Originally Posted by t1mekill3r
Narrator says we will flourish in the city. And then we get the scene where it's again implied to be the day after the docks where we choose what we will do next and we can choose to have nothing to do with the city.

Logical and consistent writing at its finest. rolleyes

It really seems like the narrator doesn't understand Astarion. That comment, plus 'the caress of a lover' and him 'knowing how to find comfort'.