[In truth, his very first thought is an exhausted one. Of course the demon knows Varric, for everyone knows Varric. He still half-expects to hear his name thrown about whenever they meet anyone new; why wouldn't Talindra or Gale know him, after all? And that goes for spirits. It must have happened after they parted ways, which is . . . a bit of a lonely thought, frankly. That Varric had hung around Kirkwall long enough to befriend this spirit, but was still gone by the time Leto returned . . . ah, but best not to dwell there.
And as for the second thought . . . mmph. He frowns down at the notebook, grateful he's time enough to compose his reaction before replying. Of course Astarion knows his views on demons, and it's an unpleasant shock to hear that he's befriended one— which, indeed, might explain why this has never come up before.]
What changed, then? You had [Ah, a pause, and he begins to write the correct reaction before crossing it out,] a certain viewpoint of it. What made that shift?
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And as for the second thought . . . mmph. He frowns down at the notebook, grateful he's time enough to compose his reaction before replying. Of course Astarion knows his views on demons, and it's an unpleasant shock to hear that he's befriended one— which, indeed, might explain why this has never come up before.]
What changed, then? You had [Ah, a pause, and he begins to write the correct reaction before crossing it out,] a certain viewpoint of it. What made that shift?