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    Temporarily trapped in a new form to avoid detection, Astarion and his companions have attempted to cut back through Moonhaven to reach the Risen Road. But when they're confronted by ogres, and Astarion intervenes to stop Tav saving their friends, unresolved tensions bubble to the surface.
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    “Darling,” he began, not sure where he was going but knowing he had to say something.

    “Don't ‘darling’ me,” she warned. “You can't just ‘darling’ your way out of everything.”

    “But darling,” he protested, reaching out to take her hands in his to test her theory - but Tav yanked away from him, glaring with furious eyes.

    “That works much better when you're beautiful, Astarion,” she snapped. “Trust me, when all that's gone, you're not nearly as tolerable.”

    Astarion blinked, caught off guard as Tav froze, clearly realizing as the words left her mouth that she had gone too far.

    “I - I -” she stammered, her face going pale beneath her freckles. “I didn't mean - that came out wrong.”

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