[The vampire intoned solemnly. But his expression was turning guarded. The way Gale was reacting, well, perhaps he'd been right to fear that this would be a disaster. The wizard pulled away and it took Astarion a moment to remember to slide his usual mask back into place, to hide the uncertainty and brief glimmer of hurt at the way Gale leaned so quickly away.
Ah, well. It wasn't as if he could blame the wizard for not wanting anything to do with this -- with him -- if the world weren't immediately ending. He moved to sit up, suddenly wishing he'd slipped away unseen instead. Only fools hoped, and he did not have the luxury of allowing himself to be a fool.
So he summoned a smile, lazy and blithe, slipping back into the role of frivolous rogue.]
We did, yes. I rather enjoyed it all, if we're being honest. You're a generous lover. But if you'd rather forget it ever happened, I'll understand of course. Impending doom does cloud the mind and judgment a bit.
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[The vampire intoned solemnly. But his expression was turning guarded. The way Gale was reacting, well, perhaps he'd been right to fear that this would be a disaster. The wizard pulled away and it took Astarion a moment to remember to slide his usual mask back into place, to hide the uncertainty and brief glimmer of hurt at the way Gale leaned so quickly away.
Ah, well. It wasn't as if he could blame the wizard for not wanting anything to do with this -- with him -- if the world weren't immediately ending. He moved to sit up, suddenly wishing he'd slipped away unseen instead. Only fools hoped, and he did not have the luxury of allowing himself to be a fool.
So he summoned a smile, lazy and blithe, slipping back into the role of frivolous rogue.]
We did, yes. I rather enjoyed it all, if we're being honest. You're a generous lover. But if you'd rather forget it ever happened, I'll understand of course. Impending doom does cloud the mind and judgment a bit.