"Which does leave my comment about illusory spells open, does it not?"
While Astarion's expression remained open and playful in much the same way that he had been the entire time, his voice held a hint of something else. Not quite annoyance, not quite a threat. Just a subtle undertone of disliking that a stranger was trying to pry.
Given that Thrawn was confused and curious about it, Astarion was fairly certain they didn't have vampires or vampire spawn where he was from, but that didn't mean that he wanted to go about openly stating what he was. His little group of misfits were one thing- he trusted them. Somewhat.
Trusting anyone else about his condition? Not something he wanted to do.
What would someone who didn't know about vampires do, he wondered. Perhaps something worse than simply ramming a stake through his ribs. Astarion was no stranger to those who saw weaker or different as some experiment to be poked and prodded. Sometimes he was that man himself.
But the issue, as always, was only if it happened to him.
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While Astarion's expression remained open and playful in much the same way that he had been the entire time, his voice held a hint of something else. Not quite annoyance, not quite a threat. Just a subtle undertone of disliking that a stranger was trying to pry.
Given that Thrawn was confused and curious about it, Astarion was fairly certain they didn't have vampires or vampire spawn where he was from, but that didn't mean that he wanted to go about openly stating what he was. His little group of misfits were one thing- he trusted them. Somewhat.
Trusting anyone else about his condition? Not something he wanted to do.
What would someone who didn't know about vampires do, he wondered. Perhaps something worse than simply ramming a stake through his ribs. Astarion was no stranger to those who saw weaker or different as some experiment to be poked and prodded. Sometimes he was that man himself.
But the issue, as always, was only if it happened to him.