What bothers me is that the other bidders haven't done so already.
[ Killjoy, part 2. It seems simple enough a thing, if not to kill the old woman outright, to rob one cloak from her. The fact that it hasn't been done yet is troubling, but it might just be Iorveth's paranoia speaking.
Finishing the last of his sweets, Iorveth starts stacking plates to wash. Not quite fidgety, but restless; a habit of his, when his mind is turning a mile a minute. His hands follow suit, looking for something to do. ]
...Mm. But you're more persuasive than most. We might have more luck.
[ "More persuasive than most", Iorveth says, without realizing that this really just boils down to "you can persuade me to do a lot of things". Astarion remains the one thing he can't be completely objective about, apparently. ]
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[ Killjoy, part 2. It seems simple enough a thing, if not to kill the old woman outright, to rob one cloak from her. The fact that it hasn't been done yet is troubling, but it might just be Iorveth's paranoia speaking.
Finishing the last of his sweets, Iorveth starts stacking plates to wash. Not quite fidgety, but restless; a habit of his, when his mind is turning a mile a minute. His hands follow suit, looking for something to do. ]
...Mm. But you're more persuasive than most. We might have more luck.
[ "More persuasive than most", Iorveth says, without realizing that this really just boils down to "you can persuade me to do a lot of things". Astarion remains the one thing he can't be completely objective about, apparently. ]