[He can feel the hurt more than he can hear it, even, and it tells him that Edelgard's comment - whether she meant it to or not, though he's not feeling especially charitable towards her - cut her far deeper than she wants to let on.
So she'll feel a flare of anger in return before he pushes it down and away, squeezing her a little tighter for a moment.]
That's nonsense. You're one of the best I know.
[High praise - not only is he from a noble family, so there has to be a certain standard kept with their clothing, but... well, he knows a lot of women. A lot of common women, many of whom are probably seamstresses, not that he cared to learn all that much about them.]
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[He can feel the hurt more than he can hear it, even, and it tells him that Edelgard's comment - whether she meant it to or not, though he's not feeling especially charitable towards her - cut her far deeper than she wants to let on.
So she'll feel a flare of anger in return before he pushes it down and away, squeezing her a little tighter for a moment.]
That's nonsense. You're one of the best I know.
[High praise - not only is he from a noble family, so there has to be a certain standard kept with their clothing, but... well, he knows a lot of women. A lot of common women, many of whom are probably seamstresses, not that he cared to learn all that much about them.]