[ He watches Byerly’s face, looking for a hint, wanting to know if he’s getting at something more—are they talking about Astarion? about what Byerly has done? what Bastien has? purely in generalizations?—so Bastien can say what might make him smile.
Then he notices himself doing it, and he looks away, considering the uncommunicative fastenings on By’s shirt instead of his expression. ]
And very hypocritical. What is the difference between doing it for money and doing it for fun? Someone is still dead.
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[ He watches Byerly’s face, looking for a hint, wanting to know if he’s getting at something more—are they talking about Astarion? about what Byerly has done? what Bastien has? purely in generalizations?—so Bastien can say what might make him smile.
Then he notices himself doing it, and he looks away, considering the uncommunicative fastenings on By’s shirt instead of his expression. ]
And very hypocritical. What is the difference between doing it for money and doing it for fun? Someone is still dead.