[Byleth's head tilted the other way. He looked remarkably like a confused puppy.]
Women don't like being complimented or treated kindly?
[Hm... actually, that tracked. A lot of the female mercenaries he had encountered had been a prickly bunch, and were more interested in just having a professional working relationship to get paid. Byleth had been the same... but, when making friends with the Faerghan generals, the women amongst them had received his compliments favourably, if a little indulgently. So, he thought it was the way to go.
(Unbeknownst to him, they knew Byleth was just socially awkward rather than a flirt, and so his honest compliments were taken purely at face value, fortunately).]
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Women don't like being complimented or treated kindly?
[Hm... actually, that tracked. A lot of the female mercenaries he had encountered had been a prickly bunch, and were more interested in just having a professional working relationship to get paid. Byleth had been the same... but, when making friends with the Faerghan generals, the women amongst them had received his compliments favourably, if a little indulgently. So, he thought it was the way to go.
(Unbeknownst to him, they knew Byleth was just socially awkward rather than a flirt, and so his honest compliments were taken purely at face value, fortunately).]