[ The offer is on his lips: tell me not to go, and I won't. But he doesn't know if it would be cruel to say that. If Bastien asks, then he will make his excuses. He will send someone else in his place. Because Bastien's worry is something to heed, something not spoken lightly or idly.
But then it becomes the war between Bastien and duty. And Bastien should not be a belligerent in that fight. It must be something for Byerly - By alone - to decide, and he must keep Bastien off the line, must keep him from having to make calculations of when to ask and when not to, what tactics to use. That's not fair.
So, instead, he says: ]
I'd made an offer to Yseult - [ To make a target of himself. To draw out their enemies. ] I'll withdraw it.
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Date: 2022-04-21 10:58 pm (UTC)But then it becomes the war between Bastien and duty. And Bastien should not be a belligerent in that fight. It must be something for Byerly - By alone - to decide, and he must keep Bastien off the line, must keep him from having to make calculations of when to ask and when not to, what tactics to use. That's not fair.
So, instead, he says: ]
I'd made an offer to Yseult - [ To make a target of himself. To draw out their enemies. ] I'll withdraw it.