I don't know... [Claude continues casually, but he turns to look at Hayame directly now, and there's a serious look in his eyes behind the ever-present smile he can wear like a mask.] Do you think she feels neglected?
[He'd been here just yesterday, on top of having a retainer he employed to see to her when he wasn't around, so that was far from the truth. Really, he's asking something else entirely. Hayame had to be here for a reason, bothering to indulge this conversation at all instead of immediately leaving, so why...?]
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[He'd been here just yesterday, on top of having a retainer he employed to see to her when he wasn't around, so that was far from the truth. Really, he's asking something else entirely. Hayame had to be here for a reason, bothering to indulge this conversation at all instead of immediately leaving, so why...?]