Leslie looks a little surprised by Corrin’s laugh. “Do you think so?” Her tone suggests some level of doubt. “I guess everyone might lose something every now and then, but...I don’t know if I can even imagine it.”

She’s clearly bought entirely into the Edelgard facade despite living with her for months. There may be a dash of hero worship going on here that makes it easy for her to subconsciously dismiss when the emperor, say, gets caught off guard by a dog on a video post in early Mareuer.

“Oh, this isn’t the chain that I’ll be giving her! I want to buy her something of better quality than this. But...I didn’t bring other chains to practice on, so you’re right. I’ll start with something else.” She sets it back down on the table, but continues to look at it. “If it was more durable...maybe I could get her one that isn’t so heavy.”