Alright. He'll admit, he hadn't been expecting that. More 'the woman's a criminal kingpin' sort of thing, not that. As if he hadn't had enough of devils for one day! He'd only just cleaned the ashes of Hell off his face.

He'd leave any contracts to Liu Feiyu, since he seemed so confident about that.

And he seems very confident as they approach the gates. He's got official papers of some kind. Whether they're actually his? Doubtful. That might be potentially useful.

But looking around, it's clear Astarion have a hard time impersonating a local. Everyone has long hair here. No chance of blending into the crowd, then. He'll have to be especially careful when he... gods, he hopes he doesn't have to settle for vermin again. There's got to at least be stables he can sneak into.

He doesn't pull away from Shen Luguang, placing a hand on his. Fortunate? Maybe. "I think my situation's as ideal as can be. No one here's probably ever heard of Baldur's Gate. That means no responsibilities, debts, jealous lovers..." No monstrous master, no burning to cinders in the sunlight, the list just goes on and on!

...With some exceptions. "Although comfort might be in short supply, unless you two are carrying more coin. I didn't budget for being kidnapped today."