"The former," Astarion says quietly. "I wanted to be...powerful to the
point of being untouchable. Safe and free. Back home, the business with
the Nether Brain and what I learned about the Rite opened a...couple of
avenues. If their promises were only ever self-delusion, then..."
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Date: 2025-02-05 06:28 pm (UTC)"The former," Astarion says quietly. "I wanted to be...powerful to the point of being untouchable. Safe and free. Back home, the business with the Nether Brain and what I learned about the Rite opened a...couple of avenues. If their promises were only ever self-delusion, then..."
He shrugs.