There was a lot Claude wanted to say, but he realized that this wasn't the time or place to say it. Moving through the halls at night made having any sort of deep or meaningful conversation impossible. That was probably just as well, though. They had things they needed to do, after all, and they didn't want to keep Anise waiting.

Still, he didn't move immediately, instead giving Guy's shoulder a squeeze as he met his eyes. If you ever need to talk about it, I'm here, was the unspoken message. And though he felt like Guy could use a hug, it sounded like his friend was ready to focus his efforts on something more productive, so Claude was willing to leave it at that for now.

"You're right," he said once he broke eye contact. With that, he finally let go of the other man's shoulder and resumed his earlier pace. "Let's go."

((To here.))