The pain's minimal. And so long as I'm mindful to stretch in the mornings, the stiffness is also negligible.
[Pointedly, Byleth seemed to be delaying in answering Claude's original question, because he was uncertain on how to even word it. He could just brush it off as something gained in combat, but Claude would know Byleth wouldn't be so sloppy as to let an enemy so close to his unguarded flank, especially as he also knew of Byleth's ability to manipulate time. Yet, trying to explain how the wound was gained from an ally stabbing him in the back (almost literally) may accidentally smear Shez's reputation, who had already apologised profusely for the event despite it not even being his fault.
Byleth was also a very poor liar, and Claude didn't deserve to be fed lies.]
As to how I obtained this injury... one of our allies had been possessed by an entity linked to those dark mages, and they attacked me when my guard was lowered.
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[Pointedly, Byleth seemed to be delaying in answering Claude's original question, because he was uncertain on how to even word it. He could just brush it off as something gained in combat, but Claude would know Byleth wouldn't be so sloppy as to let an enemy so close to his unguarded flank, especially as he also knew of Byleth's ability to manipulate time. Yet, trying to explain how the wound was gained from an ally stabbing him in the back (almost literally) may accidentally smear Shez's reputation, who had already apologised profusely for the event despite it not even being his fault.
Byleth was also a very poor liar, and Claude didn't deserve to be fed lies.]
As to how I obtained this injury... one of our allies had been possessed by an entity linked to those dark mages, and they attacked me when my guard was lowered.