Under New Management

Bastien could of thrown his hands in the air and cheered when Phoebe of all people came in (he was going to make her miss him so much!), but he kept himself strictly in character, simply raising his head and giving a faint smile with a nod. "Hello, my child. I--" He was cut off by a call of his name outside, which he looked up at despite his efforts to be someone else. Still, he could pass that off as just being distracted by the noise. Lily entered and asked the same question as Phoebe, basically, but in much franker terms. With a perfectly acted shocked expression at her language, he frowned and looked between the both of them. "Welcome, both of you. I understand this is a shock. But...there is some bad news." He dipped his head dramatically, clearly overtaken by the news he had to impart. "Bastien...he has been killed. By a monster of the Longnight. But I..a disciple of Safrin...was entrusted with this church." He looked about then laughed softly. "As you can see. I made...some changes." Bastien Jedediah Tremble little lion man, you'll never settle any of your scores