[ Sylvain's immediate cheer is too endearing, and the direct result of all those careful checks for their opinions throughout everything. Something that'd happened at the others too but less so than here which told Claude all he needed to know about the other man's ranking of this on their list of potential homes. Hilda's own embracing of it is the last puzzle piece needed for it all to fall into place. Of the important things outside of construction, anyway. ]

I guess it can't be any worse than living in the monastery while it was being rebuilt. [ That's an optimistic take on being in the midst of construction - and construction that'd be far closer than a tower being repaired somewhere across expansive grounds - but this will definitely be worth it. ] But we could always delay it a week or so past those two weeks just to make sure more's settled when we move in.

[ And also, just as importantly in his mind, he slings an arm around Hilda's shoulders with a smile and adds purely because there is no other option in his mind despite teasing, ] That means you're stuck with us both at the inn and here for even longer, if you can handle that.