[ That was not anywhere on the list of things he expected to hear. The brief, confused line that appears between his eyebrows is genuine. ]
For now.
[ Those two words are gentler. Reassurance—confused reassurance—rather than a counterargument. Whatever nebulous thing he wants out of this, it isn’t for Byerly to be miserable. Not that he’s done trying to pick a fight; he follows promptly with, ]
no subject
For now.
[ Those two words are gentler. Reassurance—confused reassurance—rather than a counterargument. Whatever nebulous thing he wants out of this, it isn’t for Byerly to be miserable. Not that he’s done trying to pick a fight; he follows promptly with, ]
And I don’t see what that has to do with this.