[ It often rankles how blasé Iorveth is about his own death. Doesn't he know that it'll plunge Astarion back into an eternity of loneliness again? No doubt he thinks that Astarion will find a way to move on, form new relationships, live a full life without him. Astarion doesn't want to do any of those things, though, not if Iorveth isn't there alongside him. He's a brat, and he only wants things his way. ]

Sometimes, [ he says hesitantly, afraid what Iorveth might think of him, ] I fantasize about what it would have been like if I had finished that ritual.

[ Iorveth was so proud of him for not completing it. Of course he'll be disappointed to hear that Astarion still thinks about it. ]

I could have bitten you. [ Quickly, he adds, ] And I would have let you bite me, in turn.

[ Easy to say now. Back then, he'd still been terrified of Iorveth hurting him. He would have liked nothing more than to be able to control him. ]

We would have been so powerful. Nobody would ever hurt us again.