[ Luckily for Iorveth, the girl is easily threatened. One gets the sense that she would crack under minuscule pressure, much less the intensity that Iorveth is exuding now. She squeaks again, toying with a strand of golden hair nervously.
"I don't know anything," she assures him. "I mean, I just heard a thump, so I opened the door a crack, and there he was with Stella and Ada!" She claps a hand over her mouth. "Oh, I shouldn't have said their names... they're going to be so upset with me."
She's really stuck between a rock and a hard place here. Give the scary man what he wants, or face being yelled at by Stella and Ada. The scary man is more of an immediate threat, so she lowers her hand, looking wide-eyed and guilty.
"They looked like they were really struggling to drag him." If Astarion were here to hear this, he'd be so offended by the implication that he's heavy. "And they said something about getting the Commandant's guards. That's all I know, really! Please don't hurt me." ]
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"I don't know anything," she assures him. "I mean, I just heard a thump, so I opened the door a crack, and there he was with Stella and Ada!" She claps a hand over her mouth. "Oh, I shouldn't have said their names... they're going to be so upset with me."
She's really stuck between a rock and a hard place here. Give the scary man what he wants, or face being yelled at by Stella and Ada. The scary man is more of an immediate threat, so she lowers her hand, looking wide-eyed and guilty.
"They looked like they were really struggling to drag him." If Astarion were here to hear this, he'd be so offended by the implication that he's heavy. "And they said something about getting the Commandant's guards. That's all I know, really! Please don't hurt me." ]