[Astarion looked at them, dejected. Those surely won't last the night. Maybe not for the next few hours. Astarion gave a look of someone who was given a pop quiz instead when he was promised a trip to the theme park. He took a look at them again before, begrudgingly, taking them.]

Certainly...not the best I have ever seen.

These suck actually. But if it's the best you can do, I've worked with worse. Which was my bare hands. Beggars, choosers.