Had Thrawn outright said no, Astarion would have given it a rest. He had accomplished what he'd set out to do after all. Giving the other man a few pleasant memories that hopefully would allow Astarion to gain something should Thrawn's Empire decide to make themselves at home.
But he was quite happy to keep winding him around his little finger. It wasn't luring so much as it was making himself comfortable as a good memory in the other man's mind. And it did feel good for him too.
"And my companions are quite used to me sauntering in and out as I please. It's not as though they're my keepers or anything."
Sometimes Astarion thought a few of them saw him rather like a cat. And it was a comparison that he didn't resent. He quite enjoyed the freedom of it.
"I know where to find them even if they don't know where to find me."
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Had Thrawn outright said no, Astarion would have given it a rest. He had accomplished what he'd set out to do after all. Giving the other man a few pleasant memories that hopefully would allow Astarion to gain something should Thrawn's Empire decide to make themselves at home.
But he was quite happy to keep winding him around his little finger. It wasn't luring so much as it was making himself comfortable as a good memory in the other man's mind. And it did feel good for him too.
"And my companions are quite used to me sauntering in and out as I please. It's not as though they're my keepers or anything."
Sometimes Astarion thought a few of them saw him rather like a cat. And it was a comparison that he didn't resent. He quite enjoyed the freedom of it.
"I know where to find them even if they don't know where to find me."