[ Astarion had been on the other side of that often enough; crafting an illusion, the mirage of seduction, to do what was necessary for his Master. Growing away from that is a difficult process, shrugging off two centuries of shackles to try and become a person again rather than whatever he had been before.
All of them are being forced to come face to face with demons they'd rather ignore, and it has been difficult for each one. There is no denying it.
He doesn't want to talk in circles, to fall into the trap of it all, so instead - ]
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[ Astarion had been on the other side of that often enough; crafting an illusion, the mirage of seduction, to do what was necessary for his Master. Growing away from that is a difficult process, shrugging off two centuries of shackles to try and become a person again rather than whatever he had been before.
All of them are being forced to come face to face with demons they'd rather ignore, and it has been difficult for each one. There is no denying it.
He doesn't want to talk in circles, to fall into the trap of it all, so instead - ]
And now we are growing.