[ While he's not around to listen, of course, is implied. He pauses for a second, as if evaluating his words and how much weight he should put in them, before he goes on: measured, alarmingly neutral despite the context. ]
It isn't my place to tell him where he can or can't go, but he'd do well to lie low for a few days, preferably under protection. Frankly put, no amount of protection I can provide would be adequate, nor would he appreciate me shading him. That brings me to my point—
[ A tilt of the head. ]
—that, should he so choose, I would like you to keep an eye on him. This has nothing to do with me trusting or relying on you: it's simply a practical suggestion that you can refuse if you feel so inclined.
[ And, of course, that inscrutable smile. ]
I can't ask you to die for him like I would, or any of the others I could reasonably entrust Auguste to. But there are some people in this world who are entitled to live longer than others, and I would like for Auguste to remain alive as long as he can.
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[ While he's not around to listen, of course, is implied. He pauses for a second, as if evaluating his words and how much weight he should put in them, before he goes on: measured, alarmingly neutral despite the context. ]
It isn't my place to tell him where he can or can't go, but he'd do well to lie low for a few days, preferably under protection. Frankly put, no amount of protection I can provide would be adequate, nor would he appreciate me shading him. That brings me to my point—
[ A tilt of the head. ]
—that, should he so choose, I would like you to keep an eye on him. This has nothing to do with me trusting or relying on you: it's simply a practical suggestion that you can refuse if you feel so inclined.
[ And, of course, that inscrutable smile. ]
I can't ask you to die for him like I would, or any of the others I could reasonably entrust Auguste to. But there are some people in this world who are entitled to live longer than others, and I would like for Auguste to remain alive as long as he can.