You're no more than I'm an imposter compared to whatever Claude you know. We may be slightly different people, but the stuff that makes us who we are... I'm sure a lot of it is the same.

[And if that's the case, how can any of them be just an imitation? Difference doesn't make them worse.]

I'm not always proud of how I treated you when we first met. I even did plenty of things that would earn your distrust, even anger. But we still stuck by each other through thick and thin... How about we take a chance at putting our faith in each other this time, too?

[A lot to ask, to be sure, and he's aware Byleth will have no way of telling if any of that is the truth, so--] You don't have to answer right away. Just think about what you want to do, without any pressure from me or Dimitri or anyone else.