['Shortly' is a bit of a stretch-- it will probably be several hours before Claude arrives, though that's far faster than they could've traveled such a distance in their own world. But it's good that Claude has already been made aware of the fact that a Golden Deer has arrived, as he's been mostly in the company of another house for so long. Not that the Lions have been anything but welcoming to him-- some parts of it extremely so-- but Lorenz is one of his own.]
[Lorenz also invites him for tea. It's unprecedented-- there are few who would take tea with Dedue as it was, and he was never one of them. Lorenz associated with other nobleman's sons, not Dusci commoners with poor reputations. He must be desperate for company indeed if he's stooped to asking for Dedue's. And while tea with Lorenz isn't exactly something that thrills him, perhaps he ought to keep an eye on him for a time--]
[And then Lorenz chokes on his tea.]
...Very well.
[Dedue takes a seat across the table from him as Lorenz' own companion mocks him. It's a sorry sight.]
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[Lorenz also invites him for tea. It's unprecedented-- there are few who would take tea with Dedue as it was, and he was never one of them. Lorenz associated with other nobleman's sons, not Dusci commoners with poor reputations. He must be desperate for company indeed if he's stooped to asking for Dedue's. And while tea with Lorenz isn't exactly something that thrills him, perhaps he ought to keep an eye on him for a time--]
[And then Lorenz chokes on his tea.]
...Very well.
[Dedue takes a seat across the table from him as Lorenz' own companion mocks him. It's a sorry sight.]