Eli was about to peek inside the bag, politeness about rifling through others' things be damned, when the bat emerged on his own. Before he could offer his sleeve, the bat flew away again. Brown eyes went wide and Eli jumped from the couch in shock as the bat changed.

"What the..?!" He looked the man, Astarion, up and down. He looked almost human, save for the ears. An elf, like he'd seen on that world. "You... this whole time... You're a man."

A beautiful man.

"Oh stars," His brown skin suddenly reddened. "I ran my mouth off around you. Spoke like you couldn't understand me."