[ He finally retracts his hand from the countertop, if only because he's making a terrible mess of it. Not that he cares, particularly, but it would be just their luck to get thrown out of the place for property damage. ]
But we already know how he treats his spawn. Like a man with power.
[ Whatever kind of person Alkam was when he was mortal, being a vampire lord will have turned him into something else. Having absolute control over someone must change you. Or maybe, Astarion thinks, everyone has the capacity for horrific cruelty, and they're only waiting for the opportunity to get to enact it on someone else.
Dark, pessimistic thoughts. Gods, it feels like the early days of camp all over again, brooding alone in his tent about his circumstances. ]
Or perhaps he's been benevolent this whole time, and he'll invite us in for tea.
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[ He finally retracts his hand from the countertop, if only because he's making a terrible mess of it. Not that he cares, particularly, but it would be just their luck to get thrown out of the place for property damage. ]
But we already know how he treats his spawn. Like a man with power.
[ Whatever kind of person Alkam was when he was mortal, being a vampire lord will have turned him into something else. Having absolute control over someone must change you. Or maybe, Astarion thinks, everyone has the capacity for horrific cruelty, and they're only waiting for the opportunity to get to enact it on someone else.
Dark, pessimistic thoughts. Gods, it feels like the early days of camp all over again, brooding alone in his tent about his circumstances. ]
Or perhaps he's been benevolent this whole time, and he'll invite us in for tea.