[ He hums in acknowledgment. That is a strange thing, isn't it? He's learned enough about himself, here at Riftwatch, with Bastien and with Alexandrie and with others, to understand that that is something he struggles with - like a bully, pushing the kind ones down into the mud when they start getting too friendly. That he fears seeing kind eyes looking upon his true ugliness, that he fears the moments when gentle curiosity turns into horrified disgust. But he let sweet Bastien see him, and didn't push. Why? ]
You were very sneaky.
[ That's a big part of it. Subtle as a Bard ever was. ]
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You were very sneaky.
[ That's a big part of it. Subtle as a Bard ever was. ]