[ And he does, peeking over the pages of his own books around the campfire to check if Astarion's reading. Idly wondering if Astarion's made it to his favorite chapter yet as he chops whatever ingredients they've managed to scavenge for dinner. Curious if, if this is a success, he might be able to push another book onto Astarion. It's probably a coping mechanism — focus on the one small, relatively normal thing in his life than the looming doom ahead of them. It's certainly more pleasant lying awake at night wondering if Astarion has figured out who the real killer is than thinking about his own impending death.
He gives Astarion exactly a week. It's an easy read, chronicling the tale of Lucien, the aforementioned debonair criminal, and the detective on his tail. It's obvious to see why Gale has a fondness for the detective character; his deduction and reasoning borders on preternatural, and he's always the smartest one in any given conversation, the way Gale imagines himself to be. It's primarily a mystery, one in which the characters get swept up in when they're falsely accused of a string of murders by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It has its fair share of thrills, but just enough character development and relational moments to leave one wanting more — at least, if you're Gale. By the end of the story, the main characters have caught the true killer, the captain of the guard himself. Quite shocking, unless you're Gale, who proudly figured it out before the reveal.
At the end of the week, he strolls up to Astarion's tent, bright and sunny as if they weren't nearly killed by cultists earlier that day. At this point, it's such an everyday occurrence it hardly merits a mention. ]
I do believe your loan is up from the Wizard of Waterdeep Public Library.
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[ And he does, peeking over the pages of his own books around the campfire to check if Astarion's reading. Idly wondering if Astarion's made it to his favorite chapter yet as he chops whatever ingredients they've managed to scavenge for dinner. Curious if, if this is a success, he might be able to push another book onto Astarion. It's probably a coping mechanism — focus on the one small, relatively normal thing in his life than the looming doom ahead of them. It's certainly more pleasant lying awake at night wondering if Astarion has figured out who the real killer is than thinking about his own impending death.
He gives Astarion exactly a week. It's an easy read, chronicling the tale of Lucien, the aforementioned debonair criminal, and the detective on his tail. It's obvious to see why Gale has a fondness for the detective character; his deduction and reasoning borders on preternatural, and he's always the smartest one in any given conversation, the way Gale imagines himself to be. It's primarily a mystery, one in which the characters get swept up in when they're falsely accused of a string of murders by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It has its fair share of thrills, but just enough character development and relational moments to leave one wanting more — at least, if you're Gale. By the end of the story, the main characters have caught the true killer, the captain of the guard himself. Quite shocking, unless you're Gale, who proudly figured it out before the reveal.
At the end of the week, he strolls up to Astarion's tent, bright and sunny as if they weren't nearly killed by cultists earlier that day. At this point, it's such an everyday occurrence it hardly merits a mention. ]
I do believe your loan is up from the Wizard of Waterdeep Public Library.