Truthfully, he never paid any attention to the politics of Fódlan even after the war had broken out. Jeralt was the one who had to sense where the wind was blowing, to sniff out where the best jobs would crop up next because Sir So-and-So hated Count What'shisface and so sent catpaws (mercenaries) to duke it out in the middle of the woods to decide who was right - but discreetly, because publicly they were the best of friends, the strongest of allies, they would never have a disagreement!
It was, as Jeralt would sigh:]
Oh. [Byleth made an enlightened noise.] It's "noble bullshit".
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Truthfully, he never paid any attention to the politics of Fódlan even after the war had broken out. Jeralt was the one who had to sense where the wind was blowing, to sniff out where the best jobs would crop up next because Sir So-and-So hated Count What'shisface and so sent catpaws (mercenaries) to duke it out in the middle of the woods to decide who was right - but discreetly, because publicly they were the best of friends, the strongest of allies, they would never have a disagreement!
It was, as Jeralt would sigh:]
Oh. [Byleth made an enlightened noise.] It's "noble bullshit".