day 0: tea time with hilda

[riegan]

(Anyway lets say they've figured out how to get into their rooms by now. Claude also knows better than to expect Hilda to do any favors on her own so uh, he'll just carry the tray with the kettle and everything for the two of them.

While the tea is brewing, )

Alright.

(Let's get down to business! Still keeping the mood light because getting all dower isn't his style but,)

Let's compare notes.

Did you say the last thing you remember was the Imperial Army?

(Well, maybe she didn't say that exactly but he's sort of inferring here.)

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[riegan]

(When it comes to his classmates, there are things he can always rely on. Lysithea studying late into the night, Lorenz nagging at him to take his position more seriously, and Hilda keeping everyone's spirits up. Even in moments when he found himself having to step into his role as a leader, he could count on Hilda to take things easily and smile. Of course, he knows her well enough to know when something is on her mind but this is... a lot.

It's one thing to hear about Rhea. To be honest? He isn't really surprised. He's always been under the impression that she wasn't someone who would step aside easily when push comes to shove. If anything, he worried about making an enemy out of her and the Church. He'd never really made plans for what would happen if something happened to her. What does that mean? For the Knights of Seiros? For the Kingdom? What does that mean for Alliance?

But really... it's that last part that gets him. His expression drops almost immediately and with it.... His chest feels tight, like it did the first time they almost lost the professor. They'd just gotten her back. It's a lot to process-- a lot to take in-- and his mind is spinning. Sorting through everything he knows, imagining every scenario...)