[ Silence follows that last statement. They're words he's spoken many times to himself, made manifest: you don't deserve him.

He agrees. ] I've never deserved you. [ A fact. Iorveth has never had anything to offer Astarion beyond this stupid, unhinged depth of feeling, and even this, Astarion could probably get from someone less insane.

Iorveth knows. No two ways around it. ]

But, I say again: if you want me to aid you in finding the cloak, you need only say so. I will― I'd intended it from the start.

And if, when you find your freedom, you wish to go your own way, then I'll not ask you to stay again.