[Lorenz tenses, jaw clenching briefly before he breathes out a slow, measured breath and tries his best to be still, be quiet. Not show how much it might hurt, nor let Byleth see how hard he is searching for a plausible compromise he can tell the Professor that's not as shameful as what actually happened.]
Hm? [Oh? Pardon? Why, look at how dismissive and unimportant this information is.
He's.... he's not fooling anyone.] I ended up somewhere I wasn't meant to be, I suppose. A bird of sorts attacked me.
[He huffs something that's meant to be a scoff but it turns into something far closer to a whimper at the sudden shift of his chest. Something else he tries not to acknowledge. He's no idea what you're talking about, Byleth. He's fine.... clearly.]
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Hm? [Oh? Pardon? Why, look at how dismissive and unimportant this information is.
He's.... he's not fooling anyone.] I ended up somewhere I wasn't meant to be, I suppose. A bird of sorts attacked me.
[He huffs something that's meant to be a scoff but it turns into something far closer to a whimper at the sudden shift of his chest. Something else he tries not to acknowledge. He's no idea what you're talking about, Byleth. He's fine.... clearly.]