That sudden tension is inevitable; Felix could hardly be called a warm or expressive man by any stretch of the imagination. For that matter, very few people would consider him one either, would they? But that doesn't mean they shouldn't try. It doesn't mean that he cares any less, just because Felix and his friends hadn't been the ones to become his comrades. It was just..... luck, that was all. One simple promise he'd either made and kept, or hadn't even considered, and nothing more.
But Felix doesn't pull away or push back, so Seteth allows himself to simply be there in whatever capacity the man will allow, nodding in agreement. "A fair assessment--but for us, an incomplete one. Claude felt it was worth the risk to strike at the root of that conflict directly, rather than stretch ourselves thin attempting to quell the Alliance's in-fighting. Between the support of like-minded Alliance lords, and the Knights of Seiros, there was enough power behind his schemes to cut a path to Enbarr itself."
Seteth offers Felix a faint, incredulous smile. It sounds ridiculous to put their campaign into so few words, doesn't it? But leaving the Kingdom's resistance and Alliance's simmering civil unrest intact had done a fair bit to ensure that the Empire had been forced to concentrate on fighting on multiple fronts. What in the world could have driven Claude to flee Fodlan entirely? Had he just..... given up on the Alliance, and retreated to Almyra? Put his faith in Dimitri, after seeing him rally the people to rebel?
"Even a single misstep would have been suicide, using such a small force to try and pierce the heart of the Empire. But those gambles paid off. For me, at least, the war is over."
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But Felix doesn't pull away or push back, so Seteth allows himself to simply be there in whatever capacity the man will allow, nodding in agreement. "A fair assessment--but for us, an incomplete one. Claude felt it was worth the risk to strike at the root of that conflict directly, rather than stretch ourselves thin attempting to quell the Alliance's in-fighting. Between the support of like-minded Alliance lords, and the Knights of Seiros, there was enough power behind his schemes to cut a path to Enbarr itself."
Seteth offers Felix a faint, incredulous smile. It sounds ridiculous to put their campaign into so few words, doesn't it? But leaving the Kingdom's resistance and Alliance's simmering civil unrest intact had done a fair bit to ensure that the Empire had been forced to concentrate on fighting on multiple fronts. What in the world could have driven Claude to flee Fodlan entirely? Had he just..... given up on the Alliance, and retreated to Almyra? Put his faith in Dimitri, after seeing him rally the people to rebel?
"Even a single misstep would have been suicide, using such a small force to try and pierce the heart of the Empire. But those gambles paid off. For me, at least, the war is over."