[ Of course he did; Claude does an exceptionally poor job of smothering the wide smile on his face as Hilda confirms a suspicion he was pretty sure was true already. Just like the reaction regarding Nader suddenly appearing here at which he holds back absolutely zero laughter no matter what her reaction might be to that. It's something light to think about - sort of - as they wander their way through the rest of the market picking up this or that to add to the picnic basket considering there's truly no end to the lecturing Nader would do here.
With Hilda's head leaned against him he leans down to press a kiss to her forehead while waiting for a merchant to bag up the last of their supplies, though when she asks a question he's not expecting Claude pauses to shift his gaze to her as they turn to leave. ]
A retainer? No, I was as good as one myself after ceding the Alliance back into making Fodlan one united nation and resigning as its leader after. Lorenz would've resented being a somehow even lower rank than he already felt like at the start of the war if that were the case. I'm sure Teach will put him in charge of something worthwhile, though.
[ A thought which might have been bitter once, but they'd covered too much ground during the war for that supposed rivalry Lorenz believed they were in to last throughout it. Something he wonders if Hilda's seen fully or if he should fill in the blanks there, then decides it's a less important detail than the ones surrounding the rest of what she's asking. They'll get there. But not without a little teasing first, naturally. ]
Of course, I could always tell Teach to assign it to you instead. I think you could have all those misbehaving lords looking sheepish while Lorenz would still be busy blustering about diplomacy and on the first paragraph on the first page of his ten page speech written just for the occasion.
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With Hilda's head leaned against him he leans down to press a kiss to her forehead while waiting for a merchant to bag up the last of their supplies, though when she asks a question he's not expecting Claude pauses to shift his gaze to her as they turn to leave. ]
A retainer? No, I was as good as one myself after ceding the Alliance back into making Fodlan one united nation and resigning as its leader after. Lorenz would've resented being a somehow even lower rank than he already felt like at the start of the war if that were the case. I'm sure Teach will put him in charge of something worthwhile, though.
[ A thought which might have been bitter once, but they'd covered too much ground during the war for that supposed rivalry Lorenz believed they were in to last throughout it. Something he wonders if Hilda's seen fully or if he should fill in the blanks there, then decides it's a less important detail than the ones surrounding the rest of what she's asking. They'll get there. But not without a little teasing first, naturally. ]
Of course, I could always tell Teach to assign it to you instead. I think you could have all those misbehaving lords looking sheepish while Lorenz would still be busy blustering about diplomacy and on the first paragraph on the first page of his ten page speech written just for the occasion.