[ "It isn't fair", a different spawn wheezes in the shadows. "I just want to get out. I just want to get out."
The voice continues, repeating the last phrase over and over like a dirge. Iorveth frowns and glances back towards Sebastian again, two haunted eyes glowing red in the dark. ]
If even one of them can prove that they can exercise self-restraint, [ is a slowly-enunciated proposal, ] would you consider freeing them?
[ A paltry benchmark, but it's something. Like holding one's hand out to a wild animal and testing to see if it'll bite― actually, exactly that. Maybe Sebastian will surprise them both, and his desire to be free will supersede his desire to sink his teeth into Iorveth's forearm and consume his blood.
Or maybe Iorveth is a crazy person. He can fathom a guess that the longer they spend waffling by this cage, the worse Astarion will feel; though it's up to Astarion to make a choice, Iorveth can offer options. ]
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The voice continues, repeating the last phrase over and over like a dirge. Iorveth frowns and glances back towards Sebastian again, two haunted eyes glowing red in the dark. ]
If even one of them can prove that they can exercise self-restraint, [ is a slowly-enunciated proposal, ] would you consider freeing them?
[ A paltry benchmark, but it's something. Like holding one's hand out to a wild animal and testing to see if it'll bite― actually, exactly that. Maybe Sebastian will surprise them both, and his desire to be free will supersede his desire to sink his teeth into Iorveth's forearm and consume his blood.
Or maybe Iorveth is a crazy person. He can fathom a guess that the longer they spend waffling by this cage, the worse Astarion will feel; though it's up to Astarion to make a choice, Iorveth can offer options. ]