[ At first, Basch thinks the people here just know him, and that it is a good place to slip away, even if he'll miss the priest's company. But that is selfish, and he's already hurt too many people with his selfishness.
It's when folks start arguing over what Olivine may want without consulting him -- and more or less cornering the two of them while they do it -- that Basch feels a pang of protectiveness. ]
Let him speak [ he says, not realizing how much it comes out in a growl. But there's something deeper under it, something he can't quite put his finger on, but the sense that these are Olivine's people is gone. This is more like being in a foreign court than anything. ]
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It's when folks start arguing over what Olivine may want without consulting him -- and more or less cornering the two of them while they do it -- that Basch feels a pang of protectiveness. ]
Let him speak [ he says, not realizing how much it comes out in a growl. But there's something deeper under it, something he can't quite put his finger on, but the sense that these are Olivine's people is gone. This is more like being in a foreign court than anything. ]