Something odd about their batch? Now that is an interesting theory — interesting enough to draw his attention away from the now positively grinning cat — and one that might even hold some water, to boot.
Still. Astarion supposes that there's something to be said for the cleric knowing his limits: after all, even he couldn't argue that the situation they've been thrown into is utterly unprecedented, and he'd rather be travelling with someone willing to put in the work and research than a quack with an overgrown ego. Besides, the fact that Daan is a doctor surely means he'll be invested in continuing his research — which nicely takes care of the fact that Astarion has no inclination towards studying at the best of times.
He should keep Daan on-side. Keep him ... satisfied, if he can, by whatever means necessary, until he's found them all a cure and he can get back to his Cazador problem.
Those are thoughts for later. The conversation turns to the druids and Astarion barks out a lilting laugh:
"Oh, I dare say they'll have some kind of library hidden away among the heaps of fertilizer — but you saw how they treat outsiders. I'd be surprised if that Kagha woman would spare us so much as a cup of water." He waves a hand dismissively, before letting a curling smile settle across his mouth. "Perhaps we ought to try some other method of getting what we want, hm? If we were to slink in one quiet night, keep ourselves to the shadows ..."
Is Daan the goody two-shoes type, or is he willing to play dirty?
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Something odd about their batch? Now that is an interesting theory — interesting enough to draw his attention away from the now positively grinning cat — and one that might even hold some water, to boot.
Still. Astarion supposes that there's something to be said for the cleric knowing his limits: after all, even he couldn't argue that the situation they've been thrown into is utterly unprecedented, and he'd rather be travelling with someone willing to put in the work and research than a quack with an overgrown ego. Besides, the fact that Daan is a doctor surely means he'll be invested in continuing his research — which nicely takes care of the fact that Astarion has no inclination towards studying at the best of times.
He should keep Daan on-side. Keep him ... satisfied, if he can, by whatever means necessary, until he's found them all a cure and he can get back to his Cazador problem.
Those are thoughts for later. The conversation turns to the druids and Astarion barks out a lilting laugh:
"Oh, I dare say they'll have some kind of library hidden away among the heaps of fertilizer — but you saw how they treat outsiders. I'd be surprised if that Kagha woman would spare us so much as a cup of water." He waves a hand dismissively, before letting a curling smile settle across his mouth. "Perhaps we ought to try some other method of getting what we want, hm? If we were to slink in one quiet night, keep ourselves to the shadows ..."
Is Daan the goody two-shoes type, or is he willing to play dirty?