He peered dutifully at the compass, frowning a little as the arrow seemed to shift a little as he watched. Had it really latched onto something? Or was it just a trick of the Oasis? Before he could tell, Edy had seen fit to scandalize him and he pulled away in not-entirely-mock horror. "By the time I realized what you were saying, it was too late," he pointed out mournfully.
His frown turned genuine, and thoughtful rather than aghast, as she gave a possible explanation. "I... think I kind of did that a little... maybe accidentally during Long Night," he mused, glancing down at the little companions as they ran and pounced and dodged around... something that had Isuma chirruping with delight, her long, fluffy tail lashing as she followed Bobi's lead. "Though I haven't tried it since. I suppose I should..." He paused, and then looked up at Edy with a wry grin. "And thank you for that explanation," he added dryly. "I think I will choose to believe it." It certainly was better than the most obvious alternative!
"So have you set fire to any other weird monsters lately?" he asked instead, in a not-so-subtle bid for a change in subject, beforeEdrei could offer any other reasons for knowing about Bastien's on-the-job, er, 'jobs.
His frown turned genuine, and thoughtful rather than aghast, as she gave a possible explanation. "I... think I kind of did that a little... maybe accidentally during Long Night," he mused, glancing down at the little companions as they ran and pounced and dodged around... something that had Isuma chirruping with delight, her long, fluffy tail lashing as she followed Bobi's lead. "Though I haven't tried it since. I suppose I should..." He paused, and then looked up at Edy with a wry grin. "And thank you for that explanation," he added dryly. "I think I will choose to believe it." It certainly was better than the most obvious alternative!
"So have you set fire to any other weird monsters lately?" he asked instead, in a not-so-subtle bid for a change in subject, before
