[ Sylvain's surprise is genuine enough that he doesn't doubt the authenticity of what he's saying. That, and the fact that Felix has no business being twenty-four, and even Sylvain can lie with ease, Felix certainly can't.

In any case, that idea is interesting, and Claude rubs his chin as he considers it. ]

Maybe if Edelgard had captured Rhea at the start of the war she wouldn't have dragged the rest of us into her campaign against the Central Church.

[ He doubts it. He never believed that Edelgard would settle just for deposing Rhea. She wouldn't settle for anything less than conquering all of Fódlan. ]

Let me ask you something. What year was it before you came here?