[ As if Basch was not about to almost immediately develop a reputation as a hard-working, reliable sort. Ivalice is far behind them, their reputations would be whatever they made, and he’s not about to argue the point.

This is challenging enough as it is, after all.

He’s not spoken so openly with anyone on certain matters, but he could not afford Basch to be caught unawares. ]

It seems Jack’s preoccupation is present company inclusive. Perhaps exclusively so. [ It’s a lot of clever nonsense, but it helps him tiptoe around the less comfortable aspects of that conversation. ] Even without a bounty on my head, I am ever popular.