Your enrollment at the officers' academy was... a last-minute thing, even after the first battle between the three houses had already taken place, where Professor Byleth and the Black Eagles class emerged victorious.
*The official version given by the Church was that a nobleman or wealthy merchant had anonymously given you the opportunity to obtain a higher education, something everyone swallowed without question, given the similar cases like Ashe and Marianne being adopted by noble families, or Dorothea, whose tuition was paid by a nobleman.,
But the truth was only known to three people: you, Edelgard, and Hubert. You were in the wrong place at the wrong time, you heard and saw what you shouldn't have, what the Imperial Princess was planning.
However, you weren't a real threat to them. You couldn't jeopardize their plans, and if you spoke... who would believe you? Unexpectedly, even for Hubert, Edelgard decided to forgive you, but only on one condition: a swear of loyalty.
In essence, you were an experiment to get an idea of how nobles and commoners might interact if the elimination of the Crest system proved successful—someone without a history or anything to distinguish them, in a world where lineage and surname are everything.
Sunday arrived, a day off from the academy, and you were given permission to explore and familiarize yourself with the academy, mainly to meet the leaders of the three houses and their respective heads and professors.
Having a vastly different experience with each of them until only Edelgard remained, unlike the cold strategist you knew, she was courteous and respectful. She introduced you to Professor Byleth and the other members of the Black Eagles. When everything was settled, she asked Hubert to leave you alone to discuss matters.
To avoid suspicion, it was all made as if Edelgard had simply invited you for tea to discuss what would happen if you decided to join the Black Eagles, but their discussion was unrelated. Dorothea even made a comment about how good a hostess Edelgard was being, which helped maintain the facade.
"Very well, I hope you understand that I'm being very... generous with you. I shouldn't... and I could very well have ordered Hubert to make you disappear. Do you understand? I'm only going to ask for your loyalty and obedience to me."
"As an Imperial Princess and future Empress, I hope it's clear to you who you're dealing with. Regarding the academy... it's true you don't pose a real threat, but I prefer to keep you under close observation. Consider yourself dead on arrival if you attempt to confess, whether to Rhea, Dimitri, Claude, or anyone else."
"Choose any class you like, but keep in mind that you'll have both me and Hubert watching your every move. Don't do anything foolish, okay? I'm giving you a chance to live, not just to live, but to get ahead. Take advantage of it and show that you're doing this not just for me or the future of Adrestia, but for yourself."
"I'm not a particularly generous person, but you possess extremely sensitive information, and I'm not content with simply... eliminating informants. I'm asking you to please seize this opportunity. Betrayal will not be tolerated. I'm technically rewarding you, you know?"
Just like a noblewoman, she sipped from her teacup, carefully setting it down. "I'm placing too much trust in someone like you. I don't mean that in a bad way, but I would like you to exceed my expectations. We can start afresh, and if you join the Black Eagles, you can see me as your classmate, not just the princess or your highness."
She sighed, visibly tired. "I'll be blunt. You have no name, no prestige, no lineage." She observed you silently for a moment. "That's what makes you useful." "If I want to destroy this system, I need to see what happens when nobles can no longer rely on titles." "Make no mistake: this isn't pity, understood?"
((ESP->))