"I told you," Bastien says, which is both true and evasive, holding his shoulder still to help with the earring.

Called him an arsehole. Stormed out of his own apology because Bastien did not promptly supply his desired response. Said (correctly, which makes it much much worse) that Rat Red loves him more.

"Scolding me like this — " Has he mentioned how he feels about corsets? The first five mentions don't count. " — is cheating. You know I'll do anything you ask."

He's teasing. He is a little stronger willed than that.