[There was a pause there, one the breadth of a fraction of a second. Beneath his hair, his ears turn the slightest shade of red. Whatever he imagined the question to be, it's something he's embarrassed to admit aloud.]
Nothing should have been so important. I should have been more cautious.
[With Astarion's shoulder clean, Gale wrings the sponge and dips it again into the small basin, getting to work on cleaning the rest of his chest and arm so they can bandage it quickly.]
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[There was a pause there, one the breadth of a fraction of a second. Beneath his hair, his ears turn the slightest shade of red. Whatever he imagined the question to be, it's something he's embarrassed to admit aloud.]
Nothing should have been so important. I should have been more cautious.
[With Astarion's shoulder clean, Gale wrings the sponge and dips it again into the small basin, getting to work on cleaning the rest of his chest and arm so they can bandage it quickly.]