You win a lot, but you lose just a little bit more than you gained in the end
Oh, so that's how it was, huh? Nate raised his brow, playing up the offence on his face. "Well it certainly sounds like you have experience." He began, the hint of a challenge from before ramping up. "But I think I'm much harder to please than you're expecting." At least, he liked to think he was. He could pretend he was, for the sake of this.
Thankfully, Bastien didn't need him to elaborate much more about the family business, seeming to understand the basic idea. Which, of course he did, it had to be the oldest, easiest trick in the book. A proper smile broke his face, the question giving him a chance to look forward, to think about something better than his history. "More than I can express. It's something I was never going to get out of back home. I get to be better here." It feels almost bittersweet to say, but it's the truth.
The rest of their little lunch date passes with far more companionable conversation, jokes and stories flowing between them easily. It won't be the last time Nate finds himself in the guildhall, he's sure.
Done
Thankfully, Bastien didn't need him to elaborate much more about the family business, seeming to understand the basic idea. Which, of course he did, it had to be the oldest, easiest trick in the book. A proper smile broke his face, the question giving him a chance to look forward, to think about something better than his history. "More than I can express. It's something I was never going to get out of back home. I get to be better here." It feels almost bittersweet to say, but it's the truth.
The rest of their little lunch date passes with far more companionable conversation, jokes and stories flowing between them easily. It won't be the last time Nate finds himself in the guildhall, he's sure.
Done
NATE
