[Claudia very nearly winces when Aoi says that. She probably would have done so if she hadn't learned to hide her emotions over the past three years. Her response is only hidden, though, and she feels it just as keenly as she ever would, an almost physical pain that pulses in time with her heartbeat.]

Mm. If you're ever in need of anything, please tell me. Like I said, I can't do as much without Assassin here, but— [She laughs, the sound not precisely a happy one.] Well, I'll do what I can.