[ He's careful to repeat the country name exactly as Wanda's said it, both to commit it to memory and to respect the name she's willingly shared. Not one from his world, he's positive, what with everything he recalls from the nightmare still that didn't match Fodlan or even Almyra's settlements. Though he doesn't know the source of those sights, at least he can be one more person to remember where she's from all the same no matter what she shares.

When Wanda asks for the same in turn, he hesitates. There's likely no harm in saying Almyra aloud and a large part of him wants to. But. There are so many unknowns about Abraxas and what the factions may want with him or any of them, and while he trusts Wanda - a realization that startles him in its simplicity instead of needing to run circles around it first - he'd also rather not put her in any harm's way if it turns out the Free Cities has some other motive for bringing him here. ]

Fodlan is where I'm from. [ Though at the suggestion of being paid back, he follows that up with a slight twirl of one hand as thought to brush that thought away. ] Oh, I'm not really in the habit of asking for payment for favors these days. I'd be happy enough if you decided to stop by for tea now and then if it's not too much to ask.

[ Or, on second thought: maybe there is something she can for him after all. Something small, and on the topic of memories. In reality only a couple of seconds go by before Claude speaks again, but to him it feels like much longer as he weighs each word in turn before putting on a tentative smile. ] Though - if you wanted to call me Khalid when it's just the two of us here, I suppose that would do, too.