Everything's ok, I just had to think about your question when this scene suddenly triggered for me. Overall it seems to be very buggy in my game.

A romance with him and especially with AA is the perfect gaming experience for me as a Dark Urge. Yes, unfortunately there is no Bhaal ending but I have resigned myself to betraying Bhaal and simply becoming the absolute for Astarion and my world domination. The story of the 2 as villians is wrapped up in an almost perfect romance that is fun at all times.

For me the romance is one half, the other half is always finding new ways to create as much chaos in the game as possible, of course in honour mode and then fighting my way out, that's the most fun. Unfortunately, Minthy often bugged for me so that I can't recruit her... but now even Raphael doesn't want to play in my game. hahaha

Oh yes, I would love the opportunity to give Astarion the throne so that he becomes Sun Lord and then build a vampire world at his side as his consort.

Your "sanguine duo" looks very cute. Unfortunately, Raphael no longer says that he is a fan of your "sanguine art" and that he admires your work. Yeah, it never really made sense for him to say that... but I still liked hearing it.:) Unfortunately, Astarion never followed up with Raphael's statement.

"Now, was that civilized? No, clearly not. Fun, but in no sense civilized" ~ Braingremlin