"It was a mind flayer corpse," Thrawn clarified. "My biologists wanted one for study."
As Astarion made himself comfortable, Thrawn set his satchel down on a nearby chair and stood with his hands behind his back, as he often did.
"Yes, I am aware that vampires sustain themselves on blood, and seem to prefer the blood of sentient beings. I am prepared to say that you are a hemophiliac and thus we can acquire blood through donations." Deceptive, yes, and possibly unfair to the crew.
"Alternatively, we find someone who would be willing to have you drink from them." He looked right at Astarion. "Though, my studies showed me that to be bitten by a vampire is to become one yourself."
Thrawn had seen artwork that alluded to vampire spawn, and recalled Astarion's hesitance to bite him. He mostly wanted to see if Astarion would confirm that he was a spawn voluntarily.
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As Astarion made himself comfortable, Thrawn set his satchel down on a nearby chair and stood with his hands behind his back, as he often did.
"Yes, I am aware that vampires sustain themselves on blood, and seem to prefer the blood of sentient beings. I am prepared to say that you are a hemophiliac and thus we can acquire blood through donations." Deceptive, yes, and possibly unfair to the crew.
"Alternatively, we find someone who would be willing to have you drink from them." He looked right at Astarion. "Though, my studies showed me that to be bitten by a vampire is to become one yourself."
Thrawn had seen artwork that alluded to vampire spawn, and recalled Astarion's hesitance to bite him. He mostly wanted to see if Astarion would confirm that he was a spawn voluntarily.