He is, isn't he? [Claude grins, and in his case, the reaction is unmistakably fond.] He says everything like it is.
[Much like a certain other person he knows. It's refreshing, for someone steeped in a lifetime of being slippery and hard to decipher.]
Like Teach, though, he finds it difficult to show emotion at times. Teach got a lot more expressive over time, but... This Byleth is still getting used to interacting with people beyond merc jobs.
[Maybe that's why Claude never found Hayame daunting to deal with. She might worry that she never smiled, but Byleth simply didn't emote much at all, even to show negative emotion like anger. He understands well that it doesn't mean they feel any less than anyone else, just for a lack of showing it.]
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[Much like a certain other person he knows. It's refreshing, for someone steeped in a lifetime of being slippery and hard to decipher.]
Like Teach, though, he finds it difficult to show emotion at times. Teach got a lot more expressive over time, but... This Byleth is still getting used to interacting with people beyond merc jobs.
[Maybe that's why Claude never found Hayame daunting to deal with. She might worry that she never smiled, but Byleth simply didn't emote much at all, even to show negative emotion like anger. He understands well that it doesn't mean they feel any less than anyone else, just for a lack of showing it.]