[ The gesture of twining an arm about her waist as she tucks herself in between them once more on the way out of the cafe feels natural and easy, even as he balances the carafe of hot tea in his other hand.
Her concerns get an exchanged glance with Claude over her head, however, because he knows they're both definitely guilty of this - especially in the aftermath of their captivity. Hilda's already caught him up on the roof late at night at least once now, and he has no idea how many times she might have noticed Claude was missing.
So he lets Claude give his answer before bending his head and brushing a light kiss atop her hair. ] Sorry if we've worried you, Princess. We're getting there, I promise. And we didn't mean to make you feel neglected in the process.
[ Not an excuse, on his part. He knows he doesn't have one. The fact that he's not coping well with all that had happened in the pit - and all the old memories it had dragged once more to the surface - is hardly a secret, he thinks. But that didn't mean he wanted to worry her, either. ]
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Her concerns get an exchanged glance with Claude over her head, however, because he knows they're both definitely guilty of this - especially in the aftermath of their captivity. Hilda's already caught him up on the roof late at night at least once now, and he has no idea how many times she might have noticed Claude was missing.
So he lets Claude give his answer before bending his head and brushing a light kiss atop her hair. ] Sorry if we've worried you, Princess. We're getting there, I promise. And we didn't mean to make you feel neglected in the process.
[ Not an excuse, on his part. He knows he doesn't have one. The fact that he's not coping well with all that had happened in the pit - and all the old memories it had dragged once more to the surface - is hardly a secret, he thinks. But that didn't mean he wanted to worry her, either. ]