[Nepione issued a quiet laugh as she listened to him talk of animals and their habits. For all she knew, the two had spent a reasonable amount of time with one another. It wouldn't have surprised her, honestly. Well, maybe. Halsin seemed like a very honourable type and she certainly enjoyed listening to him talk. And whilst Astarion seemed in many ways his opposite, there was nothing stating others couldn't have learnt something of value from their wisest tag-along.
Regardless of where he got his information from (likely survival, as she thought on it more), she seemed... impressed. Not that she normally wasn't. Out of everyone, she was fairly certain she was the only one not pulling her own weight. Everyone else seemed considerably more valuable, though she knew better than to say so.]
I guess coming out here, you were the perfect person to go with.
[Nepione finally did choose to acknowledge, not at all aware of just how much he'd intentionally setup. To her, it wasn't that it was necessarily coincidental. It was mostly just fact. Astarion had skills that no one else in their camp did. It made him invaluable. And that, in a way, guaranteed his safety. No competition meant he had virtually secured himself a spot amongst them.
She stepped with care, taking in the sights and sounds, careful not to get too caught up in the moon that hung above them in perpetual perfection. If it wasn't too late when they got back, she could give prayer and thanks then. Likely well out of Astarion's earshot. And anyone else's, at that.]
I don't normally want you to lead, but for this, I think it's all right. Just be careful, all right? I'm at your back if anything happens.
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Date: 2023-12-10 06:17 pm (UTC)[Nepione issued a quiet laugh as she listened to him talk of animals and their habits. For all she knew, the two had spent a reasonable amount of time with one another. It wouldn't have surprised her, honestly. Well, maybe. Halsin seemed like a very honourable type and she certainly enjoyed listening to him talk. And whilst Astarion seemed in many ways his opposite, there was nothing stating others couldn't have learnt something of value from their wisest tag-along.
Regardless of where he got his information from (likely survival, as she thought on it more), she seemed... impressed. Not that she normally wasn't. Out of everyone, she was fairly certain she was the only one not pulling her own weight. Everyone else seemed considerably more valuable, though she knew better than to say so.]
I guess coming out here, you were the perfect person to go with.
[Nepione finally did choose to acknowledge, not at all aware of just how much he'd intentionally setup. To her, it wasn't that it was necessarily coincidental. It was mostly just fact. Astarion had skills that no one else in their camp did. It made him invaluable. And that, in a way, guaranteed his safety. No competition meant he had virtually secured himself a spot amongst them.
She stepped with care, taking in the sights and sounds, careful not to get too caught up in the moon that hung above them in perpetual perfection. If it wasn't too late when they got back, she could give prayer and thanks then. Likely well out of Astarion's earshot. And anyone else's, at that.]
I don't normally want you to lead, but for this, I think it's all right. Just be careful, all right? I'm at your back if anything happens.
[But nothing was going to happen. Probably.]