"I doubt a gardener of your talents has much to worry about there. Even if the roses are as delicate as Lorenz himself."
Well, Lorenz's health, at least. And maybe his sensibilities. But Lorenz had always been a lot tougher in other ways - in his resolve, and particularly his emotional resilience - than most people would ever suspect. More so than any of them had truly given him credit for, although in Claude's case he excuses himself a bit with only having recently learned the truth of everything Lorenz had endured.
He was kind of hoping the subject would come up organically with Dedue, talking about Lorenz, but in the end he's not too surprised that one of the most reticent men he's ever met isn't forthcoming here. Looks like he'll have to broach the subject himself, if he wants to talk about it at all. So...he tries to balance delicate and direct. "Lorenz and I talked about some personal matters he wanted to discuss with you before he vanished. I think he had that conversation with you, but...I never really heard much about your reaction."
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Well, Lorenz's health, at least. And maybe his sensibilities. But Lorenz had always been a lot tougher in other ways - in his resolve, and particularly his emotional resilience - than most people would ever suspect. More so than any of them had truly given him credit for, although in Claude's case he excuses himself a bit with only having recently learned the truth of everything Lorenz had endured.
He was kind of hoping the subject would come up organically with Dedue, talking about Lorenz, but in the end he's not too surprised that one of the most reticent men he's ever met isn't forthcoming here. Looks like he'll have to broach the subject himself, if he wants to talk about it at all. So...he tries to balance delicate and direct. "Lorenz and I talked about some personal matters he wanted to discuss with you before he vanished. I think he had that conversation with you, but...I never really heard much about your reaction."