There is no war here, and the risk of significant and permanent injury seems far less than in Fódlan.
[Which... is sort of a reason to relax some of his hypervigilance. They are not all on battlefields every month, fighting for their lives against Imperial forces or vicious monsters. Dimitri is no longer a wild-eyed vagrant stalking the woods of Faerghus. Their lives here are comfortable, with ample resources and time for leisure.]
[But--]
[And this is where Dedue gets something of a thousand yard stare, comparable to the most shellshocked of Vietnam vets--]
Save for the danger that His Highness actively seeks out.
[The list of the many and varied ways that Dimitri has managed to find trouble even in this world flashes through his mind. Even Grant may be able to read in Dedue's stoic face that he's actively reconsidering his decision to leave Dimitri alone, even for a short while.]
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[Which... is sort of a reason to relax some of his hypervigilance. They are not all on battlefields every month, fighting for their lives against Imperial forces or vicious monsters. Dimitri is no longer a wild-eyed vagrant stalking the woods of Faerghus. Their lives here are comfortable, with ample resources and time for leisure.]
[But--]
[And this is where Dedue gets something of a thousand yard stare, comparable to the most shellshocked of Vietnam vets--]
Save for the danger that His Highness actively seeks out.
[The list of the many and varied ways that Dimitri has managed to find trouble even in this world flashes through his mind. Even Grant may be able to read in Dedue's stoic face that he's actively reconsidering his decision to leave Dimitri alone, even for a short while.]