day 0: tea time with hilda

(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.)