@XRay this time is very important. Since you have to find a way yourself to handle the current saddness which sually raise bad thoughts about how you see love, relationship, etc...
If you can love your friend, you have been in couple with them long time ago before until you met Edelard. They haven't been appear to you as a serious love relationship enough to you. So they can't replace edelgard in your heart. Maybe edelgard think that about you too. So i think you have 2 options right now:
- One, If you really want this edelgard, that no one can't replac her in your heart. Try harder to make edelgard see you as a love interest. It's not easy since she rejected you once . She would may reject you again ragardless how you try
- Two, It's sad but you should let her go and keep living till a day you would be able to meet another person you love like edelgard.