[ That makes Bastien laugh, and laughing sweeps away his half-formed plans to defend Vincent. ]
It is the worst. But you’re doing a pretty good job, I think.
[ He takes a long drink, because he was promised a second round and he intends to have it, then sets it down with a decisive little clunk. ]
D’accord. I’ll think. Not for too long, I promise. Just give me until she has been back for a few weeks.
[ To decide what he can stand, and to see if there’s a change, if there’s still space, if it would feel like trying to plant a garden in the middle of a hurricane. ]
And I—when I said you were my closest friend— [ if Byerly even remembers, drunk as he was ] —I meant it. So whatever else happens, don’t worry about that. I would not sacrifice being able to talk the way we do for the best cock in Thedas.
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It is the worst. But you’re doing a pretty good job, I think.
[ He takes a long drink, because he was promised a second round and he intends to have it, then sets it down with a decisive little clunk. ]
D’accord. I’ll think. Not for too long, I promise. Just give me until she has been back for a few weeks.
[ To decide what he can stand, and to see if there’s a change, if there’s still space, if it would feel like trying to plant a garden in the middle of a hurricane. ]
And I—when I said you were my closest friend— [ if Byerly even remembers, drunk as he was ] —I meant it. So whatever else happens, don’t worry about that. I would not sacrifice being able to talk the way we do for the best cock in Thedas.