[Oh, he accepted! Byleth's shoulders lowered slightly from where they had been a little tense from anticipation.]

I have always known something was amiss as it doesn't beat. Compared to, say, my father, the lack of a heartbeat was noticeable since I was very young.

Initially, I had assumed my parents had performed some profane resurrection ritual on myself, as I was stillborn due to... reasons that are irrelevant - but Yuri seems to think that perhaps they had instead 'saved me' via some medicial means, such as an artificial heart.

[...yeah.]

It sounds unbelievable, I'm aware, but..