If anyone touches you without your express permission, [ Iorveth declares, perhaps with a bit too much self-satisfaction, ] I'll break a hand or two.

[ Or three, or four. Iorveth "if someone does a bad thing to someone I like, I will immediately resort to violence and/or murder" NoLastname. This isn't strictly exclusive to Astarion－ Ciaran has a few stories to tell, if he's ever asked.

Snip. It's a shame that Iorveth only has one eye, and thus his field of vision remains shot despite the trimming of his overgrown bangs; still, it's the sentiment that counts. He no longer feels the longest part of his hair hanging like a drape over his face, which may or may not be an improvement. He has no idea. ]

Though you're right, I suppose. It would benefit us to know who's planning on ending who in this city.

[ That's the Woodland Fox in him speaking. He hasn't forgotten that he committed regicide in a city where people are bound to talk about it, so it would be nice if he could gauge Baldurian reaction to that bit of information. ]

We've caused two power vacuums in quick succession. People are bound to be speaking about it.