The blushing was cute. Embarrassment for having spoken so freely around him, certainly. Not like it was his fault though.
"I am indeed- though I'm hardly about to fault you for not knowing given that you weren't warned. Seems it must have slipped the Grand Admiral's mind."
Astarion thought that was the title he should be using for Thrawn, at any rate. Using his name around one of his people could be the wrong thing to do after all, depending on what level of formality they expected while aboard this ship. For now, he figured it was best to play it safe.
"No need for this, hm?" He purred, stepping closer to brush the backs of those long pale fingers over the other man's cheek to indicate that he meant the embarrassment- not so much the blushing, just the reason for it, "I'm rather chatty with animals myself. It's a charming trait."
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"I am indeed- though I'm hardly about to fault you for not knowing given that you weren't warned. Seems it must have slipped the Grand Admiral's mind."
Astarion thought that was the title he should be using for Thrawn, at any rate. Using his name around one of his people could be the wrong thing to do after all, depending on what level of formality they expected while aboard this ship. For now, he figured it was best to play it safe.
"No need for this, hm?" He purred, stepping closer to brush the backs of those long pale fingers over the other man's cheek to indicate that he meant the embarrassment- not so much the blushing, just the reason for it, "I'm rather chatty with animals myself. It's a charming trait."