Pff. You tasted like cream and sugar.

[ He takes By’s wrist and pilots his hand down so Bastien can steal a bite of the filling, too. While he chews, a second seagull arrives, feathers in puffed-up disarray, like it heard there was food and rushed over without getting dressed. Bastien laughs at them. ]

Thank you, [ is unrelated to the laughter— ] for being so brave for me. I’m sorry I didn’t see it as well at the time.