Oh. [ Claude pauses, clearly taken aback, and tilts his head. ] I wasn't expecting you to take that seriously! Most people would say that I've been catered to plenty, spoiled little lordling that I am.
[ It's a sweet thought, though. And it's true that he's hardly been catered to since his arrival here, not shacking up with others or finding the other half of his soul as others here seem to, instead building his own business up from the ground-up, responsible for all facets of his own life and occasionally, it seems, many facets of others' lives.
He misses having other people around to do the cooking and the washing up, but he otherwise finds he quite prefers it this way. It's like being able to take a breath. ]
Food is nice, I suppose? Or to have someone seek out my company without wanting me to do something for them, [ he adds on with a laugh. He's a popular enough man, but he finds people at his doorstep with grievances or desires most of all and only rarely for the pleasure of his company. ]
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[ It's a sweet thought, though. And it's true that he's hardly been catered to since his arrival here, not shacking up with others or finding the other half of his soul as others here seem to, instead building his own business up from the ground-up, responsible for all facets of his own life and occasionally, it seems, many facets of others' lives.
He misses having other people around to do the cooking and the washing up, but he otherwise finds he quite prefers it this way. It's like being able to take a breath. ]
Food is nice, I suppose? Or to have someone seek out my company without wanting me to do something for them, [ he adds on with a laugh. He's a popular enough man, but he finds people at his doorstep with grievances or desires most of all and only rarely for the pleasure of his company. ]