It breaks Dedue’s heart. He has said some of these things word-for-word back in Fodlan. But what can he do, to make the situation different but in a way that doesn’t put more burden on Shouji?

He knows from experience how even dwelling too much on the unfairness of it hurts. It is easier to rationalize the actions of others, to bear responsibility for their reactions, than to feel the weight of inexplicable cruelty day after day.

He looks away. There is nothing he can say. Nothing that would help.