"Ahh, I see." Generally for couples? He flushed slightly at those words, dropping his head a little bit. Oh, maybe he shouldn't tell Dias about it, then. Oh, but he was looking forward to it so much! ...Hmmm, maybe he'd tell him about it but omit that part somehow. And he had gifts to give him and Claude, too. Christmas gifts, would they be? Ah, yes!

At the comment about luck, though, he had to laugh. Ashton was the unluckiest guy ever. "Oh, you know my luck. It's always been terrible. As for me, I just had a little run-in with a monster last night! My swords couldn't even cut it," he said sheepishly. It was kind of hard to admit his failure. "The injury is on my tummy..."

He set the book open on his lap. "You shouldn't worry about that, though. How have you fared?"