[And by God, how he wants to believe it that Barnabas speaks true. Fully and completely. But he knows it’s complicated. He knows Barnabas is complicated, and always has been. Barnabas can think and reason, but what are his motives?]
I’ve got ideas, then, to make this more comfortable for you.
[His fingers trace the collar and he peers up at Barnabas through long lashes.]
And what’s your thinking and reasoning behind all this? What are you trying to say with all of it? That you imply that there’s an “us” at all…
[He could make up convenient rationalizations for it all, but if Barnabas is going to lie to him about something, he’d rather he lie for himself.]
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[And by God, how he wants to believe it that Barnabas speaks true. Fully and completely. But he knows it’s complicated. He knows Barnabas is complicated, and always has been. Barnabas can think and reason, but what are his motives?]
I’ve got ideas, then, to make this more comfortable for you.
[His fingers trace the collar and he peers up at Barnabas through long lashes.]
And what’s your thinking and reasoning behind all this? What are you trying to say with all of it? That you imply that there’s an “us” at all…
[He could make up convenient rationalizations for it all, but if Barnabas is going to lie to him about something, he’d rather he lie for himself.]