[ What's done is done. Balther's words, said in irritation over Vaan's hatred and Basch's own self-pity have stayed with him, and have sunk deep, deep into Basch's mind, giving him a chance to reorder his thoughts until he could go forward yet another day. And another after it.
Noah had hurt him in ways that are unmendable. But so has Basch hurt Noah, first, in an entirely different way. Neither of them was free of fault.
Neither of them could truly live within the past. It was far too easy to let the world pass you by, that way, and neither of them had. Though holding on to his hatred, Noah had still chosen a future, and he had chosen not out of hatred, or even fear.
And he can choose out of love, not all hope is lost.
Though, perhaps, that is not the place or time for actually... explaining. ]
I am glad to find it so. [ He lets his expression soften, tinges of worry and pride both tempering it. ] You have been missed.
[ And, no, he does not mean himself. That knowledge, Noah can take or leave. But Basch knows whose opinion does matter. ]
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Noah had hurt him in ways that are unmendable. But so has Basch hurt Noah, first, in an entirely different way. Neither of them was free of fault.
Neither of them could truly live within the past. It was far too easy to let the world pass you by, that way, and neither of them had. Though holding on to his hatred, Noah had still chosen a future, and he had chosen not out of hatred, or even fear.
And he can choose out of love, not all hope is lost.
Though, perhaps, that is not the place or time for actually... explaining. ]
I am glad to find it so. [ He lets his expression soften, tinges of worry and pride both tempering it. ] You have been missed.
[ And, no, he does not mean himself. That knowledge, Noah can take or leave. But Basch knows whose opinion does matter. ]