[ Even as he says it, he knows it's a poor lie. Iorveth knows him—really knows him—and therefore, he knows that Astarion rarely thinks things through enough to be careful. Funny, for someone who's worried all the time. He spends an awful lot of time working himself up about things, but very little of that time doing anything actually helpful about it.
He's silent for a brief second, contemplative as Iorveth's fingers run through his hair. ]
...Would you hate terribly to watch?
[ Perhaps it might be wise to have another person there to ensure that he doesn't end up stabbed (or worse, his beautiful face tarnished with a bruise), but he won't ask Iorveth to do it if it would upset him. ]
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[ Even as he says it, he knows it's a poor lie. Iorveth knows him—really knows him—and therefore, he knows that Astarion rarely thinks things through enough to be careful. Funny, for someone who's worried all the time. He spends an awful lot of time working himself up about things, but very little of that time doing anything actually helpful about it.
He's silent for a brief second, contemplative as Iorveth's fingers run through his hair. ]
...Would you hate terribly to watch?
[ Perhaps it might be wise to have another person there to ensure that he doesn't end up stabbed (or worse, his beautiful face tarnished with a bruise), but he won't ask Iorveth to do it if it would upset him. ]