[ The clinician's interjection gets a pointed gesture of agreement from Astarion β see? unspoken in the flat of his hand. ]
And I'm supposed to, what, relish seeing you batted about the metaphorical plate before she sees fit to eat you?
[ Which he thinks has about as much chance of happening literally as metaphorically, considering the propensity for violence and depravity she's displayed. (Plus, the number of times that cannibalism has transpired here, while still able to be counted on one hand, is still more than one.) It also isn't as if, being attended like this, Gale can hide the extent to which he was wounded. Just the slightest bit more pressure, Astarion thinks, and Gale's guts would have decorated the ground.
The thought, proving surprisingly upsetting, is one Astarion quickly pushes from his mind, though a pinch of displeasure remains on his features.
(There's also the matter of what's inside Gale's chest, of what would happen should Gale die, even if the rules around death are somewhat different here. Everyone's been affected in one way or another, reduced from their full capacity, so perhapsβ) ]
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And I'm supposed to, what, relish seeing you batted about the metaphorical plate before she sees fit to eat you?
[ Which he thinks has about as much chance of happening literally as metaphorically, considering the propensity for violence and depravity she's displayed. (Plus, the number of times that cannibalism has transpired here, while still able to be counted on one hand, is still more than one.) It also isn't as if, being attended like this, Gale can hide the extent to which he was wounded. Just the slightest bit more pressure, Astarion thinks, and Gale's guts would have decorated the ground.
The thought, proving surprisingly upsetting, is one Astarion quickly pushes from his mind, though a pinch of displeasure remains on his features.
(There's also the matter of what's inside Gale's chest, of what would happen should Gale die, even if the rules around death are somewhat different here. Everyone's been affected in one way or another, reduced from their full capacity, so perhapsβ) ]
What happened?