I should hope not. [ An instinctive response. ] I'd have to kill every last one of them.
[ Strong opinions for someone with equally strong neuroses. Obviously, if Astarion actually loved these hypothetical immortal elves, Iorveth might still his hand.
―Might.
But Astarion is trying to, again, put a hammer to Iorveth's head and knock sense into him, so he switches gears. Accepting that he's loved is far more difficult than doing the loving, but more than that, he feels safe around Astarion. That matters more to him than pride. ]
I know what I am. Difficult. Jagged. [ Which is what he's made of himself, and what he'd been happy to be. He keeps Astarion's gaze, implicitly imploring Astarion not to look away. ] But I do wish to be loved by you. And I know that you do.
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[ Strong opinions for someone with equally strong neuroses. Obviously, if Astarion actually loved these hypothetical immortal elves, Iorveth might still his hand.
―Might.
But Astarion is trying to, again, put a hammer to Iorveth's head and knock sense into him, so he switches gears. Accepting that he's loved is far more difficult than doing the loving, but more than that, he feels safe around Astarion. That matters more to him than pride. ]
I know what I am. Difficult. Jagged. [ Which is what he's made of himself, and what he'd been happy to be. He keeps Astarion's gaze, implicitly imploring Astarion not to look away. ] But I do wish to be loved by you. And I know that you do.