Eli froze, allowing Astarion to touch him again. Those cool fingers seemed to leave icy trails along his skin, though the resulting gooseflesh wasn't just a result of said coolness. In the back of his mind, Eli told himself that there was no way Astarion didn't know what he was doing.

"I know..." Thrawn wasn't in a big hurry to introduce Astarion to the rest of the galaxy. Not until he got caught up on history and the way the Empire worked.

"You're so cold. Is that... a thing with elves?" He wasn't gifted with a Chiss's infrared vision, so he couldn't make a comparison.