I do know how to read a book. I am over two hundred years old.
[ He especially knows how to read a book that needs to be taken care of. Astarion might well be a bit of an ass - he would admit that to anyone who asked him, no matter the occasion - but he wouldn't go out of his way to be that deliberately cruel. The books are important to Gale, so that means he will at least attempt to treat them with proper respect.
If he had any prized possessions to speak of, he might be just as careful with them, but alas, he only has himself. The decorative items around his tent are handsome, and expensive, but don't mean anything to him. Not in the grand scheme of things. ]
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[ He especially knows how to read a book that needs to be taken care of. Astarion might well be a bit of an ass - he would admit that to anyone who asked him, no matter the occasion - but he wouldn't go out of his way to be that deliberately cruel. The books are important to Gale, so that means he will at least attempt to treat them with proper respect.
If he had any prized possessions to speak of, he might be just as careful with them, but alas, he only has himself. The decorative items around his tent are handsome, and expensive, but don't mean anything to him. Not in the grand scheme of things. ]
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