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Summary
With total freedom comes the total responsibility for one's actions.
Astarion's new life has gotten off to a wonderful start. After beating the Elder Brain, he and Calanthe have enjoyed their new celebrity status - welcomed and accommodated everywhere they go while they travel and celebrate their triumphs. It is certainly novel for a vampire, but that novelty soon dries up as they face meeting Calanthe's family.
The judgement of the moon elves runs deep and Astarion is forced to face some unpleasant truths he has been ignoring since leaving Baldur's Gate.
Through that judgement Astarion realizes that to become the man he wants to be...he must walk a path that will lead him away from his beloved.
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Heartbroken and enraged at her family's interference, Calanthe makes a mistake that she cannot take back. Alone and miserable, when she and Astarion are reunited some time later, they both must face the difficulties of finding each other again after so much has changed.
Astarion's healing journey continues in the sequel to "Healing like a Slow Burn", and features themes of responsibility, struggles with intimacy, and the maturation of a war-time romance to true and stable love.
Series
- Part 2 of A Vampire's New Life