You will not, [ is his first, immediate comment, definitive and lordly. He loves Iorveth, but gods, they must have standards! Besides, doesn't Iorveth know that Astarion is trying to make it so that he doesn't have a grave?

A moment later: ]

It's just... [ He hangs his head, sighing. ] It's going to be hard.

[ Perhaps Iorveth did have a point when he mentioned Astarion needing to accomplish something for himself. He hates hard work and perseverance, and his instinct when faced with any sort of difficulty is to forfeit. Iorveth might believe in him, but he certainly doesn't believe in himself. ]

—And besides, maybe I was just trying to get you alone in a dressing room again.