[ Ever since he set foot in the castle, Claude's cheeks have been ruddy - but as Dimitri stares at him with affection shining in his endlessly blue eye, his face heats up just slightly. His lips curl up into a fond smile and he meets his gaze. ]

... Yeah. I missed you too. [ His hands slide down to his shoulders, and he leans up on the balls of his feet to kiss Dimitri, soft and sweet. ] Why don't we get a little more comfortable by the fire? I'm still feeling pretty cold. [ And curling up with Dimitri after spending a long time on the saddle of his wyvern sounds so nice. (plus, he can take the moment of separation to grab a couple of the smaller gifts from his bag - if dimitri think's claude's presence is his only birthday present, then he's terribly mistaken.) ]