[ There's a good few seconds where he has to struggle to keep that smile in place after those words are said. Not for anything negative; on the contrary, it's more to not give away how entertained he is by it. This man could easily fit in with some of the lords of the Alliance with as caustic as they could be, and though it'd irritated Claude greatly at the time - now he finds he'd rather missed that. ]

Well, it does seem that by ending up here we've been gifted with all kinds of time, so I daresay you might just get your wish on that.

[ Noted breezily as he leads them to a table mostly out of the main flow of foot traffic through the cafe, and takes a set for himself before gesturing for his semi-willing guest to be seated in the other one. ]

If nothing else, maybe you'll find a tea here to take back to Solvunn in case their offerings are less than impressive.