[ The look from Kyle catches him by minor surprise, and before he can teasingly ask if it's because his handwriting is far less legible than he believes it to be, there's an explanation following. It's the sort of thing which feels weighted and even more so because of how Kyle voices it - on his side of the world must mean Thorne. The importance of that from their other conversations isn't lost on him. ]

A few small developments, huh. [ It's less a question than a very dry statement with amusement well apparent even before a half-grin comes back to his face. ] You know, that's the exact way I used to put it when something very much not small happened but I didn't want others to...

[ Worry, panic, plot their own things are some of the possibilities for where he was going to go with that, but. Claude lets that thought trail off when he casts a glance back over his shoulder. There's no one in view from what he can see, but that doesn't mean there's not someone still listening. With a shrug of that same shoulder after he turns around, he nods to the forest before them before stepping into it. ]

C'mon. You can tell me about it while we check out some of the plant life in here.

[ It's not the best cover, especially considering the magic practice may draw attention regardless when it's time for it, but pretending to forage will put some distance between them and where others are readying to actually go hunting. ]