Let's see who eavesdropped!

Hubert walked through the hallways of Garreg Mach, back to Edelgard's room. His mind was reeling as he tried to process everything he had just heard. He hadn't heard the whole conversation, but he had heard near the end of it. He'd clearly made the right call to keep a close eye on their new Professor. Because he was either deluded as hell, or actually had the Goddess literally with him. Either way, that made him dangerous to deal with.

He knocked on the door, a tad more forcefully than usual. "Hubert?" Edelgard asked from inside, and he opened the door.

"Lady Edelgard, I have something... Troubling to report about the Professor," Hubert informed her solemnly as he stepped in, closing the door behind him, Edelgard backing up to make some space for him.

"What's this about? I hope you didn't go and threaten him," Edelgard noted, giving Hubert a slightly stern look. Hubert's loyalty was appreciated, but at times, he could be... Overzealous.

"No, nothing like that. I was able to listen in somewhat on a conversation he'd been having with Jeralt," Hubert explained, grimacing a bit. "And what I learned was... Troubling to say the least."

"What is it?" Edelgard asked, sitting on her bed and crossing her arms. "They don't know too much about us, do they?"

Hubert shook his head. "No... But the Professor either has the soul of the Goddess inside of him, or at least believes he does," he replied, deciding to just come out and say it.

"..." Edelgard stared at Hubert for several moments. "I know you have an unconventional sense of humor, but that's not one of your better jokes, Hubert," she finally replied, but he shook his head.

"I'm dead serious, Lady Edelgard," he denied. "He also mentioned having some degree of power over over time, including the ability to turn it back for brief bursts..."

Edelgard's eyes widened. "That... That would explain his moments of almost absurd precognition... They almost captured Solon before he teleported away, due to him acting... But wait... Dorothea did something similar during the battle where we saved Monica," she mused. "She had known where the enemy was coming from... There's clearly more going on here than we realize..."

"And the more I learn, the less I like... We must tread very carefully regarding the Professor," Hubert grumbled. He was now concerned about whether any assassination attempts on Byleth would even work if he resorted to them...

"Yes... We must play this safe... Perhaps though, if the Church has strayed far enough from the Goddess's own will, this could work out well for us. But that's the best case scenario," Edelgard muttered.

...

That night, Byleth walked down towards the Holy Mausoleum. "So, what do you think this is about?" Sothis asked Byleth.

"Not sure, but only one way to find out," Byleth noted as he headed down the steps.