Byleth x Lorenz

C Support
Professor. I understand that you were looking to\nspeak with me.
Perhaps you would like some insight on how to \nwrite your next lecture?
While I do have a great many ideas, it would be\ninappropriate to— Oh? Am I mistaken? If that's\nthe case, then what can I do for you?
It's about the female students.
The ladies have complained? To you? About me?\nPreposterous. There must be some mistake.
I am the heir of the noble House Gloucester. It is\nbred in me to treat all people with respect.
Rest assured, you will not find anyone more\nupstanding than yours truly.
Perhaps the issue is that the splendor of my noble\npresence is driving the ladies to distraction!
If that is the crime, I do confess. I hope I've not\ntroubled the ladies' hearts unduly.
It is your advances they seem to find troubling.
Outrageous! That's absurd! Who would dare to\nallege such slander?!
A number of female students, actually.
Of all the...
Well, I suppose I have offered several of them the\nhonor of dining with me.
It is impossible to tell if even the most well-bred\nyoung lady is a suitable companion for me merely\nby the sight of her.
So in order for us to get to know each other\nproperly, it is appropriate that we dine together.
Thus far they have all declined, oddly enough.\nFor some reason they seem to be exercising\nsome form of restraint when speaking with me.
I would never insist, of course.
But I will admit I have, on occasion, after a day's\npause, issued repeat invitations—in the fashion\nand style of a gentleman.
That is the problem.
What?! Ridiculous! Dinner invitations from me,\na problem? The very idea!
I am a perfect gentleman. The son of a noble line!\nI've a wit like a rapier! And it takes but a glance to\nsee that I'm gorgeous!
No, I cannot believe such a thing. Are you sure this\nisn't the result of some sort of scheme?
It cannot be otherwise. Someone has clearly devised\na conspiracy against me.
Someone who envies my position, who seeks to soil\nmy sterling reputation with foul rumors. How crude.
Please, Professor. It is beneath you to fall victim to\nsuch petty and obscene tactics. I implore you to\ntake greater care in the future.
Now, if you will excuse me, I have a great deal of\nwork to do. Farewell.
...

B SupportProfessor. Have you been looking for me again?
I am very busy, you know. I must insist that\ndisruptions for lighthearted chats of this kind\nbe kept to a minimum.
I've been getting more complaints.
What did I tell you about falling victim to such\nsalacious and slanderous rumors?
As I've told you, there is obviously a conspiracy\nagainst me. There is no manner in which I could\npossibly be considered bothersome.
The girls actually do seem bothered.
Professor, I assure you. You have been deceived.
My adversary has poisoned the hearts of these ladies\nagainst me. The plot goes deeper than I thought...
There is no conspiracy. This is real.
You need to control yourself.
This could become a serious issue.
But— Ah, if you truly do insist...
All right, let's not get carried away...
Please understand, Professor. I am not some\nscoundrel out for conquest.
I am attempting to fulfill my duty as heir of\nHouse Gloucester.
It is my responsibility to continue our noble line by\nfinding a suitable lady to be my wife.
It is a rigorous process. My family has the very\nhighest standards for appearance, grace,\ntemperament, and pedigree.
So, commoners are excluded?
Typically yes, even if others are sometimes critical\nof that notion.
For the nobility, marriage is not merely a union of\nindividuals. It is also a union of families.
It would not benefit House Gloucester to be tied\nto a family of powerless commoners, would it?
To achieve supremacy, it is necessary for my line to\nbe tied to that of an influential family.
That is the best path to peace and prosperity for all.
So, as you can see, the future of the Alliance rests on\nmy shoulders.
That is the best path to peace and prosperity for\nall of Fódlan.
So, as you can see, the fate of the whole world rests\nupon my shoulders.
That's a remarkable responsibility.
That's quite an obligation.
It is nothing out of the ordinary. Those of us with\nnoble blood are born to this duty, you know.
If it is a burden, it is one I am all too familiar with.\nWe nobles are born to this duty.
That being said, to avoid misunderstandings, I shall\nrestrain myself until things calm down.
I would rather not cause trouble for you, after all.

