Hey, I did say treating you to dinner was included in the plan! I just didn't say how that was part of it.
[ Ah yes, the ol' trusty loophole to sidestep whatever's actually being asked. Because Claude is pretty sure there's another question in there somewhere, but sticking to answering just the one voiced aloud feels exponentially safer. It is, after all, just dinner. It is definitely 100% normal to suggest breaking curfew to fly a short distance in order to have said dinner. Completely ordinary. Right? Right. ]
Besides, this one will be better than something in the dining hall or the towns by the monastery.
[ Well - okay, maybe that makes it decidedly less casual, but he's saved from having to dwell on that by nudging his wyvern into descending into a field where several others and a few pegasi are already hanging out. The tavern down at the other end of the path leading there is bustling just like he hoped it would be, and now not just because it'll add to the atmosphere but because it being crowded will make this whole dinner invitation far from formal... in his mind, anyway.
When they land, Claude dismounts first and with a smile extends a hand to Ingrid again to assist her down. ]
And I did say this wasn't a scheme, but I'm also ready for whatever lecture's coming my way for keeping this all top secret.
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[ Ah yes, the ol' trusty loophole to sidestep whatever's actually being asked. Because Claude is pretty sure there's another question in there somewhere, but sticking to answering just the one voiced aloud feels exponentially safer. It is, after all, just dinner. It is definitely 100% normal to suggest breaking curfew to fly a short distance in order to have said dinner. Completely ordinary. Right? Right. ]
Besides, this one will be better than something in the dining hall or the towns by the monastery.
[ Well - okay, maybe that makes it decidedly less casual, but he's saved from having to dwell on that by nudging his wyvern into descending into a field where several others and a few pegasi are already hanging out. The tavern down at the other end of the path leading there is bustling just like he hoped it would be, and now not just because it'll add to the atmosphere but because it being crowded will make this whole dinner invitation far from formal... in his mind, anyway.
When they land, Claude dismounts first and with a smile extends a hand to Ingrid again to assist her down. ]
And I did say this wasn't a scheme, but I'm also ready for whatever lecture's coming my way for keeping this all top secret.