Upon seeing the girl perk up, Claude laughed a little. Anise was awfully cute, wasn't she? Not to mention someone who could bring herself to act cheerful, even in a place like this. It was refreshing, if not a little sad, because it pained Claude to know she was so far away from home.

But it was best to focus on the lighter topics, so he smiled. "I'd say he's pretty good-looking," he replied. "And extremely smart, too. He was one of the highest ranking scientists for a king before he joined up with me, you know."