"Ah. We're an example of how your people don't have to live in filth as we do then."
Disappointing.
Not outside of what he could have assumed with a little more context, but disappointing. There was something in Thrawn's words that made Astarion think he didn't agree with how this Empire of his saw the people of Faerûn, but even if he didn't, Astarion knew better than most what happened when the people with the power had their own interpretation of the world.
Whatever sympathies Thrawn might have, they may as well be lying dead by the side of the road as whatever superiors he had went their own way.
"I suppose I'm not terribly surprised. The ones who have always look down on those who do not- it's almost comforting to hear that that's true everywhere."
He'd once said that himself. Those with power could do whatever the hell they wanted. Everyone else had to live with the consequences. It wasn't true of everyone, he had learned that much. But it seemed that in the grand scheme of things that fact was universal.
At least that meant that it was something that could be manipulated if he just got close enough to do so. A way to take advantage given the opportunity.
"For now, though. Does this mean that we might serve another purpose eventually?"
A half smile again, "If you are going to start snatching people off the streets, I'd appreciate the warning now. I hear the Underdark is quite lovely once you get used to the dampness and the danger."
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Disappointing.
Not outside of what he could have assumed with a little more context, but disappointing. There was something in Thrawn's words that made Astarion think he didn't agree with how this Empire of his saw the people of Faerûn, but even if he didn't, Astarion knew better than most what happened when the people with the power had their own interpretation of the world.
Whatever sympathies Thrawn might have, they may as well be lying dead by the side of the road as whatever superiors he had went their own way.
"I suppose I'm not terribly surprised. The ones who have always look down on those who do not- it's almost comforting to hear that that's true everywhere."
He'd once said that himself. Those with power could do whatever the hell they wanted. Everyone else had to live with the consequences. It wasn't true of everyone, he had learned that much. But it seemed that in the grand scheme of things that fact was universal.
At least that meant that it was something that could be manipulated if he just got close enough to do so. A way to take advantage given the opportunity.
"For now, though. Does this mean that we might serve another purpose eventually?"
A half smile again, "If you are going to start snatching people off the streets, I'd appreciate the warning now. I hear the Underdark is quite lovely once you get used to the dampness and the danger."