Where Edelgard had been perfectly cordial on her side of the elevator before she can't help bristling a bit now at the woman's claim, a skeptical furrow in her brow.
"If you would like to find another way out of this predicament I will do everything in my power to assist that effort but let's not pretend that claiming to be holy means you have never done anything wrong."
She wouldn't believe it even if the excuse of holiness hadn't been brought up but she would have less to say about a different protest. Using "holiness" as a shield of blamelessness puts a sour taste in her mouth.
john (sorry, I'm technically canonblind but was drawn to this prompt)
"If you would like to find another way out of this predicament I will do everything in my power to assist that effort but let's not pretend that claiming to be holy means you have never done anything wrong."
She wouldn't believe it even if the excuse of holiness hadn't been brought up but she would have less to say about a different protest. Using "holiness" as a shield of blamelessness puts a sour taste in her mouth.