Yeah... [Hesitation, then:] Well, maybe I haven't been myself enough with you. There are still things I haven't told you that might change how you think of me, but... Knowing how you see me as you do now, maybe it wouldn't?

[Claude drains the last of his tea, looking at the dregs at the bottom of his cup as if mulling it over. Part of him still wants to play it safe when it's easier, simpler, but Byleth has been so honest with him, and so kind, it only feels fair.]