[ Just a confirmation and one said in an ever so slightly distracted way, as if there's other thoughts crowding in behind that short response. Which - there are, but Claude's letting that show through intentionally now. It's not exactly a way of saying he doesn't believe Altaïr, especially given he has absolutely no way of ever proving whether that statement is true or false or somewhere in between. Just a way of slipping in another question beneath it. ]
Something likely to be true in Fodlan as well these days. The war might be over, but there's still going to be unrest for some time. All the more reason I think those mercenaries might have a reliable source of coin, and possibly a reason I should worry about my former professor going back to it himself.
[ Claude's kidding about Teach abandoning his responsibilities for another set with a sword the man in question once upheld, but if Altaïr might wonder if it's another careful test for a response? He wouldn't be wrong. ]
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[ Just a confirmation and one said in an ever so slightly distracted way, as if there's other thoughts crowding in behind that short response. Which - there are, but Claude's letting that show through intentionally now. It's not exactly a way of saying he doesn't believe Altaïr, especially given he has absolutely no way of ever proving whether that statement is true or false or somewhere in between. Just a way of slipping in another question beneath it. ]
Something likely to be true in Fodlan as well these days. The war might be over, but there's still going to be unrest for some time. All the more reason I think those mercenaries might have a reliable source of coin, and possibly a reason I should worry about my former professor going back to it himself.
[ Claude's kidding about Teach abandoning his responsibilities for another set with a sword the man in question once upheld, but if Altaïr might wonder if it's another careful test for a response? He wouldn't be wrong. ]