[ He says it out loud only after a pause, when he remembers Byerly can’t see how wide he smiles. Of course Bastien hadn’t imagined he would never see Val Royeaux again. But he also hadn’t imagined visiting with regularity or with company, or another dose of the sturdy comfort he feels whenever Byerly labels something theirs. ]
I do think I like it best in the winter. [ Not his favorite season; predictably, he prefers his days long and sunny. But, ] Once the court leaves for Halamshiral, everyone wears much more comfortable shoes.
[ There’s a creak of wood, and the racket of a busy market made into a murmur by distance; he’s opened the wooden shutters on a window to look outside, up at the sky, which really is just as blue as Orlais’. ]
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[ He says it out loud only after a pause, when he remembers Byerly can’t see how wide he smiles. Of course Bastien hadn’t imagined he would never see Val Royeaux again. But he also hadn’t imagined visiting with regularity or with company, or another dose of the sturdy comfort he feels whenever Byerly labels something theirs. ]
I do think I like it best in the winter. [ Not his favorite season; predictably, he prefers his days long and sunny. But, ] Once the court leaves for Halamshiral, everyone wears much more comfortable shoes.
[ There’s a creak of wood, and the racket of a busy market made into a murmur by distance; he’s opened the wooden shutters on a window to look outside, up at the sky, which really is just as blue as Orlais’. ]