[ Matt smiles, and Astarion can't quite help the smile that comes to his features in turn. It's a simple spell, just a cantrip, but for something that basic and largely nonessential to prompt such a reaction — it's nice.
(Perhaps more significantly, it's something not tied to his physical appearance or perceived desirability. Something he'd call stupid or unnecessary. But the thought is there and then gone.)
The expression turns into something a little more sympathetic as Matt explains his lot further, a sigh sloping the line of his shoulders. He knows, of course, that he's leaving a little out of the picture when it comes to the vampires in his world. He doesn't blame Gandrel for hunting him, not really — even if he'd lured his prey to their (supposed) deaths under his master's orders, he'd still been responsible. ]
Well, [ a pause, then, for consideration, ] I suppose that's the nature of love. Not all the pieces of a puzzle are meant to reside next to each other, and some only seem to fit before you realize they're meant to be somewhere else.
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(Perhaps more significantly, it's something not tied to his physical appearance or perceived desirability. Something he'd call stupid or unnecessary. But the thought is there and then gone.)
The expression turns into something a little more sympathetic as Matt explains his lot further, a sigh sloping the line of his shoulders. He knows, of course, that he's leaving a little out of the picture when it comes to the vampires in his world. He doesn't blame Gandrel for hunting him, not really — even if he'd lured his prey to their (supposed) deaths under his master's orders, he'd still been responsible. ]
Well, [ a pause, then, for consideration, ] I suppose that's the nature of love. Not all the pieces of a puzzle are meant to reside next to each other, and some only seem to fit before you realize they're meant to be somewhere else.