[ Bastien takes a second to check his face. Ghost-hunting. But he can’t see anything haunted under the joke.
So he goes on— ]
Do you think there is a difference between them? Inherently, I mean, between nobles and commoners.
[ —with a little caution. If he weren’t so certain that Byerly thinks of him as an equal, he wouldn’t ask at all. Wouldn’t invite him to say something that might hurt that badly.
But there is still a chance he might say something that hurts a bit. ]
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[ Bastien takes a second to check his face. Ghost-hunting. But he can’t see anything haunted under the joke.
So he goes on— ]
Do you think there is a difference between them? Inherently, I mean, between nobles and commoners.
[ —with a little caution. If he weren’t so certain that Byerly thinks of him as an equal, he wouldn’t ask at all. Wouldn’t invite him to say something that might hurt that badly.
But there is still a chance he might say something that hurts a bit. ]