[Small and innocent? Well, perhaps. But happiness is sharp and poignant, a little plank of light in the darkness, for people such as them.
Just as she cautiously says it, Astarion, too, slowly brings them over to ice-free zone, which upon closer inspection appears to be a lounge area. At least there will be places to sit.]
I wouldn't want you to. Lose it, I mean.
[The things he finds for himself here, the connection with people he's already surprising himself with as those threads continue to develop, he's not certain what he'd do if faced with the possibility of never seeing them again. He merely chooses not to think about it for now, leaving those baleful thoughts for later. So, he can understand her anxiety.
It makes one hesitant to embrace the good things because the pain of losing them would almost be unbearable.]
You'll have no choice but to return if you're called back?
[He says, the frown on his features and tone very clear.]
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Just as she cautiously says it, Astarion, too, slowly brings them over to ice-free zone, which upon closer inspection appears to be a lounge area. At least there will be places to sit.]
I wouldn't want you to. Lose it, I mean.
[The things he finds for himself here, the connection with people he's already surprising himself with as those threads continue to develop, he's not certain what he'd do if faced with the possibility of never seeing them again. He merely chooses not to think about it for now, leaving those baleful thoughts for later. So, he can understand her anxiety.
It makes one hesitant to embrace the good things because the pain of losing them would almost be unbearable.]
You'll have no choice but to return if you're called back?
[He says, the frown on his features and tone very clear.]