"Dimitri may have told some of this to you before, though I doubt if he speaks often of it."
For reasons that will very soon be obvious. It takes a certain kind of mood to decide to casually bring up that time you were imprisoned in normal conversation.
"Shortly after our return to Fhirdiad from Garreg Mach, the Lord Regent-- Dimitri's uncle-- was murdered. Dimitri was accused of the crime and was to be imprisoned until his execution. I could not allow such a thing to come to pass, and broke into the dungeons to retrieve him by whatever means necessary."
You know, as one does.
"I was able to secure his escape, but I was captured in the process. The true perpetrator of the Lord Regent's death was Cornelia, his court mage, and she was... wroth that Dimitri had escaped her clutches. She believed that since I had freed him, I would know where he had gone."
It's not an unreasonable assumption, and it was true that Dedue had plans for where to take Dimitri after their escape-- to Fraldarius, as he had no doubts that Rodrigue would do everything in his power to shield the prince from harm. He had no way of accounting for what path Dimitri would take when feral and half-mad with grief, though.
"I do not know the exact amount of time that I remained in the dungeons in Dimitri's stead, but it was not insignificant. They wished for me to speak, and I did not. I bear a great many scars from their efforts. I believe they intended to bring me to the block as well, once it was clear they had no use for me, but I was rescued by my kin before they could put me to the axe. I do not remember much from this time, as my injuries were severe and many of my wounds had badly soured. It took years for me to fully recover from the extent of it."
He speaks of it evenly, calmly, as though he is recalling something from a history text rather than personal experience.
"My capture was not Dimitri's fault. It was my choice to enter the dungeons, and I was fully aware of the potential consequences of my actions. I do not blame him, nor would I wish for him to blame himself for the end results of what I have done."
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For reasons that will very soon be obvious. It takes a certain kind of mood to decide to casually bring up that time you were imprisoned in normal conversation.
"Shortly after our return to Fhirdiad from Garreg Mach, the Lord Regent-- Dimitri's uncle-- was murdered. Dimitri was accused of the crime and was to be imprisoned until his execution. I could not allow such a thing to come to pass, and broke into the dungeons to retrieve him by whatever means necessary."
You know, as one does.
"I was able to secure his escape, but I was captured in the process. The true perpetrator of the Lord Regent's death was Cornelia, his court mage, and she was... wroth that Dimitri had escaped her clutches. She believed that since I had freed him, I would know where he had gone."
It's not an unreasonable assumption, and it was true that Dedue had plans for where to take Dimitri after their escape-- to Fraldarius, as he had no doubts that Rodrigue would do everything in his power to shield the prince from harm. He had no way of accounting for what path Dimitri would take when feral and half-mad with grief, though.
"I do not know the exact amount of time that I remained in the dungeons in Dimitri's stead, but it was not insignificant. They wished for me to speak, and I did not. I bear a great many scars from their efforts. I believe they intended to bring me to the block as well, once it was clear they had no use for me, but I was rescued by my kin before they could put me to the axe. I do not remember much from this time, as my injuries were severe and many of my wounds had badly soured. It took years for me to fully recover from the extent of it."
He speaks of it evenly, calmly, as though he is recalling something from a history text rather than personal experience.
"My capture was not Dimitri's fault. It was my choice to enter the dungeons, and I was fully aware of the potential consequences of my actions. I do not blame him, nor would I wish for him to blame himself for the end results of what I have done."