Astarion got everything. Ascension. Power. Sunlight. But before that, he had you. Your love wasn’t enough for him. No matter how much you reassured and cared for that man: it wasn’t enough.

You never forgot the seven thousand souls sacrificed for the ritual. When he offered immortality to be with him. You saw the reflection of Cazador within him.

You declined. Despite all the power Astarion was given, he was envious of you for one thing the gods could only gift mortals:

Reincarnation.