It's hard to ignore it, sometimes.

[Though many would assume Byleth did just that, with how impassive and uncaring he seemed whenever people insulted him or acted difficult. The truth was, while he was desensitised to people yelling at him, or saying crude or insulting things, sometimes it did get under his skin. He just... didn't show it.

Like with Leonie's outburst, insulting Jeralt's parenting while in the same breath calling Byleth heartless and cold. It had hurt, if only because it had caught him so off-guard from the unexpectedness of it, and the fact it came from an ally - no matter how temporary and professional their arrangement was. He still thought about it now, months later, which he knew was silly and stupid, but some things just stuck.]

I just find it admirable that you can do it consistently. I admit I grow... frustrated, but I don't know how to express it, so I say nothing, and people think I don't care, when I do. It's difficult to...

[Vague gesturing??? He'd just started talking, the alcohol making him open his mouth before he thought it through, and it made him flounder here.]

Difficult to... laugh off.