BASTIEN
"In the Wilds? I did not know anyone lived there." Bastien commented, frowning as he tried to remember his walks in the region. True, he had not explored every corner; perhaps there was a space for housing somewhere he had not looked. Or maybe Anju lived in the trees and dirt...though she looked rather put together for that.
She came closer and he smiled and took a couple of steps inside, sitting down on the first step. They could still see out the door, would still be able to dash out in any kind of trouble, so he thought it not too much of a push to sit there. To hear the Spire called majestic was certainly something new, but Bastien drew the surprise out of his expression to nod. "As far as I understand, it was something of a prison - and what upkept the barrier around the Grounds. The..." He paused, as if struggling to remember. "...Core, I believe, was kept in the very highest chamber."
As for the 'insult', he just laughed. "The Grounds is not my homeland and even if it were, you are correct. It is in dire need of care. We do what we can, but for the amount of people living here, it is too much work."
She came closer and he smiled and took a couple of steps inside, sitting down on the first step. They could still see out the door, would still be able to dash out in any kind of trouble, so he thought it not too much of a push to sit there. To hear the Spire called majestic was certainly something new, but Bastien drew the surprise out of his expression to nod. "As far as I understand, it was something of a prison - and what upkept the barrier around the Grounds. The..." He paused, as if struggling to remember. "...Core, I believe, was kept in the very highest chamber."
As for the 'insult', he just laughed. "The Grounds is not my homeland and even if it were, you are correct. It is in dire need of care. We do what we can, but for the amount of people living here, it is too much work."
Still my heart is heavy
With the hate of some other man's beliefs
With the hate of some other man's beliefs
