[ A near undeniable command. The necklace is suddenly a pendulum between them, pulling the air taut as the balance shifts once more. Assuming Gale is speaking the truth--this could be the end of Cazador, this trinket he guilelessly plucked to feed to the party's magical black hole.
Astarion doesn't manage to stop his gaze widening perceptibly, nostrils flaring before he schools his expression again, closed and a little dangerous. ]
There's a pair of bracers in my tent. [ Apparently the time for using those as leverage is now. His voice is barely a murmur, ears pricked for any errant footsteps wandering in their direction. For now, all he catches are raucous voices by the fire. ] Wait until the rest have gone to bed and they're yours.
[ Harder to walk casually by the entire party with heavy armor that shimmers with arcane energy, no matter how good Astarion is at sneaking. The question, he supposes, is whether Gale is going to believe him and not just snatch the gem from his throat. ]
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Astarion doesn't manage to stop his gaze widening perceptibly, nostrils flaring before he schools his expression again, closed and a little dangerous. ]
There's a pair of bracers in my tent. [ Apparently the time for using those as leverage is now. His voice is barely a murmur, ears pricked for any errant footsteps wandering in their direction. For now, all he catches are raucous voices by the fire. ] Wait until the rest have gone to bed and they're yours.
[ Harder to walk casually by the entire party with heavy armor that shimmers with arcane energy, no matter how good Astarion is at sneaking. The question, he supposes, is whether Gale is going to believe him and not just snatch the gem from his throat. ]