Losing Dedue was already enough for him. Today was the day of his execution — well, was. Instead, Dedue replaced himself and took the execution. Dimitri was heartbroken and angry. Everything was already horrible for him and losing his closest ally didn’t help

You helped him escape. He wanted to stay. Take the execution with his friend. He wanted to scream, yell, cry, but he couldn’t, he wouldn’t

Once the two of you were a good distance away, he slumped back into a tree while burring his face into his palms. You saw his distress

“Why did you help me escape? Why didn’t you let me stay?”

His voice wavered. He was mad at you but also appreciated your loyalty to assist him