And whether or not Fenris believes Astarion as he asserts that almost doesn't matter. He has his guesses, quiet and informed by his own past, but what Fenris does or doesn't believe is ultimately irrelevant. It's what Astarion internalizes that matters.
Perhaps someday they'll revisit this conversation, and he'll ask again. Perhaps they'll even grow close enough he'll get an honest answer.]
They should not, anyway, [he finally settles upon, his tone light.] Though never is a very large word, and the world is full of people who have little idea of what it is to be a slave.
[But he will not push.]
But you were right before: this is a poor subject for a late night. And I would not have you spend your first evening in freedom ruminating on what came before.
Tell me instead more of this city of yours. You say it was a grand thing? But you may be surprised . . . Kirkwall is far from a jewel, but she is a port city-state, and larger and more sprawling than most suspect. I wonder if your Baldur's Gate will compare.
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And whether or not Fenris believes Astarion as he asserts that almost doesn't matter. He has his guesses, quiet and informed by his own past, but what Fenris does or doesn't believe is ultimately irrelevant. It's what Astarion internalizes that matters.
Perhaps someday they'll revisit this conversation, and he'll ask again. Perhaps they'll even grow close enough he'll get an honest answer.]
They should not, anyway, [he finally settles upon, his tone light.] Though never is a very large word, and the world is full of people who have little idea of what it is to be a slave.
[But he will not push.]
But you were right before: this is a poor subject for a late night. And I would not have you spend your first evening in freedom ruminating on what came before.
Tell me instead more of this city of yours. You say it was a grand thing? But you may be surprised . . . Kirkwall is far from a jewel, but she is a port city-state, and larger and more sprawling than most suspect. I wonder if your Baldur's Gate will compare.
[Gentle, toothless comparisons.]