Scenario: From a living corpse whose sole goal was to avenge the dead, to a human gradually learning to live for what he believes in, Dimitri strives to become a better man. His first step of atonement: reclaiming the Kingdom from the clutches of Cornelia. Though filled with doubt about his worth to lead his nation after staining his hands red for many years, Byleth, the Blue Lions, and the townsfolk of Fhirdiad assure Dimitri that he is exactly what Faerghus needs. Together, they’ll take "The Long Road" to victory.

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Personal notes: This took about three months to write HAHA. Lyrics-wise, I wanted to highlight the events of reclaiming Fhirdiad in Chapter 18 of Azure Moon since this is the first chapter when Dimitri decides to carve a different path from the bloody road of vengeance he once walked on. However, the path to recovery and atoning for one's sins don't just magically happen overnight. The change is gradual, so I made sure to reflect that by having Dimitri voice some of his doubts in the first half of the song.

My personal favorite lines were for Byleth when she sings: "Five long years ago/Your azure eyes once foretold/A passion full in blaze/Flames don't just burn, they light the way." According to Google, the word passion is a "strong and barely controllable emotion." Passion in Dimitri's case can be interpreted in two ways: his compassion for the dead and his compassion for the living. While it is true that Byleth sensed darkness lurking within Dimitri when they first met, Byleth also got to know Dimitri as a young man possessing genuine empathy for all kinds of people. Unfortunately, when the voices of Dimitri's deceased loved ones told him to avenge them, that empathy was so cruelly twisted into something that burned anybody who stood in Dimitri's way. However, "Flames don't just burn, they light the way." In other words, depending on how Dimitri chooses to act in accordance with his flames (emotions), he can either keep burning everything in his way (focus only on his compassion towards the dead) or light the way to restoration (honor the dead while also maintaining compassion towards the living). Thankfully, through Byleth's guidance, Rodrigue's death, and just the support of all the Blue Lions in general, Dimitri chose the restoration route!

Faerghast (who is the one I got this interpretation from and does a MUCH better job explaining than me) did an amazing documentary about this aspect of Dimitri's character, which I highly recommend you watch if you have an hour and a half to spare: [ Ссылка ]

Anyway, that's just a small character analysis of Dimitri! He's a super complex character to write for, so I really tried my best to remain faithful to both his good and bad sides! This project is definitely making me miss FE3H's character writing since I'm currently playing FE Engage. While the gameplay of Engage is fantastic, the writing in terms of the story and characters leaves much to be desired. I may or may not just get back into Crimson Flower so that I can generate ideas for "Roar of Dominion." I can't say if that (or any other song for the musical) will be ready any time soon since I'm trying to avoid burning out from this project, but I will still be working on it in sporadic creative bursts!

Thank you so much for listening (and reading this monstrosity of a description. You're a trooper if you got all the way down here LOL).

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