[ Petra will just get a smile that betrays nothing other than perhaps agreement over her excellent job (something he agrees with, honestly) or maybe just waiting to decide what the next step will be after the barracks. Or rather when, so when she agrees to leave after eating - more or less - Claude just smiles wider himself since it's hard to not. ]
Don't worry, no one's getting left behind here if we can avoid it. If they decide to stay for now, I'll make as many trips back as it takes to get them to head back with us.
[ Another threat he means quite sincerely, but. They can't possibly be the only two worn down by war or the idea of heading into it. It's what Claude's counting on as a way to bargain if it comes down to it, but fortunately he won't have to do that with Petra. ]
You know... this place is different than Fodlan. And not just because of-- well, how we arrived here. There's technology here I've never seen before that could make a huge difference if we had some way to bring it back home. [ Then he hesitates, because that's not even touching on what the Summoned have done elsewhere. But explaining the Horizon?
Well. Maybe that part can wait a bit lest Petra think he's playing an elaborate prank on her if someone else hasn't informed her about it already. ]
I only remember part of what they told me when I was summoned because most of it seemed... I'll be charitable and say untrue, but some of it is accurate. If they haven't said your strength will come back in a few days then know that it really will. There's also two other countries here called Thorne and Solvunn. We can't travel there physically, but there's ways for us to communicate with who might be Summoned there. But as far as I know, I was the only one from Fodlan in any of the factions before now.
So seeing a familiar face? [ His smile is a little dimmer now, but the sentiment behind it is no less truthful. ] I'm relieved you're here and not somewhere else.
what better threat than him bothering her ALL THE TIME
Don't worry, no one's getting left behind here if we can avoid it. If they decide to stay for now, I'll make as many trips back as it takes to get them to head back with us.
[ Another threat he means quite sincerely, but. They can't possibly be the only two worn down by war or the idea of heading into it. It's what Claude's counting on as a way to bargain if it comes down to it, but fortunately he won't have to do that with Petra. ]
You know... this place is different than Fodlan. And not just because of-- well, how we arrived here. There's technology here I've never seen before that could make a huge difference if we had some way to bring it back home. [ Then he hesitates, because that's not even touching on what the Summoned have done elsewhere. But explaining the Horizon?
Well. Maybe that part can wait a bit lest Petra think he's playing an elaborate prank on her if someone else hasn't informed her about it already. ]
I only remember part of what they told me when I was summoned because most of it seemed... I'll be charitable and say untrue, but some of it is accurate. If they haven't said your strength will come back in a few days then know that it really will. There's also two other countries here called Thorne and Solvunn. We can't travel there physically, but there's ways for us to communicate with who might be Summoned there. But as far as I know, I was the only one from Fodlan in any of the factions before now.
So seeing a familiar face? [ His smile is a little dimmer now, but the sentiment behind it is no less truthful. ] I'm relieved you're here and not somewhere else.