[ it's not a kindness, what he wants to say. which is essentially "he wouldn't have bothered, if you were worth nothing." it could be taken as something positive -- you're worth something, don't worry! but his thoughts on why someone would keep a hold on you are not so rosy or kind.
he doesn't get to say anything though, as it's his turn to have his memories paraded around. ]
[ crawls back here now that i'm not dying from cyoa jesus christ.
but, oh. luckily, the memory comes in and interrupts the conversation. rondo's quiet throughout the entire thing, his eyes very wide as he processes.
... it's not the kind of story that he's familiar with, but he's too empathetic not to feel for astarion on each beat of the story. the gnawing, aching feeling of guilt. the fear, at the beginning. the sense and need for vengeance, for closure. it's like ceraphina, he thinks with a start, but...
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he doesn't get to say anything though, as it's his turn to have his memories paraded around. ]
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but, oh. luckily, the memory comes in and interrupts the conversation. rondo's quiet throughout the entire thing, his eyes very wide as he processes.
... it's not the kind of story that he's familiar with, but he's too empathetic not to feel for astarion on each beat of the story. the gnawing, aching feeling of guilt. the fear, at the beginning. the sense and need for vengeance, for closure. it's like ceraphina, he thinks with a start, but...
rondo swallows. ]
... Did... were you able to? [ kill him. ]
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astarion's quiet for a moment. ]
.. Mm, yes actually. Just before I got here.