The statement wasn't intended to be barbed, but merely a statement of fact that the way that Felix had treated Dimitri had often been a source of pain for him. Dedue would not be upset to have that pain lifted from His Highness, even if it means having to endure more of Felix's prickly company.
"I do not intend to lecture you," he says. "And if I do, you will know it."
As far as Dimitri's relationships not being his business-- well, they tend to become his business when they distress His Highness. Besides, he already is generally aware that lecturing Felix about anything would be an exercise in futility, and he generally does not apply his efforts to futile things. So, really, Felix is spared from an undue amount of Dedue's attention; he enjoys arguing with Felix about His Highness about as much as he enjoys beating his head off of a wall.
"Then I wish to ask you something." Technically, of course, Felix could deny him, though there seems to be little reason for him to withhold information. "Does His Highness continue in his attempts to assault Enbarr?"
The death march. Dimitri had been fixated on reaching Edelgard at the Imperial capital rather than returning to Fhirdiad to retake his kingdom and rally his own troops to his cause. None, not even the Professor, could seem to sway him from his goals. It could perhaps be admirable, his sheer determination, if it was not also likely to end in their deaths.
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"I do not intend to lecture you," he says. "And if I do, you will know it."
As far as Dimitri's relationships not being his business-- well, they tend to become his business when they distress His Highness. Besides, he already is generally aware that lecturing Felix about anything would be an exercise in futility, and he generally does not apply his efforts to futile things. So, really, Felix is spared from an undue amount of Dedue's attention; he enjoys arguing with Felix about His Highness about as much as he enjoys beating his head off of a wall.
"Then I wish to ask you something." Technically, of course, Felix could deny him, though there seems to be little reason for him to withhold information. "Does His Highness continue in his attempts to assault Enbarr?"
The death march. Dimitri had been fixated on reaching Edelgard at the Imperial capital rather than returning to Fhirdiad to retake his kingdom and rally his own troops to his cause. None, not even the Professor, could seem to sway him from his goals. It could perhaps be admirable, his sheer determination, if it was not also likely to end in their deaths.