[ Ah. Byerly hadn't expected that. His lips part a moment, and then he endeavors to say - ]
I'm exaggerating. [ A bit. That pointed pause had really made her sound quite indifferent to his fate. But - ] She said that she'd view me, in essence, like any of her agents.
[ Yseult is Bastien's friend. Even though on some level the thought of Bastien being angry on his behalf is thrilling - and it is thrilling, under the anxiety there's a shiver of pleasure - he doesn't want to sow discord between them. ]
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I'm exaggerating. [ A bit. That pointed pause had really made her sound quite indifferent to his fate. But - ] She said that she'd view me, in essence, like any of her agents.
[ Yseult is Bastien's friend. Even though on some level the thought of Bastien being angry on his behalf is thrilling - and it is thrilling, under the anxiety there's a shiver of pleasure - he doesn't want to sow discord between them. ]