[ It's with a grumble he takes her hands which is a predictable reaction considering 1) in general and that 2) he's been doing it ever since ice skating first came into the picture as an option for what might be done here, though there's no real bite behind it. Plus, having Hilda's hands in his means she (probably) can't escape his own comment to match what was said earlier. ]
I think you've been well apprised of what my hands are capable of in the past, you know.
[ Sylvain would be proud. Is now the smartest time to break out that remark considering he could just be stranded on the ice at any moment if Hilda skates away from him? Definitely not, but that'd probably add to the proudness of the risk factor involved. The shameless grin on Claude's face certainly speaks to that he knows he's potentially (literally) on thin ice and that he's unconcerned about it.
Or was until he decided skating has to be as easy as it looks and with some misguided bravery, takes a step forward on the heels of offering up that cheek only to go sliding a bit too quickly. It's a good thing he's still holding onto Hilda since there's no hiding how his grip on her hands tighten until he finds his balance again a second later. That feels - oddly familiar. ]
I see this is going to be like learning to not fall off a wyvern's back all over again, except now it's the ground betraying me by not remaining still instead.
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I think you've been well apprised of what my hands are capable of in the past, you know.
[ Sylvain would be proud. Is now the smartest time to break out that remark considering he could just be stranded on the ice at any moment if Hilda skates away from him? Definitely not, but that'd probably add to the proudness of the risk factor involved. The shameless grin on Claude's face certainly speaks to that he knows he's potentially (literally) on thin ice and that he's unconcerned about it.
Or was until he decided skating has to be as easy as it looks and with some misguided bravery, takes a step forward on the heels of offering up that cheek only to go sliding a bit too quickly. It's a good thing he's still holding onto Hilda since there's no hiding how his grip on her hands tighten until he finds his balance again a second later. That feels - oddly familiar. ]
I see this is going to be like learning to not fall off a wyvern's back all over again, except now it's the ground betraying me by not remaining still instead.