Bastien
"Anything. Better if you can shut a door or window behind you and find a good corner to hide in. Believe me Azrael, it is better to deal with a human than a monster, if someone really did take offense." Not that he thought they would; the kid was adorable and most people had left the Grounds already. There were hundreds of empty homes this Deepfrost, and he hoped at least of some them would have unlatched windows Azrael could sneak into in an emergency.The optimism of their question would have made him chuckle were the circumstances not so dire; as it was he let out a sigh with an odd half-smile and shook his head. "Certainly, if it is a small injury, but the monsters are fierce, Azrael. I'm not trying to scare you, but they will not go easy on us. I could be too hurt for you to help." Hopefully his child could judge when that point was.
"If I am gone, I don't care who tells you to get back out there - wait inside. You are not their tool. You are your own person, my little star, and I cannot face your mother again if I let you into too much danger. Do you understand?" Bastien laid a hand out before himself on the sofa for Azrael to take, hating that he had to say this but knowing he'd be glad for it.
What God doesn't give to you
You've got to go and get for yourself
