[ Claude leans forward to rest his elbows on the table while Dimitri ponders the full chinstrap wisdom unleashed upon him, and when it's pointed out his argument is a good one he merely gestures with a vague wave as if to say he knows. War only provided him with ample opportunity to sharpen all those tools of persuasion on the various whetstones it gave - not to mention upon the Alliance lords - so. He's not surprised when the prince agrees this all seems rational. Of course it does.
Still, he heaves a tiny inaudible sigh of relief that the pulling of even more strings isn't required for now. ]
That's all true enough. Nobility isn't a thing here in the Free Cities, from what I can tell, so no one's going to be impressed if a duke or a prince start wandering around shouting orders at them. They've got more pressing things to deal with, like trying to get through their day.
[ All said in a breezy tone, like they haven't been both deeply upended into a place they know next to nothing about. Claude's aware he has the upper hand here with being a couple months' worth of more familiar even though it's not saying much. It's enough to keep Dimitri from joining some unknown military force, so that's good enough for him. ]
You'll find plenty to keep you occupied here. Once you get your strength back you'll be in high demand for helping to move things, I'm sure.
[ Though - something else occurs to Claude as he's reaching for his tea and he glances up at Dimitri. ]
They did explain that it'll come back, right? That part wasn't a lie even if they might've blurred the lines on everything else. Also, Crests aren't a thing here. I haven't really told anyone about mine, and no one's asked.
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Still, he heaves a tiny inaudible sigh of relief that the pulling of even more strings isn't required for now. ]
That's all true enough. Nobility isn't a thing here in the Free Cities, from what I can tell, so no one's going to be impressed if a duke or a prince start wandering around shouting orders at them. They've got more pressing things to deal with, like trying to get through their day.
[ All said in a breezy tone, like they haven't been both deeply upended into a place they know next to nothing about. Claude's aware he has the upper hand here with being a couple months' worth of more familiar even though it's not saying much. It's enough to keep Dimitri from joining some unknown military force, so that's good enough for him. ]
You'll find plenty to keep you occupied here. Once you get your strength back you'll be in high demand for helping to move things, I'm sure.
[ Though - something else occurs to Claude as he's reaching for his tea and he glances up at Dimitri. ]
They did explain that it'll come back, right? That part wasn't a lie even if they might've blurred the lines on everything else. Also, Crests aren't a thing here. I haven't really told anyone about mine, and no one's asked.