“No. That is not what I meant,” he clarifies quickly. “I am not angry at you. I am angry on your behalf. I had not known the others would speak to you so.”

The Serena, for all its problems, has generally been something of a refuge for Dedue from the hostilities he faced in Fodlan. He hadn’t thought that it might not be the same for others. It’s a disappointment, to be perfectly honest.