[ She? Edelgard? Cornelia? Or perhaps another woman, someone Ashe doesn't know but has also broken the heart and spirit of the man he loves so much?

His speculating can wait. First, he needs to get him on his feet and out of this town. ] I won't die so easily, you know. I've gotten stronger these past five years. [ His hands squeeze Dimitri's tight. ] So please... let me stay with you. I'll follow you anywhere, Dimitri.

[ And maybe, just maybe, that mindset of his of not being drawn into darkness will help pull him from the grasp of whatever shadows lurk within him. ]