I'm guessing that means you don't want to talk about trade agreements tonight, huh.
[ If she happens to glance his direction, Edelgard will find a smile present on his face that makes it clear he's kidding. Well - mostly, considering his father had jokingly suggested Claude attempt something like this. To which Claude had promptly declined, but it won't stop him from joking about it. There's plenty of time to talk about their respective work in the future.
And the temptation to ask if that busy workload means no visits to Almyra any time soon is there, but he sets it aside. Better to focus on what time they do have now considering it's just barely started. ]
If you want a distraction, I brought a new board game for you to try. Not quite as complicated as chess in some ways, but still has a good amount of strategy. Which is to say, [ he adds with a grin, ] that I think you'll beat me at it in no time.
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[ If she happens to glance his direction, Edelgard will find a smile present on his face that makes it clear he's kidding. Well - mostly, considering his father had jokingly suggested Claude attempt something like this. To which Claude had promptly declined, but it won't stop him from joking about it. There's plenty of time to talk about their respective work in the future.
And the temptation to ask if that busy workload means no visits to Almyra any time soon is there, but he sets it aside. Better to focus on what time they do have now considering it's just barely started. ]
If you want a distraction, I brought a new board game for you to try. Not quite as complicated as chess in some ways, but still has a good amount of strategy. Which is to say, [ he adds with a grin, ] that I think you'll beat me at it in no time.