Well, if I couldn't grow any taller I could at least grow the beard and some wisdom. Seems like a fair enough trade though I'd prefer to have had all three. Ah well, can't win them all.
[ He follows that up with another drink of tea to hide a smirk only for Dimitri to pull out a line of thought he feels he should've partially seen coming. Claude spends a lot time studying the prince with his hands wrapped around his teacup after he sets it down and with an even expression. He's evaluating that question with an inherent amount of chivalry twined through it with the amount of weight it deserves, but it doesn't take him long to find it dangerous in short order. Dimitri himself is not a or the threat; the fact that if he walks around voicing that means there's a chance it could be taken advantage of that's much closer to 100 percent than zero, and that's deeply worrisome.
All this to say - Claude doesn't feel any regret over pulling out light manipulation tactics to play upon the prince's better nature and guide him away from one source of influence to another. ]
That's a very good point you have about helping. [ He furrows his brow in mock thought, like Dimitri's presented him with a puzzle, just to set the stage properly for what he hopes to execute. ] Even if the military is disorganized, that's their commanders' problem and not ours. We'd likely just be making their problems worse.
More importantly, here in Cadens? Lots of people who need help where it'd have a much bigger impact.
[ Suspense always assists with this sort of thing, so Claude takes a bite of his bread and idly watches two frequent patrons of the tavern sit down at a table nearby before turning his gaze back to Dimitri after he's done chewing. ]
Take Mag, for instance. She runs this inn and tavern and ran it by herself before Summoned started showing up here to help her out. I'm positive she'd have plenty for you to do, but there's lots of others who need help: merchants unloading and organizing wares, workshops doing the same, and even others like us who might have tasks for you to complete that would assist them immensely. And it'd be a lot easier to play with those kids like you promised you would if you were here all the time, wouldn't it?
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[ He follows that up with another drink of tea to hide a smirk only for Dimitri to pull out a line of thought he feels he should've partially seen coming. Claude spends a lot time studying the prince with his hands wrapped around his teacup after he sets it down and with an even expression. He's evaluating that question with an inherent amount of chivalry twined through it with the amount of weight it deserves, but it doesn't take him long to find it dangerous in short order. Dimitri himself is not a or the threat; the fact that if he walks around voicing that means there's a chance it could be taken advantage of that's much closer to 100 percent than zero, and that's deeply worrisome.
All this to say - Claude doesn't feel any regret over pulling out light manipulation tactics to play upon the prince's better nature and guide him away from one source of influence to another. ]
That's a very good point you have about helping. [ He furrows his brow in mock thought, like Dimitri's presented him with a puzzle, just to set the stage properly for what he hopes to execute. ] Even if the military is disorganized, that's their commanders' problem and not ours. We'd likely just be making their problems worse.
More importantly, here in Cadens? Lots of people who need help where it'd have a much bigger impact.
[ Suspense always assists with this sort of thing, so Claude takes a bite of his bread and idly watches two frequent patrons of the tavern sit down at a table nearby before turning his gaze back to Dimitri after he's done chewing. ]
Take Mag, for instance. She runs this inn and tavern and ran it by herself before Summoned started showing up here to help her out. I'm positive she'd have plenty for you to do, but there's lots of others who need help: merchants unloading and organizing wares, workshops doing the same, and even others like us who might have tasks for you to complete that would assist them immensely. And it'd be a lot easier to play with those kids like you promised you would if you were here all the time, wouldn't it?