"He does, actually." Joly admits, sounding a little fond if that were possible. "I do worry about Marius, actually. In general, not just in the arena. It...feels as though he's Courfeyrac's very confused little brother sometimes. I've not quite worked out how to approach him beyond that, I am afraid, though he HAS had his moments of courage, as...unique as they are."

That seems to be the best way to describe him in general really, especially that moment on the barricades when Marius near blew them sky high. He wonders, really, even now, whether or not he would have done it, given the chance, but maybe Joly does not really want to know that after all.

"Ah yes, Grantaire. He's quite good company, actually. Bossuet and I spend time with him more than the others. I sometimes suspect that he came with the cafe itself, and just sort of stayed on after we arrived." It still seems likely enough, somehow.