pleasure, sleep well Edelgard, and see you tomorrow" Byleth left without looking back while Edelgard remained still until she lost sight of it. She entered her room, paperwork on her desk. Looking at it she sighted. "And with this Edelgard´s day end and the emperor´s day begins" she thought.
I don´t know which paralogues I should use for the story. I think that I can use paralogues exclusive to other routes if I can give it sense within the context of CF. The easier ones should be the school life ones