[Right. He wants to think that even under any other circumstance, he'd still want to befriend the prince, but this is especially more complex in a way. It's laughable probably, but he always imagined falling in love to be more like one of the books he enjoys so much.

The question makes him bashful, and he ducks his head.]

Ah, well... Let me think. Let's see. I like gardening. I've learned so much about herbs from Lonato. And I like reading novels and stories quite a bit! I'm really only any good at cooking, but even then Dedue is much better than I am. I feel like quite the amateur in comparison to him.