And I'll gladly be by your side as well. Although...

[Dimitri pauses, uncertainty in every bit of him; he's never been good at hiding his emotions despite his best efforts.]

In this place, separate from Fodlan, you... do not have to stay alongside me if you do not want to, Dedue. This is a vast place, after all, with a great deal to it. And... no one knows of Duscur.

[No one would judge him based on falsehoods.]