"It all started when the archbishop ordered the professor to slay Edelgard," he remarked as he started to heat the tea. "The professor refused, and the archbishop flew into rage. You, Professor Hanneman, and even some of the Knights were forced to flee with the students to the Imperial Camp. From that moment forward, the Empire was at war with the Church, and Dimitri chose to side with Rhea."

As the stove began to heat up, he walked to the table to take the seat across from her. "The professor was injured in the archbishop's subsequent attack and was presumed dead, but after five years, we were reunited... on the day that would have been the Millennium Festival, no less. After that, the Empire managed to defeat the Alliance, with Claude surrendering and leaving peacefully. Dimitri and the archbishop, however, were prepared to sacrifice everything just to oppose Edelgard. Rhea even set fire to Faerghus when it became clear that she would not be able to hold the city against the Empire's forces. However... I suspect that only Edelgard, Constance and I remember that particular sequence of events. Even then, I am the only one of us from the Empire who has seen the actual end of the war."