[ Ah. Bribing Hilda with fancy dye is a very smart move, and Claude's begrudgingly impressed. No wonder she hadn't been so willing to trade without something better offered to go along with it, though he's still likely to offer this dress to her. Never mind that they have a decent height difference since there's probably a tailor or two who could make that work.

He is going to raise an eyebrow at one particular mention, though. ]

Don't let her hear you say that about the hat. Weren't you the one who got too much sun and regretted it not once but several times over? Having a bunch of hats would help with that.

[ Helping! More like teasing and obviously so since even when he takes another sip of his drink amusement's still quite clear on what's visible on the rest of his face and then more so when the glass is placed back on the table once more. ]

Oh, well. In that case, tell me more about your preferences. I'd hate to buy the wrong thing sometime and offend your ruffle sensibilities.