So young... So naive...

As quickly as the guilt had bubbled up inside of him, the vampire had swallowed it back down. This was neither the place nor the time to feel sorry for the poor creature. It wasn't his fault they were so idiotically trusting towards a stranger.

Astarion chuckled at whatever it was they had said. He placed a gentle hand upon their knee and flashed them a disarmingly charming smile. "Would you care to repeat that, darling? Your beautiful eyes had me distracted."