[The next response comes far more quickly than the first, now that Gale is presumably a little less shell-shocked by the whole thing, and irritated enough that the other details of that shared moment aren't nagging at him quite so intently.]
Astarion,
I hardly expect you to sugarcoat such a thing, but have you never heard of softening the blow?! It's not exactly something one expects to be told! I wasn't worried about my neck before, mind you, though your choice of words has me wondering if I should have been! Here I thought we'd almost shared a moment. I see I was terribly mistaken!
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Astarion,
I hardly expect you to sugarcoat such a thing, but have you never heard of softening the blow?! It's not exactly something one expects to be told! I wasn't worried about my neck before, mind you, though your choice of words has me wondering if I should have been! Here I thought we'd almost shared a moment. I see I was terribly mistaken!
Equal Parts Disappointed and Injured,
Gale