Hm, perhaps not as close as we could have been. After all, my mother moved to Regna Ferox after the war to be with my father there, whereas Uncle Frederick stayed in Ylisse with Uncle Chrom to watch over him.
Though... [ looks to the side, conspiratorially ] Gerome wasn't always so dour.
To be more exact, it wasn't something I was aware of. After our parents died, we were fighting to stay alive. Then being separated while traveling through time, only to be reunited in the midst of a war? It did not allow us much opportunity to rekindle what we once had... even if he had changed.
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Of course.
... By the way, congratulations on your engagement. It's... a little awkward in timing but...
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[she knows that much, she's just trying to get more information because, well.
she nosy.]
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Though... [ looks to the side, conspiratorially ] Gerome wasn't always so dour.
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[she waves it off.]
Either way... He seemed fond of you, even then.
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But he was a lot more relaxed and outgoing as a child. [ tho you have the complete backstory for my canon, so you know what happened to change that ]
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