[He paused a little, unsure how to take this kind of thanks. So his gaze went elsewhere. His eyes found Shiro again before going into another universe entirely. Sometimes his scars on his back ached still after so many years, they ached a little now.
From an ex slave to another, it hurt to think about what Shiro could've gone through in his own imprisonment. But his story wasn't Astarion's to share, even if Allura knew more. And Astarion's well...bits and pieces.]
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From an ex slave to another, it hurt to think about what Shiro could've gone through in his own imprisonment. But his story wasn't Astarion's to share, even if Allura knew more. And Astarion's well...bits and pieces.]
I know. I...relate to him, in that way.
...
Good people like him don't deserve that.