[ It's difficult to muster up indignance when he's cozy, surrounded by Iorveth's warmth, and being petted gently. He does try, but his expression ends up more of a juvenile pout, annoyed that Iorveth would put him through all of that when he'd intended to come along from the start. He could have just said something before Astarion decided to use his words as daggers! It would have saved him so much brooding time. ]
What if I had never asked?
[ He hadn't been planning on it. He'd been so offended by the suggestion that Iorveth might not come along by default that he'd made himself determined to allow Iorveth to leave for the sake of his pride, no matter how unpleasant the thought.
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[ It's difficult to muster up indignance when he's cozy, surrounded by Iorveth's warmth, and being petted gently. He does try, but his expression ends up more of a juvenile pout, annoyed that Iorveth would put him through all of that when he'd intended to come along from the start. He could have just said something before Astarion decided to use his words as daggers! It would have saved him so much brooding time. ]
What if I had never asked?
[ He hadn't been planning on it. He'd been so offended by the suggestion that Iorveth might not come along by default that he'd made himself determined to allow Iorveth to leave for the sake of his pride, no matter how unpleasant the thought.
Obviously, he'd been a little irrational. ]