I've never heard of a "Flame Emperor" for starters. And I've been stuck at Dimitri's side as duke just about the whole time, so I've never assumed he was dead, though that damned boar sure acted like he planned to be.

[He bites his lip a moment, thinks about pulling Sylvain up from the bench, but in the end winds up sitting down beside him with a rough sigh instead.]

I thought something looked a little different about you. Five years? For me, it's been three years since leaving the academy.