[ In another world, another time, she would ask for something in exchange, some bargain or promise to make it equitable, to feel as if her worth has been met - but it is different, here. The exchange is unnecessary, because the tenderness comes from friendship, and the gift she is given in return is beyond her means. Astarion is too dear to her, too sweet for her to ever make such demands, because they are gifts.
They are a gift to her friend, and Astarion is one of her oldest and best here.
It pleases her, to give him such things.
Leaning into his touch, her lips curl into a smile - a real, genuine one, unable to resist the pull of it. ]
I have not sat for once since my mother desired my engagement, and I was much younger then. Do you think an artist will do you justice?
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[ In another world, another time, she would ask for something in exchange, some bargain or promise to make it equitable, to feel as if her worth has been met - but it is different, here. The exchange is unnecessary, because the tenderness comes from friendship, and the gift she is given in return is beyond her means. Astarion is too dear to her, too sweet for her to ever make such demands, because they are gifts.
They are a gift to her friend, and Astarion is one of her oldest and best here.
It pleases her, to give him such things.
Leaning into his touch, her lips curl into a smile - a real, genuine one, unable to resist the pull of it. ]
I have not sat for once since my mother desired my engagement, and I was much younger then. Do you think an artist will do you justice?