Glenn tilts his head to study Claude a bit in return. "Riegan, huh? You're awfully young to be leading the Alliance. Something happened, I take it?" It's not that uncommon, of course, for heirs to end up inheriting titles far earlier than they expected. Plagues, bandits, border skirmishes, assassins, pure accidents - Fodlan's a dangerous place. And this guy is wearing the Leicester coat of arms, so there's no reason to doubt him.
Fortunately for Claude, Glenn shares with his brother a disinterest in asking too many questions when he doesn't feel like he needs the answers. So he doesn't bother prying into exactly what 'recently' might mean.
He turns his eyes back out to the horizon. "And I think I have a decent handle on most things, yes. The important things, anyway. I know that Felix and the others are much older than they are where I'm from. Or when, I suppose. I know that Felix and Sylvain are still 'close.'" He smirks briefly, but his expression is neutral when he goes on. "I know that something happens between Dimitri and my brother to drive them apart, though I honestly can't imagine anything bad enough to do that. You might not realize it, but as children they're inseparable, the two of them. Trying to go home when we visit Fhirdiad is always a ridiculous ordeal. Felix throws a fit, every time."
"And I know that I don't live to see this part of their lives. That's really what you're asking, isn't it? Do I know I'll die young? Leave Ingrid a widow before I even marry her? Save my prince's life in exchange for my own? Yes. I've heard. It was Dimitri who told me, in fact."
Of course, if that's not what Claude was asking and what he wanted to know was something like 'do you know what Pokemon are,' he's going to feel a little silly. Ah well.
no subject
Date: 2021-06-10 09:32 am (UTC)Fortunately for Claude, Glenn shares with his brother a disinterest in asking too many questions when he doesn't feel like he needs the answers. So he doesn't bother prying into exactly what 'recently' might mean.
He turns his eyes back out to the horizon. "And I think I have a decent handle on most things, yes. The important things, anyway. I know that Felix and the others are much older than they are where I'm from. Or when, I suppose. I know that Felix and Sylvain are still 'close.'" He smirks briefly, but his expression is neutral when he goes on. "I know that something happens between Dimitri and my brother to drive them apart, though I honestly can't imagine anything bad enough to do that. You might not realize it, but as children they're inseparable, the two of them. Trying to go home when we visit Fhirdiad is always a ridiculous ordeal. Felix throws a fit, every time."
"And I know that I don't live to see this part of their lives. That's really what you're asking, isn't it? Do I know I'll die young? Leave Ingrid a widow before I even marry her? Save my prince's life in exchange for my own? Yes. I've heard. It was Dimitri who told me, in fact."
Of course, if that's not what Claude was asking and what he wanted to know was something like 'do you know what Pokemon are,' he's going to feel a little silly. Ah well.