Right... Honestly, as I recall, it was a bloodbath. I would have liked to team up with you to take down Edelgard, but you wouldn't listen to reason. You just wanted to fight anything in your path. As a result, the remnants of the old Kingdom forces were completely decimated... and you lost your life in your desperation to kill her as she retreated.

[He runs a hand through his hair, looking away. It's hard to talk about, even now, when the wounds of war are less fresh.]

Dedue survived, though. He wouldn't join my army, but he did help us infiltrate Enbarr and take down Edelgard. I couldn't say where he is now... but he insisted on carrying out your wishes to the end. [Hopefully it's a little consolation, at least. Claude knew how much Dedue always meant to him.]