Why couldn't they both be gormlessly trusting? Shouldn't the mindflayers have turned their brains to mush?
Well. If they refused to be useless, Astarion would just have to act like it himself, and keep a wary eye on the pair until he got the chance to do something about them. "I... Oh. Gods, this is why I never leave the city," he puts a hand to his forehead with a sigh. When he pulls it away, it's smudged with soot. Perfect. Absolutely perfect.
Oh. Oh no. The city. He's not supposed to be--wherever this is. He'll have to go back. How long will that even take? He'd been flayed for being late before, but this? He'll be feeling this one for decades.
"You're right. No sense in staying here, and you know the way." When things get this bad, smiling is always perversely easy. "I suppose that makes you the fearless leader."
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Well. If they refused to be useless, Astarion would just have to act like it himself, and keep a wary eye on the pair until he got the chance to do something about them. "I... Oh. Gods, this is why I never leave the city," he puts a hand to his forehead with a sigh. When he pulls it away, it's smudged with soot. Perfect. Absolutely perfect.
Oh. Oh no. The city. He's not supposed to be--wherever this is. He'll have to go back. How long will that even take? He'd been flayed for being late before, but this? He'll be feeling this one for decades.
"You're right. No sense in staying here, and you know the way." When things get this bad, smiling is always perversely easy. "I suppose that makes you the fearless leader."