[ Running at the crack of dawn is definitely on his agenda. Would it make more sense for Dimitri and Childe to train together on their own? Yes. Would it perhaps be more entertaining to make Sylvain do it instead? Yes, but he'd never admit as much.

He cracks a small smile, humored, as easy to please as handing a toy to a dog. ]

Sparring is one of the few things that clears my mind. Though not many will take me up on it.

[ Because he's a crazy person. But also, he takes a belated nibble of the mistleberry tart as he considers, having completely forgotten about it for a bit. ]

Do you enjoy it? We ought to have some bouts sometime. I'm always grateful for a challenge. [ He's excited—but also yawns almost immediately. ]