[ Bastien wrinkles his nose at how ridiculous that is—first of all, he gets to travel far more than Byerly does as it is. Second of all, Bastien hardly left central Orlais in 35 years.
But, ]
See the world while it’s still here.
[ He puts his hand in By’s hair, fingers stroking behind his ear. ]
Work abroad—we both do our best work with time to settle in, I think. We spend a few weeks with someone in Antiva, someone in Wycome, do some listening and some prying, make friends, not be so formal. We could do more that way. We’d be a good team.
[ Bastien could have been doing it that way all this time, if he’d been willing to spend half his time away from Byerly. ]
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Date: 2023-09-25 01:59 am (UTC)But, ]
See the world while it’s still here.
[ He puts his hand in By’s hair, fingers stroking behind his ear. ]
Work abroad—we both do our best work with time to settle in, I think. We spend a few weeks with someone in Antiva, someone in Wycome, do some listening and some prying, make friends, not be so formal. We could do more that way. We’d be a good team.
[ Bastien could have been doing it that way all this time, if he’d been willing to spend half his time away from Byerly. ]