He'd enjoyed her attention, walking over. She didn't hate him instantly, or rather didn't show it, and he thought that was commendable. Klause was not as secretive, even if he didn't spell it out. Confident girl with a refreshing attitude. She'd not bought into the high-and-mighty attitude that was rampant in Syndicate ranks. Strange, with a proud male such as Klause in her group. Kuram parted his lips slightly, and shaved his upper lip deeply with his wet tongue while still holding her fingers. "So fresh." he reiterated and then shut his glistening lips slowly. "Blueberry looks a lot more like blood when crushed." as though that pertained to their preferred desserts at all.<br/><br/>He continued to ignore the sempai-act beside him, and that added a corresponding strain to Klause's ego. Perfect. Kuram did, however, turn for the second peripheral participant and winked at her vague contribution. It made Sera blush. He was more interested in Juniper's new expression. He felt attended to, and that made him like her more. She was being drawn, and it wasn't just by their still joined hands. Klause stared at that grip and seemed to be objecting deeply. Silver eyes glittered at her questions.<br/><br/>"Well, Juniper." he started, to register her name in his mouth. "I'm a legacy member of sorts. Retired." he said and slid his thumb between two of her knuckles intimately before finally giving her hand back. He leaned forward to place his fingers on his book, but it was mostly to get closer to her face with his. "I'll be here if you need me. I have an interest in the Break Beasts too. Shouldn't everyone?" He lowered his shoulders when he picked the book up and shrugged casually. "I mean, I can sense them, and Klause here isn't wrong. The Mire is full of whispers."<br/><br/>Klause sprung to initiative at the term and pressed between the two conversationalists then. It caused the few onlookers to gasp. "You're from The Cleaver Clan." he deduced and carefully pushed Juniper back. Silver eyes challenged ambers ones with a slightly widening of lashes. Klause stood fast. "They're the reason district Autumn is barren of activity." he said. A rather recent calamity, where the Break Beasts in that spiritually strong area had been eradicated through great effort of the assigned clan, though it had been suspected of being in cohort with the beasts to begin. The Cleaver Clan's church had always been more mystic than the Syndicate liked, and they'd  never gotten a foot in to examine their power. Juniper should have read footnotes of what little information there was on the event and the clan.<br/><br/>"Why the sudden spikes out, friend?" Kuram asked and looked down at his now open book between them. When he turned his eyes up again he snapped the covers closed with a commanding clap. "It's almost like you consider me an enemy. Isn't that dissension?" This seemed to strike a chord with the bureaucratic side of Klause, and he tsked angrily. Kuram looked over a squared shoulder down at Juniper. "If you're ever curious, I'm sure that café has both our favorite treats. And if not, you'll just have to humor me. You don't look spoiled." he grinned brightly, brows raised in a friendly invitation for her to continue, despite the obvious obstacle between them.