Well well well, the compliments never cease! That means a lot coming from you, given all the times you nearly scared me half to death sneaking up on me back at the monastery and not just from appearing in the trees. Don't think I've forgotten about any of those times either even if they were a few years ago now.

[ Teasing, because of course he is, though he does mean it as a compliment to her as well. Those skills were ones that he admired as well, and Claude absently spins his glass around on his tray just to give himself to do as he considers the rest of what Petra's said for a slight turn back to serious following that. ]

If you're sure you don't want to stay here, then when would you like to leave?

[ All said casually with a smile to match, particularly as a guard walks by on their way to get a meal for themselves and he watches until they're a safe distance away before shifting his gaze back to Petra. ]

You won't be alone or on your own in Cadens, you know, and not just because I'll be annoying you every chance I can get if you're there. I don't know that all the Summoned here are necessarily trustworthy - plus I haven't met everyone yet, besides that - but what I have seen is that people do take care of each other. They won't leave you to handle being there by yourself, and neither will I.