OPEN POST: Claude von Riegan - Fire Emblem: Three Houses

[leicesters]

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[leicesters]

[Claude spots the unfamiliar face while he's looking for somewhere to sit, noticing her foreign-looking dress and that she's apparently sitting by herself. As often happens, his curiosity gets the better of him, so he carries his tray over.]

Hi! Mind if I sit here? It's pretty busy today.

[Which is true, there aren't many seats left, but it's also true Claude's not exactly bursting at the seams with friends to sit with, house leader or no. He'd much rather bother the person who sticks out like a sore thumb.]

[ladyofthemoon]

[The woman peers up at him through her wine glass, sipping it slowly and taking her sweet time to stare at him while emptying the glass of its contents. When she sets it elegantly down on the table in front of her, her lips have curled into a coquettish smile, and she folder her hands under her chin.]

Not at all. Please, be my guest. [She doesn't speak like a student either, with an indistinct accent that, like her clothes, can't be placed among any of the nearby nations.]

And to whom do I owe the pleasure of his company this morning? [It's not morning. It's nearly sunset, in fact.]

[leicesters]

Claude. I'm a student in the Golden Deer house. [Maybe she figured the house already, but maybe she didn't. If she's completely new here, the yellow cape wouldn't be much of a hint. He sits down and joins her with an easygoing smile.]

And who is the lovely lady who's up so bright and early today?

[He figures the 'morning' comment is either a joke or she's that scatterbrained, but he'll play along either way.]

[ladyofthemoon]

[Truth be told, she had just rolled out of bed, so it's morning for her.

But oh, he's playing along, is he? The young woman's smile turns distinctly mischievous for a moment before it fades back into a distant, airy smile that doesn't reach her eyes. She's heard Claude's name here and there on the monastery grounds in her initial exploration, but he just says he's "a student" in the Golden Deer house? And one who only introduces himself with a single name? He's a tricky one, she can already tell.]

Sierra. Pleased to meet you, Claude. [She likewise introduces herself using only her given name--not that anyone here would recognize the name Mikain, but the mere fact that she has a surname at all would be noteworthy in her homeland.

Sierra holds out her empty wine glass to him with that same distant smile.] It's so hard to come by a decent glass of wine around here. Would you happen to know where I could find something of better quality to drink?

[leicesters]

They keep the good stuff in the cellars and crack them out for special occasions, as far as I know. It's not that I've ever looked.

[He says it with the affected innocence of someone who has totally snuck down and looked. He's always filching food from the kitchens, so his curiosity got the better of him. He makes a start on his food, surveying her thoughtfully.]

I'm guessing you came to Garreg Mach for more than just the drinks, though?