"Hey, it's my greatest ambition yet," Claude says with a slight grin. He knows he's not there yet and he needs to work on it, in other words, but at least Lorenz is taking it in good humour.

As for that comparison to Raphael... "You know, you might be onto something there. When I first got to Garreg Mach, people were always telling me I wasn't very noble -- and not just you. There were so many rules, so much etiquette, so much..." He reaches to indicate his teacup as if to say this, with all the niceties it entailed. He takes a sip, before setting it down again. "Well, Almyra is more easy-going. Whatever your status, people there know how to enjoy life."