A Support
Well met, Professor. I trust that you've not had any\ncomplaints about me lately?
Thankfully, no.
I haven't. Should I be worried?
Good. For any trouble I may have caused, please\naccept my most humble apology.
Good. Please accept my most sincere apology for any\ndiscomfort I may have caused you.
Do you find it concerning that I've ceased making\nadvances toward the ladies?
I've decided that it would be inappropriate for me to\ncontinue my search for a spouse while we are at war.
I expect that means you will not be receiving any\nmore complaints. I hope that puts you more at ease.
Actually, the introspection I've gained setting aside\nmy search has motivated me to amend my conduct.
Embarrassed about your past behavior?
Finally admitting your conduct was a problem?
Not the phrasing I'd choose, but you're not wrong.
Selfishly pursuing my own desires caused me to\nbehave inconsiderately.
For instance, it was arrogant and rude to invite ladies\nto dine with me purely to evaluate them.
Our experiences in battle have also given me cause to\ndoubt certain preconceptions I once held.
Previously, I had considered it a requirement for my\nfuture spouse to come from a noble line.
I once thought that commoners lacked the power to\ninfluence the wider world, as history might suggest.
To find a commoner who made a real impact, one\nhas to look all the way back to Nemesis.
That was my belief, at any rate.
But I realized that I have actually had an influential\ncommoner right in front of me all along.
Who?
Don't you see? I'm referring to you.
You may wield the power of a Crest, but you are so\nmuch more than just that.
You have managed to charm everyone around you.\nTo compel them to trust and follow you.
Though you may not realize it, that is no mean feat.\nIt is altering the course of history in Fódlan!
Your example puts my prior beliefs to shame.
There's nothing to be ashamed of.
Your beliefs weren't completely wrong.
I appreciate the kind words.
I have always sought to embody the ideal of nobility.\nThat, at least, is a goal I continue to stand by.
But now I know that bloodline alone is not sufficient\nto gauge a person's worth.
I've learned much of this from you. You are humble\nand open-minded, despite your power and skill.
That is why I, at least, find you so charismatic.
Perhaps that is the wrong way to say it. What I mean\nis that you set an admirable example.
I can only hope someday to be your equal.
Of course, you had better keep an eye on me,\nbecause I can achieve anything I set out to do.
For I am none other than the handsome and talented\nLorenz Hellman Gloucester!

S Support
You actually came. I wasn't sure you'd find the time.
You often asked me to meet with you, but this is the\nfirst time it has been the other way around.
That was a difficult time.
It's nostalgic to think about.
I know I gave you something of a headache. Please\nforgive my youthful impropriety.
Now that the war is finally over, it seems I am able to\nresume my search for a suitable wife.
You do have that look in your eye.
Any leading contenders?
I suppose I do, don't I? But I am not the same man\nI once was.
Just one.
Pedigree and status are no longer priorities for me.\nI now know that what matters most is the worth of\nan individual's soul.
And there is only one person who calls to my heart.\nOne whose incredible qualities outshine all others.
That person...is you.
It's about time.
You expected this all along?! Am I that predictable?!
I'd hoped to surprise you! I cannot believe I've made\nsuch a terrible blunder!
Even so! Surely you have some reply beyond that?!
I'm sorry. That was inconsiderate.
No, I should apologize. I've gone and made you\nflustered. How abominably rude.
Please don't fret about it. I'm no longer the type of\nperson to get upset over others' manners.
Do you remember when I said you were charismatic?
By that time, I had already become unable to\nimagine anyone but you as my partner.
But I did not feel I was your equal.
Since then, I have worked tirelessly to improve.\nTo become a man truly worthy of you.
What do you think? Have I finally managed it?
You have.
You were already worthy.
Ah—I'm so glad. To hear you say that makes all the\neffort worth it.
I...I was?
In that case, please hear my humble proposal.
I want nothing more than to be yours, now and for\nall time. Will you do me this great honor?
I will. I love you, Lorenz.
You will? You do?!
Yes, of course this should happen! Not even if you\nscoured all Fódlan could you find a partner more\nworthy of you!
Or my name isn't Lorenz Hellman Gloucester!
Hahaha!
In any case... I swear to do my utmost to make you\nhappy. And together we will make this world a\nbetter place.

Prom/Tower
Ah. There you are, Professor.
I didn't see you at the ball. I was wondering where\nyou'd slipped off to.
Everyone is waiting for you. Shouldn't you be\nheading back?
Momentarily.
No, I'd like to stay here.
Well, there's no need to hurry. The ball will\ncontinue a while longer.
Oh? Not much for parties, are you? Well, that's fine.
Was the noise becoming too much? It must be\ndifficult, if you are unaccustomed to high society.
I say that, but I'm actually the same. After a while\nof excitement, I yearn for peace and quiet.
Did someone turn you down?
Professor! Rude! Just what do you think of me?
There are definitely students in there making the\nmost of things. Flirting as if their very lives\ndepended on it.
But for a catch such as myself, every day is an\nopportunity. There's no need to appear desperate.
Still, it's unexpected that the two of us would be\nhere together, isn't it?
Why is that?
Do you not know the legend of this place?
The goddess is said to grant a special kind of\nblessing, unique to the day of this ball.
It is said that on this day she will honor any vow\nsworn between man and woman here at this tower.
It's a famous legend amongst the students, which\nmay be why I expected to find more of them here.
So, you came here to spy on people?
Of course not! I would never stoop to such\ndespicable behavior!
Honestly, I forgot all about the legend until now.\nI'm not interested in that sort of foolishness.
Though I suppose it couldn't hurt to test it. Even if it\nis only a legend.
What do you say, Professor? Shall we swear some\nsort of vow together?
Something that will benefit the both of us. What\ndream should we promise to make a reality?
Peace for all.
Happiness for the two of us.
That's very fitting. I will remember that we made\nthis vow here today.
Well, I should head back. Lest, by my absence, the\nfestivities lose their luster.