And immodest, though Thrawn didn't say that part out loud.
Thrawn ran a gloved hand over the rim of his wine glass idly as he regarded Astarion. "Why you, indeed?"
There were plenty of politicians in the city, such as the Duke, but he had duties to Baldur's Gate. And apparently many of the local politicians had thrown their lot in with that Lord Gortash fellow, who had turned out to be a leader of the cult, so Thrawn wasn't about to trust them.
"Because I can give you things that I cannot give them. Protection, the finer things, and I am very good at keeping secrets." He sipped more of his wine. "And I must admit that I am rather fond of you. Even if we have only known each other in a sort time, you fascinate me."
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Thrawn ran a gloved hand over the rim of his wine glass idly as he regarded Astarion. "Why you, indeed?"
There were plenty of politicians in the city, such as the Duke, but he had duties to Baldur's Gate. And apparently many of the local politicians had thrown their lot in with that Lord Gortash fellow, who had turned out to be a leader of the cult, so Thrawn wasn't about to trust them.
"Because I can give you things that I cannot give them. Protection, the finer things, and I am very good at keeping secrets." He sipped more of his wine. "And I must admit that I am rather fond of you. Even if we have only known each other in a sort time, you fascinate me."