Jace remained silent for awhile as he let those words sink in. He hated to admit it, but he was right on that last part. Even though he wasn't the same person that he'd been six years ago, he had still been here for him and never abandoned him even after he realized he wasn't who he was supposed to be. What did that mean for Jace himself, though? Did that make him a hypocrite for walking alongside this person before him?
	He bit his lip to mask the confusion that he felt. Slowly, he bent down to stare at Basil at eye level intently. Before responding, he reached his hand up to cup Basil's cheek gently and smiled sweetly. "Is this new person afraid of me? Are [i]you[/i] afraid of me...Basil?"