[ Bastien does not know Gwenäelle very well, but he admires her work ethic, and he took an interest in the fact that she did seem to like Byerly and be a friend to him when those can be few. One good enough to spend a great deal of time on his Satinalia gift and to include Bastien to some extent as well. With a few seconds' thought he might see the pattern in her tendency to be a bit of an asshole—her actual opinions, unvarnished, all the time—and understand how she might struggle with By's very different sort of thing.
But first, out of instinctive defense of the person in this equation who he loves, he says: ]
That is awfully sensitive for someone who can be so fucking rude.
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But first, out of instinctive defense of the person in this equation who he loves, he says: ]
That is awfully sensitive for someone who can be so fucking rude.