[ He thought it. But he didn't say it, so Iorveth has no right to call him out on it. Besides, it isn't as much about Iorveth—who he still thinks is the best person in the world, even now—as it is about himself. He'd be lying if he said he weren't worried that he's... discardable. Inconvenient isn't so much a worry as a fact; he's spent enough time trying not to be inconvenient that he knows it's a near impossible feat for him.
Astarion shifts uncomfortably, irritated by Iorveth's pinpoint precision. ]
I just think that— [ He sniffs indignantly, tipping up his chin. ] Even I deserve more than to play second fiddle to a cause.
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[ He thought it. But he didn't say it, so Iorveth has no right to call him out on it. Besides, it isn't as much about Iorveth—who he still thinks is the best person in the world, even now—as it is about himself. He'd be lying if he said he weren't worried that he's... discardable. Inconvenient isn't so much a worry as a fact; he's spent enough time trying not to be inconvenient that he knows it's a near impossible feat for him.
Astarion shifts uncomfortably, irritated by Iorveth's pinpoint precision. ]
I just think that— [ He sniffs indignantly, tipping up his chin. ] Even I deserve more than to play second fiddle to a cause.