Claude stares at Felix for a moment, blinking, and then...manages to laugh a little. He's definitely improved from before, just by that alone. "I mean, Jadoube uses her illusions sometimes to look and sound human when she wants to communicate something, but I can't say what exactly she or Arbiter were up to. Sorry they were being weird at you, though."

He steps forward to take Felix's hand. "But I'm ready. Or as ready as I'll ever be. I do...hate seeing Sylvain like that, but I shouldn't let that keep me away from him. Or make you have to deal with it all on your own. I'm sure you don't like it any better than I do."