Even so.... I do not want you to go through anything bad, Professor.
[It doesn't matter if Byleth has been through worse. Dimitri only wants him to be happy.... There should never again be hardship on the Professor's path. Especially not if he can actually help against it, instead of making it worse.]
[At least, with the time spent eating and shopping, Elshot has recovered more than well enough for another bout of flying. Dimitri makes sure that Byleth is perfectly prepared right there in front of him, making sure he's braced solidly inbetween his arms. Maybe this would have been better if he'd brought another flier to take Byleth, but... It feels more secure to keep him on the same creature like this.]
[It really is a good thing that they stopped off to get some warmer clothes. Combined with the season and the high elevation, it's rather freezing up in the sky. Even for Byleth, maybe that is something difficult to deal with, combined with all the other new experiences that come with having a real heart.]
[Fortunately, they don't have to be in the air constantly. For bathroom breaks, or anything else, Dimitri makes sure they get back down to the ground here and there. He also switches out Elshot for a different Pokemon at some point - Adarllwchgwin, a large Altaria whose cloud-like body doesn't seem as sturdy as it actually is. And he's just as capable of carrying all the packs as Elshot was, too.]
[Dimitri is more than happy to let Byleth sleep for most of the way there, if he can manage it... but there is one thing that he wants to show them, as they draw ever nearer to the bustling hub that is Goldenrod. And so, eventually, with the night having drawn over them from the long flight, he gently nudges Byleth to make sure he's awake.]
[....Even if that gentleness is a little ruined by how loudly he has to speak over the sound of rushing wind.]
Professor! Look! We're reaching Goldenrod City!
[And at night... The city is aglow. Felix once complained about it, when they had to stay in the hotels there, and then with Jane, that it made the city seem like it was day, and that it was frustrating to deal with.]
[Dimitri sort of agrees, honestly... While it is a city of convenience and amazement in many ways, all the light sometimes put him on edge - both for having too much light, and for casting too much shadows.]
[Being stalked by fangirls who thought they were in a boyband probably didn't help the experience.]
[But from a distance, high up in the air, seeing the city glitter like a jewel....]
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[It doesn't matter if Byleth has been through worse. Dimitri only wants him to be happy.... There should never again be hardship on the Professor's path. Especially not if he can actually help against it, instead of making it worse.]
[At least, with the time spent eating and shopping, Elshot has recovered more than well enough for another bout of flying. Dimitri makes sure that Byleth is perfectly prepared right there in front of him, making sure he's braced solidly inbetween his arms. Maybe this would have been better if he'd brought another flier to take Byleth, but... It feels more secure to keep him on the same creature like this.]
[It really is a good thing that they stopped off to get some warmer clothes. Combined with the season and the high elevation, it's rather freezing up in the sky. Even for Byleth, maybe that is something difficult to deal with, combined with all the other new experiences that come with having a real heart.]
[Fortunately, they don't have to be in the air constantly. For bathroom breaks, or anything else, Dimitri makes sure they get back down to the ground here and there. He also switches out Elshot for a different Pokemon at some point - Adarllwchgwin, a large Altaria whose cloud-like body doesn't seem as sturdy as it actually is. And he's just as capable of carrying all the packs as Elshot was, too.]
[Dimitri is more than happy to let Byleth sleep for most of the way there, if he can manage it... but there is one thing that he wants to show them, as they draw ever nearer to the bustling hub that is Goldenrod. And so, eventually, with the night having drawn over them from the long flight, he gently nudges Byleth to make sure he's awake.]
[....Even if that gentleness is a little ruined by how loudly he has to speak over the sound of rushing wind.]
Professor! Look! We're reaching Goldenrod City!
[And at night... The city is aglow. Felix once complained about it, when they had to stay in the hotels there, and then with Jane, that it made the city seem like it was day, and that it was frustrating to deal with.]
[Dimitri sort of agrees, honestly... While it is a city of convenience and amazement in many ways, all the light sometimes put him on edge - both for having too much light, and for casting too much shadows.]
[Being stalked by fangirls who thought they were in a boyband probably didn't help the experience.]
[But from a distance, high up in the air, seeing the city glitter like a jewel....]
[It's incredible.]