Dedue nods in thanks to Darcy and leaves with Dimitri.

They walk in silence for some time. Dedue knows Dimitri well enough to know he’s absolutely wondering what happened. But Dedue doesn’t know how to talk about it. Just the idea of opening his mouth to speak the words feels draining.

Instead, he finally says, voice cautious, “Erin believed you were a knight. Is it unsafe to refer to you as Your Highness here?”