BASTIEN
Stimulation in body and soul
"Ah." Once he might have found it odd to hear someone so casually mention once being dead, but that was a depressingly common thing nowadays in Caido. So many came back - and yet not Rexanna. If Bastien dwindled on it for too long, he would be lost for the rest of the evening, so he attempted to refocus. "Yes...I had actually wanted to speak to the Voice myself about our town and plans for it when the Core appeared. I think it would be a good idea for you to see her soon. Find out her words for us."He didn't want to pursue a line only to find out their Goddess didn't approve of it, after all. Bastien had already done that once, with another Goddess a long time ago, and it hadn't worked out.
As for Halo...Bastien felt much the same as Isla looked, slumped back in her chair. "I think it's a noble goal, but...bah, I hate this pessimism that has taken me over. Merely months ago I was striving for the same." Maybe it was becoming responsible for others that had opened his eyes to the realities of the war. "I do think it would worth taking a list of the people that wish to remain in the Grounds and would want the protection of the Ascended. Then we know exactly who we have to defend."
For the good and misguided
