(Wistfully,)

They'll be surprised to see you.

(He was supposed to arrive alone. There had been a plan just in case he decided to bring someone with him but that Flayn was never the option.

(Nader had made a comment about it. He'd posed as his retainer for a while but had commented Claude should have chosen a better cover for him. The boy clearly didn't need a retainer when he had... someone else who was always by his side.

(He really never expected her to die for him.)))

Don't worry about it. (He insists. She has enough to worry about.) Just look out for yourself.

(Which he feels like he should explain, especially if she'll be staying... for awhile.)

Strength is everything here. No doubt, you'll have to prove it. We'll have to prove it. (Especially when they're returning home after losing a battle. Oof.) They don't take too kindly to outsiders here... it's a lot like Fodlan in that sense.

But you won't be the only one.

(He'll be there. His mother, too.)