[ at that, she stops walking, and turns fully to face him. she may be a good bit shorter, but she looks him in the eye all the same. byleth debates, briefly, how much she ought to say.

fuck it. ]

After I was born, Seiros opened my chest and placed Sothis's Crest Stone inside. I suspect she did the same thing to my mother. After I killed Seiros, [ there's a touch of vehemence and anger in her voice as she says that, ] my connection with Sothis was severed.

[ she pauses. ]

Your old Professor isn't fully himself. Likely never has been. [ likely never will be, she thinks, with some bitterness. ] Though I imagine you've seen glimpses slipping through.