[ It's a good thing that the corner of Edelgard's lips quirking can easily be dismissed as a trick of the light. Because the last thing Hilda wants is Edelgard smiling at her. Hilda can't even recall a time where she had been on the receiving end of a smile from Fodlan's Emporer. Then again, they had run in fairly different circles save for the days when they were scheduled to train with the other houses.

Edelgard's question of credits however makes some heat flare up in her cheeks as she falls into step beside her. She didn't, of course. With the exception of the four coupons given to them, she didn't have a single credit to her name. It was partly why she had deigned to participate in the scavenger hunt in the first place. Of course she would have to not only contend with a weird new world where she was allying with Edelgard but she also had to worry about where her money was coming from.

If she believed in karma she'd wonder why this was happening to her. ]

It's just in case you had any ideas of ordering me something bitter. If we're going to have an unfinished drink, we may well enjoy whatever we get to enjoy.

[ But right - she had wanted some information, hadn't she? Her surprise is palpable as she vives Edelgard a sidelong glance of a name she hadn't heard in a very long time. ]

Sylvain? I haven't seen him since the Academy. Who else was here? And what do you mean they disappeared? Like snuck out of here disappeared or disappeared more ominously?