[ It's pretty strange to stand while drinking a cup of tea, but Claude supposes that he can't blame for Dimitri for being on edge. He'd always seemed to be rather high-strung on the best of days, and he'd run through a particularly traumatizing experience. And now he's alone in a room with someone who he probably suspects would stab him without a moment's hesitation.

He should let him return to familiar company soon. ]

No, I don't.

[ He doesn't bother hiding his curiosity, tilting his head as he thinks. ]

The connection allows you to share thoughts and senses, doesn't it? I've been thinking that it's a great tool for espionage... Did you find that it's effects were blocked while you were imprisoned?