I see... but, what I don't understand is that the cooperation is only temporary. With us both pursuing the Oracles for our own reasons, it'll force us both into more open conflict, which everyone acknowledges. It feels... it's...

[Byleth paused, clearly struggling to put his feelings into coherent words. He let out a short breath - frustration.]

As a mercenary, I've done many unscrupulous things to survive. I understand that it's an unavoidable part of living. We all must take lives to prolong our own, and honour is worthless to a corpse. Still, there're some principles I try to stick to, if only so I can live my life with as few regrets as I can. One of those is never betraying an ally, it's a line I refuse to cross. Yet, this... attempting to reach an alliance of sorts with Zenith, all while expecting to fight them eventually... it skirts close to that, doesn't it?