Bastien has more than turned Lawrence's head, he's turned him topsy turned. Lawrence can't think of much else. Like Icarus, he has already gotten too close to the Sun.
The pattern for well to do families is to send errant scions to a military school. I knew a graduate of one of those in college. He was a nutjob, carried a nasty 8 inch knife he made himself he called The Widowmaker.
There is the mention of unwashed bodies. All we've seen so far are washbasins and a trough urinal. Apparently cleanliness is next to godliness isn't a concept here.
The protection had a price, and you notice it had a lag. He let the abuse go just long enough for Calloway to know he needs the protection. It takes little imagination to know the price of protection when there are no physical goods.
You got a purty mouth boy.
The mutual agony of those on the firing line and those who wait for their return.
Attacking a US FOB with an illicit mercenary force is an incredibly audacious move. They will stop at nothing.
Maelor/Vale has been held by his own grief and guilt. Christopher's forgiveness has given him peace and released him from his self imposed burden to fix it all.