[ Iorveth is always thinking ten steps ahead. He and Gale would have quite the lanceboard match, Astarion thinks. He hadn't even considered the fact that an old woman with a magical antique collection would be an easy target, especially in such an unruly city, and that perhaps there's a reason why she hasn't had all of her treasures misappropriated.

Oh, it's all too complicated, and it's going to be so hard. Astarion feels the urge to give up before they've even started, but he knows that Iorveth would find such a proposal ridiculous. ]

Right, well. I suppose we won't know until we're in the thick of it.

[ How annoying. ]

For now, we can focus our energy on more important things. Like finding you a good pair of shoes.