Well Lysithea is right that this is the shortest path.

Ashe's dialogue is just heartbreaking. :(

I'd like to take a moment to appreciate that out of all the GD only Lorenz is concerned about fighting Claude. And not for some political reason but rather a sentimental one, too.

It seems that Lorenz, Ashe, Lysithea, and Felix are the ones who would I would say follow Edelgard. Everyone else pretty much just are along for the ride, while some select few are definitely questioning if they should’ve followed or not

U managed to turn most of the blue lion units against Demitri? Holy Hell...

I always find it fascinating how Hubert is so cold and heartless from the outside, but when you read some of his text carefully, he genuinely cares about the others well being.

So Hilda can't be recruited in the Black Eagles route while she can be recruited in Blue Lions and Church Route?

Ironically Ashe never learns the truth in this route. He could only do it in the church and Golden Deer route.

I wish Sylvain here had commented on his reasons being to abolish the crest system. We all know how fucked his life got bc of that nonsense

Honestly, while I can't agree with some of the extreme measures that Edelgard took as the Flame Emperor, I'm still going to side with her. I feel like I resonated with Lysithea the most on her reasons for choosing to side with the Empire. This might be the only way that the society that values only Crests will change. Plus Mercedes is right. What the Church has become is so power hungry and not what Sothis would have wanted. Sothis felt uncomfortable hearing the death penalty that rebels of the Church get as punishment from Rhea. Rhea doesn't listen to reason and her motives are ultimately quite selfish in the Black Eagles route. I'm really coming around to why Jeralt never trusted Rhea. I don't want to abandon Edelgard either, especially since she's Byleth's best friend in the Black Eagles. Ultimately, I can sympathize with her goals. Ashe's reasons for aiding the Empire are also justified too.

me and the boys about to declare war against the vatican

Mercedes: “Sometimes to FIX the church, you first have to BREAK the church.”

Surprisingly, mercedes and marianne is agreeing with edelgard. Heck, marianne's admiring her!

Other routes: "Holy shit, we're fucked..."

"If edelgard strays from her noble path, i trust you will set her straight again, wont you?"

I love how you can recruit almost evryone even if it doesn't make any sense for some of them.

Most people’s reasoning to join the Empire is because of Byleth, a few because of the church and a few because they really believe Edelgard’s path is the correct one.

Annette: I don't want to fight my father...

Ignatz: “I can’t promise that I’ll be useful in battle,”

I was planning to hold 4 spare saves for each route in case the dlc story continues from it but after seeing this I might make a 5th one with all students on it.