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After a strange encounter with the wizard author Volo, the group continue towards the village they spotted in the distance. Gale, chatty as ever, regales the others with the tale of Mystra, the Mother of Magic. For once, Astarion is interested in Gale's ramblings, and finds himself wondering if perhaps he should enlist two protectors, rather than just one.
It's time, he decides, to indulge in another one of his little fantasies... but it doesn't quite go the way he expects.
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“Volo is …” Gale said, a pained look on his face. “Important, to Mystra.”He was jealous, Astarion realized after a moment, finding himself gleeful at Gale’s pettiness. Perhaps Gale had delusions of grandeur, dreams of being a famous author himself, and was sick of being overshadowed by the bombastic Volo.
“I take it you don’t like Volo’s books then?” Tav asked.
“As works of fiction, they are exemplary narratives,” Gale muttered. “As guides to the real world, they are somewhat lacking in substance.”
“Not in dragons though,” Astarion commented drily, which earned him another of Gale’s chuckles and one of Tav’s warm smiles, obviously assuming he was joking.