[ Laura loves stories, and this is one, somehow - stripped down to the bones, the events hidden inside these descriptions of a man she knows distantly, if at all. Byerly is more figure than man in her mind, a force within Riftwatch who has provided her with both assistance and admonishment. To Bastien, he's clearly someone else.
She smiles at the end, not quite startled into laughter. (But close.) ]
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She smiles at the end, not quite startled into laughter. (But close.) ]
You love him.