[He laughs first, on his own end of things. Sharp and quick, nose crinkling as he stares down at the open book laid out in his lap. Despite everything, there's that.
It doesn't last long enough.]
It'll take time.
[That much, Astarion knows already. Barring luck or chance or simply the misfortune of her hunting her once-brother, it's unlikely she'll turn up on their doorstep in any way that'll work in their favor on a shorter timeline.]
I know an esteemed Tevinter merchant, though. A sadistic creature with a love of all things cruel— but he favors me, and he doesn't know I'm part of Riftwatch.
I could reach out to him. The man thinks I belong to an Altus, and one elf asking after another wouldn't be so odd, I imagine.
...still, whether or not he decides to lend me any sort of aid will be anyone's guess.
[They can cross that bridge when they come to it.
Which leads him to the next topic. Something that comes tacked on after a lengthy pause, nearing the bottom of the page:]
Even if she isn't responsible, she's still a danger to you, Leto.
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It doesn't last long enough.]
It'll take time.
[That much, Astarion knows already. Barring luck or chance or simply the misfortune of her hunting her once-brother, it's unlikely she'll turn up on their doorstep in any way that'll work in their favor on a shorter timeline.]
I know an esteemed Tevinter merchant, though. A sadistic creature with a love of all things cruel— but he favors me, and he doesn't know I'm part of Riftwatch.
I could reach out to him. The man thinks I belong to an Altus, and one elf asking after another wouldn't be so odd, I imagine.
...still, whether or not he decides to lend me any sort of aid will be anyone's guess.
[They can cross that bridge when they come to it.
Which leads him to the next topic. Something that comes tacked on after a lengthy pause, nearing the bottom of the page:]
Even if she isn't responsible, she's still a danger to you, Leto.