[Ah, how embarrassing...! The way Claude says it makes it sound like Dimitri just charged in gung-ho on a white horse. He huffs, glancing away for a moment, only catching the tail end of that strange, fragile smile.

How peculiar.]

Am I? I would think the ruler of wherever he went would be his king. He said that he had a dream to pursue elsewhere, that being the leader of the Alliance left him with no time for it... but he did not tell me anything more. I wish that he did, though. I want to honor that dream. After all, he has essentially entrusted the Alliance to me. Together with the Alliance, we will have the numbers to take on the Empire directly. It is only right to do what I can in return for that.

[Dimitri smiles again, but this time there's a pained edge to it despite its sincerity.]

I would like to honor Edelgard's dream as well, if I can. A world where people do not have to suffer for their crests or lack thereof... it is a worthy endeavor, and I will not shun it simply because of the one it came from.