He was startled by the knock on his door, but Claude was immediately relieved to see Anise entering the room. Not that he'd been expecting anyone else, exactly. He was just glad that his friend was safe.

"Hey!" he greeted, doing his best to hide the frustration that had been mounting inside of his chest just a few moments ago. "How was the walk over here? Everything okay?"

Well, as okay as things could be, but that was a given.