[Gods, he knows he’s being an asshole at this point. Objecting to Astarion’s patronizing diminutives is one thing, but it’s never a good sign when he’s throwing someone’s words back at them. He glances away, collecting himself for a moment. Then, his tone a little more tempered:
Is it so hard to understand I do not like being treated like a child when I tell you I dislike something?
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[Gods, he knows he’s being an asshole at this point. Objecting to Astarion’s patronizing diminutives is one thing, but it’s never a good sign when he’s throwing someone’s words back at them. He glances away, collecting himself for a moment. Then, his tone a little more tempered:
Is it so hard to understand I do not like being treated like a child when I tell you I dislike something?
[But that’s a symptom, not a cause.]