He says 'I'll protect you' instead, which does sound nice.
Yes, I remember that even before the Ascension, when we were talking about the ritual, Astarion said, "And I will be able to protect you" (I don't remember verbatim, he may have said it differently, but that's the gist of it). He likes being a protector, and he likes being strong, he likes caring. He says you can ask for what you want and it will be yours. And at this point, the camera stays on his face rather than jumping abruptly to Tav, which I personally enjoy. When I started the game and went through the first chapter the camera still stayed on Astarion's face after his lines (then some patch messed it up). After a bitter walkthrough with Astarion, who sacrificed everything incomprehensibly for what, it's like a breath of fresh air.
Originally Posted by Ametris
He's more confident nothing bad will happen, so it makes sense he's not as twitchy about the whole thing as Spawn Astarion is.I do wish, he'd warn you not to accept the bottle when Araj offers it though. He will spend eternity with Tav and keep drinking their blood, I don't think he'd want it to get contaminated. He only complaints when you accept the bottle and urges you to get rid of it. I guess, since he's so arrogant and proud, he expects you to be smart about it.
Yes, Astarion doesn't like fools Indeed, you will feel extremely foolish if you drink it for real and not for the sake of testing "for a reaction". He also swears if you wear a hag mask in search of Ethel's lair in the tavern basement and fall under her influence, but that's also a stupid thing to do and you can see he's just really nervous and worried about Tav.
Originally Posted by Ametris
To him it's the greatest gift, honour and sign of love he can bestow upon another.
And it is stronger, more lasting and unshakable than any ordinary "marriage proposal". The real bond between Astarion and Tav begins after the Ascension, and "together forever" is not just beautiful words, but the truth.
Originally Posted by Ametris
"[Drow] Her house, Oblodra was infamous for experimenting with mind flayers. Could her blood be tainted somehow?" Astarion admits it would explain the stench and that he'd had enough illithid filth in his head and that he doesn't want it in his stomach too.
Indeed, you will feel extremely foolish if you drink it for real and not for the sake of testing "for a reaction". He also swears if you wear a hag mask in search of Ethel's lair in the tavern basement and fall under her influence, but that's also a stupid thing to do and you can see he's just really nervous and worried about Tav.
