"I see you've met her already. That's quite excellent!" The knight made a gesture for Valerie to come join the rest of the group on the plains, who are mostly relaxing after the tension of battle had washed away. "Lady Laplace is away at the moment, but I am sure she will return later. And don't worry, I'm quite sure she'll be happy to see that you are safe! As for, erm... who are you referring to exactly? Ah, I s--"<br/><br/>Claire had paused as soon as his eyes traced the imaginary line the young woman's eyes had traced to the lady who is still wearing a stringy underwear, and is once again performing for the joy and amusement of the villagers around her. The sudden halt of his steps bounced his mask back down to cover the rest of his face again, which luckily disguised his mouth open in shock. Well, it was less shock and more being hypnotized. So much for being wordy.<br/><br/>Several of the children had ran across to Claire and Valerie, and tugged at the former's cast iron hands, dragging him off to play with them. Alas, the helmet was operating on a different axis than the rest of his body, as the red visor strictly focused on Maribelle's artful display while his legs just followed whatever directions the kids wanted.