[Teasing, and also telling on himself a little. Of course, Byleth is too busy sweating about his own attraction to Dimitri to realize Claude is referencing his. Maybe just as well, for the moment.]

I have a hard time picturing your hair looking terrible, Teach. But hey, the offer's open for whenever you might feel like cashing it in. If you want to grow it out, that's fine too.

[At the question about the date, Claude just grins.] I mean, really, what else do you call it when you take someone out dancing? Especially if my aim is to see if I can make you blush again? Regardless of any more ulterior motives than that, I don't think any other word really applies. Although it'd probably be considered kind of scandalous, a student dating their former professor...never mind a king dating - [He pauses, thoughtful.]

Y'know, I don't actually know what you ended up doing after the war? I never asked. I'd have assumed you'd end up Dimitri's advisor, but you said you've been away from everyone else...and that getup's a lot fancier than I think you'd wear if it wasn't a badge of office. You definitely didn't just go back to mercenary work. So just what have you been up to the past year, Teach?